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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
Gerard's Speech Causes Stir.

Washington.-The report by the
Overseas News Agency that Ambas-
sador Gerard at public welcome back
to Germany had said that never
since the beginning of the war have
the relations between the United
States and Germany been so cordial as
now has been Officially inquired into
by the state department through
cable to the ambassador PERSONAL.
II was indicated that the report as
quoted did not convey a true view OF
German-American relations, which
have commonly been described as
strained through the recent subma-
rine activities.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11

rocks on the side of high cliff, with
the top of the head shot Off In
climbing the hill hunting he had shot
himself accidentally, it is thought.
By vote ranging from three to
one in the country precincts to six to
one in precincts in Tacoma, Pierce
county citizens have authorized the
issuance of $2,000,000 bonds to pur-
chase by condemnation approximately
10000 acres on the American lake
prairies for a division army post. An
enabling act must be obtained from
the state legislature.
A serious epidemic of rabies, spread
by coyotes in Kittitas county near
Ellensburg, is feared by county Off
GERS following the shooting Sunday
of coyote, believed to be
infected, that had attacked dogs on
the ranch of William Truax, near
The animal, when shot
at, made straight for Mr. Truax, who
dropped him within Is feet Of his
front door.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

Gen. Macmillan Weilemans, chief
of the Belgian general staff, is dead
of pneumonia contracted in trenches.
Announcement that E. H. Sothern
never again will appear on the stage
was made recently by the actors
physician.
The $4,0OO,0OO endowment fund that
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology started to raise last June has
been secured.
Diamonds and jewelry valued at
about $4,000 were stolen recently
from the home of George NJ Reyn-
olds a banker of Chicago.
The Pottsville, Pa. power plant was
badly damaged and the car barn OF
the company was destroyed by fire
recently, causing loss estimated at
$500,000.
Owing to the activity of submarine
il is understood the navy will arm
Japanese merchantmen bound for the
Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean
sea with 6-inch guns.
The Swiss government is issuing
Az per cent loan of 100000 l s,s1|e ooo g.
flancs, 3G,O06,o00 francs OF which VIII
be used in repaying the first war loan
of 5 per cent, due on February 26.
Thieves using rubber tube ar
rangement passed through hole in
warehouse wall and siphoned out 5OO
gallons of whisky seized in recent
wholesale liquor raids at Girard, Ala
Joseph F. Rutherford of New York
City has been elected president OF
the Watch Tower Bible and Tract So
ciety, succeeding the late Rev. z. i.
Russell, who was widely known as
Pastor Russell Mr.. Rutherford for
merly was a lawyer.
Along a 1OO-mile front in southeast
ern Moldavia the troops of the central
powers are slowly pressing the re-
treating Russians and Rumanians
back upon the line of the Sereth riv-
er. The Sereth has been reached by
the troops Of Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen at two points between Foksha-
nj and Galatz, the last Rumanian port
on the Danube, and which is report
ed under the fire of German guns.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
Booze Bad for Pneumonia.

New York-To combat the spread
of bronchial diseases, which nave
caused a large increase in the num-
Der of deaths during the last week,
the health department has distributed
thousands of circulars warning against
the use of alcohol in any form. The
circular states alcohol is among the
most powerful allies of the pneumonia
germ and even moderate drinkers
who contract the disease are less
likely to recover than are abstainers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
Tornado's Death List Total IL.

Muskogee, Okla.-While the town
of Vireton mourned Saturday aat the
burial Of its dead children additional
reports from the recent tornado in
creased the death toll from Is to II.
The Rev. w. j. Keith and his son
were killed at the same time the
Vireton school was torn from it's foun-
dations and, with it's human freight,
ripped to pieces in the gale.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Prospects are good for an early
settlement of the shipbuilders strike
at Portland.
E. K. Jones, retired lumberman,
was killed Sunday by the explosion
of gas tank in the garage at his
home in Portland.
DR.. Percival " M. Allen, who es-
capped from the Seattle Jail month
ago and is charged with the murder
Of Miss Anna Marie Danielson, was
captured in California.
.a Daniel c. Jackling, millionaire cop
per magnate of San Francisco, has
fordered a new steam yacht, which
will cost irrespective of interior fur
Fnishings and decoration, more than
E$1,00O,OO
Police in nearly every city of Cal
I ifornia were looking for woman
who, falsely representing herself as
Emily Hustled, a maid out of work,
robbed Mrs. J.. j. Graves of Wood
side, Cal, of jewels valued at $4,000.
Damage to hardware, paints and
oils estimated at 100000, and to the
building estimated at $175,00O result
ed from fire in the warehouse Of
Wood, Valance & Leggatt, limited,
Vancouver, B. c., Saturday.
A coroner's jury sitting in the case
of J. Raymond Buckley, Spokane tray.
cling salesman killed at San Francis
co New Years morning, returned a
verdict of manslaughter against Harry
MCGUIRE, a bricklayer held for the
killing.
DR.. William w. Mann, scientist
lof Harvard university, now at Homo
! lulu, T. H., from the south seas on
the liner Makura, is taking back to
Cambridge records of an interesting
visit to the interior of an island pop
ulated by untamed savages.
With the adoption of resolutions
5rasommending the revision of mum
Der of state laws governing irriga.
tion, the annual convention of the
Oregon Irrigation congress adjourned
Saturday. j. T. Hinkle, Hermiston,
was elected president
Five cars of a moving freight train
were knocked off the Southern Pa
cific track at Smithson, near Ken
nett, Calf, by gre boulder that
released it's grip on the mountain
side and shot like comet to the
valley below. Two cars were almost
entirely destroyed and traffic was
delayed II hours No one was in
jured.
The Oregon law fixing minimum
wage for women was attacked as un-
constitutional in a brief filed with the
U. S. supreme court by Oregon en-
ployers bringing two test cases. Such
legislation, the brief declares, Gre
ates artificial discrimination, is de-
structive of business, increases prices
and cost of living, adds to the num-
ber of unemployed and exceeds state
police powers. The cases will be
reargued SOOn
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
THREE MEN KILLED
Work Train Goes Down 1oo-Foot EN-
nkment-SeveraI Injured

Port Angeles, Wash = Conductor
Clyde Gibson of this city and two
laborers were killed and Engineer
Harry Legeer, Fireman Bert Fergu-
son and 20 laborers injured Monday
wehn work train on the Seattle, Port
Angeles & Western railroad was
wrecked west of Majestic. The wreck
was caused by big fill on an exten-
sion of the railroad giving way.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
British Columbia Voted Dry.

Vancouver, B. CA cable dispatch
to British Columbia prohibition head
quarters from the official scrutineer
Of the soldiers votes in London show
final victory for the prohibition
act which was voted on in this prov
ince several months ago. The pro-
hibition act will become effective next
July l.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
Farm Loan Bank.

Wednesday, January 10, is the date
for opening the stock books, and the
place Of opening is the postoffice in
Spokane, with the postmaster, Dana
Child. They will remain open until
February 9.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
CHICAGO Wheat.
MONDAY, $500
WAR PRICES FINALLY FORCE
PRICE TO LoNG-PREDlCTED
GOAL MARK
FIVE CENT RAISE OVER SUNDAY.
Pressing Demand for Shipment to
Europe and Domestic Needs Given
as Reasons for the Rise Other
Grains UP ts /. n

q ~ aF "
Chicago, Jan: &. For the first time
ware prices on wheat here touched to-
day a long-predicted goal, $500 a
bushel. No. 2 red winter heat for
immediate delivery was sold at that
price, an advance Of about 5 cents
since Saturday.
Pressing demand for shipment to
Europe and for domestic milling
nesds were generally accepted reasons
for the rise.
Simultaneous with the ascent of
wheat, other grain went soaring. The
corn market jumped t11above 81 a
bushel and barley touched 81.
New Railroad Bill
Washington IF Representative Adam.
son has started efforts to get profpt
action by the house on his new rail
road bill, introduced Saturday, to es.
tablish an eight-hour day, forbid
strikes or lockouts without 80 days
notice and permit the president to
take over the management of the rail
roads in emergencies such as military
necessity or blockading OF commerce.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
Says Daniels Wants Cash.

Washington. Secretary" Daniels
this week appealed to congress for
$12000,000 to add to navy yard con-
struction facilities because of the fail
ure of private builders to submit bids
for the battle cruisers and scout cruis-
ers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
More Movie Picture Results.

Tarentum, Pa.-Four masked men
recently held up an express wagon
containing the pay roll of the FLAG
Gus Glass company of this city, and
escaped with $4,000.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
German Failures Fewer.

The bankruptcies in Germany for
the year 1916 numbered 2277, as COM
pared with 1880 and 773S in 1915 and
1914, respectively.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11

University President Resigns.
Reno, Nev.-The resignation of Ar
cher w. Hendrick as president of the
Nevada state university, was present
ed to the board of regents Saturday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11

Prospects are good for an early
settlement of the shipbuilders' strike
at Portland.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
MAN SOUGHT BY ATLANTA
POLICE IS NABBEO HERE
Alleged Swindlcr Picked Up Hour
Aftcr 1cIcgraphic Description
Was Received.

Officers Joe Duran and Henry Car
michael last night arrested Jack \.
jenkins, wanted I'm Atlanta. Ga.
on charges of swindling and larceny.
The man was located at a local note
In less than an hour after "A telegram
had been received from the chief of
police of Atlanta with description of
the man and stating that he had left
Atlanta January y with the probable
destination of Tulsa.
The telegram stated that the mn
had left Atlanta with a woman who
he represented as his wife. She was
put under the supervision of the Rev
crend G. w. Kerr who placed her in
the care of the Young Womcn's Chris
tian association last night.
Jenkins asked TO have "A telegram
sent to Mr.. +. 5. Burrell, 311 Bloom
street, Louisville, Ky. In the telegram
he referred to the woman with him az
Lucielle, saying. "you can imagine
how l.ucielle feels and | wonder what
Mabel must think OF it."
He signed waiyer papers and viii
be taken back to Atlanta Monday
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
1000 MOUNTED MEN
JOIN MURGUlA ARMY
MeXicans Get Ready to Oppose
Villa After American Pro-
lection Is Withdrawn.

JrAREZ, Jan. % Rrinpug as
prisoners two villa officers and seven
soldiers. residents of the Guerrero dis
trict of western chihuahua arrived
here today to tender To Gen. Jose
Maruia the use of two thousand
armed mounted home guards gathered
I'm the Guerrero district 90 Dee cm-
ploycd IN opposing Villas entrance in
northwestern chihuahua after General
Pcrshing's troops withdraw.
The two officers who were brought
here as prisoners were Lieut. cob
Nsidoro Medina and Mai Guadalupe
Galyiz. Together with the seven en-
listed men they are now being held In
prison and probably Will bee executed
as traitors after "a military trial. The
five cuNONs. who represent the ranch
crs, small farmers ana cIttlemcn of
the Guerrero district. Informed Con
eral Murguia that they rendered him
the use of every armed man enrolled
iwth the home guards.
Francisco Antillon. as spokesman
of the party. said the settlers of that
part of the state had become weary
of the raids Of the villa followers and
had determined TO aid the government
in every way possible to drive Julio
Acosta and the other villa leaders
from the district Their offer was
accepted by the commander here and
they will he used as an auxiliary mill
tary force to police the western part
Of the state.
AntillOn said many Of the men who
had peeu impressed by villa had de-
serted and returned to their ranches
I'm the vicinity Of Santa Ana. Guerrero
and Namiquipa. He said thousand
of these men had deserted villa dur
ing the past two months
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
GERMAN LABELED HIS BABY
Father Feared Hospital Might Get
New Infants switched.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2O.-Ils
coat OF arms skctched in indclihlr ink
ON the wrist of his baby daughter
gives assurance today to Lieut.. g. W
Won ErInckon. military attacho or the
German consulate here that his young
wife viii carry away no other couples
child when she leaves the hospital
where their first born came into the
world yesterday.
In panic al the sight Of numerous
other infants In the hospital nursery.
Won Briuckcn, lately convicted of
completely in the muniton plots in
yolNiug the German consulate here
catochiscd the nurses ON the methods
OF Identification. Not satisfied with
their answers he called for ink and
pen.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21

IONDON, Jan. 2U,-Tho last sur
vivor of those who were present at
the funeral Of the great Napoleon has
Just died in a suburb Of London. She
was Mrs. ID. owen. daughter Of Capt
james Bennett OF the st. Helena regi-
ment She was nearly 90 years old
Mrs. owen was born on the island on
January 20, 1921. and when a few
mouths old was taken by her mother
TO the emperors funeral on May 9
when the body was exhumed in 1870
she was one OF the women of St
Helena who worked and presented an
embroidered silk flag which was un-
furled at the stern of the boat con
tanning the coffin as it left the shores
OF St. Helena.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
SCHOOL DAY ROMANCE
ENDS IN WEDDING HERE
Tulsa Wcds Sweetheart OF
Many Years Ago.

4 school day romance that ripenet'
into love was ended in marriage last
night when Mary Bancroft. IS and
Neil 4. kinncr We're married at the
home of the Reverend Frank Men.
The two had attended school to-
cother in Tulsa several years ago.
when their friendship first started.
They were separated two years ago
when Kinner left to attend a military
college at Alton. III. Miss Bancroft
left a few months later to go TO collcg,
at St Louis
The next time that the two met was
at the First Methodist church Inst
September after both had returned to
Tulsa. They resumed their old time
friendship and started going togcther
and yesterday il eliminated in mar
riagc license being taken out at the
county court and the marriage the
same evening
Miss Bancroft has been IN the en-
rloy Of the treasurer's office at the
county courthouse.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
CHINESE IN SHORTHAND NOW

WASHINGTON. Jan. 90. - After
many persons had given up in despair,
a Chinese has perfected shorthand
system for the Chinese language and
has opened schools in China. The
system as described in advices to the
commerce department today permits
a speed Of 140 words a minute.
Great difficulty In the way of
writing Chinese in shorthand has been
the lack Of written vowels and con-
sonants in the language. The char
ucters representing the language do
not express significant sounds. The
- me syllahlcs often, too, may be
spoken In as many as nine different
tones. each having a separate mean
ing.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
MANY PERISH ON CAB0TIl
Captain and 81 Men Die When British
ship l. Torpcdocd.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Jan. 20
Captain Mitchell and 81 men II the
British steamer Gabotia. sunk October
90. 10y German submarine. pcrished
on the night the ship was torpedoed
according To T. W. Edgar. who was
chief officer on the Cabotla. Edgar 's
here on the British steamer Kelvin
brHc.
Tho crew left the Cabotia in four
boats, one Of which was commanded
by the captain, Edgar said. Two of
the were picked up the following
morning. but nothing was ever heard
from the other two.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
LITTLE CHANCE FAMILY ROW
Girl Who Cannot Spcnh German Mar
rics Man Who Cannot speak English,

PARSONS, Kan. Jan. gO.-Iois
Patrick, daughter Of local school
teacher, who cannot speak German,
and Hermann Won Grufen, u young
Germnu, who cannot speak English,
were married here tonight The en-
gagemcnt Of Miss Patrick and Won
Gralen resulted from letter which
Won Grafen wrote iu German pro-
posing marriage, after he had left Par
sons 10 work in Kansas city After
having the letter translated Miss Pat.
rick replied In English, accepting the
offer Won Grafcn had th, missivc
interpreted and Immediately went 10
Parsons Won Grafton says his home
formerly was In Cologne. aud that he
was sent to the United States by his
father TO complete bis medical cducu-
tion. He is now employed at the
Swedish hospital I'm Kansas city
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
City NclUs in Brief


JANUARY 81 lN HISTORY iso2,
Frnucis + spinner politician and finaucicr.
born. treasurer of United states under sew
cral presidents. lSuH Horace Kinney lr.
lnwy er, born. founder of the Union league
uf Philadelphia.
Az EIGHrPOuND girl baby was vel
coined into th" home ~ + T.. Piersou.
physical director of the y. NJ. G. A. yes.
terdHy morning.
THERE WILL bc no more assemblies in
NJ Tulsa high school during the present
Semester The next address will be given
on January 20, the first day Of the second
First Baptist church The Reverend Floyd
will address the school students along the
lines Of the realization Of the value Of "a
new start In school work. The talk viii be
delivered especially Tor the new students who
viii attend the school during the coming
semester.
An EFFORT is being made hy the staff
ot the Tom Tom at the Tulsa high school to
obtain the pictures of the senior class NJ the
school In order that they may be- represented
IN the school annual which VIII come out
some time In April So far, the effort, have
been futile on account of the inability of the
seniors 10 get their entire class together at
one time.
HrP ROADSTER belonging 20 J. T..
llauslcr. ms South fiwooi. was stolen last
night between and o clock from IN front
NJ the Mayo building where 1t had been
parked. The police were informed
A VARIED recital win be given i'm the
auditorium NJ Kendall college this afternoon
at I clock 10y John kuowlc, Weaver. head
Of the department Of music Ia the college
variety Of musical numbers will be- given
by Mr.. Weaver and his assistants.
a MEETING or az the principals OF pqb
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21

Macmillan Harden has been called
the George Bernard Shaw of Ger
MANY II has been said of him that
the chief cause of his being the "bcst
hated journalist" In the German cm.
pme lies In the fact that he is too tar
ahead of his time Many OF his state-
mCntS and predictions, made amid a
storm of official ana unofficial indlg-
nation aud frequently resulting In the
SUSPENSION of his famous weekly Die
Zukunft' have been verified by events
and the very statesmen who treated
his writing with scorn and contempt
have reiterated his opinions with
deep ornostucss Of conviction. In an
article which appeared in the
"Zukunfrs' issue of October Is last
Harden urges peace by arbitration
and makes some interesting proposals
for the gradual settlement OF war in
debtodness
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-21
ONE CASE OF BEER A MONTH

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. 2O.-A bill by
Representative Sullivan of Grant
county introduced I'm the house today
would prohibit the shipment of liquor
Into Kansas In excess of one case OF
beer month and one quart OF any
other intoxicating liquor. In explain
ing his modification of the bone dry
bill, sullivan who IL a strong advocate
Of prohibition, said that he believes
the state may rush into a complete
drouth too hastily and should ap-
proach the matter with reasonable
dpgINe of CnuliOn.