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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
Mans Letter Home.

London, November l3. My Dear Sis:
! went wanderin down into the
city the other day looking for a pouni
of tea, because even Twing's. whicli
has been open eevry business day
for ?e7 years, had just closed its doers
owing to the temporary shortage. And,
do YOU know, in this country some
how even good Americans can't do
without tea.
Well, Just as I turned into Queen
Victoria street | noticed a couple of
women hurrying along in front Of me.
Everybody turned to glance at their
dainty footwear, their luxurious fur
coats, and their festive millinery. As
] stepped out of a shop; tea under
my arm, There passed another party
OF ladies accompanied by Uwo very
sleek looking men in top hats and
frock coats. 1t had been so long
stree I saw top hat that just tho.
I'd follow up and see where they were
going.
As we all hurried along I sudden
~ remembered that the lady Mayor
ess of the City of London was holding
her last grand reception of her year
at the Mansion House.
I'm Halls of Gold.
Altho these receptions are pubic j
hardly liked to march right in with
the Suests, so j sent MY card in to
the LORD Mayors secretary. He came
10 the door at oEce and said IL was
a pleasure and an honor for His
Worship to entertain an American
lady and would ! go right in and be
presented. In another minute was
moving thru the. gold and ivory halls
of the historic ballroom toward the
drawing room, where l was presented
to- the Lady Mayoress and then to
the retiring Lord Mayor, Sir Willi1m
Dunn, who seemed 10 know our
American town and our customs a
good deal better than l do.
We chatted until I realized that n
lorg queue OF people we're lined up
waiting to pay their respects so 1
moved on, quite sorry TO leaye the
good natured lirtle man with his
prodigious golden chain and absurd
traditional neck dress OF puffed white
satir and lace.
There was no semblance of exclu-
siveness of rmality-everybody who
cared to came right in. listened to
the music and had tea in the ERyptiaH
room.
II is customary for the aldermen
to give q fine present to the outgoing
mayor. This is usually a gold OF
silver bowl or piece of table service.
But no metal is being used now for
such purposes. and everybody was
curious TO see what the present would
he. When the moment of prcsunta-
tion arrived the Lord Mayor and the
Lady Mayoress were led to their seats
of state in the great golden and red
velvet chairs and Hurried alderman
got up to make speech. Presently
huge package bearing all sorts of
tickets and labels was brought In by
powdered flrnkeys, and you should
have seen the expression OF relief
on the face Of that alderman.
Prcscpts Were Delayed.
1t seems that the present had failed
to arrive unIil the very last minute.
AS 1t was being unpacked / murmured
10 one of the sheriffs who had been
particularly courteous to me: Why,
II looks just like n Libbey cut glass
punch BOWL That's just what II
H." he said, "and l can tell you we
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09

the delicate breath OF perfume and
flowers that you only get where a lot
or well-gowned people are, quite
thrilled me. ! guess our officers back
from the front will like those We'd
nesoay afternoons. Ana there are to
be week-cnd parties. too. in the cotln-
try homes of these women, and in
bury anil Bath, Salisbury, WinGhestec
and all the rest.
This may not sound like war work
to you. dear, hut | have been over
here long enough to have seen :hat
men who have been doing the work
they have TO do out IN France need
all the civilized domestic JOYS that can
be crowded into their short leaves.
The theaters. restaurants and music
halls will not satisfy our men any
more than they do the English. and
>f course all our men who can do So
viii come to London, so something
has to be done for them. Well il is
being done by people who de 1t best
OF all women who have made hos
pitality n fine art. And you are not
to think they DO nothing else. Not
lostesses works all day at some de
partment or other ana dozens of theu
have already won the civilian equiv
alent Of the V. c., | can tell you.
AS we were leaving Lady Cunare
paused just III front of us before tho
hostess. Mrs. Leverton Harris, ''Oh,
Gertrude. dear, please don't come ~
lunch tomorrow. My servant has left
and haven't got slime to cook lunch:
besides have TO he back at work at
1880"
well my dear, I can't ASK YOU
to come here because we've given up
lunch. We don't need it," said the
other.
SO you see, Sis. there is a very
homey brown pinafore beneath even
n London butterfly's gay wings now
adays.-Your loving Nan.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
the other principal stations on this

e"c oeheT principal statlono on tpiS
route.
Other Schemes Considered.
These routes. their advocates argue,
would be important factors in the
future economic struggle.
Stories reach Parts OF the training
in Germany OF thousands of clerks,
interpreters and commercial repre-
sentatives for the commercial inva-
sion of Russia. One hundred thou
sand Russian prisoners OF war, IL IS
said. are also being initia ted in Ger
man business and industrial methods.
while at the same time learning the
language. This organization with n
view Of competition for Russian buss
ness added to the natural advantage
OF proximately that the Germans en-
Joy. is presented as another argument
why western Europe can no longer
allow them to nonopolize the trans
continental traffic.
Southern Route Also Planned.
When the southern and northern
routes are completed. the gap of five
hundred miles between the Russian
and Anglo-Indian rails may be filled
and then with the tunnel under the
English Channel completed, one would
be able TO lake the train at London
and go thru by rail to Bombay and
Calcutta. Engineers are now study
ing another route from Irkutsk on the
Trans Siberian route to Canton across
the whole of China.
Important mail matter soon may
be carried in much shorter time. The
central empires are understood to be
working toward the establishment OF
regular aerial communication with
their allies. and, the same subject has
been under discussion in France and
England. II is considered here as
certain that.lettery soon will be car
ried thru the air Enterprising news
papers may also adopt this method for
the rapid transportation Of late edi-
tions. I
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
SEND NO MONEY

Just your name and address on a postal
card Say: Dear Sam Katz: Please tell me
how You cured your catarrh and how ! can
cure mne'' That's all you need to say
will understand and i viii write to you with
complete information FREE, at once. Do nol
delay. Send postal card or write me a letter
today Don't think of turning this page untn'
that can 90 for You what 1t has done for
sAM,kATx, Room D. 7. $40.
29o9 Indiana Avenue.- Chicago, H.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
HOW | CURED
MY CATARRH
TOLD IN A SIMPLE WAY
Without Apparatus, Inhalers,
SalUes, Lotions, Harmful
Drugs, Smoke or
Electricity.


1t is new way. It,is something abso-
lutely different. No lotions sprays or sickly
smelling salves or G. cams. No atomzer, or
any apparatus of sny kind. Nothing TO smoke
or inhale. No steaming or rubbing or in.ec-
items. No Nectricity or vibration or massage.
house. e. Nothing Of that kind at ali. Some.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
I Am Free-YOu Can BE Free

My catarrh was filthy and loathsome. 1,
made me ILL., II dulled> my mind. 1t under
mined my health and was weakening my will
Ths hawking, coughing splitting made me OBJ
noxious to ALL and my foul breath and dis.
eusting habits made even my loved ones avoid
me secretly. Nv delight in life was dp'led
and my faculties impaired. j knew tina. in
time II would bring me TO IN untimely grave
because every moment Of the day and light
it was slowly yet surely sapping my vitality
But l found n cure, and am ready to tell
you ahont il FREE. Write me prompily.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
Give Something That Will
Always Keep the Memory Green

Haa fear ndg gHpi%fa m
Ihamhng will dMyh
II he hg of home
MeNdm Yumm ~memdm see SO
pieces
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-24

SCHOOI BOARD SOLDlEkING in
MORE WAYS THAN ONE,
SAYS ALDERMAN
A protest against the board of ed
ucation's rushing through under
suspension of rules and without con-
sent of the people" its little, scheme
of saddling military training upon
the high school pupils of Chicago is
voiced in a resolution introduced at
the city council meeting today by
Aid. Rodriguez.
AS co-partners in the militaristic
scheme Of the board, Rodriguez in
dicted the newspapers of Chicago,
which through biased or false news
stories and editorials try to convince
their readers that all the people Of
Chicago are in favor of military
training.
'"The board Of education is willing
to spend thousands for war, but not
one cent for peace" said Aid. Rod
riguez in speech in support of his
resolution before it was referred to
the schools committee.
"a eff the school board is so anxious
to be up and doing, let me suggest a
few things it-can do with great ben
eft to the quarter of million chill
dren who attend the public schools,
Permit me to suggest that the
school board put the public schools
in such order that our children will
not have to live in dirt and filth while
they attend their classes.
'"There are many schools in this
city that are foul with dirt. You
would not live in homes so dirty.
You men demand that the rooms in
your homes be thoroughly cleaned
and kalsomined, painted and papered
at least once a year, but the school
rooms only get this once in from
three to eight years. The floors of
the schoolrooms are cleaned but five
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-24

LIdlu JUMPED Tie LIdCh duu Wdo par
TALLY wreck by a freight train.
-o-o-
GERMAN Fleet REPORTED
LOSER IN NORTH SEA
London, Jan. 24.-Unoffcial YER
sions of Monday nights battle of de-
stroyers in the North sea led to the
belief today that British forces had
inflicted severe defeat on German de-
stroyer fiotilla. Holland dispatches
indicated seven German vessels had
been sunk. Officially the score stood
one to one-both British and German
forces losing destroyer it is
known that enemy ships lost a great
many more men and that they were
hit more often and with more effect.
The German official statement re-
porting the engagement, as received
here today, makes no mention Of the
loss of any German vessels, aside
from one presumably the V-69),
which is declared to have reached a
Dutch harbor.
One British destroyer was sunk,
the German statement SAID. 90 Except
for the torpedo boat which made a
Dutch port, the German fiotilla re-
turned to its base with slight losses,>
according to the official announce
ment.
Berlin, via SayVilIe Wireless
Successful progress of German
forces in "Rumania reported On
north bank of the st. George Tul-
cea was again abandoned.
Enemy forces lost six aeroplanes
on western front yesterday.
Paris. - Successful French raids
on German lines at different points
south of Chilly and in the Woevre
announced. Great activity of pa
trolls in region of Seille.
TO MEET ON COAL DEAL
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-24
TO MEET ON COAL DEAL

Coal merchants and officials of the
Coal Transfers union were to get
together this afternoon to confer
over the terms of the agreement
which the union men has asked the
dealers to sign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15

The membership list is open to all
men of the church over the military
age limit. and to men not connected
with other churches. A number of
the younger members of Company
A have enlisted in the army and
navy, and it is proposed to have the
older mep take their places in the
company.
Companies b and c, composed
of the smaller boys, successfully
opened their career as farmers Sat
urday afternoon when, after parad-
ing to the large plot of ground do
mated for that purpose, they planted
their flag in the middle of the field,
and after a short exercise began to
cnarge on the ground with rakes and
hoes. Within short time the
ground was leveled off ready for
planting. That there will be a heavy
mortality among the potato-bug
army this summer goes without say
ing. The boys are striving for a
prize, to be given to the boy that
has tho largest yield to his allotted
section, and the potato bugs will he
q hindrance to winning this prize
unless eliminated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
Drink Hot Water
For Indigestion
Common Sense Advice On Care of the
Stomach

If dyspeptics. sufferers from gas,
wind or f1atulence, stomach acidity or
sourness, gastric catarrh, heartburn,
etc, would take teaspoonful of pure
bisurated magnesia in half a glass
or hot water, many would soon forget
that they Were ever afflicted with
stomach trouble. and doctors would
have to look elsewhere for patients.
Physicians tell us that most forms
of stomach trouble are due to stom-
ach acidity or fermentation of the
food contents combined with catarrh
stomach. ~ cup of hot water taken
with q teaspoonful of bisurated mag
nesia before meals will wash out mu-
Gus and tend to prevent food fermen-
tation of the stomach. Taken an hour
or two after eating they instantly re-
duce the excess acidity. In either con-
dition. therefore. the treatment is
eminently successful and decidedly
preferable to the use of artificial di-
gestents, stimulants or medicines used
Unfortunately for indigestion.
stomach sufferers can obtain Bis
urated Magnesia from druggists in
either powder or tablets and for
treatment as outlined above the bis
uratcd form should be insisted on as
1T is especially prepared for correction
of stomach acidity. George A, Gorgas
can supply you.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
School Notes

Plans for the graduation ex-
orcises are rapidly being completed
The commencement exercises will
be held on the morning of June Z
at the Orpheum theater. DIR. Charles
T.. Jefferson will deliver the COM
mencement address The salutato-
rian is Earle E. Bortell and the vale
dictorian Is Edwin II. Brown.
DR.. Brown of the academy spoke
last evening in the academy assem-
bly, room on the subject, "Longfel-
low" This was q very enjoyable
evening and was one of the many
successes held under the auspices of
the Sphinx club.
The examinations for the Marlin
Il Olmsted Latin prizes were held
late this afternoon Eight books,
bound in blue, the academy color,
and bearing the academy seal, are
presented for excellence in Latin.
They are awarded two IN each of the
four forms, third, fourth, fifth and
sixth forms, for the best work done
in Latin. The awards are based on
special examination covering the
years work, including sight transla-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
Philadelphia Has $500
Men For ROOsevelt's Army

Philadelphia, May Is. Philadel-
phia will have an enlistment of fully
$500 men in the Roosevelt army If the
former Presidents offer is accepted by
the United States Government, mill
tary experts in this city figured yes
terday.. They said the men from this
city who would go with Colonel
Roosevelt to France would constitute
one of the largest delegations in the
country.
The acceptance of the State Fen
cibles by Colonel Roosevelt created
new war enthusiasm here yesterday.
This was increased when Mayor
Thomas b. Smith announced the mu-
niclpality would agree to the sending
of the Fencibles as a regiment of the
army
Colonel Thomas b. Lanard. who is
in command of the State Fencibles, re-
turned last night after having spent
the day with Colonel Roosevelt in New
York. Details of mobilization plans
were discussed and Colonel I.anard
urged that Immediately upon the au-
thorization of the army he be allowed
to move his regiment to the mobiliza-
tion point selected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15

In a letter from Bogota. Colombia.
South America. Havard C. Kitchen.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Amos p. Kitchen,
90 North Seventeenth street, writes
an interesting account of the situa-
tion between United States and Co
lombia.
While the cause OF the excitement
in the South American county is, a
result of rumor, Mr.. Kitchen says,
the people seemed to think the United
States intended to invade the country
The letter is dated April Is. The part
relating to the situation in Colombia
follows:
We've been having a little excite
ment lately. These people thought
that the United States was going to
invade their country. They say that
Tuesday the situation was very seri-
Gus; that they expected war. 1t seems
that (thls is rumor. 1 don't know If
it's true) a United States cruiser
picked up wireless message from
a supposed closed station on a CO.
lcmDlan lsldnu. Iney lanQeu IOfty
marines, sent a copy of the message
to Washington and Bogota and dis
mantled the station. A cruiser is
securing the coast for submarine
base.
colombia doesn't seem to like it
and has sent 1000 troops to keep
the United States from in"adng the
country. They also claim. according
to a bulletin tonight, that Yauquf
engineers have made plans of the
forts in Catagent; that a Yauqui
cruiser was in Puerto Colombia, and
a captain of a United States fruit
steamer after a conference with the
cruiser captain gave him mysterious
papers. The bulletin winds up by
stating open your eyes
There has been no demonstration
that I have heard of, but last night
l passed the Legacion Americana and
at least dozen police were stationed,
standing in the shadows of trees a
few yards from the building. Two
police directly at the door and two
across the street, the rest scattered.
"The Gil Bias, newspaper, in a
warning said: One stone thrown at
the American Legacion and our coun-
try is gone"
Mr. Kitchen is in Colombia repre-
senting the Wurlitzer Piano Com.
pany, of Cleveland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
RUSSIAN ARMY
ASKED TOFIGHT
TO A VICTORY
Soldiers and Workmen's
Committee Declares Peace
Must Be Won by Army
BY Associated Press

Petrograd. May Is, via London
The Council of Soldiers and Work.
mems Deputies has issued an appeal
to the army in which 1t declares that
German Imperialism is seeking to
destroy revolutionary Russia and en-
slave the Russian people 1t appeals
to the soldiers to derend Russia with
all their power and declares that
separate peace Is impossible.
The appeal says that the only solu-
tion of the war must be a general
peace among all nations by common
agreement. 1t asserts that the coun-
ell is aiming at peace by calling for
a revolution among the workmen and
peasants of Germany and Austria
Hungary. but that peace cannot be
achieved unless the enemy at the
front is checked.
The manifesto concludes with beg
ging the soldiers not to renounce
their offensive and warns against
fraternizing with the enemy; which
it says cannot end the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
Prohibition Advocates
Plan to Push Bills to
Make Country DRY
BY Associated Press

Washington. May 15-Undismayed
by the Senate's elimination of the
Cummins prohibition amendment
from the espionage bill, senator's ad-
vocating dry legislation during the
war to-day planned TO renew their
fight.
A group, including Cummins and
Kenyon of Iowa, Gore of Oklahoma.
Curtis of Kansas. Gronna Of North
Dakota, and others. is working on a
carefully worded bill for presentation
either as a separate measure or as
an amendment to the first food con-
servation bill brought up.
Opinions of the secretaries of war,
agriculture and treasury upon legis-
lation to chef manufacture of ce-
reals and other foodstuffs in liquor
are being sought by Senator Gore,
as chairman of the agriculture. Loss
of revenue is regarded the most seri-
Gus obstacle.
Whether the proposed new prohi-
hition measure shall directly pro-
hibit use OF foodstuffs in manufac-
turing liquor or shall merely clothe
the President with the power to pro-
Eibit it. is undetermined. Most of
them are said to favor the former
plan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
GRAIN TRADERS
= PLAN TO CURB
SOARING PRICES
Drastic Steps May Be Taken
to Check Wild Specu-
lation
By Associated Press

Chicago, May Is. - A sentiment
was manifest on the Chicago Board
of Trade to-day that the action yes
terday of the board of directors OF
the organization in forbidding
further trading in May corn and oats
and suspending for two days all pur-
chases of wheat, except for the
but the forerunner of more drastic
steps to be undertaken to curb
speculation in grains.
Delegates from the grain eX-
changes of st. Louis, Kansas City,
Omaha, Minneapolis, Duluth, are at
Toledo and expected TO meet here
late to-day with the board of direc-
tors of the Chicago board to discuss
the situation in an attempt to evolve
q plan for concerted action by all
the grain markets of the country. II
was admitted that, with the high
prices of grains the runaway tend
ency of the market and the national
emergency, some radical action is
necessary.
Hit at Speculation
A possibility that this might take
the form of orders eliminating al
speculation in future, either stop
ping such trading entirely or by fix.
ing maximum prices to be adjusted
as the market requires also was ad-
mitted. Other extraordinary steps
which it was said unofiicially, the
conference will be asked to consider
are the advisability of establishing
maximum prices on July and Sep
tember corn; uniformity of action ir
demanding excessive margins to the
end that the purely speculative ele.
ments can be eliminated from the
markets.
j. C. G. Merrill, secretary of tn,
Chicago board, pointed out that any
action taken should be uniform at al
off, the exchanges of the country. i
would be a tragedy, he explained, Il
all but one should close and in tina
market a frenzy of buying would
send prices to wild heights.
Show of Patriotism
That yesterdays action of the Chi
cago board came as q result of con
ferences with representatives of The
allied governments and the UniteC
States was revealed in an officia
statement issued by President JOSEPH
p. Griffin, in which he said:
The action of the board of di
rectors has been taken after con
sultation with the accredited repre-
sentatives of the allied governments
Likewise every step followed by III
has been in cooperation with tn,
officials of this government"