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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-22
BOARD pi.card, st.nuro,,,r

The Administrative Board directed
the superintendent OF the Street
Cleaning Department yesterday 20 ad-
"er,ise for bids for the sale OF a
steamroller now unused by the CITY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-22
Right Foot:
Chas. A. Brown Co., Inc.
915 East Main Street.
Last Fight for Prohibition

During the session of Congress which
opens december 3, the joint resolution
submitting to the States the prohibition
amendment to the Federal Constitution
VIII come up for action and he adopted
by the House. Help win the battle by
attending the Anti League Con-
IGNITION: at Washington, D. c.. Deem
brr Ju-13-AGr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-22
Prof. [. @. Excel

OF Chicago. will have charge Of SUI
perb music at convention OF Anti
Saloon League, Washington, D. c..
December 10-13.-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
GERMAN SOURCES
REVEAL LOSS Of
MODERN DIVERS
PIungerS Sunk by Conveys Of
Transports,
FIRST TROOP INSTALMEN1
Berne Dispatch 10 Rome Tells
Of Destruction,

LONDON, July lo,--Four OF the
largest and most modern German sub
marines were destroyed by American
warships which were conveying the
first instalmcnt Of American troops 10
France, according to q report from Ger
man sources. as contained in hrne
dispatch to the Rome news agency, and
forwarded from Rome by the Central
News
This report bears out the statement
issued BY Secretary Daniels OF the navy
department on July ) to the effect that
one or more submarines had been sunk
by conveying warships during the voy.
age to france Of the transports bearing
the first American expedition. This state
nent described two engagements will
fleets OF U.boats far west OF the 1ons
In which the submarines had been oper.
ating. Later the secretary's statement
was questioned BY officers a the Ameri-
can fleet in British waters who denied
that submarines had been sighted on the
voyage. Jealousy between certain naval
Officers was one of the rumored causes
of the discrepancies in reports regard.
ing the voyage.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Scattered Rains
Fall Over State:
.l7-Inch in City

Many sections of Oklahoma had rain
during the forty eight hour period end
ing a, a m, this morning, according
TO the local weather bureau CalvlA,
Hughes county, recorded the heaviest
rainfall. yesterday, lSS inches.
For the twenty-iout hour period end
ing yesterday morning at 7 a m, the
rainfall was as follows Chandler, 50
Muskogee 02 Newkirk, IS; Tulsa
II; Ninita, "a
For tho twenty four hour period end
ing at 7 m. this morning Ada, ~
Al,us, Is, Atdmorc, 10; Chandler, Is
Chickasha, o.; Durant, q; Hammond
p; Holdenville, %; McAlester, u;
NARROW, II; Muskogee, IA Okemah
AZ, Oklahoma City II PaulS Valley
% Shawnee 0S Wea,heriord %; Al.
va, Al; Cherokee, So, Kingiisher 4S
Vinita, IL; Calvin, 1885.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
CROPS INJURED
AND BOYS HURT
IN HEAVY STORM
Coal County Suffers Severely
From Wind and Hail,

COALGATE, okla, July l6.-(Spe-
cisl In a terrific wind and hail storm
that passed through Coal county last
night, the Cabe school building, seven
miles north of Coalgate, was complete
'ly swept away and two boys who had
taken refuge in it were seriously in
jured
Tim Cox, 10 years old, was brought
to Coalgate for treatment, His back Is
broken and little hope is entertained
for his recovery. Arthur Dal,on..a boy
IS years old suffered broken arm
and other injuries which may prove ia
tai, Both boys were at the time in the
school house.
A number of cattle and horses were
killed and hundreds of chickens were
destroyed by the hail Crops in this
portion OF the county were completely
swept away and trees uprooted and
blown away e
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
eoETnALs PosTPonEs
TAKING over SnlPS

WASHINGTON, July 10. Major
General Goethals has postponed his
plan for communicating today OF pri.
vate merchant shipping under cons,ruc.
,ion in the United States and for con.
tracing Immediately for building TWO
government shipbuildng plants He
acted at the request of Chairman Den.
man, Of the. shipping board, who wants
to lay the matter before the directors
Of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The wooden ship controversy is in
volved. The board OF directors OF the
fleet corporation. composed Of mem.
bers Of the shipping board and is
clerks, II is understood will insist that
the general manager, General Goe,hals,
build more wooden ships than he has
provided for. 1t is said, too, that they
do not approve the plan for construo-
tion Of government owned s,el ship.
yards until there has been full discus.
sion of the project President Wilson
may be called in to settle the contro
yersy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Reichstag Leaders
Stick TO PROGRAM

AMSTERDAM. July l6-Accordng
to the Berliner Tagebatt, the relchStag
leaders after they had been received by
Marshal Hindenburg and General Lu.
dcndorff, held a conference in the
reichstag building and decided to
maintain the terms OF peace resolu-
tion agreed on before the interview.
1t is reported from Vienna that the
German and Bohemian members of the
Austrian parliament have adopted a
resolution setting forth their desire for
peace within the country and the pos
sibilty of living side by side with the
Czechs without abridgment of the ma
,ional self-determina,ion" Of both ee-
ments. The resolution says, however
that separate Bohemian constitution
would not be recognized
The Czeohs, an important element OF
Austrias population, are reported to be
out of sympathy with the mllltaristic
policy OF the Germans in Austria.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
new CHANCELLOR
TO Give MAIDEN
SPEECH THURSDAY
New Program Will Be Outlined
to ReiChstag,
CONFERENCES C0NTlNUE
MichaeIis Meets Hindenburg
and Ludendorff,

COPENHAGEN, July TO- - Dr.
George Michaels the new chancellor
will deliver his maiden speech in the
reichstag Thursday
The address is expected to contain an
announcement OF his forthcoming pro-
gram and is awaited with a great deal
OF interest.
Conferences Continue.
Field Marshall Won Hindenburg and
General Ludendorff, who were sum-
moned to Berlin by Emperor William
are continuing the conferences with
party leaders. Doctor Michaclis is par
tcipating in them. Representatives ol
the Berlin press were received Saturday
by General Ludendorff, who discusset
the military situation. He said the situ
alton on all fronts was favorable.
The pan German independent league
met and adopted a resolution OF protest
against the proposed peace action OF the
reichs,ag, declaring the adoption of the
majority program would result in the
indefinite continuance OF the war and
the political and economical ruin OF the
Germans.
Father of Large Family.
Doctor Michaelis is the father of a
family OF a size encouraged by Emperor
William. He has SIX children, but ono
son has been killed in the war Two
daughters are engaged in public wei
fare work and the third daughter is in
charge OF a convalesccnt home
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Tulsa Building
Work is Halted
Bya Lock Out
Contractors Refuse to Grant
Carpenters Wage InCreaSej
1900 Men Idle.

TULSA, Okla, July l6.-(Special y
Twelve hundred carpenters are out OF
work in Tulsa today and building is at
a standstill. The carpenters are de
manding an increase from SIS to 50 4
day and had notified contractors that
they would set day when the increase
must be made The contractors decided
upon a lockout today and are consider
ing replacing the workmen with the
non union carpenters.
There is more building in Tulsa than
IN any city in Oklahoma at this time
There are ten skyscrapers in course OF
construction and many other smaller
buildings
The contractors Offered $3.50 a day
and 50 on November l. but the car
penters did not accept The union car
pcnters are not affiliated with the other
unions and non union men will no,
cause any interference with work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
NEGROES BARRED
FROM RIDING IN
WHITE SECTIONS
Must Occupy Own Part, Say
City and County Officials,
ONE ARREST IS MADE
Near-Riot on Street Car to Re-
suit in Drastic Action

Oklahomas Jim Crow" law, which
prohibits negroes riding except within
q certain part Of the street car is going
10 be more rigidly enforced in the in-
ture than in the past, according to IN
formation from the county attorneys
office today. The decision was reached
following the trouble on the Far
Grounds car late yesterday afternoon
III which w. S Taylor, mo,orman, and
A. {. Putnam, conductor, were attacked
by negro passengers.
Taylor Struck in Head.
Taylor was struck in the head by a
brick thrown by ono of the negroes and
Putnam was hit several times with a
baseball bat Taylor was the more SC.
riously injured, but he is able to b.
out today.
According to reports from the Office
Of the Oklahoma Railway company, tn,
negroes tried to sit in the section OF thu
Car reserved for white passengers anc
although they refused to move from
that section of the car when first or.
dered TO by the conductor they die
when he approached them the second
time
When the negroes started to leave
the car they attacked the conductor and
when Taylor started to his assistance
he was hit with a brick
One Negro Arrested.
One negro, Dewey Jones, was ar
rested today on charge OF creating a
riot The complaint was signed by c
{. Post captain of the city detective
force Other arrests are expected dur
ing the day Jones will be tried in the
police court this afternoon. 1t is under
stood that the county attorney has
asked that he later be turned over t.
county authorities.
Mayor Overholser said that he was
determined that repetition of the Eas,
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NINE PRISONERS
FROM JAIL
and MAKE ESCAPE
Posses Cannot Locate Bryan
County Crime Suspects,

DURANT. Okla, July l6--(Specisl.)
Nine prisoners In the Bryan county
jail here made their escape last nigh,
and have succeeded IN eluding posses
pursuing them
o.. The nine men asked Jailss Lee Smith
about go for a pail Of water. When
he brought il to them they overpowered
him, secured his keys and made good
their escape. They took Smiths gun
with them.
Those who escaped are Tom Staple.
ton. awaiting trial on a charge Of horse
theft; f. +. Curry. serving tinc ior
theft; Leonard Frisbee, awaiting trial
for burglary, and Fred Lewis, held on
the same charge, and Lee Merrimer and
John lakewood, both charged with
burglary,
The latter was wounded while trying
TO rob the home OF w. r. Creager
here two weeks ago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Senate 10 Hasten
Aviation Measure

WASHINGTON. July l6.-A speedy
passage by the senste Of the $4,000, &.
GOO aviation bill passed by the house
Saturday, was predicted today by Sen
ator Chamberlain, chairman OF the mill.
tary committee, He had little doubt
he said, that the measure providing for
q fleet Of 1900 airplines would khs
come 4 law before August !. Il a
pec,ed that the measure will be taker
up in the senate after the food contro
biz 10 disposed OF.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
PATRONS HELP
RELIEVES WATER
CR|SIS-STREE7
Only 100000 Gallons Were
Pumped Yesterday, He Says,

Only 100000 gallons of water was
pumped from the North Canadian river
yesterday. Commissioners J. G.. Street,
head OF the city waterworks department,
today declared that this together with
the fact that there was no evaporation
over Sunday resulted in there being no
change in the water situation from that
OF Saturday.
Housekeepers Cooperate.
81 am unable to say just how long
the supply will last when pumping at
the rate of 5000, 900 gallons a day" said
Doctor Street, "but | am gratiiied that
the housekeepers of Oklahoma City have
responded to our appeal and are not
Wasting any water. Before the present
emergency we were pumping 100000
gallons of water day and now we
have cut that just in half"
On a complaint signed by Officer
Whitten, A. ]. Bazralla of 1923 West
Twenty-third street was arrested yes
terday, The officer states that late Sat
urday afternoon Bazzalla was using city
water to springle his garden.
Doctor Street said that until there
was heavy rain north of Oklahoma
City the water crisis would not be re-
lieved.
Plants Use Own Water.
Several manufacturing plants of the
city are using water from their own
wells as far as possible and this is in
a measure responsible for the great de
crease in the amount of water which
is now being pumped from the river
Reports that the packing plants OF
Oklahoma City will be compelled to
(contIrued on Pace 2, Column a.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Thirty-Mile Gain
In Week Reported



Although the movement OF the Re-
sian infantry engaged In General Koes
niloffs big offensive in eastern Galie)ol
is hampered with bad weather, the Co.
sacks apparently have been able to keep
up their dashing tactics. This 10 indl-
Gated by report from Petrogro1
through Rome today that the town q
Doina has been occupied by R,,ssisso,
Thirty-Mile Advance. tN
II this announcement proves accurate
/, means an advance Of more than thirty
miles for the Russians since the opsaloR
of the drive south Of the Dneister, Il
week ago The official reports have
placed them nearly two-thirds Of ~
distance from their starting point.
At Kalusct the Russians were estoAsl
lished on the westerly bank Of ne LolAe
MICA, whence the Austrians had not ~
able to drive them, although heavy ~.
tacks had been launched in the attsmY4
The route ,'rence to Dolina Lies slo&4'
the Stanislau.Styra railway line. ~
advance here means considerable peo0s
ress In the movement now under ~
intended 10 throw General Won Boelul-
Ermolli's army back against the Cqbs
pathians. The Rome reports deeleto.
this already has been accomplishing n \
German Onslaushts FAN N S,N Y n
The hard fighting Of the last fsws n
along the French front in aqe(
France still continues. Last 4
Germans made 4 desperate ~
regain important obssrvaf9eo6
lost when the French . ~
took = strongly ios1f
Mont Haut and the It.
pasne. The attaehia
impression whaasvds 1
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Berlin People
Going Barefoot
To Save Leather

BERLIN, July Il. -- Berlin's
bank clerks today set an example
in patriotic scli-sacriiice. To aid
the movement in economy OF leath-
er, the clerks discarded their shoes
Many bareioo,ed individuals were
seen on the principal streets, gin
gerly stepping along and saving
their tender feet as much as posi-
bic.
BcrlinS shoe stores are now
selling wooden sandals, the only
leather being in toe guards
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Austrians Told
Worlds Hate Aims .
J Only at Kaiser

ZURICH, July l6--The Austrian
reichstrat was thrown into an uproar on
Saturday when the former Czech min.
lister Herr Praschek, declared the hate
OF the entire world was not directed
against Austria, but against Germany
and that Austria should detach herself
from her ally says a Vienna dispatch
The speaker declared tina, Czech
deputies had been imprisoned for at.
tempting to bring about an alliance OF
Austria with Russia and France and
added that il they were to be stigma
tized as traitors then Ctcchs who be.
lieved similarly should be so stigma
fi1ed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Russian Csptives
Exceed 5000 Now

PETROGRAD, July l6.--Ths RI.
slams Yesterday captured sixteen c(ns
GERS and 900 Austro.Germans IN ~
battle in astern Galioia. says the elf1s
cial statement issued today by the k16s
sian war department The Rvsslono
also took a number OF machine Guas.
From July | to July lJ, the statos
ment says, 8J officers and $500 ~
were captured by the Russians. Ceos
eral Brussiloffs forces also captuFo
ninety three heavy and light -
iwenty-eight trench mortars, Mj ~
chine guns, forty.three mine. .throwoGn
forty-five bomb mortars. three ifyos
throwers, two airplanes and mu6
equipment. W.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
GERMANS HURRY
FRESH TROOPS u.
EASTERN FROM
Battle Raging From Gulf d|
Riga to Rumanla, MA
So, 900 TEUT0NS CAPTUneo'
Ga|Iclan Defenders Shifted II,
Desperate Fashion, VI

WASHINGTON. July'l6-Ths wt1le
Russian front from the Gulf ef n =
to Rumania Is reported In Official = "a
patches today from Petrogsad y w
Russian embassy here TO be alive ~ !.
battle. The GeHenans are raid 70 Tx
rushing up troop from the Italian c.
Fresch fronts and 10 he entirely ro16nA
ranging their positions. Il
RsisfoYcsmsats HurrisA %.
On the northern front near r.
German reinforcements are rushiuH
BY sea transport. On the LsNlb0
front the troops are being shifted ~
and forth by means Of heavy au1o
biles In IN sttemSt 10 pyevGNt eu6l0
advances BY Gsatrsl kosNiio u
the scutheyn front IN thv csyel
.he Asstsians are saA v ~ "a
fhl German reinforcement II ~
Riga front by transport ID undsspo6ol
here TO be for Q German counter .oii6S;
siye - a diversion 10 the severe ku1s
sian attacks further south. This ~
been long threatened and Il 10 thouG
nowthat General Won Moedre, In ecS1S
rnand there, has been given orders 10 0|
ahead. gp MI
Russian Flsst Ready. 4
Dispatches report tina, the Nuso)
Baltic fleet Is In splendid eonditiua 4
capable OF meeting any naval elloo(1
in that quarter. Former Deputy on
Of the first duma. the communicative
the fleet, has just made long repsgt ~
Minister Of War Kerensky. sayino e.
the ships are in fine shape. the men e
thusiaNic for action and the land feg)t
we'll lsipped. sET
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16

LONDON, July lo-According to a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Tien
Tsin, diplomats in Peking met secretly
to discuss the extraordinary transfer
of General Chang Hsun from the
Dutch legation, where he had taken
refuge during the fight between re.
publican and imperialist troops last
Thursday to the German barracks.
A belated Reuter- dispatch from Pc
king dated Thursday, says that after
Chang Hsun's escape from the imperial
city, desultory firing continued on the
north end and southern outskirts OF
that enclosure. Chang Hsun's resi-
dence was entirely destroyed by the
republican artillery.
The dispatches gives the number OF
foreigners wounded by bullets or shells
falling within the legation quarters as
seven.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Woman Decorated
for Dogs Heroism

NOME, Alaska, July l6--Mrs Esther
Bitdsall Darling. who sold many
racing dogs TO the French government,
has received the cross OF war won by
Alaska dogs for service at the front N
transporting ninety tons Of shells TO an
isolated post under fire through a bli,-
rard tha, ragged four days and nights
Announcement, OF the decoration was
made here today. ---~-N
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
NITRATE PLANTS
TO Be CONSTRUCTED

WASHINGTON, July l6-Seoretay
Baker announced today that plants for
the production of nitrate from atmos-
pheric nitrogen, would be constructed
Immediately a, a cost of about 81 OO0OO
and that water power would not be
used. Sites have not been selected.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Three Americans
Decorated by King

LONDON, July l6-King George
has conferred the military medal for
bravery to three Americans with the
Canadian forces. They are Lance Cor
poral T. B. Dick, Sergeant II, Harlan
and Private c, Porter, all OF New
ENGLAND
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
ADVANCE THIRTY MILES IN ONE WEEK
Germany Starts
Building of New
Airplane Fleet
No More ZeppeIInS Construct
cd at Friedrlchshafen,
Is Report,

LONDON, July l6.--lt Is reported in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Lausanne that no more Zeppelins are
being constructed at Friedrichshafsn
Thousands Of workmen who hitherto
have been employed in building air
ships are now said to be engaged IN
the construction Of a large number OF
airplanes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
INVADERS LAYING
MONTENEGRO WASTE

PARIS, July l6--A dispatch to IN,
Havas agency from Rome says that the
Tribuna publishes an interview with n
Montcnegrin patriot, who declare, that
the Aus,rians are devastating his coun-
try more terribly than Belgium, Serbia
and Rumania were devastated
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Conduit Strike Ended,

HASTINGS, N. Va July l6-Abou,
5000 employees who have been on strike
at the plant Of the National Conduit
and Gable company returned to work
today under a compromise wage agree
ment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Ukranians Cling
to Slav Republic

pETROGRAD, July l6--The Tx
ranian national assembly does not de.
sire separation Of the Ukraine from
Russia, according to official word re-
eeived here today,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Masonic Insurance Head Dies.

BUFFALO. n, Y, july l6-Nelson
o. Tiffany. rs years old, founder and
president since 1895 OF the Masonic In
surancc association, died Yesterday a,
his summer home in Canada
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-16
Fair Tonight and
Tuesday, Forecast

LOCAL FoREcAsr-Fslrw weather TO.
NIGHT and Tuesdayi somewhat warmer
Tuesday,
STATE FORECAST 49, Tonloh, fair;
Tuesday fair and warmer.
KANSAS AND ARKANSAS. Fair and
warmer.
WEST TEXAS Unsettled, warmer In
north
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Mm Jim Crow Law to Be Rigidk Enforced

livery woman who wants to help
win the war should sign the Hoover
food pledge You'll find tho blank on
mother page Of this newspaper.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03
Personals,

Fraub ChIld- uf Santa UIt0 j.. Visit.
ing hi- plrou Nr ana Mrs Edward
'hllls Of Nortu Fourth .r,at.
pr john 'lHfN off fHp l'u|H, r..I.
of Sow McNic, Gtoult, v.s conf .d
600 IA, nous" ,r".tordaE Hi .Iu...
Mr.. Buster Watkins l,tt n.r u.uN'
Tor Qucmudo. s. 81. whore .hn s
teacher Of the Quom1dp school.
MI and Mrs a. J.. Clll.s uul
Miss Donna Hawthorn. made up 70
motor ptr'y 900 Bolpu yesterday
g. 70 Ripley. president OF the S'u'
Fo railroad. was boo town over night
uu his way west
a s. Abbl,qui-t. vho said h' went
in France as a. member OF tho cr'"
u an American destroyer was SEM
fenced 90 ton davs iu inll today com '
charge uf turfuH.. o., -l.d b. vH.