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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
SENTRY GIVES UP HIS LIFE
Guard q, Maine Coast batteries fired
ON by Suspicious Strangers.

PORTLAND, Maine. March 23. -.
Private John Poor Of the Third COM
pany, coast artillery corps, died to-
night from bullet wound received
today when he tried TO halt two
strangers detected near the 12-inch
CON batteries at Fort Williams. Poor
who was % years old, enlisted a yclr
ago He was the son of Robert O.
Poor of Clarksdale. III.
The batteries. which are on Cape
Elizabeth, near Portland hcNdlight
have been heavily guarded since an
other sentry was fired on last Wedncs-
day night.
Renewed precautions were taken to-
night to guard all Notifications here,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24

from the American steamer Healdtou
that caTsiZed with twenty men on
hoard has been taken into Ymuidcn,
Holland, by steam trnwlcr. says a
Reuter- disfutrh from that port one
survivor a Norwegian, was found in
the boat His arms had been injured
and his LEGS were froZrn. lie was
taken to the Red Cross hospital
After the boat capsiZcd the Nor
wegian sailor managed to right it and
TO climb in and remained there until
rescued by the trawler.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
Wealth Of Nation, Sup
plies and Munitions, to
Be Furnished.
DRAW MILITARY PLANS
Arrangements Are Kept
Secret; Just Waiting
for Congress.

WASHINGTON, March %.
The American government has
decided upon sweeping meas
ures to be put into effect fol-
lowing the expected declara-
ton by congress soon after it
meets April 2 that a state of
war exists between the United
States and Germany.
Fully appreciating Ger
many's policy Of acting in war
first and talking afterward,
the government has deter
mined to provide against every
possible emergency.
Right to the Point
Broad questions involved
were discussed today at a long
cabinet meeting to which heads
of departments carried reports
on preparations already made
and others contemplated. De-
tails are being taken up be-
tween President Wilson and
the individual cabinet men,
bers.
Regretfully the government
apparently has decided that
since Germany was making
war upon the United States
thru ruthless killing of Amer
leans and destruction of their
ships, the issue must be met
with steps much more far
reaching than mere attempts
to protect individual merchant
craft.
No Hdf-Wdy Fight
If anything is ahead to pre-
vent this it is not now fore
seen. Once a state of war is
declared to exist, aggressive
measures are expected to be
taken.
As outlined after todays cabinet
meeting, the preparations of the gov
/ ernmcnt are not TO ne for a short
/ war or a war marked by halfway
measures. Nothing is to be taken for
| granted. \ complete program has
been prepared so that everything done
/ will be carried out in a systematic
and orderly manner
The exact measure Of American par
| ticpation i'm the war is not expected
, TO be revealed until after the president
/ addresses congress and until public
/ sentiment cNstallizes So far as is
| known mo- political alliance with the
| entente allies Is contemplated, altho
military as well as naval cooperation
is possible and the government will be
uusparing i'm both money and supplies
/ for the allies.
The president has not yet written
| his address to congress, altho he has
/ given il preliminary consideration and
/ has a general idea of what he Will
/ propose lie Is expected to be specific
and 10 make clear that the American
| government and people have no quar-
/ rel with the German people, but can
not tolerate the acts of tine German
| government
May Send an Nrmy.
Whether an army will he sent
abroad is to be left to the future 1t
would take many months to train an
army for such service and many
things may happen in that period.
But this possibility is being considered
and the government proposes to be
ready for ii as soon as practicable.
Detailed plans requiring cons res
sionai action are expected to he COM
plote when congress meets April ?
Prior to hat time the Democratic and
Republican leaders of the SEN te and
the house will he here and Will hold
conferences with the president ana
members OF his cabinet Speal er Clark
and Representative l<itchin returned
to Washington today from the south
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
FALL MAY KILL OIL WORKER
ID. ID. Wcrtzbcrgcr Lands on Head,
Dropping from High on Rig.

Rcy Il. Heater, a rig builder, work
ing for d. ID. Wertzberger. yesterday
fell from the third girder of an oil rig,
near Leonard, okla, and was prob
ably fatally injured. He was brought
to Tulsa and placed in the Tulsa hos
pital.
Heater landed on his head in the
fall. and altho his skull is not frac-
tured he was severely hurt. He has
no family and is a member of the
Masonic lodge.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
TWO DIE IN DEATH PACT
Wife. Sent to Asylum, and Husband
Meet Maker Togo thcr.

rT GIN, Ill, March 23.-Willam
Erickson and his wife. Eva ended
their lives in a suicide pact here To-
day. Mrs. Erickson, who was about
30 years old, car1e to the asylum for
the insane as patient a few months
ago. Today her husband came from
Chicago to visit her. AS he was about
10 leave the grounds two shots weru
heard. Both were dead VIXEN at
tendants reached them.
In tho womans hand was ,und
this note:
"I wish TO die With my husband
Gcd forgive US"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
GAMBLING PROVED HIS RUIN
Young Los Angeles Bank Teller Lost
$40 900 Tempting Goddess.

Los ANGELES, March 23.-Attiib-
uting his downfall to gambling. Ancel
G. Boyett, a young teller Of the Los
Angeles branch Of the Bank Of GJaly,
confessed today he had taken $4,000
from the bank in the last months,
according to announcement by Claire
Woolwire, deputy district attorney.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
Hold Germany To Blame.

NMSTFKIlNM, MlrCN Z3."IN n
London) Tho Handelsblad consid-
ors the torpedoing of the American
steamer lIealdton means war between
the 'Ini-cd States and Germany The
Nieuwc Van Dem Dag says that if
the torpedoinE of the IIealdton leads
to war the responsibility falls upon
Germany not upon the United states
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
FALL OF TREE KILLS SEVEN
Huge Trunk Crashes on Work Train,
Crushing Life From Men.

ASTORIA, Ore, March ga fall
ing tree, blown over by windstorm,
fell on a work train on logging road
near Grays River, WASH. today.
Seven workmen on the train were
killed and 1S were injured, according
to reports brought here
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
U,WISH RFIIEF FUND.

The Tulsa Daily World, Tulsa,
Okla. Gentlemen-The commit
tee for the fund toward the re-
lief of the Jewish war SLfterers
are glad II inform you that
about $1,000 has been collected
and we feel that you were help
full in our work by giving us pub
lic.ty, and we, therefore, wish TO
express our thanks to you. Gou.s
very uuly, Jewish War Sufferers
Committee, by S. +. Travis
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24

Temporarily at least the retirement
of the German forces in Frence ap-
pears to have halted as both the
British and French communications
report counter attacks and stubborn
resistance at various points along the
front. Notwithstanding this apparent
change in German tactics the British
report progress southeast of Arras;
and the French, Paris says, have
moved forward between one and a
quarter and two and a half miles in
the St Quintin region.
Inundatc Disc Region.
French troops also have made gains
on the heights overlooking the Disc
valley northeast of Tergnier and have
rcpulsed German attacks before Thil,
northeast of Rheims. Paris asserts
that the Germans are inundating the
Oise region and that the city of
Laferc, thot to have been one of the
strong points in the German line, is
under water.
South of the Disc the French con-
tlnue to cross the Aiette river and
north of scissors, Paris says, consd-
erable progres has been made toward
MargiVal.
Stubborn resistance by the Germans
is said to have marked the French
successes northeast of the canal be-
tween the Sommc and the Oise in
which much ground was gained.
British and Foe Clash.
From Beaurains. about two miles
south of Arras, to Etreillers five
miles west of st. Quentin, Lon reports
encounters between British and Ger
man forces. At Nraucourt and at two
points in the center of the line Ger
man counter attacks are said to have
been repulsed and the British posi-
tions maintained. Southeast of Arras
in the neighbol hood of Ecoust and
Croisilles the British made further
gains
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24

CARLISLE. Ind, March 23.--One
man was killed, three persons seri-
ously injured and dozen less seri-
ously hurt when a tornado devastated
thickly populated farming district
south of Carlisle today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
Practically All Healdton Vic
tins Were Ordinary Sea-
men, Late Reports Say.
MEANS WAR, DUTCH THINK
Editorials Say Germany Is Re-
sponsible; Norwegian Sailor
Cheats the Sea.
BULLETIN.

ROTTERDAM. March 23.-Ni in
London. III: 20 u. m.)-Thc seven
Americans who pcrishcd in the sink
second mate, Brooklyn; IIudgins,
third mate, Norfolk. Va; Walter
johnson. third engineer, Hobol>cn; =.
Lc,cauN, oilcr, lIObokcn; George
cisco; X. ". Smith. able seaman. CHI
cneo, and John Steiner. able seaman,
Pittsburgh.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24

TROOPS CLASHING
ON WESTERN LINE
Sanguine Fighting Along En-
tire Front; Allies Claim
Small Successes.
BI LII TIN :

BULLETIN:
COPENH \GEN. via Berlin and
wireless to TuCkcrton, y. j., March %.
\ dispatch received here from IIaDa-
rnnda. Sweden. SAYS the Russian So
ciaI Democratic party has issued a
manifesto demanding peace.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24

williams 8 Harvey. Nursery. Fifth and Main
ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24

WASIIINGTON. March 23-Tho
first detailed account of the sinninf
of the American steamer ilcaldtop
reached the state department late to-
day from American Consul kfosh at
Rotterdam. 1t follows:
American tank steamer IicaldtOn,
Rayonnc, n. j., owned by Standard
oil company, New York. en- route to
Philadelphia via Bergen to Rotter-
dam, commanded by Captain Charles
Christopher. American citizen, carry
ing cargo six thousand tons petroleum,
having 81 officers ana crew aboard,
incldding number of Americans, re-
ported torpedoed and sunk without
warning by German submarine at
S:15 evening of 2lst, % miles from
Terschillng.
captain and 10 men brought safe
ly To Ymuiden. one died exposure in
lifeboat Twenty reported drowned
by capsizing. one lifeboat with fol q
Loving officers and crew reported
saved
Captain Christopher, Brooklyn.
Chief Engineer Caldwell New York;
Assistant Engineer Emery, New Or
leans; Boatsman Rode, Rotterdam;
cook, Snikers Rotterdam; seaman,
Horenson, Norway; oilers, Guil,ane,
ROmoro; stokers. Grande, Gonzales,
Muino and AlonZo; and engineers,
messman and Lauriano, afi OF Phil
adelphia.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
Survivors to Rotterdam.

"The survivors are en- route to Rot.
terdam."
A later dispatch from Consul Krogh
said
Additional survivors steamer
lIealdton, Willerup, Svcnsson, Parker.
johnson. Sickstrom. Andersen, Non-
SEGA, GCnzaley AID Alamo.
'Jasslnto died of exposure
The Standard oil company of New
York telcgraphcd the state depart
mcnt rs follows
wives of captain aud chief angi-
neer received telegram advising hus-
bands are safe. Thirteen Of crew
were Americans Steamer bound for
Philadelphia for Rotterdam and called
at Halifax and Bergen. Left Bergen
for Rotterdam March 20. captain
having heen instructed to proceed by
reported safe route thru North sea
channel, west of Denmark. Cargo was
illuminating oil in bulk"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-24
PROSPERITY TALK

After inviting the neighbors to come
to Tulsa II they can't buy 1t AZ
home the Tulsa trade trippers may
also offer offices on tenth and six.
tecnth floors II they cant be OBJ
tanned In the home town skyscrapers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22
Morgan Interests
Control Utah Copper
Kennecott Company Bought
200. 900 Shares in Past Year

Stephen Birch, president OF the
Kennecott Copper Corporation, an
nounced yesterday that the company
had, during the past year, purchased
in the open market 100000 shares OF
the stock of the Utah Copper Com
pany. It's holdings now total 6O4.4Oo
shares of the 1,624,49O shares outstand-
ing. As result, control of Utah Cop
per is now vested in the Morgan-Gug-
genheim interests. In connection with
the purchase of the additional Utah
stock. the Kennecott company did some
short term financing, which will be met
when due from surplus earnings.
Mr.. Birch denied that merger OF the
two companies was contemplated. Inc
Gugeenheim interests are already rep
resented on the Utah board or dlrec-
tors by William Loeb, jr., hurry 1ug-
genheim and S. r. Guggenheim. hay
den, Stone & Co. are also represented
Purchase of 100000 shares of Titan
by the Kennecott will assure that COM
many of 81, 900 900 additional income on
the present basis of the regular diVl-
dends of SO a share on Utah stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22
Distillers' Meeting
A Lively Affair
J. K. Hodges and H. J. Car
deza Elected Directors De-
spite Opposition

Affairs of the Distillers Securities
Corporation were thoroughly aired IN
the course of a breezy meeting OF
stockholders yesterday held at Jersey
City. Questions asked by Charles II.
Stoll. lawyer Of New York City, who
represented a minority interest of 49,
900 shares, developed the fact that Levy
Mayer sold between $500 and 6,7OO
shares of the preferred stock of the
Distilling Company of America to the
Distillers Securities Corporation in the
last six months of 1916.
Mr.. Mayer explained that he had
come into possession of the securities a
number of years ago, having acquired
them from Chicago banking interests
who had bought the same during the
Rice regime upon his recommendation.
These interests, as we'll as himself, had
been misinformed, he said, concerning
the value OF the securities, and he had
deemed it his duty to take the secur-
ests should not suffer by following his
advice. The securities, he said, have
been repurchased by the Distillers Sc
curities Corporation at price of APP
proximately $40 share. This price, ne
stated, represents the cost TO him, plus
interest at the rate of per cent, so
Al. 4 L H. a
There was considerable discussion
concerning the attempted dissolution OF
the Distilling Company Of America. MIR.
Stoll, who the management claimed rep
resented only one share of stock which
had been given him by Mr.. Rice, has
taken steps in the New Jersey courts to
prevent the dissolution of the Distlllng
Company of America. The management
charged that he did not represent the
stockholders of the Dstillers' Securi-
ties Corporation, but rather the Cuba
Dstlling Company and the United
States Industrial Alcohol Company,
whose preferred stock dividends are
guaranteed by the DlStlllerS' Securltle5
Corporation.
Mr.. Kessler, when questioned regard
ing his statements made some time ago
that the assets of the Distilling Com
pany of America were worth only a
fractional part of the par value of the
preferred stock, stated that the nation
wide prohibition movement was having
and would continue TO exert tremen-
dous influence upon the affairs of the
company.
Before the meeting adjourned
4. J. VI. Cardeza and J. X. Hodges, rep
resenting the majority interests, were
elected directors of the corporation.
Mr.. Hodges is a son of Amory G..
Hodges, vice presdent of the corpora
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22
News Digest
Foreign

London to Deal in New War Loan
Monday. -London, March 2l.-Money
was plentiful at ga per cent and DIS
count rates were steady at 49s per
cent for short and three months bills.
Treasury bills were in keen demand.
The official announcement that deal
ing in the new war loan will be al
lowed on the Stock Exchange next
Monday slackened interest in standard
and gilt-edged securities and home
rails, which sagged fractionally from
lack of support. The undertone, how
ever, remained strong, and rubber, oil
and metal stocks were active and dear
err. Gold mines were firm features,
but Argentine rails reacted on poor
cratic returns. There were few
dealings in American securities not
wanted for the mobilization scheme,
and prices were generally higher.
Paris Bourse. March IL
Trading was quiet on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes, 81 francs
so confines for cash. Exchange on
London. 81 francs 81 Il centimes. Five
per cent loan, IS francs 20 centlmes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22

News Of conflicting import caused
some uncertainty among stock trad
ers, but did not serve to check ac-
tivity. For the third successive day,
dealings exceeded a million shares,
and additional signs Of outside" in
terest in the market were in evil
dence. After early gains prices re-
coded and majority of the more ac-
tive issues closed with net losses for
the day. The news from Washing
ton, indicating that relations with
Germany are becoming more acute,
was not disturbing; indeed, the mar
ket responded TO that with a rise.
But the announcement that copper
producers had sold metal to the gov
eminent at about half the prevail
ing market quotation, and the sug-
gestion that steel and other COM
panies might follow a like course,
somewhat dampened the enthusiasm
Of traders and caused considerable
profit taking. That was the eXplana-
ton most widely accepted as account
ing for the decline.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22

nance Company early last year, reports
for 1916 total income OF s27.5l1,Is4'
compared with ss,S26,672 in 1915 and
ss.115,eS2 in 1914. The balance avail
able for dividends was s25,o94,353'
equal to 55.7 per cent on the s45,0oO,oOO
outstanding capital stock, compared
with 14.2 per cent in 1915 and 4.36 per
cent in 1914.
Public Service Corporation OF New
Jersey.-Earnings of the subsidiary
companies Of the Public Service Cor
poration of New Jersey for the year
ended December 81 last totalled s42'-
54s,77s, an increase of s5,O77,546 over
1915. The operating revenues of the
Public Service Railway Company were
sfs,175,764, a gain of sl,6o6,32l.
Distribution of Profits. I'M
portant corporations declared extra
dividends yesterday. The Atlantic
Steel Company directors voted / per
cent extra on the common in addition
to the regular quarterly disbursement
Of IA per cent. payable April to
stock of record March %. The Central
Foundry Company declared an initial
quarterly dividend Of . per cent on the
rev 100000 per cent cumulative pre-
forred stock. Cities Service Company
has declared in addition to the regular
monthly dividends OF y per cent each
on the common and preferred, an extra
Of y per cent on the common. The
Island Creek Coal Company directors
voted an extra dividend of 81 on the
common stock besides the regular
quarterly disbursements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22

The above rates express the cost OF
foreign money in terms OF the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy AN English pound
sterling for $4.751a; the intrinsic par
ity is sl.S6Ss per pound. Thus. you
say either that pounds are at a dis
count or that dollars arc at pre-
MUM, which is owing to the fact that
in England the demand for dollars
with which to settle accounts in this
country is greater than the demand in
this country for pounds with which to
settle accounts in England.
Russian Exchange Improves in Den
mark.-Copenhage March q (via Lon
don. 3:39 a. n.)-There has been a
steady rise in the ruble OF the eX-
change market, indicating the conf
dence with which the market regards
the future Of Russia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22
Nation Pays
Market Price
For Its Steel
Precedent Set by Copper
Producers Not Yet Adopt
ed in Iron Trade

Now that the leading producing COM
panies have agreed to sell the United
States copper enough to supply the
needs of the Army and Navy Depart
ments for the coming year at less than
half the prevailing quotation for the
metal in the spot market, the question
is raised whether the dominant inter-
ests in the iron and steel trade will
follow the precedent thus set of quot
ing special price on government
orders.
Has Paid Market Prices
SO far it appears this has not been
done, "The Iron Trade Review" being
authority for the statement that such
business as has been placed in con-
nection with orders for steel wanted
for navy yard extensions, munitions,
aeroplane hangers, war vessels, etc.
has been at prevailing market prices.
The period during which the copper
producers agree to supply the govern
ment's needs runs from April l, this
year, to April I, 1918. The price set
is 1857 cents a pound. Among the
companies that will participate in the
sale are the American Smelling and
Refining Company, the United Metals
Selling Company and Phelps, Dodge &
Co. These companies will, however,
make a profit at the price named.
Moreover, the quantity specified repre-
sents Only per cent Of the country's
annual production.
Large Government Buying
In the steel trade the demand for
ship steel is still the outstanding feat
ure. To the enormous requirements OF
foreign and domestic buyers is added
the needs for the larger government
naval programme.
The Navy Department. it is reported
has already awarded contracts fol
armor plate, amounting to approx
mately 10000 tons, to be used IN the
con struction Of battle cruisers, con-
tracts for which arc said TO have been
placed with private yards few Gays
ago. Orders for the srmor plate, 1t Is
understood. were privately placed with
the Bethlehem, Carnegie and Midyale
steel companies.
As to foreign demand, "Ths Iron
Age" says that word has come from
the new Russian government that 1t Is
planning fresh loans in this country to
obtain cars, locomotives and rails. IL
is the opinion of the banking com
mun;tv. however, that financing OF
Russia's needs in this market for some
time to come will have TO be taken
care of by Great Britain.