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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
1000 KILLED IN A WOOD.

Four thousand Germans of fresh division gathered in the
Bots for further attempt to break the ne but they
by flying officers and the British batteries filled the
wood with shells that slaughter done there This
body of literally sheled to DEATH and it human
hell in that under the blue sky.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28

Continued on page six
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28

LONDON April 25The Turks in Mesopotamia have been
driven from position the right bank of the Tgrs be-
tween Samara and Istabua the war office announces Inc
British pursuing them occupied Samara Station yesterday cap
turing 16 locomotives 224 railway trucks Samara Station
also the right bank opposite the town of the same name
across the rver)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
ADA PREPARES TO
GO GET SLACKERS
Two Thousand Organize for
Battle; Sheriff Duncan Ar
rests Conspirators.

ADA, Okla, Aug. 3.-Two thousand
or more determined citizens met here
IN mass meeting tonight to perfect an
organization to give battle TO the draft
violators who are threatening death
and destruction thruout Pontotoc
county. A committee of fourteen was
appointed to act with the authorities.
The plans decided upon will be known
only to the officers.
Three hundred OF the rioters are
reported hiding in well fortified
rendezvous near Konowa.
Eighty objectors, said to have been
q remnant of the larger band reported
encamped at Rock Crossing, near
Sasakwa, ran for the hills on the
appearance of Sheriff Duncan of Pom
totoc county and n party Of deputies.
Eight prisoners were taken and
eleven prisoners the rioters had taken
were released
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
FIRST TO ANSWER
is ROBERT |MLER
Found Perfect by Physicians,
He Is Ready, Able and
Anxious to Fight.
DRAFT WILL START MONDAY
DR.. Hawley Announces Names
of Those Who Will Assist
With Examinations.

The first man of Tulsa's quota OF
army has taken his examination and
been found perfect. and now stands
.ready, able and anxious to serve" his
country.
Robert l.. Imler. 2S years of age,
single. making no claims for exemp-
tion was number 35 I'm the list for
draft service drawn in Tulsa. During
his residence in this city he resided at
the home of the Rev. l.. S. Barton,
ST South Boston, but yesterday the
following telegram was received by
Mayor John II. Simmons from Cody,
Wyo., which advised the local exemp-
ton board that Imler was ready to
report for service:
Because of time required for trip.
expense and inconvenience to my
work in various Wyoming oil fields.
] was examined at Lander, Wyo.. by
local exemption board and passed per-
feet physical examination. am ready,
able and anxious to so and willing to
report for duty as soon as YOU need
me. Am mailing report to you today.
Robert l.. Imler."
Altho he claimed Tulsa as his home,
Imler was engaged in geological work
which took him thruout the country
VII was W bt lVuHu ilt was
college graduate. according to
friends in this city. and was born in
Woodbery. Pa, February II. 1889.
Was 35th Drawn.
While in Tulsa he presented HIM
self to the registration board and was
given serial number 1858. which was
the thirty-fifth drawn on the day of
draft, July 20.
At the city hall yesterday members
of the exemption board and clerks
were busily engaged in preparing their
form letters and others material for
the examination Of the 55S men who
are to be examined to fill up Tulsa s
quota for the army.
DR.. S. DeZell Hawley. examining
officer of the board. announced the
names Of those doctors who are to
assist him and Secretary Joe Kenton
of the board was busily engaged in
answering all inquiries possible as to
features of the examination which had
not been made clear in the circulars
mailed out by the board to each man
ordered to present himself for ex-
animation.
Board of Physicians.
Doctor Hawley announced the fol-
lowing doctors had been selected to
assist him, each to give his time to
some particular part of the examina-
ton of each applicant: DR.. II. p.
Price will have supervision Of the ex-
animation of the eyes OF the appli-
cants, DR.. w. +. Dutton, heart and
lungs; DIR. w. w. Brodie, general DR..
w. III. Rogers. general; DIR G.. A. walls,
surgical; Il. f Stroud, ear, nose and
throat
These physicians will assemble at
the city hall Monday morning, Q
o'clock being the time set for the first
examinations to begin. and thruou,
that day. Tuesday and Wednesday,
they will be busily engaged in giving
the examinations to 1876 men each
day. or 80 an hour until the quota of
this city is filled. In the meantime
Mayor Simmons and Secretary Kcnton
will be hearing the exemption claims
of those having these to present.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
HOUSE UNITED ON
CONFEREE REPORT
Administration Food Bill Goes
Over Without Single Dis
senting Vote.
GORE MAY HINDER IN SENATE
Contemplates Minority Report;
German-Born Makes Plea
for Measure.
GORE MAY HINDER IN SENATE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Confer-
ence reports on the administration
food control and food survey bills
were adopted without opposition to-
day by the house. They will be TAX en-
up in the senate tomorrow bat prob
ably not adopted before Tuesday The
opposition by Senator Gore, Democrat,
chairman of the agriculture commit
tee, who may file "A minority report,
now appears to be the only dangerous
stumbling block for them.
Every Vote for BilI.
Not vote was recorded in the
house against the long disputed CON
ference report on the control bill.
Representative Powers OF Kentucky,
after an unsuccessful effort to re-
commit it. voted in the negative and
then changed his vote. The only other
show of opposition came from Repre-
sentative McLemore Of Texas. who
voted present" on the survey
measure the vote was viva voce with
only n few scattered noes" a patri-
otto appeal by Representative Kahn of
California, Republican, born in Ger
many, was the feature OF the debate.
Amid applause from both sides he
urged united support Of Presiden
Wilson. He indorscd the conferees'
elimination of the senate war ex-
penditures committee amendment, op-
posed by the president but favored by
some Republican leaders.
Has Faith In President.
"I want to congratulate the house
conferees particularly for knocking
from this bill the provisions for a
'snooping' committee" said Mr.. Kahn.
The duty of congress at present is to
present n solid front in standing be-
hind the president. He Is commander
in-chief OF the army AMI the navy. He
VIII have to give an account of his
stewardship later. Let us not ham
per him now"
Mr.. Kahn predicted great success
for the food administration.
Contrary to expectations neither the
Congress In the prohibition section
nor the elimination of the war ex-
penditures committee provision caused
much discussion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
IBRITISH AGAIN FIGHT
| WAY INTO ST. JULIAN
Additional Ground Gained
Near Center of Line; Artil-
lery Duels Continue.

LONDON, Aug. S.-Northeast OF
Ypres today the troops of Field Mar
shall Haig re-established themselves
in the town of Saint Julien, captured
by them on Tuesday, but from which
they were driven by the Germais on
Wednesday. Additional ground was
gained south of Holleke, near the
center of the line, on which the en-
tente allied attack was launched early
this week. British artillery dispersed
German forces preparing to attack
near Ypres and forestalled any at
tempt by the Teutons to charge the
British lines. Since Tuesday. the first
day of the allied advance, 6,122 Ger
mans We're made prisoners by the
AnglO-French forces.
Near Monchy- -le-Preux, southeast oi
Arras, the Germans on Thursday
night, entered the British front line
trneches at two points. Desperate
fighting ensued and the British, dur
ing Friday, retook most of the eie-
ments. Except for the repulse of a
German attack on a 1,500yard front
near Cerney on the Aisne front there
have been only raids and artillery
duels on the rest of the western front.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04

Organized bands of negroes,
tenant farmers and Indians,
whose purpose is to defeat the
selective service law in Okla
homa, have spread a reign of
terror thru at least three coun-
ties in the central part of the
state, partially destroyed two
bridges, abandoned their crops,
severed wire communication,
plan raids on ranches and
stores and threaten to burn all
the bridges in the district, ac-
fording to reports received at
the office of Governor Will
liams here today.
Early tonight the adjutant
general received a long dis
tance call from Holdenville, in
forming him that about twelve
hundred rioters were assem-
bled near Okmulgee. He or
dered Captain Donnahue to
take a dozen civilians and a
hundred rifles and report at
once to the sheriff at Okmul-
gee.
Authentic reports from the
sections affected are hard to
obtain, the adjutant general
declared.
The affected counties are Seminole,
hughes and Portotoc and the sheriffs
and prosecuting attorneys from each
OF them are forming posses in an
effort to forestall the rioters.
The bands are organized into sew
eral bodies, the strongest of which Is
known as the Working Class union,
whose membership Is said to number
about three hundred. This organiza-
ton is said to be supplemented in its
work of destruction by |. w. w. agi-
tators and smaller group known as
tie Jones family"
Seminole county seems to be tho
heart of the chaotic ridden region
where trouble has been brewing since
the passage of the draft law. Many
tenant farmers of the county have
turred their stock into the growing
fields and killing some of the live
stock for food. Holders of mortgages
on both stock and crops appealed to
CONTINUED On PAGE FIVE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
General Erdelli Shot From
Behind; M. Tchernoff
Quits Cabinet.
CZERNOWlTz FALLS TO HUNS
Russians Abandon Capital
of Bukowina Without
Resistance.

PETROGRAD. Aug. s. General
Erdelli. military governor Of Petro-
grad, says the Bourse Gazette has
been killed. He was treacherously
shot in the back.
General Erdelli had been appointed
military governor of Petrograd in sue
cession OF General Polovtseff, who
resigned after failing to put down
rioting in the Russian capital Gen
eral Erdelli had been commander OF
the eleventh army.
Socialist Quits Cabinet.
NJ. Tchernoff. a Socialist, has re-
signed his seat as minister of agri-
culture in the Russian cabinet. In a
letter to Premier Kerensky, NJ.
Tchernoff said he was resgning TO
obtain freedom of action In order 20
defend his character against the
calumny that he had been associated
with the Germn general staff.
With apparently no let-up the Rus
sian retreat along the line from Tarn-
opal to the Rumanian border, there
comes advices of a new political
crisis in Petsrograd. Premier and
War Minister Kerensky and his fell
low cabinet members, except one,
resigned but later with the exception
OF NJ, Terestchenko, the foreign min
lister. withdrew their designations.
Make Slight Resistance.
The line of the River Zorocz at its
confidence with the Dneister has
been given up at several places by the
Russians, who. however, fought stub
bornly to hold back the Austro- Gei =
mans. Between the Dneister and the
Pruth the Russians have not halted
in their retreat toward the borGAr.
Bukowina Is almost entirely in the
hands of the Teutons again. Czerno-
witz, the capital. has been occupied by
the Germans without a fight. ana
Kimpolung. an important town several
miles north of the Rumanian boruer,
has been evacuated by the Russians
The German advance in Galacia and
Bukowina seemingly is aimed at Kane
metz Podolosky, a fortified city north
Of the Dniester and in the direction Of
Odessa. Russia's great port on the
Black Sea
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
Famed Yale Quarterback
Shot to Death by wife

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-John De
Saulles, former United States minister
to Uruguay. was shot and killed at
his home at Rosilyn, Long Island. late
tonight by his divorced wife, wha was
Miss Blanquitta Errazuriz of Santiago,
Chile.
Mr.. De Saulles, famous Yale quarter
back and one-time captain of the
Blue eleven, met his wife. who is a
niece of a former president OF Chile,
when he went to that country to 1910
to promote railroad enterprises for the
South American Concessions company
which built the Trans-Andean rail-
road. He met his future wife at her
mothers home near Valparaiso after
her return from long stay in Europe.
They were married in Paris in 1911.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
MANY CITIES SENDING AID
Muskogec, McAlcstcr. Sapulpa Rush
Guns and Men to Trouble Zone.

MUSKOGEE. Okla. Aug. 3.-One
hundred armed men with large sup
plies of ammunition left Okmulgee on
IA special train at o'clock tonight for
the scene Of the anti-draft riots in
the southern part OF the state.
William Townsend, CHIEF of police
of McAlester, and Thad Conn, sheriff
of Pittsburg county, are assembling
all the rifles in that city to take to
Holdenville on. train leaving Nc
Alester at midnight. A posse, formed
on the ratio OF one man to every two
rifles, will leave on the same train.
Despite an oil workers strike which
Is In progress In Sapulpa. the sheriff
and his deputies left that city tonight
for WewolSa TO give battle to the draft
rioters. The responsibility of keeping
peace In Sapulpa was placed in the
hands of a home guard organization
OF about 65 business men.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04

Governor of Petrograd Is
Slain by Assassin's Hand
Run,dnian Grain to
Keep Germans From
Starring This Year

ZURICH, Aug. 3-The Vienna Neue
Freie Presse in estimating the world $
harvest for the year says that Ru-
mania, after supplying the needs OF
her home population and of the Aus
trian and German armies. will be able
to send one hundred thousand car
loads of cereals to Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary.
The newspaper admits that gram in
Germany and Austria Hungary has
suffered from the heat and drought.
but considers that the harvest will be
an average one except as to barley,
the crop Of which will be poor
Taking the harvest as a whole the
Neue Freie Presse declares the supply
of bread flour and potatoes for the
fourth year of the war is assured,
altho hard times will be experienced
until the new flour is put on the
market.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
Draft Cost SS,66O,4SO

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Thc cost
of drafting Americas first Srca: ma
tionaI army-from registration to en-
rolImcnt-was placed by Secretary
Baker today at $S,660,4S0 i'm his
estimates to congress.
This amount includes all overhead
expenses of registration. examination
and selection. II Is based on rcgistra-
ton of ten million, examination Of
approximately five million and en-
rollmcnt of 1,tS7,OO0
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
STRIKE TIES UP RAILROAD
Trains May Not BE Operated on Flor
ida 4 Alabama Before Monday.

CAMBRIDGE, Ga, Aug. 3.-Not a
wheel was turned today on the
Georgia, Florida ~ Alabama railroad
because of a strike started late last
night, according to officials OF the
road. 1t was stated that no trains
would be operated tomorrow and
probably not Sunday.
The strike came after Judge w. M.
IIagrcll of the superior court had
made permanent an injunction re-
straining members of the trainr1en's
brotherhoods from leaving their work
on the grounds that pen who received
benefits under the Acamson law can
not leave their work in concerted
action until that law has been given
the prescribed nin3 months test. The
point is said to be unique.
The men demand that Engineer
Strickland, discharged because of al
logged violation of rules. be reinstated.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
VICTIMS DELIBERATELY
DROWNED BY GERMANS
Stripped, Placed on Deck of
Submarine, Then U-Boat
Is Submerged.

A BRITISH PORT, Aug. g.
Thirty-eight members of the crew OF
the British steamer belgian Prince
were drowned in a most deliberate
manner by the German submarine
which sank her, according to the ac-
count given by survivors of the yes
sci who have reached british shores.
The chief engineer of the steamer,
who many times was perilously near
drowning, gave the following narra-
tive of the experiences:
When we were two hundred miles
off land / saw the wake of an ap-
preaching torpedo. The vessel listed
heavily and all took to the boats.
THE submarine approached and
shelled the vessel and then ordered
the small boats alongside the subma-
rine. The skipper was summoned
and taken inside. The others were
mustered on the deck of the subma-
rine.
THE Germans removed the life
belts and outer clothing OF all en-
cept eight of us, smashed the life
boats with axes and then re-entered
the submarine and closed the halches.
leaving us on deck. The submarine
went about two miles and then sub
Il had life belt. Near me was an
apprentice boy of 16, shouting for
help. / went to him and held him up
until midnight, but he became uncon-
scious and died of exposure. At day
light | saw the Belgian Prince afloat.
| was picked up after eleven hours
in the water by patrol boat"
The second engineer succeeded in
reaching the Belgian Prince before
she sank. The Germans came on
board and looted her, he reported.
He was in hiding, but finally jumped
into the sea and kept afloat on the
Wreckage.
The only other known survivor is
too Ill in a hospital to tell his story.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
Anything to Get the Money

Apparently there which Charles Page Will not sink
collect his personal
bodce great patriotic move
tobacco the
have baskets was
the might tobacco Every
send it,
o boys the front
Advertising solicitors in Pages employ made the rounds OF TO-
the Naturally they fell for And then came
I'm confident you will buy advertising In our news
public that participating In
And the merchant accepted the touch and kicked
interviewed stated they
agreed contribute various amounts for advertising on the strength
smallest of them signed
ST. He told this would cover the cost Of the
advertising the
"honor roll"
these methods to business
anything from them
full OF IDEAS all worked
of him anything
patriotic his gan2
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04

OKLAHOMA CITY Aug. 3-One thousand armed possemen
collected from Seminole Hughes, Pontotoc Okmulgee and
Pottawatome countless plan to make attack daybreak
tomorrow morning the mob of four hundred draft
Seminole county according to word from the of the
trouble late tonight
Under orders from Adutant General Ance carp give
whatever assistance they to local officers possemen
twenty deputzed civilians from Oklahoma City, carrying
large quantity of and ammunition, left Wewoka
tonight.
Guardsmen will be used last resort the adutant gen.
era sad but officers who sent call for help seemed to
think they would have enough to handle
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
FEAR OF BEING EXPOSED
BY DRAFT CAUSES SUICIDE
Motive OF Self Destruction of Woman,
Living as Man, Announced
by Police.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Aug. 3.-Authorl-
ties believe that the army draft ex-
aminations just beginning here was
the cause of the suicide OF "Dr. Sam
uel Ackerman," whose body found
yesterday was discovered by an un-
dertaker to be that of woman.
Detectives found that Doctor Ack-
erman." 2S. failed to register. Arrest
and physical examination would have
revealed the sex secret, maintained
for many years. The body was found
floating in the Maumee river yester-
day.
Several years ago, posing as n man,
Alderman married. The wife soon
obtained divorce
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
ALLEGED LEADER ARRESTED
Roy Crane Captured with Grip Full
Of Ammunition; Heavily Armed.

SHAWNEE, Okla, Aug 3.-One
hundred and fifty men, said to have
gathered with the intention Of resist
ing the selective draft, were reported
here tonight to have gathered at Rock
Crossing on the Canadian river, the
boundary between Seminole and
Hughes counties. This point was cx-
pected to be the resisters' base of
operations.
Roy Crane a Socialist agitator, was
arrested today at Holdenville. He car
ried grip filled with ammunition
and was heavily armed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
Another Student Airman
Killed by Planes Fall

WELLSBURG. w. Va. Aug g.
Death in 300-foot drop was the
fate today of G. b. Lambert, when
the motor OF his airplane suddenly
stopped. Lambert came from WEIGH.
w. Va, to the West Virginia aviation
school at Beech Bottom, near here,
and this was his first flight T.. l..
Frey, a member OF the British Royal
Flying corps, an instructor at the
school, who was with Lambert, sus-
tanned injuries which 1t Is believed
will be fatal.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-04
TWO BILLION WAR
TAX BILL DRAFTED
Straight Levies Proposed; No
Provision Made for Fur
ther Bond Issues.
BIG INCOMES HIT HARDEST
Beer, Wines and Excess Profits
Also Carry Heavy Ad-
vances in Rates.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The war
tax bill, under revision since May "a,
was put into final form for report to
the senate today by the finance Com-
mittee. 1t provides for 81. 2.002,00O. 900
in taxes to meet the war expenses. but
makes no provision for further bond
authorizations
The bill was increased s133. 600, 600
over the total as it passed the house.
About 1927, 100000 was added during
the last week because of the latest
war estimates. The final redraft was
sent to the printer tonight and will be
presented to the senate as biparti-
san measure Monday and probably
called up for debate Wednesday. Sem
ators La Toilette. Gore and Thomas
plan a separate report. advocating
higher tax leVies
How Increases Distributed.
The new increase of 1927, 900, 900
over the committees original draft is
distributed approximately among the
following additional levies:
On corporate incomes, $162 900, 900; /;
additional surtaxes on individual in
comes of S15,0 and over S27, 500
900, distilled spirits. $95, 900;
beer, $12,500.000; wines. s17,000.000;
war excess profits s5.000.000; bank
checks, $4,000, 900. floor or stock
taxes on sugar coffee, tea and cocoa,
$6,000,0O0. Total $327, 100000.
The additional levy On incomes Of
corporations applies also to partner
ships, joint stock companies and as
sociations, including life insurance
companies. Their normal income tax
is increased to per cent. per cent
more than the present law and per
cent above the original house and
committee program.
Heavy Incomes Hit Hardest.
The increased surtaxes fall entirely
on individuals having incomes OF $15.-
900 or above. They range from ! per
cent on $4,000 incomes to maxi
mum OF 33 per cent on incomes in
excess of 100000.
An additional tax Is made on dis
titled spirits withdrawn from bond
except those used for individual pur-
poses. The committees prohibitory
tax on grain, molasses and other in
gradients of whisky to stop further
manufacture is also retained.
Beer would be taxed SO per barrel.
double the present rate. Wines would
bear treble their present taxes. The
house levy was only $G.O00,000 on
wines.
The s5.O00,OOO Increase an war OK
cess profits was added by minor
changes in the schedule Of such taxes,
providing for u total revenue of S52S,-
100000. The s2.000,OO0 additional
from bank checks would make s10.-
000,00 in all from that source. The
committee originally planned to tax
only checks of IS or more but decided
today TO extend the one cent rate to
all checks.
The new floor or stock taxes on
sugar, tea. coffee and cocoa at the
same rates proposed In the new con-
sumption taxes are levied on whole
salers and retailers having large ac-
cumulated supplies.