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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
BERLIN INQUIRIES I
ABOUT STATUS Of
|NTERNED CREWS
American Sailors Held Pend
ing Reply.
TREATY CHANGE DESIRED
Germany WaatS to Clear Up
Status q Civilians,

BERLIN, Feb. y Foreign Secre-
tary zimmerman today informed the
Associated FrtyS that he had requested
the Swiss government to make inquiry
IN Washington regarding the status OF
the crews oi the intcrned ships in
American ports |.
Pending an answer, The ,eyenty-two
Americans taken hy the German raider
and brought m by the larrowdale.
whose release had been agreed to, are
being held in Germany, the foreign Sec
'tc'arv stated
Specific Information Wanted.
During the past week. he said re-
curing rumors have reached Berlin BY
way OF London in which 1t was an
uounccd American, had sequestercd
German ships and taken their crews.
Np definite Official denial having been
received, the government was prompted
10 ask thc government OF Switzerland
to obtain specific information.
We could not consent to the release
OF the Narrowdale prisoners which was
taken to be agreed a week ago" said
the foreign secretary These men had
been taken oil armed merchantmen and
their status had been established. They
will be liberated lust as soon as we
/ learn the late OF the German crews IN
American ports
y Order Rescinded.
The release OF the Iarrowdale pris-
oners wax agreed to with Ambassador
| Gerard ON the exc of the break in rela-
tons bu, the possibility Of the German
crews being in,erned in tho United
States prompted the Admiralty TO res
end the orders iiberxrlnH the Aneri-
cans held with the rest OF the Yarrow-
dale prisoners.
1t is pointed out here that this epi'
Sodc is further illustration OF tho
menace growing out of the lack OF la
cilitics and opportunity of free inter-
communication by both countries, Herr
zimmerman reaffirmcd his previous
statement that the AMERICANS now IN
Germany will be permitted to move
abou, uumoeS,ed and be perfectly free
to leave the country whenever they de-
sire. even II the break threatens to reach
tlc ultimate stage inis 'HVuuWI ~
based on tho impression prevailing here
that the United States is not oonten'
plating any changes in regard to Ger
man civilians that might compel Ger
many to reconsider the position she ha'
now definitely taken.
These and similar considerations, cal
culatcd 10 work out TO mutual zdvan
tage, are said TO be incorporated in .
, modernizcd draft OF the treaty OF 1W
which is now awaiting the approval %
both governments. The complete tex
OF the revised version has not yc, bee'
, made public
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
TOLL OF BLAZE
At MINNEAPOLIS
MAY REACH 28
Twenty Seven MiSSjng Ooc
Known Dead

MINNFNPOLlS. MINI. Feb l2-A
least sixteen persons were known to be
missing and may have lost their lives
in the spectacular fire which destroyed
the kcnvood hoNi SHORTLY after nH3
night. according TO police estimates
this morning
In addition to tho known missing
there are eleven others unaccountcd Tor
who may be IN the runs, according TO
Ed Stalker proprietor OF the place One
person is known TO be dead.
a score ar more were injured. some
seriously by lcaping from windows
when the ono lie escape became i'm
passablo
Woman Jumps to Death.
On, woman. Mrs. Lucille Squirc,
Jumped to her death from the third
fJor
Police and ire department officials
'.icyc that nearly score OF persons
w,rc precipitatcd into the basement by
crumblng floors and were buried IN the
debris A thick layer OF ice covers The
runs, hampcring work OF search for
victims
| Scvcnty-S,N persons arc thought 90
have been ~ the kcnwood hotel when
the fire broke out and complete chccS
of the survivors is being hurried TO
etabliSh the loss OF liie
Started in Basement
The fire is thought to have started
~ the basement aud the flames quickly
onvclopcd tho building The ono ire
c.capc was soon Wrapped in flames
and the inmates OF the building rushed
,o the windows from which they
! Jumped into snowbanks and improv,Scd
nets When the fire broke out most
Of the downtown apparatus was fight
ing another hotel fire and considerable
time elapsed before the iiremen ar
rived.
4 number OF children were dropped
from windows into the arms ot Spccta
tors. None was seriously hurt. While
some OF the injured were IN serious
condition, !, was reported today that
most Of them would recover One
woman who became hySterioal after he
ing rescued raced down the street
screaming and irolc her feet before
hcing overtaken Others, garbcd II
nigh, attire. suffered terrible exposure
IN the 10 below zero temperature
Two Leap From Fourth Floor,
While the fire was At ITS hclgh
Harry Jensen and his wife crawlcd Il
window ledge on the fourth iloor
For momcn, they paused then ]cnScl
embraced his wife and together the
leapcd to tho street while spectator
chcercd. Mrs. Jensen was badly hur
while her husband escaped with mlno
injuries
The kenMood WAS an old landmarl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
FEleUson TRIAL
SET FOR MARCH 5

Recause Of illness Of two impor,an,
witne,se. for the defense. trial of J NJ
Ferguson. Oklahoma county farmer
accused oi the murder Of Rufus Brake
was continued this morning IN Judge
nSysons division OF the district court
until March 5
In granting the continuance. Judge
Hayson urged the witnesses. who filled
IN" courtroom. to le, nothing interfere
with their being prescn, when the case
Is again called up -.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Japanese Premier
Pleads for Unity

TOXIC. Feb ll-licutcnant Gen
cral Coun, Tcrauchi, the premier ad-
dressing the preiec,ural governors to.
day and jus,iiying tho rccen, dissolu-
tion hy the emperor OF the house nf
Representatives, declared ,ha, tho pres.
en-, grave world crisis demanded ma
tional unity Instead of party cab
inc, and party purposes, the Japanese
ministry is seeking to improve affairs
OF state, establishing a new policy, re-
moving defects relating to important
questions now pending between the en-
pirc and foreign countries and especial
" cndeavoring TO establish friendly CO.
operation with China
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
GERMANS DESTROY
1000 AIRPLAnEs

BERLIN, Feb. l2.-from the begin.
ring OF the war to January 81. 1917
German battle planes aud anti aircraft
batteries destroyed 1902 hot1N ma
chimes or lo7 enemy squadronS OF six
machines each, according to official
statistics obtained by the Overseas
News Agency In the period stated. H.
zoo hostile avia,orS were pu, GU, of tho
comba, and machines valued a, $1,000,
0N0 marks were destroyed In 1914.
l9ls hostile airplaneS to the number OF
lb3 we're brought down In l9l6 the
T,utonS brought to earth IA hostile
machines and III January 1917 tho num-
bcr OF alrpancS accounted for was S.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
JOHN N. cou@ 10
ENTER Plea TO-DAY

John NJ. Couch accused OF the dou.
bic murder Of Miss Nellie Dunn,
school teacher, and Rowland ID vii.
liams. vocal teacher. is scheduled 10
be- srraisned before District Judge
Clark this afternoon to enter plea Of
no, guilty
lie was to have been arraigned thi,
mctning. bu, i, had to he postponed
on account OF County Attorney Sclby's
time beng occupied in the Wclsher
trial in Judge Oldheld's division OF the
district court.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Two Glasses Here
of German Vessels

WASHINGTON, Feb. i2,--There are
two classes OF German ships in Amer
lean ports. Those iuterned are war
vessels such as the commerce raider
Prnz Ei,cl Frederick, kron Prins Will
helm and such naval vessels. M the
cunboats. tormoran. at Guam and
Gcicr a, Honolulu The crews OF the
vessels. as we'll as the ships, being
part OF the German naval forces which
have taken refuge IN neutral hsrbors.
are n,erned as prisoners for the dura.
ton OF tho war under provisions OF
International law and The Hague con-
,entions.
The status of the warbound GermsW
merchantmen is different. as also Is
the status OF their crews Tho rnev-
chant ships arc not in,crned in any
sense Of the word, but are remaining In
hatborS oi refuge They are free TO
rut to sea a, any time and take their
chances with the enemy ships. Their
crews are IN the same status as any
other aliens coming 10 the United
States. ANY one :. them may be ad-
mi,ted to the country upon fulfilling
the immigration requirements while
they arc IN the status OF the aliens
they arc. for the present confined
aboard their ships by the immigration
authorities, in accordance with the
steps taken agains, tlN destruction OF
property or menaces 10 navigation IN
American harbots. |, is believed that
Ccrmany's nquir, is to clear up mis-
conceptions widely circulated there
tia, Germans in the United States
have been imprlsor d and that German
n, cperty has been coniiseated- Pfesi.
4 dent Wilson has announced that all
foreign rights are to be respected in
| ,yrry sense
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Raiders Close Up
Island Resorts

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE German
raiding activities in the southern At.
lantic terminated abruptly the winter
resort season in the Bahama Islands,
according to persons who arrived here
today on the steamship MORO Castle.
Hotels have closed because the Brit
isi authori,ieh ordered lights out and
it is said thousands Of tourists have
ilocked to the Islands, causing the buSi.
ness places, the patrons say, to close.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Villistas Occupy
Town Near Border

COLUMBUS, N. NJ, Feb. l2.-V,lla
troops have occupied Twin Windmllls,
twcnty-sx miles south OF the border
line gate and an intermediary base On
the communication trail to ColonhA
Dublan, according to Catranza Gus
toms officials here A Villa drive
toward the border was reported from
western Chihuahua by other sources
here. All horses, mules and other
stock were being commandeered, the
Villa followers giving receipts for all
property taken.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Japan Approves
Chinese Attitude

TOXIC, Feb ll-Nisooun' Motono,
Japan minister OF foreign affairs, at a
conference with the Chinese minister
yesterday approved the attitude ot
China toward Germany. as it has been
expressed in China's reply 10 the Ger
man note on unrestricted submarine
warfare, according TO the newspapers
today. The approval. i, is said was
on the ground that the position taken
by China would aid in uproo,ing Ger
man influence in the far cast and he
Of benefit TO the entente.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Connaught to Probe
Army Promotions

LONDON. Feb. - The Duke OF
Connaush, will be appointed inspector
general oi overseas troops, according
TO the Time, The paper in,ima'cs thai
the duke will investigate the question
oi the promotion OF Canadian officers
which has been subject OF criticism
here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
NINE JUDGES ON
COURT PROVIDED
IN BILL PASSED
Measure Causes Debate on
Senate Floor
NEW DISTRICTS PROVIDED
New Bill Would Divorce Oil
Mills and Gins,

Nlnc supreme cour, justices and add'
tional rcdiSlrlctlng oi the state into tour
new supreme court districts are pro
vidcd for in a bill by Kerr and Logan
which was passed by the senate thu,
morning
According to this brll the tlyc present
supreme court dtsrlctS are lett I'm
changed and four new overlapping one
arc created. New justices are tu he
appointed by the governor with the con
sent and advice oi the senate To- serve
until tho general election IN l9l6 when
they arc TO be elected
Debate Lively.
Around section OF the bill Wh,,l
Say,, NO justlcc OF the supreme court
shall become during the term Tor which
he may be elected OF appointed can
dda,e for any office other than a judi
,laI position" debate was lively he
lore final passage of the bill this sec
ton was fought but It's supporters were
victorious.
This section is designed as "protcc
ton" OF tho supreme court III the IN
tercsN OF good service to the state
Senator Mcintosh. principal supporter
Of the section. declared
There arc great many subtle point
cal influences which might be excrtc'
on members Of the cour, IT they coul'
run for the governorship," he sad. Il
this section is adopted those influence
would not be there and We could be as
sured that popular decisions would no
be rendered merely to further the pollt
cal interests OF justice who NIGH
want to run for another office"
Tvchsr Asts &ssstios.
Senator Tucker asked him il he be
iieved that the clause should have bee
law year ago before the presen
governor left the supreme court.
Senator, | am not thinking abou
things OF the past or discussing ther
now. 1t is the. future We arc lookln
Out for"
Senator Burns offered an amendmer
which would prevent any Justice oi IN
supreme court or Judge Of the crim'ns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
One Woman Killed
in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Texas Feb. le--
Joseph {. Franck, " New Orleans, lies
a, the City hospital IN critical condi-
,ion and Mrs. Nav Russell oi this city
i, dead as the rc,ul, OF a shooting al.
fray ,ha, took place late Saturday N
the eastern section OF the CITY Fol
lowing an investigation, charge ~
assault 10 murder was filed against
Franch hy the polire
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
100000 Blaze
Takes Army Hay

FL .PASO. Texas. Feb. l2.-fire dc
,,roycd the II paso Sash and Door
company's factory and yards, burned
twenty Fl PaSo & Southwestern rail-
road freight cars containing hay Tor
he United States army and damaged
the lumber yards Of tho Gahra,th
FoNwot,h Lumber company here today
The loss was estimated at S2OOOOO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Food and Arms
EmbargoUrged
BY Carranza
Mexican Chief Wants Ameri-
can Nations TO Keep Prod
ucts From Europe,

WASHINGTON. Feb l2--Gcneral
Carran1a has6 sent note to the United
States. Argentine, B,aiil and Chile, as
we'll as 10 all other neutral nations.
asking them TO JOIN in an agreement
to prohibit the export from their ooun-
tries to the warring European nations
OF ioodstuiiS and munitions o. war.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Valuable Water
Power Land Named

WASHINGTON, Feb l2-Ncctetary
Lane designated today as actual or
respective valuable water power lands,
approximately 10000 acres along the
Colorado river and other streams IN
Arizona To afford opportunity for tu
,ute deyelopmcn, oi large amount OF
electrical power IN the state IS the sec.
retary's purpose
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Revenue Measure
Being Redrafted

WASHINGTON, fch. ll-Wutk OF
redtaitng the administration revenue
bill was begun today by democrats ot
the senate revenue committee with the
decision oi the democratic caucus
which approved the measure as II
passed the house, with slight changes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
State Solicitor
Will Resign Today

WASHINGTON. Feb. u Cone
johnson. solicitor ~ the state depart.
men, had an engagement With Presi-
dcpt Wilson to-day 10 csssen, his rea'A =
nation TO take effect March !. He wlli
return 10 his home in Tsxss ~ rssune
lhs pys<iice pi LAM .--s
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
OLD MODEL Guns
AVAILABLE FOR
+. ARM|NC VESSELS
Question Of Supplying Men
More Difficult, -

WASHINGTON. Feb l2-P \ :.
Franklin. president of the lntcsratlunal
Mercantile Marine, today made formal
application TO the navy department FOR
guns to arm the passenger liners oththo
American line
Guns Are Available.
The rcqueS, states that the company
has been unable to lind guns elsewhere.
II 4 indicated that the navy depart
ment while opposed Tor military rca-
sons to any project OF conveying Amer
loan merchantmen through the pro-
hibitcd submarine zone iavorS furnish
ing such ships with guns for their own
defense
The navy department, j, was stated
officially, has considerable number
OF old model threcinch to SiN-inch
rifles available for armlng merchant
ships but no, enough for the conversion
of the merchant ships 1t would require
m time OF war and also TO furnish dc
tense armamen, for all merchantmen.
Crews Not Available.
The question OF supplying the rad
gun crews for merchantmen is more
difficult from departmental point OF
view. There Is objection To Withdraw
ing men Tor the active service OF the
navy at this time and there is also SOME
question as to what effect such Stel
would have on the status oi a ship
One Ship Sunk Sunday.
Officials noted with intcrc>, TO-DAY
tha, tho submarines toll OF mcrchar
ships had sunk yesterday TO the lowe
level since the campaign was uaugu
rated. Only one ship was sunk
During the morning and early alter
noon today only one large vessel wa
reported victim OF the ncN GcrmaI
submarine campaign - the BritisI
steamer Ne,hetlee, oi i2D tons Tw
small steamers brought the total ton
mage up to i96s for the period.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Two Leap From Fourth Floor,
Fair Tonight Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Fair weather
torIoht and Tuesday; warmer tonluht
with minimum Temperature 20 10 - de-
sTATg FORECAST - Tonight NIr,
warmer Tuesday falr. warmer In es.
trems east portions colder IN northwest
portion.
kANsAS--PAr,ly cloudy and warmer
innlRhi, cnldcr TuesdaN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
ONE u BOAT SINKS
FIVE BRITISH SHIPS
WEIGHING $4,000 TONS

IN ERLlN, Feb. l2.-One German
lk submarine in the North Sea
~ has sunk five British steamers
OF an aggregate of l40W tons, says
the Overseas News Agency
The Neue Lurirhet lei,ung the
news agency adds. reports from The
Hague iha, February y was rec
ord day IN submarine warfare a,
,hirt, five vessels were sunk
A dispatch FROM Chris,iania SAYS
that on February Q W.OW tons Of
shipping were destroyed by German
submarines
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12

ret since the formation o' the govern
uont and IS one Of the icw men who
/, rcputcd 90 have the cnurc contr-
dcncc Of General tartanla lie was
educated at tic Massachusetts h,ti-
trte,qi Technology and marrgd an
ABSrican woman ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12
Mayor Operholser Asks People
to Observe Tuesday as Flag Day

Tomorrow will be Flag Day Oklahoma tuy I procama
uc this morning Mayor Oyocr calls all CITIZENS TO observe
by display American flag, their business houses and
cnrc,
Following Is the pro, ,dmduou NJ
TO THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA CITY
In OF the fact that the American Military league, the
which patriotism
bellgeren but enterprise entered
calmly and without for the protection OF the dignity
institutions and the OF flag not only in wal
whose founders invoking divine guidance
offered their time and their to then country and their
God
Now therefore, Ed Ovethose, OF Oklahoma City,
recognition OF this movement hereby proclaim TNtsday Feb
flag day and request that each and every citizen
American flag their residence and place of bust
indefinitely duHhg the present crisis.
Signed this 18th day of February 1917.
ED OVERHOLSER, Mayor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-12

tCse,iassS On rsss rws.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
In Defence

Friends Of Germany in America-and
Germany has had many friends, and in
valuable friends, in our country among
individuals Of non-Teutonic stock-have
often felt called upon to deny that Ger
many has suffered from any such malady
Of byper-developed nationalism, racial
administration. At the very worst they
can cite that aphorism of old Balthasar
Gracian TO palliate the offences Of German
pride: "There is not a nation even among
the most civilized that has not some fault
peculiar to itself which other nations
blame" Not all Germans have read
Gracian but the friends Of Germany are
likely to have remembered the warning Of
hat holy book, so dear to Luther's heart,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

sweetness and friendliness-a friendliness
wholly immobile and contemplative.
1t would be useless to bother him. The
major called young Scotchman, saying
to me:
"The Scotch-they are the politest fell
lows in England
At the same moment second auto
stopped and another officer got out, accom-
panied by a civilian. They introduced us.
M. Benjamin, important French jour
nalist"
IN. Persigris, distinguished Partisan,
manufacturer Of conserves."
We exchanged greetings without convic-
ton, each of us being quite Indifferent to
the other. Then, following the young
Scotchman, we entered vast barracks
where there was nothing to be seen but
bags-vulgar bags piled on top of one an
other. And already | regretted the mys-
ferrous eyes of the Hindoo when | saw
those of Persigris suddenly grow bright,
and that parsonage, who had pronounced
stomach and breathed heavily, said in a
grave tone:
"Ah! Let us see some of these"
The Scotchman was agile and easily dis
entangled the bags. From a pile taller
than three men he disengaged bag four
times as big as himself and commenced
emptying it, while the major said;
ut is the food for the Hindoos. The
Hindoos was difficult to feed them; but
to feed them well was important
Plunging his hand into the first bag the
young Scotchman drew out of it little
white, powdery roots, and the dealer in
.conserves asked in a wheezy voice:
What are those dirty little things"
Ginger roots" said the major amiably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

men at that time and tugs at their throats.
Only they have that divine resource in re-
serve, the fire; and one sees all the opaque
tents become suddenly transparent and
stand out fairy-like in the sombre night.
The Hindoo, warming his hands, contem
plated the little darting flames which came
from his open-air fireplace like kisses
thrown to him by some good genie, and
his eyelids closed contentedly. OF what
was he thinking-this man who loves She
goats flesh, with pimento; rancid butter
end cinnamon mixed with honey,
Is the enigma Of existence not profound
enough to make us tolerant Of his answers
to It, Of his peculiar habits Of reverie? And
at time when reason is certainly at dis
count may it not be that there is more
good sense in his rigid rules Of life than in
the sneers of a merchant Of conserves
whom the war has made rich?
The major, without saying a word, had
instinctively OWNED all this. But in his
character of an Englishman, who cares
for nothing for discussion in the abstract,
ne replied smilingly in mere monosyllables
TO this great man.
After they had tramped about for a
while in the mud saw them direct their
steps again toward our autos. | rejoined
them. There the major, forced to it, no
doubt, by banalities which had become tire
some, went as far as to say in mis- usual
amiable manner:
"But it is their religion, is it not? We
cannot understand il. But We have to re-
spect it,
There reigned at that moment in this
bit Of country ravaged by the war deadly
silence. And those simple words, spoken
without any pretentiousness, almost with