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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
U-B0AT SHELLS
AND SINKS BOATS
OF U. S. STEAMER
French Survivors Report Loss
Of American Ship,

PARIS, lune s-The torpedoing Of a
big American steamer and the Shelllng
and sinking by the submarine OF ;hc
small boats in which the steamers crew
was escaping, is reported by the sur
vivors Of the French three -maS,ed sail.
ing ship Jeanne Cotdnnnirr. The
French ship was totpedoed in the Eng
li,h channel May n and the crew
reached llavre in oren boats They de
clare they witnessed the destruction OF
the American shin after their own YES
sci had been snnk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
City of $4,000
And Seven Other
1owns Wiped Out
Communication With Capital of Central
American Republic Cut Off for
Hours; Life Loss Unknown.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, June s-Salvador, the
capital Of the republic of Salvador with population Of
than has been totally destroyed according dispatch
from San Miguel, Salvador No detail. the
which the city destroyed have been received but
doubedy the result of earthquake volcanic eruption
SEVEN OTHER TOWNS DESTROYED.
dspach from Tesueisalpa Honduras, that in ad
pequs Nejapa Suchchoto Pasna Armenios and Mecanos
also destroyed Mecanos suburb of San Salvador
At $50 o'clock this morning there still commune
caion between San Salvador and Tegucigalpa.
SAN SALVADOR IN RUINS.
An who reached the edge Of the destroyed
reported 920 o'clock this morning that San Salvador
ruins and that everything within radius of thirty miles had
been destroyed by the earthquake.
PEOPLE CAMP IN STREETS.
The Of Santa Tela also has been destroyed accord
ing to this report Residents Of San Salvador camping in
the streets and parks At the time the report il had
been raining heavily for five hours The disaster supposed
have been caused by eruption of the vovano of San Sal
vador, at the foot Of which the city is situated.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Harvester Falls
Beneath Wheels

ENID. Okla. June s-(Speoial)--
George A. Reed, "a years old, from
Geary. a harvest hand afflicted with
epilepsy, was stricken as he attempted
70 climb aboard a moving Frisco train
here at go o'clock this morning He
fell beneath the moving wheels and
both legs were severed below the
lnees. He was taken 10 local hos
ri,al where Il is reported he will live
lie has an honorable dyehatge from
the army and il is ptobfble he will be
sen, to the soldiers home at Leaven-
worth. Kan
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
no LABOR DICTATOR
PLANNED BY ]. 5.

WASHINGTON. June s-Secretary
Of Labor Wilson today denied published
reports that the government considered
forming a national industrial control
No labor dictator, he said, /. needed be.
cause OF the spirit OF cooperation
amongst all classes OF workmen and the
able and earnest manner in which ,h,
spirit has been publicly expressed by
their leaders.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Grover Beatty
Is Slain By
Wife's kin
Brother Of Jim Beatty Killed at
Pawhuska in Quarrel
With Relatives,

PAWHUSKA, Okla, June s.
(SpeoiaD-Grover Beatty. residen, Of
Pawhuska, was shot and instantly
killed by his brother r-in.law lobe
Pearson, following a quarrel at the
home of the latter Yesterday afternoon
about 20 o'clock. Pearson lives
about fifteen miles from Pawhuska, at
Peatson switch on the Midland Valley
railroad
Details Of the shooting are lac king.
Beaty's wife, who is Parsons Hs,er,
was at the home OF her brother at the
time |, is understood that neAiy OBJ.
jec,ed to her presence in her brother
house and that he came there to bring
her back to her own home
Betty was shot four times with a
" oalibre automatic revolver
The body is to he hrough, today tc
Oklahoma City for burial.
Grover Bea,y is a brother oi Jim
Beatty, court clerk Of Oklahoma coun
" Beatty is in Pawhuska today max
ing arrangements for bringing III,
body Of his brother here The Beatty
have been prominent IN the develop
ment of Oklahoma county
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
City Receives .39
Inch of Rainfall

The local weather bureau reported
this morning tha, 70 Of an inch oi rain
fell between 7 " and 9 o'clock last
night in Oklahoma City I, IL said tksl
while the gardens here were no, suIiee.
ine from lack OF moisture. the rains
fall last night will materially NJ
their growth. In addition 70 iuswisAio
a relief from the dust shat kas tloU8
iot the last few days. a :.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Two Are Killed
Near Muskouee

MUSkOGEE. Okla June S--tSpc
cialO-rwo men are dad. one negro
woman is hadly injured and hundreds
oi head Of cattl, were killed nv a series
oi -tornadoes and electrical storms
which swept Mu,kneee and vicinity
last night. Many buildings were dc.
mol,hed and field, Of grain have been
blown flat Because all wires have
toen,irusd on psu. 4. Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
u. S. Fleet
Expected Abroad

PARIS June Am additional
American flotilla Of destroyer, and p,.
troll boats to cooperate with French
forces in the English channel and At
lan,ie, is expected shortly, according
to the Matin, The paper SAW that
naval bases have been prepared to ac.
eommoda,e the American ship,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
BRITISH LEADERS
GREET AMERICAN
CHIEF AND STAFF
American Ambassador Also
Attends Reception,
PeRSHING EAGER TO FIGHT
General Expects 70 Be at the
Front Very SOOn

LONDON. June S-General Pershing
and staff who arrived early this morn
ing at a port in Great Britain, reached
London this afternoon. General Perish
ing was welcomed by Walter Hinrt
Page, the American ambassador, Lord
Derby, secretary OF state for war, VS.
coun, French. commanding the British
home forces. and other officers, lnclud-
ing Lord Brooke, who will be attached
10 General Pershing's staff during hi,
stay in England.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
BY ROBERT I. SMALL,
Staff Corr cspondent, Associated Press.
RRITISH HEADOIfARIERS In

DNi lSIl IlDhiNlOhRI ENS iAN
FRANCE, June 8 - The number Of
prisoners reaching the collecting sta
,ions since the beginning yesterday OF
the new British drive in Belgium, has
now reached more than 6OOO MANY
more prisoners are coming in.
No Estimate on Guns.
No estimate Of the number OF guns
captured is yet possible, although it is
known that several German batteries
were taken practically intact
The night passed quietly on the front
OF the new attack, all the conquered
territory being held.
Prisoners say that scores OF German
guns were destroyed during the Brit
ish bombardment
German Losses Terrible.
The German losses in their counter
attacks were terrible. The full depth
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Wife of Kansas
City Man Missing

CHICAGO. June s.-Mrs Nadine
Brigh,well Y years old, and said to he
the wife OF wealthy business man OF
Kansas City Mo, left the home OF
friends here on May 70 to go shopping
No trace OF her has since been found
and today the police were asked to aid
IN the search.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
NAMES OF BOND
BUYERS LISTED;
BOYS TO HELP
Draft System To Be Used;
No Exemptions Allowed,

The volunteer system OF diSposing of
Liberty bonds has been discarded in Ia.
vor OF the seleo,ive drai; The exeou.
tive committee in charge OF the Okla
homa City campaign will act as an
exemption board, bu, no man will be
excused from taking a bond and shoul-
dering his share OF the war burden un.
le" he can put forward a satisfactory
reason,
In Continuous Session.
The executive committee in charge
of the campaign was in continuous ses
sion this morning and outlined many
OF the features OF the bond selling
move.
A general business mems meeting was
held this Afternoon to arouse interes,
In the bonds Ministers Of the city were
to meet in the Chamber OF Commerce
and, as one OF the committee members
pu, IT, be told how to preach Lib.
erty bonds" ".
BOYS 10 help.
More than 100 Roy Scouts will b,
taken TO the Chamber OF Commerce
rooms at 8 o'clock tomorrow nigh, b,
Rev J f Petshing local commission.
er and there the boys part in IN,
house toulouse campaign will he ex
planned A meeting OF several hun
dted women will he held the first o
next week, probably Monday, and the,
too, will ge, into the house.,o hou,,
canvass campaign.
John X Boardman was named thi,
morning TO head a general commi,,e,
which will have charge Of meetings. {
II Russell and S. NJ. Gloyd were name,
to captain all OF the team work and G
Continued on Page a, Column a.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
DISTRICT HEAD
CUTS OFF ALL
ARMY SUPPLIES
Complete Independence De-
Clared by Pereyaslav,
PEASANTS MAINTAIN ORDER
Thieves Are Lynched and
MoonShinerS Whipped,

PETROGRAD, June S-M Krus,a
left Nosar, who was president of the
executive committee OF the workmen's
council at the time of the Russian revo-
luton in 1905, has proclaimed the COM
plete autonomy of the Pereyaslav dis
triot of Little Russia. according to a
telegram received here today from Pol
tava He has refused to even petmi,
the sending OF supplies TO the amy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Naval Lieutenant
Discovered Dead

SEATTLE, Wash, June S-Licut
Kenneth Hcrror, L. s. n, " year,
old, superintendent, of work a, the Pu
get Sound navy yard. Bremet,on, was
found dead from gunsho, wounds last
nigh, IN his room in Bremerton 4
naval board today will investigate the
death to determine whether the wound
\,aS teiT inflicted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08

BERLIN, June s.-The German
forces on the Belgian front have
withdrawn from the salient pro-
truding westward to . prepared re-
serve position between the canal
bend north Of hallebeke and the
Douve Basin, two kilometers west
Of Warneton, says the official Ger
man statement today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Salvador Capital
or Small Republic

San Salvador is abou, three mile,
sou,heas, Of the volcano OF san Saliva
dor and is the seat OF government OF
the smalles; but mos, densely popu-
lated OF the republics Of Central Amer
lea.
First Earthquake in 1879.
First record OF an earthquake ,her.
was IN 1873 when the entire city was
nearly leveled and fifty persons per.
iShed Since then the city and the
country surrounding i, have been
stricken again and again. whole oitie,
being raied and many persons being
killed
The city. which wa, founded about
lS2S. is located about l2O miles south
east ot the town ~ Guatemala and \,
on small stream which flows into the
Pacific ocean
Large Institutions in City.
The city connected hy rail with
Acaluia and la llhct,ad and coniain,
a large university the national palsce.
the national library and astronomical
observatory and a botanical garden Il
has large agricultural trade
The country ol Sar Salvador itself
consists manly oi a plateau ,bou, 1000
feet above the sea, broken Nv large
number Of volcanic cones lis populi.
ton is l.lDmO and the most recent
census places the nuns,et of inhabitants
| in the capital \, bi0n0
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Norway Proposes
Price Regulation

CHISTlANIA. June s-The cabin.,
has decided to subm, bill regulating
the prices OF provisions fuel and other
neceSaries Of life BY other means than
maximum prices.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
French Biologist Dies.

PARIS, June 8,-proi Felix lie Dan
tee, biologist and philosopher, is dead
Professor lie Dan,eo occupied the chair
Of tropical pathology in the university
oi Bordeaux.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Fair and Cooler Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL EoRGcAsv-Falr wss,b,r n.
n'9T 1ns s{surS.y. Cooler tonight
cooler. Saturday fair. -"'
khNshs AND WEST TExAs-Gen.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08

of the British attack was 5000 yards
Three counter attacks by the Germans,
which were no, delivered in great
force, were broken up las, night
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Rumanian Army
Organizer Honored

PARIS Iune 3 S-Genetal Henri Ber
,holi. chief Of the French financial
mission to Russia. has been raised ,n
the dignity Of grand officer Of the
legion OF honor The honor is in rec.
osni,ion Of his services in recognizing
the Rumanian army
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
Aware, Nominated for President

RIO JANElRO, June S-Df Rodti-
guer Alvarez has been nominated for
the presidency at a political eonven-
ton held here Delfin Motiera was
named for vice president
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08

IN reoen, interview in Peuograd.
Premier Bratiano OF Rumania. said that
the Rumania army had been completely
reorpanited and was ready TO resume
the fight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
u. S. Minister Reports Fire.

Washington, June 8.-Dispatches from Minister Long at
San Salvador sent o'clock last night while the volvano Of
San Salvador erpns said part Of the had been de-
sroped by fire but that under control Great damage
W done.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-08
VOLCANO DESTROYS SAL LvAD0R
Germans Withdraw
To New Positions
In Ypres District

Six Thousand Men Captured by British in
Belgian Drive; Teuton Losses Are De-
clared Terrible; Evacuation of Entire
Manufacturing Dictrict of North
France May Result.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-21
BEST FOR LIVER,
BOWELS STOMACH.
HEADACHE. COLDS
They liven the liver and
bowels and straighten you
right up.
Don't be bilious, constipated
sick, with breath bad and
stomach sour.

To1TEht sure Take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
wake up with your head clear. stomach
sweet. breath right and feeling fine. Get
rid of sick headache. biliousness. cons
tinatlon, furred tongue. sour stomach
bad colds Clear your skin, brighten
your eyes. quicken your step and feel
like doing full days work Cascarets
are better than salts. pills or calomel
because they don't shock the liver or
grlpe the bowels or cause Inconvenience
all the next day
Mothers should give cross. sick. bill
GUS. feverish children a whole Cascaret
anytime as they can not injure the
ahirty feet Of tender bowels.-Ady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-21

Friees u h3e No ere expects the
potato ha aHs e. ae ae uatri0tte
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12
UNA NUOVA OFFENSTvA
SUI FRONTE TRENTINO?
L'Austria Avrebbe Preparato I'M
Altra "Strafe Ez Expedition"
Contro L'Italia

ROMA, IL Mario.
Correspondent di guerra tornau appena
dalla fronte del Trentno dove 81 svolse Tof-
fensiva poi II rlpiegamento degli austriac'
mel mesi di maggie gugno dell ammo scorso
fanno rilevare la grande Importance mill
tare che ha quella fronte dl circa cinauanta
miglia nella quale 81 trovano lie due nag
giori arterie di comunicazlone ira Trento
IItalia, la vale delrAdige quella del
Brenta. le due grand vie di invasione sulle
quail gil austriacl conptavano di potter
calare nella vale padana e prendere allie
spalle lesercito italano delllsonzo.
Quelo che gil austriaci hanno compito
mel Trentino dall'epoca della loro rtirata
mel guigno del 1916 lascia pensierosi perche'
si presta a diverse interpretation Dal
lestate scorsa essi hanno reso servibili un
complesso di strade dl circa duemila migla
lie strade militari ira la vale dellAdige
e la regione cadorina sono state moltiplicate
migliorate sono state distese centinaia d
migla, d llnec telegrafche. Inoltre gil aus
triaci sono stati attivssim anche nella
costruzione di caserme deposti di mun
zioni ed hanno accumulate immense riserve
di materiale.
oualunque sia rintenzione delIo state
Maggiore austriaco vi sono fatti che meri-
tano d essere presi in considerations In
nanzi tutto gil austriaci hanno concentrate
mel Trentino due tire volte ii numero di
sodati che essi vi avevano fanno scorso
In secondo luogo. con lie migllorate ed ac-
cresciute vie di communications, essi po-
trebbero trasportare truppe da una fronte
all'altra in piu breve tempo che non potes-
sero ranno scorso.
Puo' darsi che la recente vista dell'ex
capo di state Maggiore austraco, conrad.
del generate tedesco von Ludendorn, del
maresciallo Won MaCkensen @ dell'impera-
tore Carlo non signifchi che un'offensiva
sara tentata ancora con tro lItalia, ma
resta II fatto che gil austriaci sono questa
volta meglio preparati che non fossero lam
no scorso.
(Questo telegramma che e state tras
messo da Roma al Times di Londra con-
tiene esageraZioni che G. tilo far rilevare
prna d tutto moi non riuscamo a scoprire
come rAustria g la Germana potrebbero
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12
KNOX ON COMMITTEE
OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
Assignments Made for New
Pennsylvania Senator-Pen-
rose Keeps Old Places
From a stag Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March

Reassignments of committee places,
which were approved formally today. re-
suited In no changes in committees for SEN
ator Penrose. OF Pennsylvania. He retains
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on Ad-
ditlonal Accommodations for the Library OF
congress, and all other committee assign
ments he had In the last Congress
senator Knox Is assigned to the follow.
ing committees: Corporations Organized
IN the District of Columbia. Cuban Rela-
uons' expenditures in the Treasury Depart.
ment' Foreign Relations, Patents, Philip
pines privileges and Elections. Rules.
senator stone, Democrat, remains as
chairman of the Foreign Relations Commit.
tee. Ex-senator OGorman. Democrat Is
succeeded on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee by Senator Thomas. Democrat. Re-
publican vacancies on this committee are
hlled by Senators Fall and Knox
democratic chairmen will preside over
hfty-four Senate Committees during the
Sixty-ffth Congress. Republican chairmen
will head twenty committees. a gain OF one
for the Republicans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12

The one she gave me II enough for fve per-
sons. Cover one cupful of pearl tapioca
with cold water and let II soak for one hour.
Then drain on the cold water and pour or
three cupfuls of boiling water in which has
been y aced one-half teaspoonful OF salt.
Cook over water. In double boiler II you
have one, until the tapioca is transparent
and no hard center remains In any kernel.
This should take about thirty minutes.
When the tapioca Is done. cut up six april
cots In buttered baking dish. Add one
half cupfu of sugar to the tapioca and pour
this over the apricots. Add the juice from
the apricots and bake in n moderate oven
for twenty minutes. Serve cool. II you
are planning to use dried apricots they
should be soaked overnight and cooked in
soaked. Soak. Of course, until they are
tender.
i collected a number of recipes which
have been requested by EVENING LEDGER
readers, who are interested in the diet
squad. one reader from out IN Ohio has
written to say that she tried the baked
bean soup recipe and found 1t delicious. She
says she is reading the reports of the diet
squad doings every day and Is learning a
lot OF things about food values which she
never knew before although she has been
keeping house for nearly thirty years.
A number OF persons have asked about
the baked haddock. They say that they
have known II was good. but have never
known how TO prepare IT, For five per-
sons Miss Gill says to get one and three
quarters pounds OF haddock. First clean
II thoroughly and then sprinkle II with salt
and pepper Then make a stufing consist
ing of two cupfuls of bread crumbs one
tablespoonful of grated onion, onc-halt tea
spoonful of salt one-eighth teaspoonful OF
pepper and one-half cupful of hot water.
An added touch which makes the dressing
delicious is to cut up a pickle or two In It.
Put the stuffing in the fish and then brush
II with one tablespoonful of melted fat.
sprinkle with -four and put on a rack in a
baking pan in the bottom of which Is a half
cupful Of water, Bake in hot oven for
about forty-five minutes. Baste the nsh
occasionally to keep It from getting dry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12
BLACKSMITH SHOP PREY
OF "FIREBUG'S" MATCH
Establishment Swept by Flames for
Second Time Within Three
Weeks

For the second time within three weeks
flames of an incendiary origin swept the
blacksmithlng establishment of William
Freel, 5SO7 Market street. Early this morn
ing a blaze broke out in two feed sheds
in the rear of the shops and virtually de-
stroyed them. The loss is estimated at
about $500.
After the fremen had extinguished the
blaze. District Detectives Sbre and Mar
tin, of the SiXty-flrst and Thompson streets
station. discovered a pile of hay which had
been placed in the center of the floor of
one of the sheds and ignited from the bot
tom.
Three weeks ago n fire, which originated
in the same manner, destroyed stable.
four horses and a wagon shed belonging to
Freel. The police have started an investiga
tion to ascertain the identity of the fire
bug"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12

operare rapid spostamenti di truppe.
rimane sempre reccentricita' del teatro della
guerra trentlno per rAustria. che e. uno
svantagsio hnche' perwane la minaccia
russa nella Galizia e che g un vantaggio
per gil naliani a cui rimane la possibilita
della manovra per linee inferno. Abbiamo
voluto fare aueste brew consideration per
mettere in guardia IL pubblico del nostri
lettori contro allarmi che non hanno fonda
mento Intendiamoci: non escludiamo la
possibilita' che rAustria tenti ,ancora la
follia di una offensiva contro rItalia con
raiuto della Germania, ma escludlamo che
possa tentarla con maggiori mezzi dell Ianno
scorso e con speranza di risultati migliori
al ouelli disastrosi dell'anno scorso. Berto
dl Brahalla)
Ieri sera II Mnistero della Guerra pub
blicava II seguente rapporto del generate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-12

portsre sulla fronte di battsgiia itaiana
II doppio ed II triple delle forze portatevi
ranno scorso, auando auetriaci tedeschi
non avevsno ancora perduto tire duattro'
centomila uomini sulla fronte della Galiza'
Allora. per mettere insieme la "strate expe-
dition," 10 State Maggiore austriaco dovett-
sguarnire la fronte della Galizia In maniera
che 1 russi potettero avanzare I'm quasi
allie porte di Lemberg. Che ne possano met
tere insieme ora. dopo la "debacle' della
Galizia la campagna d Rumania, una
doppia, via, ci sembra puerile. Che gil
austrlaci abbiano potuto migliorare lie loro
vie di communications e. verosimile, forse
e. certo. Ma e. altrettanto puerile pensare
che abbano potuto costruire 1000 miglia di
strade T. del resto rimane sempre la fer
royIa ad una rotaia da Trento a Bolzano e
Franzensfeste sulla' duale non e possible