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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
DATE OF GERARD'S
DEPARTURE NOT SET
But Germans Say Every Cour.
tesy viii Be Shown; Amer
leans in Germany Loyal.

BERLIN. Feb. 7.-(Nia Sayville,
Feb. sD-The date of the departure
of Ambassador Gerard has not yet
been fixed. The German authorities
are making every endeavor to insure
him and members of the American
embassy of all possible facilities for
forwarding private kilograms No
serious concern is felt here as to the
safe departure Of German officials in
the United States.
This information is contained in an
announcement made public today by
the Overseas News agency which fol-
lows:
"Thc date of the departure of the
American ambassador has not yet
been fixed. The number OF persons
for whom passports must be secured
will be rather large and therefore this
work will require some time. Every
endeavor is being made to assure the
ambassador and the personnel Of the
embassy all possible facilities for pri-
vate kilograms.
While the American residents ac-
cept Loyalty the decision OF their gov
ernment. many of them regret the
breaking off of relations with Ger
many without provocation. A number
Of Americans, among whom are sew
eral newspaper correspondents. have
decided to stay in Germany until fur
ther developments.
Concerning Count Won Bernstorff's
departure from the United States, nc
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Construc-
ton of navy crafts b. the Newport
News Shipbuilding & Dryjock Co.,
the Fore River Shipbulldlng company
and the Electric Boat company will be
speeded up to the limit OF the plants.
Work on two battleships at the plant
of the Newport News company, at
Secretary Daniels suggestion, already
is proceeding under doubled crews
and the offers OF the other two com
panies to take similar steps met to-
dav with tho secretary's hearty ap-
proval. At the Newport News plant
1t Is estimated that the battleship
Mississippi. recently launched, can be
completed by midsummer instead Of
January /, 1918, as called for in the
contract. The keel OF one Of the four
new battleshlps recently contracted
for, will be laid on the slip vacated by
the Mississippi, instead of merchant
vessel, as had been Intended.
Hurry Dcstroycrs.
Representatives Of the Fore River
and the Electric Boat companies
called on Mr.. Daniels today. Offering
TO rush work on dcstroyers and sub
marines fer which they have con-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
NEW YORK OFFERS A
CONVICT REGIMENT
Gotham Prison OFFER 10 Serve
IL Called Out.

NEW YORK. Feb. S.-A regiment
of convicts, recruited from tho 5000
Inmates OF this citys penal insiitu-
tions. will he offered to the govern
ment should the president issue "A call
for volunteer army, according to
plans announced here by Burdett o.
Lewis. commissioner of correction
He said the project had been dis.
cussed with Major General Leonard
Wood, commander of the department
of the east. who had expressed tn"
b,liet that 1t would he possible for
the war department to modify It's
rules so that conVicts could be sworn
into the service.
Military training is already prac-
ticed in one Of the city prisons, the
commissioner said, and would he sci
up in others If war came. AT tho
suggestion Of General Wood. Mr.
Lewis obtained from the secretary on
war the standards and requirements
for an enlisted man and many of the
prisoners have been subjected To these
tests, more than 80 per cent qualify
ing OF the four hundred Inmates IN
one institution, he said, every one vol
untecrcd to go II called.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
Speed Construction on Giant Sea-Fighters
as Great German Crisis COnfrOntS Country

20 CO." was the way one official OK
pressed II, speaking Of the speeding
up of military preparedness contem-
plated by the pending bills
Many offers Made.
Offers Of plants OF all kinds and OF
the personal services of the owners
and executives continue to pour into
both war and navy officials. TO the
war department many OF the larger
units of the clothing industry have
offered their services.
Plants that have never sought gov
ernmcnt work or made "A military uni
form have been placed at the disposal
OF the department. The efficient or
ganization OF these companies insure
great speed IN supplying uniforms
and other clothing should they be
needed.
There are few munitions makers
who have not come forward. either
those regularly I'm the business or
those who turned to making shells
and other war material on European
orders at the outbreak OF the great
war A plan for co-ordlnating all such
plants already exists and they could
be turned to government work with
out serious delay.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
ARKANSAS NEGRO LYNCHED
Body of Black Who Murdered Plant
or Found Iifclcss on Tree.

PROCTOR. Ark, Feb. S.-The body
Of James Smith, negro, who shot and
Killed Deputy Sheriff Fred II. Hicks,
Monday was found dangling from "a
telegraph pole a short distance west
of town early this morning.
one of the pursuing posse surprised
Smith as he was resting in a cabin
last night and drove him into "A
swamp. IL was surrounded and the
negro captured as he attempted to
emerge at daybrcak this morning. No
details OF the lynching are known.
Officers believe that the lynched
negro was Coy Anderson who is
charged with the murder of planta-
ton manager named Wolfe near Be
mott, Miss. and for whose apprehen-
sion the state Of Mississippi has Of
tcred $3.50 reward.
1t was said that Smith had created
a disturbance on a plantation near
Proctor and that when Hicks at
tempted TO arrest him the negro
killed hun without warning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
WAR PREPARATIONS
STIR QUAKER TOWN
Navy offices; Activities in
the Ilarbor.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. S-Active
war preparations here continued to-
day with brisk recruiting IN the army.
navy and marine corps and the naval
militia ana the cuannE OF battlcships,
cruisers and auNilatios of the At
lAntlc reserve fleet of the rhlladcl-
phia navy yard. Naval officers OF the
Fourth naval district. about forty In
number, Of which the navy yard here
is the base. have received notification
that their services would be required
IN the event of war.
II Is said that the navy yard Will be
placed ON night and day working
basis next week.
Tch torpedo boat destroyer AM
men was placed in drydock FOR re-
pairs today and Will bc available tor
service IN ten days, 1t was said. Con
crete foundations for II antiaircratt
guns were completed.
a detachment of li0 marines from
Port Royal. 5. G., arrived at the navy
yard today and three companies mum
boring three hundred men are expect
ed to arrive saturday on the transport
Hancock from Haiti.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
Students Coming
In Special Car.

tlNNAhA ~ . hf NNllu
NORMAN. okla. Feb. S-Twcnty-
five students IN the department OF
geology departed tonight in special
Pullman for Tulsa where they Will
attend the second annual meeting OF
the biologists OF the southwest. Iii
rector c. W. Shannon Of the Okla
homa geological survey will be the
presiding officer at the conference
and will bc assisted by the other mem
bers of the executive committee.
Those who viii represent the uni
vcrslty are g. W. shannon, G. T.. Bur.
ton, Fritz Aurin, V. V. Wait. c. "
lioucss, G. l.. Decker Dr. NJ &. Mehl
Prof V. f.. Monnett, Bryan Hendon
Walter Berger. -. l.. Garrett Herbert
Uri, Jamse Bowen, Joe Mathews
Grant Blanchard, Carl Mageo, +. f.
Mullkey Hardin Davis. Floyd Abhhor
j Armstrong, Hubert Jones. Otho
Green, G. w Row, Il. Mckay and
Albert Cnnkscals
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
Would Cut England
Off From the World.

WASHINGTON Feb. S-Lioyds
report for the third day Of Germany's
new submarine campaign shows that
the undcrsea boats are maintaining
the average Of destruction set by the
Berlin naval experts as necessary TO
success
The third days reported losses to-
tailed 27.9S5 tons and the preceding
two days tctalled $500.
At such "A rate the destruction Of
one million tons month, which is
the German aim, would seem about TO
be accomplished
German naval experts contend that
such an average would cut England
or from the orld and end the war
by her starvation.
II is realized here, however, that
the British government is not lacking
in measures TO keep the sea lanes
open and that these will become ap-
parent as the campaign progresses,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
SENATORS ATTACK
OWEN RESOLUTION
Keller Declares Court Measure
Is Only Scheme to Increase
Political Power.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. S-When
the Kerr Davidson resolution cndors-
ing Robert l.. owens court proposal
reaches owen there will be enrolled
on II beside the vote in the Oklahoma
senate this explanation sent up by
Tom. Testerman, Republican floor
leader, who with three others of the
minority voted to endorse: 81 vote
Aye on the senate resolution i'm qucs-
ton, not because of its being my
honest conviction " right, but since
II has developed into a mere Demo
cratic political question. / have the
right To cast my vote for the man
prefer"
by 20 to IS. the senate this after
noon tabled Senator Thomas motion
to send marked copy of the journal
to owen and then adopted. "a to II,
kellar's motion to inscribe Tester
mans words on the resolution itself
Senator Il. A. Keller. Marietta,
known as the fircbrand of the senate
and one OF the bitterest enemies OF
United states Senator Robert L.
owens court proposal. is the only
member Of the legislature whose
views will be printed in the journal
Keller was absent Wednesday after
noon and following Endorsement OF
the owen resolution the senate voted
at the instance Of another hostile
member to permit absentoes to eX-
tend their remarks in the error.
~ desire that my vote be recorded, "
said Keller "Owen ought to know Just
who in this legislature is I'm favor of
and who is against constituted au-
thority in this republic. This is a
move against constituted authority by
the side of which the French revolu-
tion palos into insiGnificance.
"ln his two weeks stay i'm this city
Senator owen, furthering his political
ambitions, told the minority, | am in
formed, that If they would support
this move he would not forget them
His action in Illinois on the stump
shows that he will act adversely to the
Democratic party.
His attitude here with reference Ia
the Socialist election law further
CONTINUED on PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
WARNED BY SUB
RYNDAM BACKS UP
Captain Turns Around With
Big Passenger Liner When
U-Boat Threatens Him.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Thc Hol-
land-America line steamship Ryn-
dam. which sailed from New York
for Rotterdam January 90 with the
American consular agent at LuXcm-
burg and nearly hundred other
cabin passengers and which was re-
ported last night to he returning to
this port, was warned by n German
submarine to turn back when about
to enter the "war zone. according TO
unofficial advices received here to-
day.
A wireless message from a passen-
ger on board the Ryndam contained
this information. it was stated by a
person closely connected with the
steamship service here. The Ryndam
was on her way to Rotterdam by way
of Falmouth and was within IA hours
steaming Of the latter port when she
swung around for the return trip To
American waters.
At the office of the Holland Amer
lea line it was said no word OF the
steamer or the reason for her return
had been received other than a cable
message from Rotterdam announcing
her turning back to New York. The
message conveyed the impression, the
officials said. that the master OF the
ship had taken the action on his own
initiative and had so advised his
owners by wireless
This action by the captain. the Off
cials said, was clearly within his
rights. as full responsibility for the
safety of the ship and passengers de-
wolves on him while at sea and he
would be expected to take any pre-
caution necessary. The Ryndam is in
command of Lieutenant Commander
w. Korl of the Holland naval re-
serves. The ship Is expected 10 reach
New York Saturday or Sunday unless
she is compelled TO put into Halifax
or Bermuda for coal.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
Nine Liners, Three
Neutral, Now at Sea.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Nine passen-
ger liners flying flags of the entente
allies. two ships of the American line,
and one of Holland are today ON the
high seas between New York and
European ports. All but three. the
American and Dutch ships bound
east, are within possible danger OF
submarines or mines.
In addition British passenger ships
from New York are due TO arrive but
have not been reported II is possible
word of their arrival has been with
held i'm accordance with recent orders
Of the British authorities. All have
Americans on board
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
GETS INTO WRONG HOUSE
Trouble Hunter Treated Roughly by
Former Policeman.

when self-styled bad man" en-
tered the house of Jimmie Leonard at
1925 East First last night with the
aVowed purpose of going thru II and
finding another man with whom ne
desired to settle an areument, he mis-
calculated his ground. Leonard. who
was formerly a Tulsa patrolman
huocked him down, took murder-
ous-looking cannon" of impressive d.
menslons from his hand and kicked
him out
Leonard telephoned the police Il
get the gun while the bad man" made
his getaway along with the woman
who accompanied him. The would
ho gunman stated that the man for
whom he was in search was the hus-
band of the woman with him and
was living on familiar terms with his
wife. combination which was the
occasion for his visit with the woman
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
U-B0AT CAMPAIGN
MECTC khhDK CIT
Apv f,olooS luolLolSu IL
AT Present Rate Germany's
Warfare Would Soon De-
stroy Commerce.
MILLION TONS MONTH DOWN
Ships Sunk so Far Fulfill Esti-
mates on Number Neces-
sary to Starve Britain.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s. - Ger
many's ruthless submarine warfare
continued with the success of the past
three days would destroy within a
short time a great part Of the worlds
merchant tonnage Officials here
estimated today on records for the
three days since expiration of the
time allowed I'm the German procluma
ton for ships at sea ON February I
TO get into port that vessels were
being sunk at the rate Of nearly a
million tons month, the amount
German authorities set as necessary
to starye the British Isles. At thar
rate 1t would take Just four years To
destroy the tonnage of the entire
world $4,000. .OO0-if all the worlds
ships venturcd into the war zone.
lloyd's report puts the tonnage
sunk February 3, and Z at about
I eighty thousand tons.
Rush NOrl, on New Ships.
The world turned out in 1916 less
than two million tons Of merchant
vessels. During the year the Germans
sank trllle more than that. making
the net loss In worlds shipping about
] - per cent
snip manufacturers in all the allied
ana neutral countries are rushing
work on merchant ships. Vessels
nave becn standardized and IL IS al
most impossible to have made any
Mherc "a ship of special construction.
Ihc British gONcrnment is having
built great steel cargo ships. all alike
aud of the simplest construction. The
yards are busy night and day on their
construction and as they are off the
ways keels will be laid for more.
Britain Owns Fi,c-Elghths.
There are no figures To show the
| amount of tonnage constantly on the
seas carrying goods to and from the
Britsh isles, United States customs
reports show that about n million and
a half tons clear from American ports
every month, but as some vessels clear
twice the figures are misleading.
about the same amount of tonnage ar
rlVos monthly from European ports
or the 100000 tons of merchant
ships in the world, Great Britain owns
about thirty million tons. The United
states IS second with a little more than
six million tons of which two million
tons are In lake and river trade In
American ports there are 90 German
merchant vessels OF GO0,0 900 tonnage
which put in for haven at the out
break of the war.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
SWEDEN TURNS U. S. DOWN
Answer Delivered TO State Department
Says Neutrality Is Policy.

STOCKHOLM, Via London, Feb. s.
The Swedish government rejects
President Wilson'S suggestion that
other ncutralS join with the United
States in scvcring diplomatic relations
with Germany and declares its inten-
tion to follow the strictest neutrality
as long as it is possible. Swedcn's re-
ply was delivered to the American
minister today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
INTERPRETER IN LAND SUIT
Speaks for FulIblOod H. Answer Ia
Questions.

An interpreter was required YES
terday IN the care OF stephen a. Mel
son against w. A. Bridges In supcrio,
court The suit involves l2O acres
Of bottom land two miles west OF
Tulsa owned by Amis Fisher, "A full
blooded Creek Indian. The interpreter
was asked the questions Intended fol
Fisher and he changed them into tho
native Creek dialect, answering them
in the same manner.
The suit resulted from disputes over
a five-year agricultural lease on tho
land claiucd by both Nelson ar
Bridges The introduction Of the evil
dencc was not completed yesterday
and it will be continued today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
RELIEF FOR TULSA COURTS
Governor Williams Approves judicial
ECdistricting Plan

SpCClOI 10 7 he " UITU.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. S.-To
give Tulsa, Creek and Okmulgee coun-
ties court relief, Governor Williams
has let 1t ne known that he will 9p-
rroNe a judicial redistl letting plan
which will consolidate some districts
where the business is light and trans
fer the iudgcshIp thus abolished t.
the oil counties, where dockets are
cpusested.
The senate judicial rcdistrictins
committee is dividing the state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
TULSA BONDSMEN ASKED TO
ACCOUNT For MISSING MAN
Special to Tho World

SpeclAT 10 INo " OtII,
MUSKOGEE. Feb. S.--Writs OF
scirefacias have been Issued FOR \. Y.
Hoswoll aud G. T. Bumgarner OF
Tulsa to appear before Judge Camp
hcll to give any reason why they
should not pay $4,000 to the govern
ment for the nonappearance of w.
s Jones, whose bond they signed in
court on an introducing charge on
January IL.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
Living on Hopes.

Living on hope is all right as
far as IL goes. but unless people
put action and effort into their
lives In addition, very few hopes
are ever realized.
The hcst way to achieve de-
sires is to first of all believe in
yourself: he confident that Won
can accomplish your purpose
and then make the necessary
effort The old saying that
everything comes to him who
waits was, OF course, not meant
to apply to the lazy or unambi-
tious persons who never use the
positive sides of their nature
for their own benefit.
The amount of positive effort
that you need put into the writ
ing of few Want Ads and in
sert them In The World Is well
worth the rewards gained. Mix
World Want Ads with your
hopes and see how soon you will
realize your desire.
Phone 60DO.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09

Probably no man in diplomatic cir
Clcs in the United States Is more in
doubt now about the war situation
than Count Tarnow- -Tarnowski, the
new Austrian ambassador To this
country. Arriving here a short time
ago after much trouble had been met
with in securing for him a safe pns-
sage across the Atlantic Count Tar
nCwski came Just in time TO be in
Washington when the Amoricau-Gcr-
man crisis developed. As it now ap-
TCars likely that the United states
and Austria may break off relations
next Count TarnowsKi has never
been introduced to President Wilson.
In the event the break does come he
will be sent back to Austria without
ever having met the president.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
PROSPERITY TALK

Tulsa continues TO lead Oklahoma
CITY In percentage NJ gain In bank
clearing. according 10 the weekly re-.
port NJ local banks yesterday Tulsa
is the most prosperous city ia the
state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-09
THE WEATHER

TULSA. Feb. s.-Maximum %.
minimum "a, north winds; partly
cloudy
OKLAHOMA FORECAST-Triday
fair aud cloder; Saturday fair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-10
Y. vi. c. A. WORK.
What the Organization Plans ia Do
For Army Men and liOw Money is
Being Spent.

While Il large portion of the s35.-
oOO,OOO which is sought by the Y. M.
{. A. for its war work In a great cam
paiSn to be conducted from Novem-
Der II TO 19 is required for Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors in the camps
in this country, only one-third of the
total is for this purpose. The other
two-thirds is for work across the
seas.
This overseas prOgra'l is very largo
ly designed to serve the American
lighting men who wlll pour into
France in great numbers within the
next few months. For them one-third
OF the total sum to be raised will, he
spent.
The remaining portion of the fund
IS Tor work among cur allies. and
prisoners of war and to provide for
inevitable expansion which cannot
now be foreseen.
/ The budget as it has been mapped
out to July l, 1913 is rs follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-10

depression, for it can adjust itself to
either condition without difficulty.
1t is within the power of the Fed
eral Reserve board, however, to die
tate policy either of tOntinued inna-
ton, which would mean fictitious
prosperity, with rising rrices in COM
mOdities, including labor, or one OF
dellation which would result in busi-
ness reaction and a subsequent de-
cline in the prices of commodities,
including labor.
The sooner, therefore, that we
realize the situation and compel the
economies and efticiencies that are
necessary the better it will be, not
only for the nation, but likewise for
the great cause Of liberty to which
we are so magnincently consecrat-
ing ourselves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-10
ARRESTED FOR EM8EZZLENIENT.
Major George l.. Peterson of North
Carolina i'm Trouble.

Raleigh, Nov 7.-Major George T..
Peterson, quartermaster on the staff
OF the Thirtieth division at Camp Sc
Vler, Greenville, was arrested last
night charged with en,bezzlement OF
seven thousand. six hundred dollars
of State funds while Daymaster gen
eral of North Carolina National
Guard. In a signed statement today
he admitted the shorf lge III his ac-
counts, but said it was due to dis
bursemcnts properly made for which
10 vouchers were issued.