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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
SUNDAYS BLIZZARD
COVERS WIDE RANGE
Hurricane With Snow RACES
From Mountains East, Caus-
ing Great Troouble.
OMAHA IS FAVORED SPOT

Another blizzard struck northern
Nebraska. western Iowa, South Da-
kota and the southern portion Of
" yoming, Saturday, Indications last
night were that il was more severe
than the one of last week. Tempera-
turcs are running all the way from
zero to fifteen and twenty below.
Trains running through the storm
zone have been annulled, or arc run
ming hours behind their schedules.
SO far as central and southern Ne
braska is concerned, the high wind
prevails, but there is no new snow
and hardly enough of the old snow
TO drift, All Sunday the wind blew
a gale, continuing into the night.
Disagreeable Sunday For Omaha.
Oman experienced a most dis
agreeable day The morning started
cold and windy. The temperature was
nine degrees above zero and continued
at about this point until along in the
afternoon, when the drop commenced
and at 7 o'clock last night, the mark
ing was al zero.
The government weather Office run
up the cold wave flag at noon and
not long thereafter the cold wave ar
rived. The Office sent out the pre-
diction that this particular cold wave
was scattering up in the Rocy noun
tains and that it would overspread
the plains states, with the cold extend
ing down into Kansas and across
into Iowa and up into Minnesota and
the Dakotas,
In Nebraska late last night reports
indicated that the wind was high
everywhere, and light hurries of SNOW
over the east and south sections. with
heavy snow farther north.
Severe Storm In Iowa.
Des Moines reported the worst
storm of the season, in fact, many Of
the old timers asserted that it was
the most severe in the history OF the
state. All through the state a high
wind blew, prostrating telegraph and
telephone wires, new snow falling and
drifting badly. In some localities it
was reported TO have piled up in
drifts FIVE and six feet high. Tcmpera-
lures ranged from zero to ten below.
Sioux City was hard hit early in
the day Snow fell throughout good
portion of Saturday night, when the
wind commenced piling it up. In the
city, street railway and other traffic
was suspended, or greatly demoral-
lied. The weather was SO bad that
men could not work on the transpor-
tation lines, the snow being driven
along by ffty-per-mile wind and the
temperature down to fourteen below
zero.
South Dakota Snow Bound.
Pierre, S. D., reported the worst
storm in years. There was a heavy
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
Six Men Found Dead
From Escaping Fumes

St. Joseph, Mo, Feb. 4.-Six men
were found dead in their rooms here
today, asphyxiated by gas escaping
from small heating stoves. Four OF
the men, packing house laborers, were
found i'll one room in a hotel where
they were staying over night. Two
others died in a boarding house.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
Cheer Germany
Across From Brownsville

Brownsville, Tex, Feb. 4.-There
was small demonstration by Ger
man sympathizers in Matamoras, op-
posite here, tonight when a report
from Mexico City was published that
Germany had declared war against the
United States. A small crowd paraded
the streets shouting "Vive Alemaniar p
(Long Live Germany.
Unusually heavy guards were
thrown around the United States ar
senal at Har!ineen,. Tex, tonight on
Instructions from the War depart
fnent.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
Cherokee Indians Offer
To Volunteer as Fighters

Tulsa, Okl,, F,b. 4.-The Cherokee
Indian nation has volunteered its
services to the country in the event
of war. A telegram signed by W. c.
Rogers. principal chief Of the Chero-
KEGS, has been sent to the War de-
partment asking the privilege OF or
ganizing a regiment TO defend the
flag when needed in the great crisis
now before US"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
STEAMERS CREW
Was GIVEN FULL
WARNING, REPORT
American Consul at Plymouth
Hears German Subsea Pro-
vided for Safety of Men
Aboard Housatonic.
BRITISH BOAT SIGNALLED
If True, Washington Says One
Immediate Overt Act to
! Cause War Removed.
RESCUED ARE LANDED

Washington, Feb. 4,-Thc Ameri-
can steamer Housatonic was given
iull warning by the German subma-
rine before being sunk and opportun-
ity was given for the safety of the
crew. A dispatch received at the
State department today from Ameri-
can Consul Stephens at Plymouth,
England, announced this. No further
details were given 1t is not known
how the information reached the con
sui, unless, perhaps, the British ship
which rescued the crew put into his
district
Consul Stephens dispatch, later
made public, reads;
American steamer Housatonic,
loaded with a cargo OF wheat for the
British government. torpedoed by
German submarine at 1890 February
3. Vessel warned and total crew OF
thirty seven rescued by submarine
and towcd for ninety minutes towards
land. Submarine fired signal to Brit
ish patrol boat. which subsequently
landed crew at Penzance.'
If the report is borne out, dis
patches from Washington say that
it will remove the one immediate
overt act which seemed to render
actual hostilities between this country
and Germany inevitable on the basis
of President Wilson's address to con-
gress yesterday.
London, Feb. 4.-The crew of the
American steamship Housatonic, sunk
by a German submarine. was landed
today at Penzance, England. Investi-
cation is expected to establish before
many hours the circumstances of the
sinking.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
The Weather

For Nebraska-Cold.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
PRESIDENT FAV0RS
WAR LEGISLATION
Believes Congress Should Push
Measures Insuring Vigorous
Military Campaign.

WASHINGTON. Dec. President
Wilson believes congress should con-
fine itself almost entirely at the COM
ing session to legislation for the Wig
orous prosecutions of the war. He Is
expected to tell congress so in his
opening address. which will be de-
livered in the hall OF the house Mt
1890 O'Clock Tuesday. All arrange
ments were made today by the White
House with Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall for the Joint ses-
sion at that hour.
The president continued at work on
his address today transcribine' his
notes into finished form, but the ad-
dress will be kept open until the last
minute. lie has asked all the cabinet
members to present memoranda on
possible legislation. and IL Is expected
the president will outline their recon-
mendations With his own IN his aa I.
dress i.stner IniIy.
AT informal conferences m 1uy
conSressmeu today the probable legis-
lative program was discussed.
Prohibition and woman suffrage
constitutional amendments will be
| pressed early In the session. A~.
Taxation legislation. 1t Is expected.
| will be deferred for several months.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
MEANS COMMERCIAL
AGENT OF GERMANY
Witnesses Say Alleged Slayer
Openly Boosted of Teuton
Connections.

CONCORD, N. c.. Dec. 1.-Gaston r.
'Geans. in the course of his numerous
and often spectacular financial trans
actions. once represented himself as
commercial agent of the German
government with advance knowledge
Of events planned in Germany, ac-
cording to evidence offered by the
state today at Means trial in CaDarrus
county court on a charge OF numbering
Mrs. Maude A. King.
John r. Todd, Chicago broker.
testified that when Means opened n
margin account in cotton with his firm
last January he said he had advance
information of the contents of tho
forthcoming speech of the German
chancellor In the riechstag, produced
book in which he said was the telc-
phone number of Capt. Karl Boy Ed.
former naval attachc of the German
embassy at Washington, and men.
toned the Hamburg American line as
a sort of reference. Means lost $35,
600 when cotton prices decreased the
witness said.
This was the first reference at the
trial of any connection between Means
and the German government. bat az.
ter Means New York apartment was
raided by the police 1t was inuHated
that he had represented the German
government in this country.
The state devoted its entire tine to-
day to tracing Means financial opera
lions with the purpose of showing that
he was using the securities and money
OF the dead woman and her mother
for his own benefit and thus estab-
fishing motive to support the murder
charge.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
GRAND JURY INDICTS
GIBSON, FOR LARCENY
Road Contractor Alleged to
Have Shipped Away 18
Tons of Bridge Steel.

Special 70 The World
CLAREMORE. okla, Dec. 1.-The
Rogers county grand jury. in recent
session here, returned an Indictment
against Kelley +. Gibson, road con-
tractor OF Broken Arrow, and his
brother Homer, the charge being
grand larceny
The finding was made as a result of
the theft of $4,000 pounds of bridge
steel belonging to Rogers county.
About January /, this year. the steel
was shipped from Chelsea to Tulsa
1t is charged that Gibson and his
brother unlawfully possessed them
selves Of the steel and shipped 1t away
with an intention to defraud the
county.
Both of the men made bond in the
amount OF $500 each here Friday
to guarantee their appearance for trial.
In all IL indictments were returned by
the grand jury.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
GOVERNMENT ELIMINATED
FROM TOMMY ATKINS CASE
Doctrine of Myth Concerning Nom
Existence of Tommy Not
SuffiCirnIlN I.sinhli.hcn

MUSkpGEE. Dec. 1.-The United
States government was eliminated
trom the contest FOR possession
Of the famous Tommy Atkins allot-
ment In the Cashing oil tield today
when Judge T. T.. Campbell. in United
states district court iilcd Il memoir
andum holding opinion that the allie
cations OF fraud contained In tho gov
crnments bill to cancel the allotment.
and the doctrine OF byth upon which
II rcliea 10 prove the non existence Of
Tommy were not sufficient to i'm
peach the action of the Dawes com
mission which enrolled Atkins
The legal questions involving the
myth and fraud purported to have
been shown by the records OF the
Dawea commission under which Tom
my Atkins was enrolled are decided
against the government and now the
question Is who has the best claim
TO Tommy Atkins allotment2'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02

ing him to Europe to study condi-
tons. The name of the young man Is
Glenn Condor. When he spends a few
months to find out about the situation
at the front Mr. Condor will return tn
his home at Tulsa and assume charge
OF the war activities in the east side
metropolis"
c. Il. Dillon, in yesterdays Satur-
dav Spectator. pehned a poem on the
subject, the first stanZa OF which fol-
lows
Here's how" Glenn, here's a toast to
your trip,
Here's our hand and its clasp from
our heart,
Here's the hope and the fear of our
friendship
In the hazard you take for your
part.
Here's the smile and the sigh
OF the folks that stay,
With eyes not dry
This day-YOUR FRIENDS.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
SKELETON OF MISSING
BANKER IS DISCOVERED
Papers Identify Bones as
Those of William McGraw;
Found in a Garret.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. 1.-The
skeleton of William McGraw, n well
to-do banker and business man OF
Hoxie, Ark, who disappeared from
here about a year ago, was found this
afternoon by electricians who were
tearing away electric wiring in one OF
the former clubrooms of Hot Springs
Identification was complete thru pa
pers found on the body, which had
been taken thru maze of rafters and
wires to a secluded corner of the at
tic. McGraw came here for the paths
and disappeared from his hotel last
April, and wide search and heavy
rewards failed to find n trace of him,
McGraw came to Hot Sprirhs on
April Q, 1917, accompanied by his
niece, Mrs. Jessie Phelps. McGraw
had been in poor health for soma time
and three days after arriving here he
gave some brief instructions TO his
niece regarding their board bill and
walked from the room.
That was the last seen of him, althc
a search of months was kept up BY
his friends and relatives. -
An examination of the clothing of
the remains this afternoon proved tho
Identification beyond doubt Abou'
S14 in money was found In his pockets.
which is believed to be all that he had
on the evening of his disappearance.
Officers believe this disspatcs the
theory of murder and robbery and
they are inclined to believe that Nc
Graw sought the seclusion of Il lie at
tic of the then vacant building for the
purpose of suicide.
McGraw was prominent In financial
and lodge circles and was a deputy
sheriff in his county.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
MRS. De SAULLES
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Jury Clears Chilean Heiress
of Murder Charge After
Short Deliberation.
DEFENDANT NEVER DOUBTFUL
Receives Verdict With Smile
Thanks Each Of Men Who
Decided Fate.

MINEOIA y Y. Dec. Mrs.
Blanca DcSaulles was acquitted by "A
supreme court Jury tonight OF the
murder Of her divovced husband John
l.. DeSlulles. The iury's deliberations
lasted one hour and forty-thrcc min
utes
In the verdict no reference whatever
was made to insanity II was plea
of temporary loss of accountability
which formed the basis Of the defend
ants case.
Frightened by FIashlight
Mrs DcSaulles was prostrated when
on leHvinr the courtroom newspaper
photographer touch Off flashdrht
She was taken into the witness room
of the courtroom adjoining
"Im so happy" was her only COM
mcnt. according to Mrs DeSaulles at
torncy. Henry Uterhart
When summoned to tho trial room
for the verdict Mrs. DeSlulles entered
smilinglv with n spirited stop. In n
moment the Jurors fled into their
box There was evidently soemthinC
] rignificantin their manner TO ATTORNEY
/ Iitcrhart. He leaned over 10 an asso-
ciatc and was heard to say:
"Everything's all right"
There were three raps on the door
of Justice Manning's chamber. which
| opens into the courtroom. This was
| to announce the entrance OF the JUS
| tice.
Everyone i'm the room stood up. the
| Justice walked to his bench and with
out seating himself raped his gavel
twice ard said
~ desite to say that regardless OF
! what thia ,gerdict may he absolutely
lno exntetkion OF approval or disap
( proval VIII be tolerated There must
fbe no raising OF voices aud every one
must remain seated until the court is
4 adjourned No one is to leave the
room until that time. Any one vio-
lating these Instructions will be re-
manded to Hail. Clerk. receive the
verdict"
Daniel f. sealey. the clerk of the
court, asked:
Gentlemen, have you reached a
verdict? ?"
Each of the twelve jurors an
swered in the affirmative.
Mrs. de Saulles was instructed to
stand.
Jurors. look upon the defendant.
| Defendant, look upon the jurors
Gentlemen, what is your verdict ?"
questioned the clerk
''Not Guilty"
Not guilty" cams the chorus from
the jury box.
Gentlemen, lis that your verdict ?"
questioned the clerk.
1T is" affirmed the Jurors loudly.
Justice Manning instructed the
| jury to be seated, then he said:
Gentlemen, the case of Blanca de
( Saulles is closed forever. | assume
you have discharged your duty ac-
cording to your consciences, and with
my best wishes for your future, / will
bid you good night"
Mrs de Saulles, who had main
tained an air of extreme self-posses-
sion thruout the two weeks of the
trial, received the verdict smilingly.
She shook hands with each of the
| jurors as they left the box and gave a
nod of appreciation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02

Council of Defense. His undertaking
is sponsored mainly by the following
well-known Tulsans:
r. NJ. McFarlin. II. n. Greis. Fred
Shaw, w. A. Vandever, f.. r. Kemp
j. S. Cosden. Lee kunsman, q n
Wright, c. T. BUmgarner, All G. Heg-
gem. +. w Sinclair. ID. w. Franchot
G.. r. Mccullough, A. Il. Lewis, II. G.
Tyrrell. +. Constantine, II. M. Preston
Alva j. Niles and j. M. Berry.
Editorial Tribute.
The Oklahoma City Times. upon
hearing of Mr.. Condon's appointment,
printed the following editorial:
Some years ago. fifteen more or
less. a little hoy ran down the street
selling our morning newspaper. He
was bare-footed; his little feet flew
fast: his tongue was busy crying his
wares; the boy prospered. He rose
high in the newspaper world and was
sent to the state legislature. And now
his fellow citizens at Tulsa are send
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Supreme Var Council
Holds Short Session

VERSAILLES. Dec. THE pre-
miers of Great Britain France. Italy
and Col. T. NJ. House, representing
the United states. met here today as
the supreme council and after taking
the military situation under considera-
ton were joined by Generals Bliss.
Foch and Cadorna.
The council was i'm session three
hours and the American members
said at the conclusion that much more
had been accomplished than was ex-
pected.
The deliberations, It was said, had
been most harmonious and satisfaG-
tory
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Early Entries
Announced TOday

Elsewhere in today's issue of
I the World the names of the early
nominations In the Worlds great
10000 Prize Campaign are pub
! Jished for the first time. Look
for this page and help your fa-
vorite win one OF the big auto
mobiles. Here is the list that
will be awarded January 26:
The Capital Prize. $2,100
Haynes 7-Passenger-"America's s
! Greatest Light Six"
First Grand Prize. 1875 Chan
dler Six. 7-Passenger.
Second Grand Prize. $1,571
Nash 7-Passenger.
Third Grand PriZc. Sl,352 Hup-
! mobile 5-Passenger.
Fourth Grand Prize, 1890 over
land Country Club"
Fifth Grand Prize, $S12.43
Maxwell 5-Passenger.
Flrst District Prizes, 6-$150
Diamond Rings.
Second District Prizes, $500
Diamond Rings.
T1ird District Prizes. 6-s35
Gold Wrist Watches.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Scandinavian MOnarchs
Pledge Eternal Fidelity

CHRISTIANIA, Nov 30.-The kings
of Norway. Denmark and Sweden, at
their conference. says a dispatch.
reached an agreement that no matter
how long the war may last the cordial
relations of the three Kingdoms will
be maintained; that each will observe
the utmost degree Of neutrality and to
aid each other in reciprocal exchange
of merchandise.
garding the continuation of prepara-
tory measures toward safeguarding
the common interests Of neutrals dur
ing and after the war.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
SAMMIES WANT MAGAZINES
Urge .'Folks Back Home" 10 Send
More Reading Matter to
European Camps.

BY The Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 1.-Officers of the
American soldier units in training
here have asked the Associated Press
to inform the American people tina;
the soldiers lack reading material.
They said that the comparatively
small quantity of magazines and
newspapers which has been -arrivins
is eagerly read by the men. Some OF
the publications passed thru dozens
of readers hands until the pages ac-
tually We're in fragments and were
thus read by others.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
COpy of Commission
The Governor of the
STATE OF OKLAHOMA


THESE PRESENTS, GREETING
HONORABLE CONDOR OKLAHOMA
conflict
making investigation the of the various
armies the field the Of t az home the methods Of
you'd be or value
the Council of Defense
United of
branches
the officials
whom while
Mr. Condor member OF the House of
State Okiahoma
organizations
Tulsa Daily
THEREFORE. o the
Oklahoma this the
r. L.
(Seal) The Governor The tie of
=. L.
of the o
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
TlUO Soldiers Killed
When Train Hits Auto

SPARTANBURG. S c., Dec. 1--Bri-
vate Martin and Private Curt. Attn
regiment United States army, were
killed and four other soldiers We're
injured when an automobile truck in
which they were riding was struck
today by a passenger train near Wood
ruff The dead men were from
brooklyn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
FiUe More Die From
Disease at Camp BOlUie

FORT WORTH. Dec. Five deaths
were reported today from the base
hospital ut Camp Bowie and one from
the hospital at Hicks. Kenneth r..
Cone, %, an enlisted man in the avia-
tioa section United States signal corps,
was the death reported from Hicks.
The following deaths were reprted
from the base hospital:
Charles Heckel, %. company NJ,
14Sd infantry.
company X. 14ith infantry.
Arthur G.. Padgett, 22, Potect
Texas. company X, 14ith infantry.
Albert II Sullivan, 23. Crockett,
Texas. company II, li3d infantry.
Ollie iStowt, 30, Star, Texas. COM
pany G., 13ist machine gun battalion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
TULSA TROOPS IN CONTEST
Five Men mt Camp Travis Help Win
Honors for Tent Pitching.

Special 70 The World.
CAMP TRAVIS, Texas Dec. 1.-The
tent-ritching contest held Thursday
~ Camp Travis between the four hos
pitalr of the Goth division. was won
by Field Hospital No. 25S. The win
ners get the honor of pitching tents
at the base hospital yesterday
The following Tulsa boys were in
the contest: Alphus Arnold, Dan r.
Carter. w. Il. Hays. Il. l.. Averyt, u.
I. Craig. Charles b. Harwell, Charles
G. Crawford, Alfred Combs and VIII
am y. Davidson.
Davidson, who participated in the
contest. is being visited by his
wife, from Tulsa, this week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Marshall Says Kaiser
knOUS He Is Beaten

WASHINGTON. Dec 1.-Vice- Press
ident Marshall interprets Germany's
efforts TO make n separate peace with
Russia as added evidence that the
KAISER realizes he faces ultimate de-
feat.
Il think Il shows" said the vice.
president today, that the kaiser is
getting IL thru his thick head that
we are going to win this war"
The vice president declared his be-
lief that the war will be worth what
1t costs, II only In uniting American
citizens.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Loco Bank Unaffected.

RINGLlNG, Okla. Dec. 1.--Busi-
ness associates of j. NJ. Robberson of
oklahoma City who was affected by
financial disturbances in the West
ern Nationaf bank and the First
Mortgage Cattle Loan company. OF
oklahoma City. has not been seriously
damaged financially. Only a small
part of his assets, they say. was In
volved in the disturbances and the
First State bank of Ringing and the
state bank of Loco. of which he is
president will not feel the Oklahoma
City losses.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Russian Officers Pay
Visit to Enemy Camp

BERLIN. via London, Dec. 1.-The
Tageblatts correspondent at tSzerno-
witz. Austria. reports that delega-
ton of Russian officers and soldiers
called at the headquarters of the
Austro-German command where they
were in consultation one and one-half
hours today. The Russians were
heartily cheered when they addressed
the populace. and their spokesman All
rounced friends. we wish peace"
The Russians then returned to their
'front.'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
Oklahoma Soldier Injured.

KANSAS CITY, Dec Private
Charles II. Anderson. whose home is
at Paoli, Okla, slipped while getting
off a street car here today and sus-
tanned injuries which necessitated the
amputation of his left arm above the
wrist. He Is member Of a machine
gun company, Forty second infantry.
stationed at Fort Dodge Iowa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
The Weather

TULSA, Dec. I.-Maximum "a; r,inimuni
81: south winds and clear skies.
OKLAHOMA FORECAST - Sunday and
Monday fair cooler Monday.
LOUISfANA-Sunday fair.
warmer except In northwest portion,
ARKANsAS-Sunday fair. warmer in east
portion, Monday fair, colder In ives. por.
tion.
EAST .TEXAs--sunday aud Monday fair,
colder In northwest portion Monday.