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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
ARDMORE ENTERS
RACE FOR ARMY
TRAINING CAMP
Government After Two ReSer
yationS in Southwest,
THOUSAND ACRES SECURED
Tract Is Situated Within Five
Miles Of City,

One thousand acres for a cantonmcnt
site for the 2SOOOO acre military rcScr
walton desired by the goycrnmcn, has
been secured hy a committee appointed
by ] K tottlngham president oi the
Chamber of Commerce
Whether this cautunmen, site proper
will be offered To- the government gratis
as an inducemcnt to locate the big
training camp here officials OF the
chamber declined to state This 1000.
acre tract IS within five miles OF the
grand boulevard
Other Tracts Considered.
Other tracts are being considered by
the committee than that lying south
oi the Santa Ic and extending east
from Oklahoma City almost to Shaw
nee Several. IN other directions, have
been proposed All are being lnyc,tl
gated as 10 prlce ArcNNhlI''$, and
other specifications &qulrcd by the
government
A veil oi secrecy has been thrown
over the movements OF the members o
the committee named to land the gi
ganllc proposition for Oklahoma City
They arc IN communication with agent
m san Antonio who are keeping then
posted as to Just what the go,crumtn
requires This information IS kept con
/ ildcntlal to proven, other cities IN tn,
race for the camps irom taking ad
vantage of it,
Agents in Texas.
Oklahoma Cily's agents in San An
tonic are John n Stewar, Of the Joh
Stewart Construction company oi New
York. contractors. who built the stat
] Continued on Pace q Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
FIRE SWEEPING
COMMERCE, zinc
MINING CENTER
Half Block Of Buildings Are
Wiped Out,

MIAMI. Okla, Sept l2-Commcrce,
Okla, four miles north of here, in the
heart of the leal and zinc mining dis
trict is threatened with destruction by
FIRE a half blo'k Of buildings On tn"
west side OF North Main street has been
burned Hundreds Of volunteer ilrcmen
are working ,o save the town
Dynam,ting has been rc'oftrd ~ m an
attempt to check the flames being rap
idly spread by a heavy wind
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
TRUST
MACMATES FINED

BALTIMORE Md Sep, - Sev.
culesn members oi the National Retail
Monument Dealers assooia,ion were
fined TODAY by Judge John { Rose in
the United States district cour, here
today IN addition TO fine oi s. son
imposed upon the association This
action followed the entering hy the de-.
PENDANTS OF the plea " nolo contcndrc
in the Indictment against them which
charged violation Of the Sherman anti
uus, law The individual fines ranged
from Sl,O0O down to S each,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
WALTRlP JURY FAILS
TO REACH VERDICT

For the second time a Jury in district
:ourt was unable to agree on verdict
,oday IN the trial of w 4 Waltrir,
,hargcl with a ',atutory oiienSe against
, 6.ycar old pirl II IS believed that he
viii moi be tried again
The frs, trial resulted IN a standing
II \ 'o l 'or acQulttdl, only II men
making the decision one man being cx-
used because OF illness in his family
rhc trial which ended today resulted IN
he Jury standing 9 to J Tor acquttal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
LIFE SENTENCE ON
PAUPER REVERSED

4 verdict N the district court ol
brL,nn county by which I'D llu,chms
vas sentenced 10 lite imprisonment ON
A charge of shooting and killing W,
wife was reversed bv the crimina'
court oi appeals
The denial OF motion OF the trial
rnnr, ,a furnish llutrhlnS with a tram
,,rip, nt the testimony IN the case Toe
filing with the appellate cour, esussS
the reversal Of the case Hutchins COO.
tended that he was pauper aud eoulo
no, pa, the fee OF SlS required for the
transcript
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
MRS. {. s. MARTIN
IS REPORTED MERE

Mrs + & Martin, who is reported
10 have disappeared from St. Louis
while visiting her husband a few days
ago, has returned to Oklahoma City.
according to telegrams from ST Louis
today The husband stated in st, Louis
'ha, he had received message from
his wife Mrs Martin could not be
found here today
According to the husband his wife
lei, tho home in 81, Lou,s one morning
and failed to return When she failed
to appear late that night he notified
the police and Immediately began
search for her
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
CHICAGO WASRWomEN
DEMANDING MORE PAY

CHICAGO, Sept l2-IIigh prices
for necessities Of life haye forced the
organization OF Chicago wa,hwomen
il was announced here today The first
demand OF the new union will be for
an increase OF fifty cents on each wash
ing. making the average price $50 in
stead of s. 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
BANK R0BBER MUST
SERVE LONG Term

An appeal by w " Waggoner sen.
enced 10 q years in the peniten,isry
or H,s robbery II the Korn State bank.
Nas dismissed hv the criminal cour, Vt
appeals today The appeal was taken
rom he district court of Washita
nunty. ..s...-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
BULGARIAN QUEEN
MUCH WORSE TODAY

SOFIA. Bulgaria, Sept l2..It is an.
nuunrcd that a serious change for the
worse has taken place in the health
oi Queen Flcauorc OF Bulgaria Court
physicians have discovered disturbing
,,mptums oi heart trouble
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
VISC0uNT READING
ARRIVES IN U. S,

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept ll.-
ri Hon NScount Reading lord chici
Justice oi England, arrived here today
ou an American steamship from Eng
land lie was accompanied by Lady
Reading
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Relic Isle Dairy Fined Ten Dollar,

! " leavi,t. prcSidcn, Of the Relic
Isle DAIRY company. was fined Sl0 and
costs IN the municipal cout, today ON a
charge W selling dirty milk. In court
today. Mr. leavit, pleaded not guilty
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 1.-THE Ar
gcntine government today sent passports
to the German legation for Count Lux
burg, German charge who handled the
secret code messages and sent a demand
for an explanation from the Berlin for
eign office. II Germany fails TO rcpudi-
ate the counts action, Argentine will re
call het minister.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Germany Denies Coal order.

LONDON. sep, ll--An official de
patch from Berlin denies ,ha, German,
has prohibited the export oi coal r.
Holland. according to the Reuter- Am
Stcrdam correspondent
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Ctops Damaged BY Frost

LANCASTER. Pa. Sept H. An
other frost this morning damaged late
crops tobacco being most seriously at
ieCted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

FEW COMMANDERS DESERT
Constitutional Democrats Are
Now Ready to Help Form
New Cabinet,

PETROGRAD, Sept 1.-THE
Associated Press was informed un-
officially early this morning at the
winter palace that Premier Ker-
ensky was about to assume the po-
sition of commander -in-c chief of all
the Russian armies at least until
the revolt has been crushed.
Vice Premier NckiAsof, In an
interview distributed today by the
Russian official news agency, said
that the political situation could be
considered perfectly favorable. All
the commanders at the iroxt, with
the exception Of General Denikine,
commander on the western front,
who has been arrested with his
chief of staff by the military com
mittee, remain faithful to the pro
visional government. PskoH 10 In
the possession OF government
troops
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Fair Tonight and
Thursday, Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST -- Generally fair
weather tonight and Thursday not much
change In Temperature,
STATE FoREcAsT-ronloht generally
fair. warmer In east and south portion.
Thursday fair; warmer In extreme eas,
portion.
KANSAS and warmer
ARKANSAS AND WEST TENAS
Hnlr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
By RAYMOND G. Carroll.

Special correspondent OF the Phils
delphla Public Ledger and the Okla
homa City Tunes, accredited to the
American expcdltlonary forces abroad
This is the second OF series Vt
articles dealing with the big hike
OF the army from the cactus to the
fleur de lis" II deals with the EN-
harkaton Of the troops Copyright,
1917, by the Public Ledger Company
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, Au-
gust Sileu, without visible emotion, he
sat ON a hattcned down hatch oi the
gray painted army transport, elbows on
knees. chin IN hand, and stared vacant
" a, the white electric teeth oi the tai
buildings biting into the blue vault that
overhuug the great city-thc port OF
departure His arms were brown, the
manufacture oi bliStetlng Mexican
sun, and his features were OF the
weather rhlScled type Frederic Rem
lngtou always spread upon canvas IN a
background OF the vital, spacious
southwest
Other Men Dancing
Across the water Coloted SILVER by n
generous moon at the heart OF the
sweating. selfish city. other men were
tangoing bunny hugging and tox-iro'
ting in gllded cabaret palaces, never
thinking. never caring, for the tate ot
our nation The taci,urn soldier ON
IN, transport turned and grinned lie
proved to be sergeant m signal
corps company
"ilavc a tailor made" suggested
Meaking the Qule, hy offering the
soldier iactory.rollcd cgarct
Preferred His Own
Thank" he responded "hut ! pre-
icr ,o make my own have the max
ingS" Whcreupon he whiskcd out a
package oi tobacco and deNtrouS''
rolled his pill" using brown paper
And as he hlrV white rings into tn,
All / thought Of Joe Lineoln's rhyme
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
THOUSAND CLAIMS
FOR EXEMPTION ARE
BEFORE PRESIDENT

WASH1NGTON, Sept u - More
han 1000 claims for army exemption
m the ground that the claimant is IN
lispensable to war industry, appealing
o the president. the final nudge OF such
.ases. were on il,c today at the office OF
Provost Marshal General Crowder and
others are coming in.
Preliminary exRIrgtlon is being
made by General dmsrler, on whose fl
,al recommendatioSsGN president prob
'bly will act. IHtg,eral laid EN-
rial exemption e3atms may be appealed
o the president and that personal hear
ngs before the authorities acting for the
president will no, be given
Pending final decision by the pre'i-
lent, the men claiming industrial ex,
.mption arc subject to military duty.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
KERENSKY new C0MMANDER-M CHIEF
OF RUSSIAN ARMY; PART OF K0RNIL0FF
TROOPS SURRENDER TO GOVERNMENT
Kornilof Swears Salvgtion
of Russia His Only Aim In
Attempt to Gust Kerensky

PETROGRAD. Sept - The texts
OF General kotulo0'S pfoclama'lons
arc published here TODAY The first,
dated Of Mohilry. dcnouuccs Premier
krrcn,ky'S description OF Vladimir
lyoi's mission as untrue and declares
that kornilo0 did not send lvoii TO
ktrcn,ky bu, that kcrcnSky sent Lvof
To him with ME aim to create trouble.
Russian men," continues the
proclamation, "our great iatherland
is pershing The government un-
der pressure Of the Bolsheviki ma
jority Of the councils Is acting In
full accord with the plans OF the
German general staff Overwhelm-
Ing consciouanew Of the impend-
ing ruin OF the fathcfland oompels
me In this rnenacing moment to
summon all Russian men TO save
perishing Russia. All In whose
bteasts heat Russian hearts. all who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

PETROGRAD, Sept l.. Mcmbcr,
OF the kctenSky government have m
formed the Associated Press that while
they are enable to report the final oyer
throw OF General korniloii they are
optimistic concerning thf, general sit
uation UncohiIrmed reports say that
a part of General Korniloffs army Is
surrendering to the government.
Nekrason Claims Victory.
The Associated Press was personally
informed today by Minister OF Finance
Nckrasoif that the SorccS oi General
kornlloif in the direction of PSkoll
and at Dno, which were marching on
Pctrograd, have been ournaueuver;d
by the troop, loyal 10 the provisional
government and their retreat cut oil
Klembovsky's Attitude.
The attitude OF General klombovsky,
commander on the northern front, is
still enigmatical lie based his refusal
to accep, the post OF commander rim.
(Cortlnued on pace 2, Column a.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

believe God let them flock TO the temple and God to perform
great miracle, miracle Of saving the fathetland.
a. General Konof Of peasant under Cosaek declare TO
all that nothing personally nothing the salvation Of
mighty Russia and to lead the nation by the road Of victory
the foe constituency through which the nation will decide Its
fate and rganiaion Of ts political lie But
shall betray Russia Into the hands Of It's traditional oeths
make the Russian people the slaves OF Germany
prefer field Of honor and battle rather than witness
the shame and namy i Russian hnd
"AussIan peopisi N your hind your country
(sisnsd "KORNILOFF
his proclamation General kornIon declares he
h all m the higher commanders the front dcnounccS the
incapable weakness and declares
nincs' the the hma
o a revolution
The provisional government has under the martial law regulations
lcaon o unofficial military
the revolt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
First Overseas Expedition
Started Big Hike Like 1t
Was Jaunt of OnlyFewMies

Tie amt no gold laced 'Belylderc'
Ter sparkle III the sun
He don't parade with gay cUCkade
And poSlcs IN his gun
He amt no pretty soldier boy
So lovely Splc and span
lie wears crust OF tan and dust,
The Regular Army Man"
The low heavy Shuiilng oi many
fee, in contact with the concrete floor
Of the pier fell upon the ears OF those
Oi us who had gone ahead to the trans
port from the railroad station, the
muiiled approach oi the artillery regi
ment II was exactly midnight when
through the darkness OF the covered
docks ou, into the moonlight OF the
open space at the end OF the pier cam.
the tired regulars, with the musicians
leading, their band instruments cascd
and carried as tcndcrly as infants
The regiment tramped to the tune OF
laughter
Like Coil u Rope.
Up the clcatcd gangway into the
ship went the men with the movement
ot coil OF rope Gazing down al the
boarding party. the officers here and
there m the line looked like knots IN
the twisting, throbblng streak OF black
shadow.
Easy men" cried a watrhful cap
tain There had been congestion
ahead IN one of the paSsageways A,
| soon as the klnk was lfoncd out hy IN,
switching on Of extra electric bulbs il
the lower part OF the ship, the arm,
moscd again. two hy two over the gun
vale and down into quarters tha
stretched from bow to stern, command
ing every available foot OF space in
side the transport,
No Complaints Heard
Slipping into the mass oi campag,
hat, and khaki suits. was swept alon,
with the men listened hard for com
plants harkenci diligently fo
! Continued on Page 4, Column n
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
A MATTER OF GREAT
IMPORTANCE TO TULSA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
of the government experimental oil
and gas station. in which will bs
housed government laboratory for
experimenting with oil and gas am,
by-products and for research work
ard developing and restoring the oil :
bearing sands OF the nation, The ini-
tial government appropriation for this
experiment. station is small but when
Tulsa has constructed 5000"
building IN which to house the plant
provided for in this initial appropria
ton and the magnitude OF the possible
development has been understood al
Washington. IL will be an easy matte.
to secure thru congressional action
appropriations running into the hun
di eds of thousands OF dollars TO carry
on the great work in hand. To be
officially designated by the United
States government as its sclect-,.
Tlace for the location Of the only oil
and gas experimental station on tho
continent is an honor OF inestimaDfc
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

Few folks suffering from kidney
and bladder troubles even think that
the meals which they are taking are
Fastening their death. Every morsel
Of food taken gives up its quantity OF
uric acid This poison Is taken into the
system thru diseased condition OF
the kidneys and bladder. In the
healthy man natures provides an out
let for this poison, those in ill-health
must take a medicinal help to drive
this death-dealing poison from the sys-
TEN. For over 200 years GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules have
been doing this work. They effect
prompt relief In all diseases arisins
from kidney and bladder troubles.
Don't put off this vital matter OF at
tending to your health until 1t Is time
to make your funeral arrangements
Get box of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules today Look for the gen
uine. Your druggist sells them. They
are guaranteed or money refunded.
Insist on GOLD MEDAL Brand.-Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
SOLDIERS IN FREE-FOR-ALL
Scycnty-five Participate I'm Fight at
Camp Bcaurcgard Dance.

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct 5.-Ac-
cording to advice from Alexandria.
soldiers in Loui/ana and Arkansas
regiments, which is said to have
started in street in Pineville. a
suburb. and wound up In a dance hall
there. resulted in a panic in which
one man was badly wounded with a
knife and several others bruised
About seventy-five are said to have
participated In the clash which Pine
Vile officers could not quell. but was
stopped by soldier guards summoned
from Alexandria.
The combatants were placed In a
truck and sent to guardhouse at Camp
Beauregard.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06

value to any city and puts the stamp
of approval on that city as the lsov-
ernment headquarters for the oil in
dustry of the nation.
The campaign is now on for a >3U.-
900 fund to locate this plant in Tulsa
and about half of the amount re-
CURED has been subscribed. No better
investment can be made by oil men,
refiners and property owners in Tu.sa
money thus subscribed should not In
any manner be considered as a gift
but as an investment which will bring
returns of many times the amount
invested.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
Draft Dodgers Convicted.

SHREVEPORT. La, oct. 5.--Advices
received here from Monroe. La, where
the United States court convened Mon
day, are to the effect that the federal
grand jury has indicted nine alleged
draft dodgers. There are scores OF
other men charged with being slack
ers by falling TO register. whose cases
will be considered at Shreveport and
other points In the western Louisiana
district
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
Visits County Schools.

Visiting the schools of Tulsa county
will keep Mrs. Minnette Hedges, county
superintendent, occupied practically
all this month and November. The
visitations were begun last Friday.
Each of the 80 schools to be called
upon will require an average OF one
half day. The schools will be re-
visited Immediately after the first of
the year. This policy was esta blished
by Former Superintendent Maxwell.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
Suits

1t is rare that such a
beautiful collection of
handsome suits is offer
ed at such moderate
prices. The collection
comprises all that is new
and desirable in style,
fabrics and colors. The
tailoring is excellent and
the finish bears the clos
est scrutiny. Priced at
$22.5O TO SIS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
Dainty Lingerie

1t Is coming a long way to get n
glimpse of these new arrivals.
These lovely creations are dainty
in the extreme. The assortment in
cludes Gowns. Bloomers, Vests,
Camisoles and Teddy Bears in
spider silk, kaiser silk and satins,
in several different shades and
colors at most reasonable prices.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06

World from the Pacific coast, where
he Is on duty. Lieutenant Cheeseman
will be remembered as The World
correspondent at San Antonio In the
first officers training school.
His letter follows
Camp Kearncy, Linda Vista. Cal.
Editor World-TAlk about luck, l am
surely having run of 1t. In the first
place, when we arrived here we
found that there wer no quarters for
us AZ the camp. SO we We're ordered
to remain at the L. s. Grant hotel.
San Diego. until we were notified to
come out to tho camp. We reached
San pego on sunday morning about
1850 and so far have made n trip out
on the bay. making about twenty five
miles on the motor boat. This was on
Sunday afternoon. On Monday morn
ing We reported to the commanding
officer on the top floor of this hotel
and were assigned our different sta
tons. Lieutenant Holman, with
whom / have been cumming since
we started from San Antonio. and
were ordered TO stick around San
Diego for a few days" We did" the
business Part of town that afternoon,
ordering a couple of uniforms and
doing some shopping that was sadly
needed. After that we took In a
movie" Same after supper
ON Tuesday We went out to camp
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
What's Going On.

Frank A. Vanderlip is working for
the United States government In spe-
cial war service at salary II 81 a
year. This goes to show how a de-
serving man can work his way up. A
short time ago he was only the presi-
dent Of the largest national bank in
the United States.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
An ImprOmptu Joke.

where are my tennis things?" de-
manded the wife OF the professional
humorist.
Look In the nursery. You will gem
orally find a racket and bawl there"
replied the professional humorist.
making a note on his cuff
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
the system.

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking as the formula is
printed on every label. showing II is
Qunine and Iron in a Tasteless form
60c-Ady
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
Dresses

Authoritative modes that reveal all
the exclusive and successful fea-
lures of the leading style authori-
ties. These Dresses are decidedly
new in design and the originality
of their beauty will satisfy the most
fastidious taste. They represent
the best models for every function.
Priced at from $500 To $1,000
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
A LETTER AND a SWEATER.

Dear Lad. the military orders say
That ! must knit for you in solemn
gray.
Yet, as my needles click, It almost
seems
I'm knitting more than wool. A coat
OF dreams
weave for you. compact of CLEANS
and glory.
Gayer than Joseph's in the Bible
story.
An azure thread Invisible. 'tis true)
Slips In at thot OF the dear eyes OF
you:
And thru the mist of memory Is seen
A happy CLINT OF fresh and May-time
green.
For days we spent together, magic
hours
or sunshine. laughter and the smell
of flowers.
Now the gray wool seems brighter to
Until II shines like sSeins of FURNISHED
gold.
At thots of dear. kind. follsh things
you said
One evening when the sunset burned
it's red;
And last of all, one thread of rosy hue.
At thot of--yes. you've guessed-a
kiss for you!
-"Fenelia." In the Chicago Tribune.