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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08
THOUSAND Y. N. G. A.
WORKERS TO RUSSIA

PARIS, Sept S-Ihe American army
OF the Young Mems Christian asSucIa-
ton will send ! 900 secretaries to Rus
sia in order TO promote recreation work
among the Russian armies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08
Grain Embargo to Stand.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept S--rhe Ar
seniine government, has informed the
grain interests oi the country that II
is unable lo I'm the embargo on the ex
pofation OF wheat until the new har-
vest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08

PETR0GRAD, Sept s-rhe special
commission of the ministry Of war has
published the draft OF the law restoring
capital punishment, IN the rear Of The
fighting front The law is applicable
TO both soldiers and civilians
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08
AMERICAN CoNQUERs
FIRST GERMAN Plane

PARIS. Sept. S-Edwin Parsons of
Springfield, Mass, a member OF the
Lafayette eScadrllc. has brought down
his first German aitplane and has been
cited TO receive the war cross.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept s
Edwin Parsons is abou, " years old,
and flew in the services OF Francisco
Villa for some time prior to the time
when relations between Mexico and
the United States became strained lie
went abroad to fly in the French service
late in 1915 lie is married
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08
Cloudy Tonight and
Sunday, Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Partly cloudy
weather tonight and sunday; not much
change In temperature.
STATE FoREcAsT-ronlohts and Sun.
day generally fair weather. cooler In the
northwest portion.
KANSAS AND ARKANSAS Partly
G..
WEST TEXAS-Generally fair and
cooler
WEEKLY oREChsT-oenersily fair
during the week with moderate ter,pers.
lures the first hslf; somewhat warmer
during the second haf.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Defence Society
Reviews Activities
Pro German Propaganda
Materially Offset by
Counter Measures

The American Defence Society closed
its fiscal year yesterday and, after
looking over the ground gained again.
the forces OF pacifsm in the Uni,ei
States. and counting the victories won,
issued summary Of IFS activities DIR
ing 1917.
First among these, the society counts
its efforts toward oifsettins pro-Ger-
man propaganda in the United States
by means OF counter propagands. This
work has incIuded the printing and
distribution OF thousands OF circu-
lars and pamphlets on the war situa-
;ion and the furnishing Of newspapers
throughout the United States with spe
cial feature articles.
In its battles against the soap-box
orators, the wing of the Defence Sc
ciety. led by Cleveland Mofett, was en-
tirely victorious, sweeping the enemy
from the city's streets No less was
the success Of the organization in
dealing with the Germao insurance
companies.
The report also mentions the soei-
ety's attempts TO squeich William Ran
dolph Hearst and his peace editorials
and Senator Robert N. La Toilette.
Among It's leaders in the tight for
patriotism, the society cites David
Jayne Hill, John Grier Hibben, Hud-
son Maxim. Richard Hutd. Robert
Bacon, Charles Stewart DAWSON, Cleye-
land Moffett and Theodore Roosevelt.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
u. S. Seeks Band of
Torpedo Wreckers
Arrest of Man on Similar
Charge Leads to Thor
ough Search

Federal officials, who arrested Paul
Hennig, foreman of the Bliss plant, on
the charge of tampering with United
States navy torpedoes, are now seeking
powerful German spies, said to be at
the head of countrywide conspiracy.
T. was learned yesterday that the Off
cials look to Hennig TO aid them in eX-
posing the plot.
Heunig was arrested Saturday, after
an indictment had been handed down in
Brooklyn charging him with injuring
the gyroscopic steering parts of torpe-
does so that when fired they would be
DETECTED from their course, in some
cases so greatly that they would re-
turn in a wide circle and blow up the
submarine or destroyer firing them.
Hennig. who is held without bail.
will be arraigned on Wednesday in
Brooklyn. In the meantime United
States Attorney France, of Brooklyn.
and Department Of Justice officials
working with him are investigating
reports that another German spy ac-
tivity in the Bliss and Sperry plants
consisted of passing "dud' torpedoes
These, while not possessing the
deadly boomerang power of those with
mutilated gyro-wheels, are rendered
useless and negatively dangerous be
cause their powder charges do not eX-
plodc on contact with the object Of
attack.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Pro-Germanism
Dooms Socialists,
Slobodin Asserts

Henry L. Slobodin, who was state
chairman of the Socialist party and was
expelled last week from that organiza-
ton, declared yesterday that the party
was doomed 10 die because Of the pro-
German element in it, and that true
socialstic party would arise in its
place. "The greatest misfortune has
been that the party always contained
extremists and politicians. and the
createst Of them all &c added, "was
Morris Hillquit."
at now begins to be recognized in
our circles that the party has made a
terrible blunder in siding with German
militarism," Mr.. Slobodin said, "and
Mr. Hillquit. with his nose 20 the wind,
is beginning to shift and trim his sails.
He declared recently that it IS against
the will of the Socialists TO have the
United States withdraw from the war.
But he says if he were elected 20 Con-
gress he would have voted against any
appropriations for guns and ammunl-
tiOn.
Il have not considered myself a mem
Der Of the Socialist party since about
the time this country entered the war
at is preposterous for it to claim a
monopoly OF socialism in face of the
fact that most Of the best spokesmen Of
socialism have left IT, The Socialist
party is entirely out OF sympathy and
touch with American life
Mr.. Slobodin said he was willing to
debate Mr.. Hillqui. on the issue Of So
cialism. He also attacked the party
and the Socialist press for encouraging
the Bolshcviki.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
New Carriage for
Marines Machine Gun

Among the latest equipment Of the
United States marines is new type
4 machine-gun carriage which strongly
suggests the little dog-drawn carts and
machine guns used By the Belgisns in
the early days OF the war, with such
telling effect. But in the present in
stance the carriage is drawn by two
men and in this respect il more
closely resembles the machine-gun car
riage Of the Russian troops.
Rapidity of motion is obviously the
leading feature OF the new carriage,
for il is provided with two ball-bearine
and ~ubber-tlred wheels A shaft, pro-
yided with double handle, permits
Two men % pull the carriage. which
mounts a Lewis machine gun. The am
munition drums are carried in square
steel boxes just below the gun. In
order that the gun may be used 10 the
best advantage its mounting is such
as 70 provide the utmost freedom OF
movement In lightness and mobility
this device speaks for itself. Scientific
American.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Two Men Die in Orange,
One in Church, One on Way

ORANGE. y. j., Dec. 3O.-Harry &.
McCully, of Fuller Terrace, died this
morning while attending service at the
Church Of Our Lady of the Valley here.
His death, which was due to heart dis
ease, was almost instantaneous.
At almost the same minute Benajmin
Franklin Jones. who was hurrying to
attend the services in the First Re
formed Church here, was attacked In a
similar way. He fell in front Of the
Brick Church Station Of the Lacka-
wanna Railroad and died before help
arrived.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Hundreds Drop
German Course
In Philadelphia
Though School Board Is
Neutral" " Children Are
Decidedly Anti-Kaiser
[SpecioL Corvespondencel


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29. The study
Of German in the public high schools
Of this city has been dropped by hun
dreds of the boys and girls who had
been taking that language as part Of
their course.
The Board o. Education of Philadel-
phia, which is appointed by judges of
the courts, is liberal IN Its views re-
garding the study Of German. II is so
liberal TO the students that it allows
them TO choose the foreign languages
they wish to study. Not being an
elective body, it is unresponsive TO pop
ular sentiment, and. IN the face of
widespread agitation against the use Of
textbooks containing propaganda laud-
ing the Kaiser, which carried that
arch -prOpagandist's picture and such
songs as "Deutschland Uber Allies
only acted after newspapers used up
columns of valuable white paper for
the boards benefit"
Last week. after the board had a
meeting and heard charges that high
school teachers were spreading Ger
man "kultur," they responded TO pop
ular demand for the elimination of the
Objectionable songs and laudations Of
the Kaiser and German methods. The
Objectionable matter has been cut out
of the books, and steps are being taken
TO have the books replaced by others
containing only matter for education
al purposes.
Simor Graft. e-president of the
Board I Education, upon whom the
ether members of the board had placed
the responsibility for no earlier action
being taken looking to prevention Of
the spread OF German "Kultur' by
teachers known to have been involved.
let himself down from where the other
members of the board had hung him
in an interview. in which he said;
IL do not see any reason why a
teacher should be dismissed just be-
cause he happens TO be of German
birth. ! know of no German hymns
or songs being sung in the high schools
except such as are sung every Sunday
in churches all over Philadelphia. The
singing of them i'm the German Ian
guage constitutes an important factor
in the teaching of that language, just
as the singing of French aids in the in
struction of French" Mr.. Graft added:
"If any teacher Is found guilty of
spreading German propaganda. that
teacher and the school board will part
company quickly"
1t was through the determined OPP
position Of Mr.. Graft, the boards most
influential member, that the Presi-
dents great war message Of last April
was not permitted to be read in the
schools until popular Indignation com
PEELED a reversal of a ruling that was
arbitrary and almost disloyal. Mr.
Gratz publicly gave this reason for
opposing the reading Of the message:
81 know a worthy teacher who has
lost a brother from the German army,
and would not like 10 compel her TO
read this speech, which condemns her
country in unsparing terms"
Unless there is further public
agitation TO prevent the study of Ger
man az the expense of taxpayers. new
books will be bought at a cost of sew
eral hundred dollars to replace those
damaged by cutting out "Kultur." The
matter is closed so far as the school
board is concerned.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
American Baroness Awaits Trial as Spy;
Serious Charge Against Ioung Us Officer
Code Prepared for Use
When Lieutenant Sailed
for France Is Held as
Evidence

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. %
Suspected Of being q German spy, the
Baroness lone Wilhelma Zollner has
been under arrest here ever since she
was taken into custody, with Lieuten-
ant J. ". Spaulding, of the Sixth
United States Infantry, who is facing
court martial.
The tangible fact unearthed by the
government agents which has resulted
in an espionage complaint being made
against the Baroness was the discovery
of n code card which was TO have been
sent to her by the lieutenant when he
embarked for France. As this informa-
tion would also disclose as matter Of
course the embarkation of his regiment,
the situation confronting both the
woman and the officer is considered
serious.
The baroness is the divorced wife Of
a Bavarian baron, Count Won Holberg.
She is now The wife of William Zollner,
& CAPTAIN in the German army. She Is
said 70 have admitted communicating
with her husband in Germany through
T. Mrs. Paul Turstig. in Arnheim, Hol-
land. She also is said 10 have CON
fessed that she accompanied her hus-
band when he broke his honor parole
in England and fed to America with
her in the steerage, escaping detection
by the use Of forged American pass
ports.
Lieutenant Spaulding has a good rec
oid. He served in the navy before
joining the army.
The baroness has son by her first
husband, Bersenord Shopc. who is now
4 cadet at the United States Naval
Academy. at Annapolis. She lived at
Annapolis for q year during 1916 and
1917.
She is n woman Of striking appear
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Fire Destroys Big Leather
Factory in Johnstown

GLOVERSVILLE. n. Y. Dec. 30
The leather dressing establishment Of
Adams & Co., at Johnstown. one Of
the largest in the glove manufacturing
centre, was completely destroyed by
fire early to-day.
The loss will reach 100000, which
is largely covered by insurance. With
the thermometer registering 30 to 10
degrees below zero, the fire department
ras hampered by low water pressure
and unable to combat the flames sue
cessfully.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Train Crew Blamed
For Wreck Killing 8

CINCINNATI. Dec. 30.-C. ". Gallo
v.... General manager Of the Baltimore
N Ohio Railroad gave out state
meHt here to-day in which he said dis
obedience OF orders was responsible Tor
tHe collision cf passenger trains No. 2,
bound from ST. Louis 10 New YORK, and
80 20. from Cincinnati 10 St, Louis.
near North Vernon, Ind, last night.
Seven trainmcn and passenger were
t.Hed and about twenty others injured
u the accident
Mr. Galloway statement follows:
"Thc engine crews of both trains
we're killed and the conductor Of train
SO. - was injured TO such an extent
that wc have not been able 10 inter
view him.
"The investigation which VIC have
;lus far been able 20 make indicates
clearly that the conductor and engineer
OF train No held an order which re-
ouired them 20 wait az North Vernon
FOR 40. %. For some reason, not yet
determined. this order was disregarded.
"The automatic signal just ahead OF
where the engine Of 40. was standing,
while doing station work at North
Vernon. and I'm full view of the en-
cinccr Of that train, was in the eau
ton position. indicating TO the engineer
o. that train, No. ., that the next sig
nal East, and located at the pull-in
witch Of the westbound siding, was IN
thc stop position and that he must not
pass that signal while the stop indica-
ton was displayed. the caution signal
SO the station being arranged 20 permit
train SO. 60 pull up and advance TO
the stop and stay signal az the siding
switch.
"This signal at the siding switch
was in the stop position because
No. % was IN the block be
tween Oakdalc and North Vernon,
and under this indication No. ?
should not have passed this last named
signal but this signal was disregarded
also and passed by train No. 2 while in
the stop position. The automatic sig
nal system has been rested and found
20 be working correctly.
Therefore. both the order, which
was a ho'd order, and the automatic
signal, which are supple mentary safe
guards. were. for some reason not yet
explained. wholly disobeyed and on this
violation Of the rules by the crew Of No.
rests the responsibility Of the acci-
Ccnt7
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
DR.. Wise Halls New Nation
Jewish Nationality Reborn in
Capture of Jerusalem

Rabbi Stephen s. W5e Of .he free
Synagogue. attacked IN bis sermon in
Carnegie Hall yesterday ,aoso mem
BEES cf bis race wro den. that tic
Jew las Fry nationality. re 40
hailed the capture OF JerC-aicm IS the
possible birth OF a new Jewish nation.
Those who insist that the Jew be
longs TO religion" rather than q ma
tion were termed by DR.. Wise hire
lings Of milionaires who ought 20 be
flung out Of their pulpits." He also
called another Jewish leader VINO op-
poses Zionism "A withercd. atrophicd
soul"
"One-haif OF tho jews said the
rabbi, practise tae at OF submersion
and self-oblitefation and the other half
are affected with the disease OF self
exaggeratioT. insist upon the jew
ishness Of my past. am Zionist
because believe in the right Of my
people TO live out their own life
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
French Envoy
Urges America
To Strike Now
De Billy Declares Germans
Plan Blow Before United
States Is Prepared
Time Is Big Element
Action Means Now or Never
High Commissioner Tells
Historical Association
Time Is Big Element

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. So.--A state
rent from Edouard dc Billy, Deputy
French High Commissioner in the
United States. was read yesterday at
.be convention Of the American HIS
.or;eal Association in this city He said
part:
aV.,h a legitimate pride you foresee
tor America. within the two or three
rext wears. in 1919 and 1920. a great
rififarv power. an army Of several
~illior. OF men. powerfully equipped.
and mercantile feet adequate 20 yoJr
crorouic resources and TO your world
trade.
"Tru'y 10 is wise 90 carry on prcpara-
Sims on such "a scale. On the other
hard. the question cannot be overlooked
whether time will be given America 20
avail hcrclf in full Of these extensive
"AU the efforts o. our common
srcmv are now direct 1 toward one
aim. Their hope and their will is to
strike a decisive blow before the mill
tarv forces of America should be fully
developed on the European front.
with all the men they can remove
from the Russian front, the Central
Powers are now expected 10 prepare on
the French and British fronts an Of
fersivc stronger than any previous
ones. and which they should try 10
launch 5cforc the end Of the winter.
"Whcn thcy have failed, nobody.
though. could tell whether they would
feel exhausted and be compelled 70
ask for an early peace or whether the
wa~ will be carried on Tor many
months 10 come.
"Now. should they-which God for
b.d-shOuld they, on the other hand,
succeed. the war would soon be brought
20 an end. to an end disastrous equally
lot France. Great Britain, Italy and
for America.
"To meet the present emergency, TO
lace the danger in front Of US, Is not
less necessary than 10 prepare for the
more remote future ahead of US. In
war. more truly than IN any other cir
cumstancc Of life, action means now
or never.
Though our losses have been un-
ayoidably great. the French army Is
still holding now more than two-thirds
of the French front and she Is keep
inC In the rear reserves 70 fill the
gaps.
Listen TO your own eyo-witnesses
20 those who having been sent over
20 France. have come back TO America.
They will tell you that the morale Of
the French nation is as fine as ever.
that the French army keeps well equip
ned and cheerful. that she never was
morally or materially in a better shape.
Thus France has not only done her
part i'm this war. she is still doing
n. and She will do her part 10 the
end-a great part-hand in hand with
the Great British army. once deSpised
by the Kaiser. and with the gallant
American army. which the Kaiser is
now learning 10 dread.
"Such is the outlook. such is the
meaning and the duty Of the present
hour LIT us open our eyes 10 the
danger which threatens the Allies and
America Don't let us, on the other
hand forget that our common faith
iD the future is supported by the con
.it;ons now prevailing in the allied
countries and by the military re-
sources at their command
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Mail Clerks Organize


WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-The Rail.
way Mail Association. with a member
ship of $4,000 railway mail clerks, has
been granted charter by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. Edward j..
Ryan, of Boston, the association pres
ident, announced here tonight. Mr.
Ryan said this action was taken de
spite Postmaster General Burleson's
known opposition"
Postmaster General Burieson's sd-
ministration was criticised b. Mr.
Ryan. VINO said the association was
preparing to place before President
Wilson data designed to show ineffi-
eient management of the railway mail
aeivire.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Three Arrested at
Hoboken Arms Plant

Agents Of the Department of Jus
tee visited the Hoboka1 plant Of the
Remington Arms Company yesterday
end atte~ IN extensive inspection took
three workmcn 20 police headquarters
in Hoboken. The three r.en were cX-
smiacd a. length and then were re-
moved. The police had no explanation
20 give.
One explanation Of tho affair which
was commonly credited was that de-
fective cartridges nad been found in
several shipments sent from the plant,
that the Federal detectives Ind made
important discoveries concerning them
and that. rs 2 result, the operation OF
the factory might soon be taken over
by the government.
The factory stands at Fifteenth and
Bloomfield streets. and has been IN
operation about two years. II employs
between 1000 ard 1000 men.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
British Attorney General
To Aid u. S. Publicity Board

WASHINGTON, Dec 30.-Sir Fred.
erick F.. Smith. Attorney General OF
Great Britain, who has just come 10
this country as guest Of honor OF the
American Bar Association. will speak
at the series Of war conferences TO be
held under the auspices Of the speak
ing division of the Committee on Pub
lie Information during the week Jan
uary 1919.
He is TO be one Of tne party who
will travel and speak with Secretary
lana AZ thaga rncptinoS
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
So Lynched in u. S. in Year,
Says Tuskegee President

IUSKEGEE, Ala. Dec. 3d. Records
made public last night by r. r. Motion,
president OF the TuskegeC Institute,
snow that thirty-eight persons were
iEnehed in the United States this year
NJ ~ except two were negroes, and of
tnose one was woman.
yhe iynohing occurred in Montana
~ All INC others were in Southern
.eS.S' Ieorgia and Texas having six
80. n, Attacks on white women were
N'''" a. the cause in sixteen instances.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Enemy Trading List Loses 3

r " sA95hlNGTON. Dec. 3O.--The War
foiIe'.. idue Doaro announced to-day that the
ssoIo".hg concerns had been removed
.J,n me enemy trading list: Banco
psie St-l 4oSfeno, Santa Ana. Salvador.
Say gay nsrmond, H,rmosillo, Mexico;
Sah'a Msria Saenz & Co. Havana
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
BARONESS ZOLLNER

ance and personality and is rcpuied TO
be wealthy. She owns "A cottage az
Sunningdale, near London; several rub
Der plantations AZ lahore and home
in Frankford, Germany.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Germans Are Told
New York Is Taken
To Prevent Rioting
Conditions Infinitely Worse
Than World Believes, Say
Youths Just Arrived
Especial CorresDoRdencel

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 80. - Condi-
tions in Germany are infinitely worse
than the world at large supposes, ac-
cording TO two Americans who have
just reached their brothers home here,
after trying for over year to escape
from the grip of the Kaiser.
They got away through the efforts
of Representative George s. Graham. Of
this city. and of the Spanish Minister
in Berlin, who is looking after Amer
lean interests. They arrived here yes
terdsy. They arc Albert Levin, twenty
years old, and Eugene Levin. seven
teen.
Food Riots Frequent
Food riots by the score have oc-
Cured in every. part OF Germany, they
said. There have been hundreds of riots
in Berlin alone, OF which the outside
world has never learned. Women have
stormed bakers shops and provision
stores, broke windows and made off
with all the food they could snatch.
They have been charged by mounted
police. ridden down, sabred and shot.
They have been brushed by troops with
machine guns, but so desperate were
they and so determined to obtain food
that in many instances dozens were
killed.
In the end the government Food Con-
troller issued an order that no food
stuffs of any kind should be shown
in the windows so the people would
not be tempted TO raid the shops. In
addition. policemen were assigned 20
guard the larger provision stores and
prevent more than fifteen or twenty
persons from entering at the same
time.
The food ,ard system gave barely
enough TO keep life in ones body. said
Eugene.
Say New York Is Captured
"You could get potatoes one week
and meat the next, but you could not
get both the same week. You could
not get butter at sll," he continued.
"You get only slab of oleomsrgarine
about as big as a 50-cent piece every
other day"
The people are desperate, and would
give anything for peace; but they are
promised from day to day that they
will win out. They are told all the
Allies ships have been sunk. that the
entire American army has been cap
tured. that the German expedition has
landed and captured New York, that
Venice has fallen and Italy has made
peace