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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
TULSA'S REGISTRATION
EXCEEDS ANY IN STATE
By More Than Six Hundred
Cards This City Leads Ok
lahoma City and County.

Official registration returns snow
that Tulsa has a greater military
population than any other county III
the state. and that the city and county
of Tulsa, on June ), claimed fewer
exemptions from military service. IN
Pre- portion to the number of registered
than did either Oklahoma county, or
Nuskogce county.
The total registration for Muskogee.
the smallest city in the state to have
the registration work carried on by a
registration bard OF which the mayor
was a member. showed n total regis
Il alton of sol, # which 2.S26 was
for the county and 2,475 for the city
proper
BEG. Capital City.
oklahoma City, which was expected
by the war Department to show a
registration of at least l6 per cent OIL
population of $1,000 showed a
registration Of but 7.S43 and the
county Of but 1,752. Tulsa, on the
other hand, expected by the war de-
partment to show a like registration
on a population of little in excess or
$1,000 returned GAPS cards and the
county at large a registration of 5,3lo
making a grand total for the city ana
county of 9,74l as against a grand
total for Oklahoma county and OKLA
homa City of 9,095 or a margin In
favor of Tulsa of SAC.
or the 4,S01 regiferod in Muskogee
and Muskogee county, 2,96S or more
than fifty per cent claimed exemption.
Oklahoma City and county with It's
total registration or 9,095 shows that
5,z47 Indicated exemptions claimed,
while Tulsa, city and county, with a
registration Of 9,141 claimed 6,5yo
exemptions which is 34s more than
claimed in Oklahoma City and county,
but which is the result of the In
as a whole, this city and county lead
ing Oklahoma City and county In
registration by 646.
Tulsa Shows Gain.
Taking the percentage on which
the government based It's estimates of
registrations to be made in the several
centers OF population, Tulsa, at rate
CT 16 per cent. showed a registration
OF city and county Of l55,655
population.
On a basis of 1900 population
which was given this city by the war
department tho registration showed n
return of almost "a per cent while on
basis of population Of $1,000
given Oklahoma City by tho same de-
rartment, the registration was less IL
per cent.
The returns in Tulsa and Tulsa
county are highly satisfactory 10 the
members Of the registration boards,
and indicate q great wave OF patriot
ism for this county and city. and q
great population OF young mon be-
tween the ages Of 21 and 80 years.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
Flying Low, British Birdman Sent
Hun Officers Auto Into the Ditch

several places they saw them gather
ing or marching in lhe main streets,
whereupon they flew down low at
times and opened a fire which scat
tered the gray clad soldiers i'm all di-
rections. Conveys and ammunition
and supply columns were attacked
while on the march and the disor-
ganized men left their teams and au-
tomoblles on the roads while they
sought shelter in nearby bitches.
Airplanes attacked troops in the
support trenches and sent them
scurrying to the cover OF their dug
outs. one pilot made so many OF
these attacks that he finally ran out
of ammunition, but no delivered his
last stroke by letting go his signal
rockets at platoon OF soldiers, who
scattered. German troops were fired
upon In the more distant back areas
az they were entraining for the front
Many OF the enemy retreating from
the British attack and hiding in shell
holes wore seen by the low flying air
men and pelted with bullets
One British pilot partolled road
for half an hour before he saw any
thing to shoot at. Then a German
military automobile, with three off
GERS sitting in the back seat, came
along. The Britisher dived at them
from height of three hundred feet,
firing at them as they came on. He
flew so low eventually that the wheels
of his undercarriago barely missed
the automobile, which swerved into a
ditch while going at about forty miles
an hour and crashed into tree.
This same pilot later came across
an active field gun battery and
charged 1t, scattering the gun crew
and hitting number OF them. Still
further along he attacked a column
of Germans marching in fours. The
column broke when he opened fire.
scattering to both sides of the road.
AZ no time during his stay inside the
German lines was this pilot more
than five hundred feet from the
ground.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
q MINERS SAVED
BY RESCUE PARTY
Men Are Found in the 2,400-
Foot Level of Mine in Which
Many Lost Their Lives.
ALL OWE LIVES TO DUGGAN
AS Entombed Workmen Fell
About Him He Worked With
Strength of Ten to Live.

BUTTE, Mont, June l0.-Twenty-
eight men, entombed in the Specu-
lator mine since the fire Friday night
were brought to the surface allVe AT
40 this afternoon. OF the rs res
cued men, one was so far gone that
resuscitation was impossible. Ihere
is strong hope that others may De
found alive.
The news that men had been found
alive on the 2,400-foot level OF the
Spectator shaft spread rapidly ana
the gates OF the mine were crowded
with anxious relatives before the res
cued men had been registered at the
timekeeper's office.
Duggan the Hero.
Nyrja johnson was the first man to
reach the surface.
I'VE owe our lives to Manus Dug
gan" johnson told the crowd at the
timekeepers office. "He was the one
who directed the work. None of us
would be here if it had not been for
him. "Duggan told us all to go into
the drift After we got into the drift
he got a piece of canvas. Then we
took off our clothes and used them
to plug up the bulkhead and keep out
the gas. Duggan directed the work
and when some men got weak he did
the work of ten men. l hope they
save Duggan."
Many heroic acts are being done to
plunge into the other levels in the
hope that many others are to be
saved.
All of the rescued united in praise
of Duggan, the man who led the en-
tombed men into .the drift on the
2, 2,400-foo level and directed the work
of bullSheading against the gas that
has killed 15O or more.
lie May BE Lost.
Late tonight Duggan had not been
found and it is feared that he per-
ished,
Among the bodies identified today
was one which was identified as that
of Josiah James. When the men were
hoisted from the shaft this afternoon
James was among them. He walked
to his home and there turned grief
into rejoicing.
Nothing to drink but copper water
for SO hours" said Albert Cobb, one
of the rescued. I'm not hungry, only
thirsty. | feel as If | would like tC
drain a barrel of fresh water"
This is a hell of n mine, now I've
lost two shifts" said one of the res
cued men as he puffed q cigar and
went to the dryhouse to change his
clothing. mo, I've been walking home
for years and I'll walk now" he con
tinued when he was offered the use
of dozen automobiles to carry him. ,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
.UN|ON|STS BLOCK
PAC|F|STS' PLANS
England's Independent Labor
x,oloos ruoIlo,s,I, s Held Pris-
vnels ny onion Heads.
CREWS REFUSE TO SAIL SHIP
Three Million Strong, British
Seamen Protest Against
Peace Program.
CREWS REFUSE TO SAIL SHIP

LONDON, June Members Of
union today have taken prisoner
Frederick w. Jowett. president of the
Independent labor party, and James
Ramsay Macdonald, chairman of the
labor party, both members OF parlia-
ment. who were about to sail for
Petrograd.
An enthusiastic demonstration was
held this afternoon In Trafalgar
Square to protest against permitting
Macdonald and Jowett to proceed to
Petrograd on account OF their sup
posed pacifist leanings. The meeting
was opened by the reading of the fol-
lowing telegram from Captain Tupper
of the seamen's and firemens union:
Hold Men Prisoners.
"I have Macdonald and Jowctt
prisoners The crew refuses to sail
with them"
Tho Trafalgar Square demonstra-
ton brought together great crowds.
Joseph Havelock Wilson, president of
the National Seamens union, in the
course of "A speech, said
This is no new question. ! wrote
1S months ago protest to the coun-
ell of the German Transport fcder7- b
ton against submarine barharitics
and warned the council that unless 1t
protested against the U-boat warfare
my union would refuse to participate
after the war In any conference that
included Germans. The answer | re-
ceived was that my proposal was
laughed at and that the U-boats We're
perfectly justified in acting as they
did"
A War on Subs.
Mr.. Wilson said that there were
$500. .00l organized workers in Great
Britain. and II Ramsay Macdonald
was able to get a half million of those
votes in his favor the union would
Immediately withdraw the boycott. II
Macdonald wished to go to Petro-
grad. said the seamen's president, let
him produce his credentials to repre-
sent British labor.
Jowett and Macdonald were APP
pointed by the Independent labor
party. the pacifist Socialist element
TO go to Petrograd to confer with
Russian Socialists. The seamen's and
fremens union adopted resolution
last week that not one of its members
must be permitted to man any vessel
conveying pacfists to Petrograd or Ia
Stockholm, whore the international
Socialist conference Is to be held. un-
less they signed "A guarantee that they
would insist upon restitution to allied
merchant seamen for the murder and
destruction committed by German
submarines
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
ALL LIBERTY LOAN
DISTRICTS FAILED
Secretary of Treasury Shows
That People Are Not Re-
spending to the Call.

WASHINGTON, June 10.TTotals
of subscriptions to the Liberty loan
aggregating $1,000, 100000. as an
nounced Friday by Secretary McAdoo,
were made public tonight by the
treasury department. showing that
not one of the ~ federal reserve dis
tricts has subscribed to its minimum
allotment, altho New York, with the
most favorable showing, has nearly
reached the minimum.
1T is thot timely" says a statement
by Assistant Secretary Crosby, ITO
give the above figures so that each
district should know the measure of
effort that must be made in the re-
manning days of the campaign.
1t is evident that the very large IN
dividual and collective subscriptions
that have been published from time
to time have created an impression in
the minds of many that the desired
results can be attained without the
full cooperation of small subscribers
such is not the case. Two billion
dollars is so gigantic an amount that
the largest possible individual sub
scriptions are required and at the
same time multitudes of small con-
tributors must fully cooperate. 1t Is
impossible to determine the places
WntGe Spetldl tllOI lS Itiildlii W bu
made unless applications are prompt
ly signed up and handed in to the
federal reserve banks"
Bells to Ring.
Beginning tomorrow in every city,
town, village and hamlet, the bells of
schools, churches and town halls will
ring a nightly call- to Americans to
serve in the cause of freedom by in
I nil
ring four times tomorrow night; four
days yet remain in which to make
subscriptions, Tuesday they will ring
CnNTINIrEn ON pAGE rOIR
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
BERLIN BOLSTERS
UP BRITISH LOSS,
LONDON DECLARES

LONDON, June 10.-(7:OS n. M
heterrlng 70 exaggerated German
statements In regard to the mum ber
OF British casualties in the battle of
Messlnes ridge, Reuters correspond
ent at British headquarters In France
says that up to Friday evening the
number OF men of all ranks who
failed TO respond to military roll
call on the British side was lust
about ten thousand. Judging from
past experience, about 60 per cent
OF these are men wounded slightly.
but able to walk and of the remainder
number viii be able to reJoin their
rcGimentS Inter.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
CONVICT LABOR DOING
GOOD WORK ON ROADS
Tulsa County Pays $50 a
Month for the Use of
Twenty Prisoners.

At this time when the nation Is In
can render, and n labor shortage,
either real or fanciful, is greater than
1t has been in years, the subject or
convict labor or the public roads OF
Oklahoma is most timely. AS engi-
reers, road builders and tho general
taxpayer quite naturally first look TO
the economic phases Of convict labor,
we would direct our attention to that
eide of the question.
There are seven road camps with
twenty prisoners each at work in dlf-
ferent counties of thc state at this
time. They are what is known n-
"trusties." or prisoners who upon
their honor are permitted to go out
side Of the walls without a guard.
Each of these camps are In charge or
foreman. a steward, and one suard
employed by the state. The foreman
directs the labor Of the mon, the
steward looks after the feeding OF the
men and the teams, and the guard
acts as shepherd Of the flock.
Tho board of these three men, thc
feed of the teams. and the difference
I'm the cost Of the board Of the prison
ers in camp over and above the cost
Of hoard Mt the prison. is met by the
counties employing the same.
TO givc some idea of tho cost 10
counties now trying the experiment OF
road building with convicts, we up-
pend the following official figures
Furnished by six Of these camps Tor
the month of May:
LeFlore' county has camp OF
twenty men. Tho cost per man for
hoard in camp during the month was
I 1ax IqN IN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
RUTH LAW HEADED
FOR TULSA WITH
PLANE OF BONES

HUTCHINSON. Kan, juno 10
Ruth Law. air raider, bombing cities
of the southwest in the interest of the
Liberty loan, did not fly to ADV
had contemplated making
from here to Wichita, Kan. but a
high wind that would have blown in
proposed flight at o'clock tonight.
Her airplane arrived late in the morn
ing and the wind started at noon.
Miss Law will try again tomorrow
morning at O'Clock and hopes to
reach Bartlesville. okla. before dark.
A huge crowd that swarmed around
Miss Laws proposed starting point
here today was disappointed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
GRAVEST CRISIS
SPAIN HAS SEEN
IN FORTY YEARS

. MADRID, June 10.-Nia Paris, 4
p. m.)-The present political crisis
in Spain was characterized as the
gravest which has arisen in the last
forty years in a statement today by
President of the Senate Senior Groi-
zard. after having u conference with
King Alfonso
1t is thot probable that the forma-
ton of a government to succeed the
ministry of Marquis Prieto, who re-
signed yesterday, will be entrusted to
the conservatives, with Eduardo
Dato, former premier. again in power
When Marquis Prieto was asked
after presenting the resignation OF
his cabinet If the crisi would lead
To change in the policy of Spain
he replied that was question the
king would have TO answer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
CHlNA'S RULER STANDS PAT
General Chang IIsun Demands That
Parliament BE Dissolved.

PEKING, June l0.-Events are
moving rapidly toward a crisis the
political situation. General Chang
iIsun, former military governor of
Anhwei province, several thousands
Of whose troops have reached PekinG,
today delivered an ultimatum de-
moving rapidly toward crisis In the
ment within as hours
The Associated Press is Informed
officially that President Ia Yuan
Hung has refused to accede to this
demand unless such- action may bo
taken In accordance with the provl-
sions Of the constitution. Members OF
parliament are urging the president
not to dissolve the Legislature, thus
forcing Chang Hsun to act in viola
ton Of the constitution.
President Ii Yuan Hung declines to
offer an unconditional resignation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
DIDN'T HEED WARNING; DEAD
Sons Told NeiGhbor to Keep Father
Away-IIc Failed and is Killed.
Special TO The World,

Special 10 The World.
HENRY ETA, Okla, June 1O.|s
Declaring that Samuel Lair had failed
to heed their warnings not to allow
their father TO visit the Lair home and
paw his attentions TO Mrs. Lair, w.
and ID. c. Forbes shot and killed Lair
late yesterday afternoon Lair was
shot thru the heart ard died instantly.
The Forbes boys were arrested and
are helA in iail here.
Both said they had told Lair to re-
fuse to allow their father, w. a.
Forbos, to enter his home but that he
had made no effort to prevent him
from doing so. The sons learned that
their father was at the Lair home to-
day and immediately started after
him.
They said Lair threatened them
when they asked for their father
whereupon one of them shot him thru
the heart.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
UNION MEN PLEDGE LOYALTY
Will Stand by Nation, Trainmcn's
Representative Declared.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 10. -
Pledges of loyalty to the nation We're
renewed by officials of the railroad
brotherhoods in addresses at their an
nual memorial services heretoday in
which Theodore Roosevelt was the
chief speaker. Members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, brotherhood of
hallway Trainmen and the order OF
Railway Photographers attended the
services.
]. G. Mcdonald, representing the
trainmen, said the brotherhoods were
a unit in their eagerness to assist
the government.
we win gladly suspend any law
of our organization If President Will
son requests it," he declared, lin or
der that all the instrumentalities of
this nation may be used for the COM
man cause, that of universal free
dom"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
MUST DEFEND NEW FREEDOM
Ambassador Tells Russians That
Upon Them Hangs Nations Fate.

PETROGRAD, June 10.-(Via Lon
don. $3.50 p. m.)-Sir George Buch-
anan, the British ambassador, ad-
dressing a great meeting last night
held under the auspices of the Russo
British society! said he had constant
ly tried to impress on former En-
peror Nicholas that in the twentieth
century an irresponsible autocracy
was an anachronism which could not
endure Russia. the ambassador said,
had captured the bastile of autocracy
by assault in single week and must
consolidate the new won freedom.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
TO CONTINUE TOUR TUESDAY
Italians VIII Make Trip Thru West
and Middle West During Week.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The Ital-
ian war mission will begin its de-
layed tour Of the south and middle
west probably Tuesday, leaving be-
hiud its chief, Prince Udine. whose
sudden illness a week ago caused the
trip to be postponed. The prince ex-
poets to leave Washington in time TO
join the party at Chicago. The
original itinerary will be follower, II
was announced.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
PERSHlNG'S STAFF HONORED
Excursion on the Thames Arranged
for American Fighting Leaders.

LONDON, June 10.-(10:50 p. m.)
Major General and staff
spent the day at Castle Hever~ with
Lord Astor. General Pershing. with
other officers, attended q reception
in the evening at the residence of
James Dunning, chairman OF the en-
.ertainment committee.
The American soldiers spent the
day on the Thames on an excursion
arranged by the committee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
WAR MESSAGE IN SCHOOLS
Too Place Presidents Masterpiece i'm
All Educational Institutions.

WASHINGTON. June 10. - Presi-
dent Wilson's war message, arranged
with footnote references and nota-
tions to make 1t available for de-
tailed study by schools was issued in
pamphlet form today by the commit
tee on public information.
The pamphlet will be sent free to
schools libraries, organizations or in
dlviduals applying for them. A
movement will be started, II is said,
to make 1t a-textbook In school cur
riculum.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
ENEMY GETS WORST
OF RECENT FIGHTS
British Airships Outright Hun
Planes and Artillery Duels
Mark Sundays War.

Another day has passed without the
demoralzcd Germans along the Ypres
front making an effort by counterat-
taclSing 20 regain the ground they lost
IN the titanic drive of Field Marshal
llaig's last Thursday. South Of Hpres.
however, the Germans heavily bomb
arded the British positions.
Aerial activity between the German
and British fliers continued Saturday
and numerous battles in the air were
fought Nine enernv machines were
accounted for by the British, who
themselves lost three.
Germans Driven out.
The only fighting along that part
of the line where the French are fac
ing the Germans has been of the
character of small surprise attacks.
on the Cheudn des Danes the Ter
mans early Sunday morning pens-
trated n small salient west Of Cerny,
hut almost Immediately were driven
out with the loss OF men maue
prisoners
I'm the Austro-Itaiian theater the
fighting is being done entirely by the
artillery wings OF The opposing armies.
There has been TO attempt ct a re-
sumption by the Italians of their
great offensive on the Carso 'front.',
hut from the fact that reconnoitering
parties are being sert out 20 survey
the new positions of the Austrians an
other great battle probably io not far
distant.
Artillery at Work.
In Macedonia. especially along the
Nardar river sector, artillery duels are
in progress.
The situation at Kronstadt, where
Tho council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates is still defying the provi-
SIGNAL government remains tense.
The movement ror the establish
men of a republic in Russia has been
Joined by the ccngress Of peasants
delegates OF all Russia.
The situation in Spain which re-
suited In the resignation OF the minis
try stlll Is acute. The Marquis Prieto
has declined TO retain the premiership.
and the belief preYails that Eduardo
Dato. former premier of conserva-
tive leanings will be entrusted with
the formation OF u cabient.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
Hun Gcncrai CaDtmrcd.

PARIS. June lot is reported
from Hazebrouck, in northern France,
behind the British front, that among
the German prisoners who passed
thru that town yesterday was n gem
eral He is said to have been cap
tured single handed by a soldier.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11
THE WEATHER

TULSA, June Maximum. 90,
minimum c2 south winds and clear.
OKLAHOMA FORECAST-Mo Monday
and Tuesday partially cloudy TO
cloudy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-11

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