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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
GERMAN SMASHES
BEND FRENCH LINE.
Crown Prince Gains Footing in
Allied Trenches; Attack
on Hill 304 Fails.
BIZ Associated Press

Continuing his isolated attacks
against the French lines the German
crown prince on b'riday threw his
Laffaux where the battlefront bends
northeast of scissors and against the
battle-scarred positions on Hill 304, on
the Verdun front
Checked Thursday In his attempt TO
mold positions won on Mont Haut In
Champagne, the crown prince had bet
ter success in MS effort to break the
French line near Moulin de LaffauX.
The Germans gained "a foothold in
some advanced trenches and while
counterattacks by the French troops
forced them to retire from most of
the elements taken, they still main
tain tenure of portion of them.
French artillery fire sufficed to check
the German efforts against Hill 3O4,
the Germans suffering heavy losses
Artillery Battle Gaining.
There has been increased artillery
firing In the Ypres sector in Belgium.
Both London and Berlin comment in
their communication on the activity of
heavy guns in that region Aside from
several small raids and outpost en-
gagements there has been nothing do
ing except artillery fighting on the
Arras battlefront
The inactivity in infantry fighting
on this portion of the front during
the last several weeks is shown by
the report of British captures during
May. These amounted to 3,412 Ger
mans and only one large German
gun. In April the British took more
than 1900 prisoners and 257 large
guns and howitzers.
Austrians and Italians at Bay.
on the other battle fronts there
have been no changes. Austrian at
tacks in the Nodice area of the
Julian front north of Gorizia were
repulsed by the Italians and Vienna
reports the failure of Italian attempts
in the same region.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Father With Ransom Ready Unableto
Locate Kidnapers of Babe; Torture Is
Threatened If Police Are Tipped Off

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. June l.
Somewhere In the Ozark hills the in
fant son of ]. Holland Keet, former
banker of this city, is being held as
hostage. Two days and two nights of
unremitticg search failed to lead to
the lair of the kidnapers who late
Wednesday night stole the baby from
his bed while maid slept in an ad-
joining room and the parents were al
tending a ball at the country club a
short distance away.
Altho the parents and detectives
assigned 70 :he case have adopted a
policy OF rcticence 1t was learned
early tonight that no definite infor-
nation as to the child's whereabouts
had beer received.
Kndnnpcrs Break Engagement.
In response to an anonymous letter
received yesterday the baby's father
drove thru the storm last night car
rying $4,000 with which TO purchase
the little fellows freedom, but ortner
the intensity of the gale or the fear
of capture prevented the kidnapers
from keeping their appointment. 1t
Is said Keet received another missive
from the captors today.
The heartbroken parents, fearing
that harm will come TO their little boy
as result of the scarchers' efforts,
refuse to discuss the contents Of the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
EXPECT VOTE TODAY
ON FIRST FOOD BILL
Senate Ready to Decide on
Issue; Fletcher's Fish Sup
ply Scheme Rejected.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-The first
administration food bill under con-
sideration in the senate all week prob
ably will reach final vote tomorrow.
Debate was limited to ten minutes late
today by unanimous consent and no
senator will be permitted to speak
more than once.
Little progress was made with the
bill today An amendment by SEN
ator McCumbcr modifying the provi-
sion adopted yesterday making the
holding and storage ot-foodstuffs and
other necessities a felony was adopted.
The amendment specifically would
permit storing where no effort is made
To cause a shortage or affect the price.
Senator Fletcher's amendment TO
authorize the secretary Of commerce
to engage in the catching and market
ing of fish to enlarge the nation food
supply was rejected.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02

letters and apparently desire q come
TO speedy terms with the abductors.
II is said that Mr.. Keets made an
other lone trip into the hills late
tonight to meet the demands of the
kidnapers. The first letter stipulated
that failure to observe every pro-
vision would cost the father $4,000.
IL was intimated that the child would
be tortured. but no explanation was
offered as TO the me liod to be en-
ployed. lnclosed witt the letter was
a small piece of the youngsters
nightgown.
Detectives assert the author of the
letter is woman. Grammatical ex-
pressions are purposely made incor-
rect, II is believed. for the handwrlt-
ing is remarkably plain.
Family Very Wealthy.
Mrs. Kate Keet. mother of ]. Hol-
land Keet, Is said to be one of the
wealthiest women In southwestern
Missouri. Mr.. Keet few DAYS ago
resigned as vice president of the Hol-
land Banking company I'm order to
manage his mothers estate, which
is roughly estimated TO be worth
$1,000. 600.
Altho all members Of the family
are instructed not to discuss the case,
little James Holland Keet. jr., the
missing baby's 3year-old brother,
realizing the situation. llsped to
newspaper men:
bad man take him" The child S
nurse hurried him away.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
MANY DERR|CKS
TAKEN BY WIND
Twister Between Drumright
and Oilton Cuts 26; Ok
mulgee Misses AZ.

Long distance phone reports TO
The World last night were to the ef-
feet that nearly seVenty-fiVc oil der
rcks were blown away by a tornauo
that dipped to the ground once ne
tween Oilton and prumright and
again near Okmulgee. Twenty six
derrcks We're reported smashed in
the Cushing field between Oilton and
Drumright, while AZ were RACED near
Okmulgec.
Many pumping outfits and drilling
crews were working in the sections
of the field hit when the storm struck
but last night no reports of death
had been received. Property loss.
however. probably will take in many
kinds of oil field property aside from
dcrricks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02

WILSON READS Law
TO SLACKERS WHO
FLEE FROM DRAFT

WASHINGTON, June 1.-presiden'
I'm proclamation issued today
warns all persons seeking to avoid
registration by leaving the country
that they expose themselves to prose
cution and military service eventually
in spite of their efforts to avoid II
The presidents proclamation says:
81 Woodrow Wilson. president
of the United States Of America,
do hereby give warning That all
persons subject TO registration
who withdraw from the jurisdic-
tion of the United States for the
purpose of cyading said rcsistra-
ton, expose themselves upon their
return to the jurisdiction of the
United States 10 prosecution for
such evasion of registration pur-
suant to section . of the act of
congress approved May IS, 1917,
which cnacts that Any person
who shall wiIfully fail or refuse 10
present himself for registration or
to submit thereto as herein pro-
yidcd shall he guilty of II mis-
dcmcanor and SHALL upon conyic-
ton i'm district court of the
United States, having jurisdiction
thereof, Ec punished by imprison-
mcnt for not more than one year
and shall thcrcupOn be duly
registered.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
German Submarine
and British Sea Dog
in UnderlUdter Crash

AMSTERDAM. june i.-Nm
Iondon.)- collision under water
between u British submarine and
u German u-boat Is reported by
the RhCinischc WcsiraliSchc Zci-
tung Of Essen. which described
the incident as Unprecedented.
The paper states that the collision
took place I'm the channel" April
10 and declares that n German
U-boat while submerged Inmmcd
"a British submarine aud that the
British boat then emerged bring
ing up the German submarine
lying across the bow of the Brit
ish vessel.
The German vessel slid off into
the water and both vessels started
their engines ana when separated
~ about fifty yards both diNcd.
The paper asserts that both
submarines were anxious To fight,
but under the circumstances ac-
ton was impossible.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
FEAR DRAFT TROUBLE
AT DRUMRIGHT JUNE 5
Nearly Three Hundred l. w.
WIS Encamped Near There;
Negroes Meet in Secret.
World Creek County Bureau.

World Creek County Bureau.
SAPULPA. Okla, June 1.-Evi-
dence continued to flow into the office
of County Attorney Earl Foster today
that u determined effort was being
made in various parts Of Creek county
to restrain men from registering for
the selcctive draft on June 5. Addi-
tional reports were received in letters
and by telephone at his office from
Drumright, Shamrock and Oilton.
According to the county attorney
the disturbers and agitators are al
most without exception members Of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
IT Is estimated that there are between
three and four hundred members of
the |. w. W. now encamped in and
about Drumright and trouble is ex-
pected to loom up on the date set for
registering. SO far only one man has
been arrested and he was turned over
10 the federal authorizes yesterday at
Tulsa.
A prominent business man at New
by advised Sheriff Woofter today thar
for some time crowd of negroes had
been holding frequent secret meetings
in the Deep Fork school house, To-
Gated three and one-half miles south
of Newly and that 1t had become
known they were preparing to resist
registration. An investigation of the
affair was ordered at once and arrests
are expected Immediately
Now that county officials are GER
tain that there is an organized plot
on foot In Creek county additional
police and deputy sherffs have been
ordered in every town and city and
many additional special officers will
be deputizcd on June to resist any
attempt to riot or disobey the regis
tration law.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Tornado Breaks Wire aSTulsa Man Is
Talking With Mother at Coffeyville

the tornado had passed" said Mr..
Gross, "hut she did not have time to
toll me if she knew whether anybody
was killed or what the property dam
age in Coffeyville was, before the wivo
was broken
she said the storm entered Coffey-
VILE from the west. dipping to the
ground just after it passed Allen hill
Ga large hill about three miles from
the city) and tearing everything in
front of it to pieces, She just started
10 tell, | thot Of some of the damage
done, when the connection was
broken"
Mr.. Gross tried for several hours
last night to get another call thru to
COffeyviile, but was unsuccessful hts
wife was visiting his mother in COT
feyNille.
Mr.. Gross conversation with his
mother at 1920 o'clock was fully an
hour after all other wires into COT
feyville had been reported out of COM
mission.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Mericans Are Cold to
SIackerS From America

LAREDO, Texas, June 1.-Young
Americans who have been crossing
into Mexico ostensibly to mine or
prospect for oil but actually, in the
belief Of government officials. to
evade the selective draft are meeting
with little encouragement according to
information received from the interior
of Mexico. Neither American nor
European employees are giving the
newcomers consideration except in
extremity. Preference in employment
is being given TO refugees OF honest
convictions who are temporarily in
termed abroad, reports received here
say.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Five Members of One Family Killed
by Drake Storm; Teacher Saves Many

ARDMORE, June Five mem
bers of the family Of w. A. Williams,
In the inland town of Drake, Murray
county, about 33 miles northeast of
here, were killed this afternoon In n
cyclone which struck the village ut
ais p. IN
Williams and his wife. each about
so years old, their daughters Emma.
49, and Rcbecca, 13. and son Robert,
II, were instantly killed. Another son
was seriously hurt. a younger VIII
lams boy, blind, was unhurt.
Pupils Safe In Cellar.
The fact that many school children
were not killed was due to the pres
encc OF mind of school teacher who
marshalled her pupils into storm
cellar
Yyatt Moore. driver Of Ford serv-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
DRAFT UPRISINGS
NOT ANTICIPATED
Slackers Seeking to Evade
Registration to Be Few,
Officials Predict.
EXPECT SPORADIC TROUBLE
But Resistance Nowhere Will
Be Substantial, Federal
Agents Assert.

WASHINGTON, June l.-Depart-
ment of justice officials are of the
opinion that the situation with respect
to the draft army registration Tues
day is well in hand, that there will be
TO really serious disturbances ana
that the nation will wake up Wednes-
day to find .hat outbursts have reen
sporadic and not the result OF a gen
Cral feeling against the law.
1t was pointed out at the depart
ment tonight that more than ten mil
lion men are required to register un-
der the law and that it would be sur
prising indeed If such day were TO
pass off without incident as no gen
eral election ever held in this country
passes without some disorder.
To BE Few More Arrests.
Attorney General Gregory's orders
had caused the arrest of about thirty
persons up to today in connection
with antldraft propaganda. only a
few more, probably less than half a
dozen. are expected before Tuesday
Such showing is looked upon as eX-
traordnarv and as convincing in
dIcation that there has been no SUD-
stantial movement to defeat the pur-
pose OF the law.
Not One In Hundred to Slack.
The department expects that there
may be a number of evasions Of the
registra ton provision that Will look
large in total, but not when the grea'
number subject to the law is consid-
cred Many even OF those who do
eVade Tuesday are counted upon
eventually to come forward to max,
good without prosecution. 1t was said
tonight that out of the ten million
officials are confident the slackerc
Will not number one in one hundred
Attorney General Gregory reiterat-
cd his request that local organizations
ala in the work of seeing that every
man between II and 81 years Of age
IN their communities registers MS
name.
Volunteer Organizations Aid.
THE department" he said, has
been greatly aided in several instances
by volunteers organizations in cites
and towns which have compiled rec
Crds and held them available for tne
departments use and also have fur
Iished valuable information to It.
agents. Assistance of the sort referred
to is OF great value and will be gladly
received
81 urge patriotic men in every sec
sion of the country to perfect organ
izAtions which will see to the registra-
ton of all names in their communi
ties, preserving notes showing the
personal svmpathies and activities ol
individuals.
81 DO not suggest methods in detail
as these may be worked out by the
men who are willing to act and ar,
not otherwise engaged in serving Their
country"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02

.ce car. saw the storm approaching
and driving at top speed OUTRAGED it
TO a turn IN the road where the storm
Ceviated from the highway Moore
carried the news into sulphur, Muir
ray county seat, from which rescue
party in ten automobiles went 70 tns
scene at 6 o'clock.
Tornado Dips Seven Times.
The roaring of the tornado was
heard for six or eight miles and
many out of its path watched its
progress. The formation OF the Storm
cloud was most peculiar, being do
scribed as a perpendicular pillar.
swirling and twisting and reaching to
height of three miles and ended In
a greenish cloud The storm cloud
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Brifain'S Losses in
Cereal Ships 6 Per Cent

LONDON, June I (4:5O p. m)-
Great Britain's losses in cereal ships
has been only 6 per cent, according
to a statement made to the Associat.
ed Press today by Kennedy Jones,
director of food economy. The minis-
try of food. he added, had made al
lowances for the loss OF Pa per cent
Of this kind Of shipping.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Mrs. Couch SAFE in
Brussels, Is Report

WASHINGTON, June Mrs. Ka-
trina Couch, an American, who was
reported in news dispatches to have
been executed as a spy in Germany
recently, called at the Spanish consul
ate according to a report published
IN London newspapers and cabled to-
day TO the state department.
Mrs Katrina Couch. referred u in
the above dispatch from Washing ton,
is the wife OF "a Pauls Valley, Okla,
minister and 1t was from Pauls VAL
ley that the first story of her re-
ported execution for being spy went
out. The report was denied al the
time BY officials.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Spain, Hungry, Seizes
Argentine Wheat Ship

BILBAO, Spain, June (via Paris).
According to news received from
Madrid the government has ordered
the seizure of a cargo OF Argentine
wheat consigned to Switzerland
which arrived here Wednesday.
The Spanish cabinet. the advices
state, maintains that 1t is entitled to
take over the wheat to meet the needs
of Spain.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
British Drop Bombs on
Belgian Coast Cities

LONDON June 1.-(5:00 p. nj
Many tons Of bombs have been dropped
by British aircraft on the Belgian
towns of Ostend. Bruges and Zee
brugge. says an official statement is
sued this afternoon by the British
war department.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
administration Resigned
to Death of Press Gag

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Adminis-
tration managers in the senate today
decided to let the newspapers censor
ship section of the espionage bill die
with the house vote of yesterday
against it. The senate conferees eX-
pect to drop the hard fought section
out entirely and bring the bill before
the senate for final passage contain
ing only the undsputed provisions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02

Myers Gross, SIC West Third, as
sistant secretary-treasurer of the Pan
American Refining company. talked
with his mother at Coffeyville, Kan.
at 1920 o'clock, shortly after tha,
city was struck by tornado. The
mother, Mrs NJ. NJ. Gross, had just
assured her son that she and Mrs.
Myers Gross were safe when the
storm interfered with the wire and
the connection was broken.
81 judged from what she said that
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Health Bad, England's
Food Dictator Resigns

LONDON. June 10 p. M
Baron Devonport has resigned as food
controller because of i'll health.
Baron Devonport was appointed
food controller in the Lloyd George
cabinet on December 10, 1916.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Relative of Lincoln Dead.

Hanks, the only surviving fun blooded
cousin of Abraham Lincoln. died at
the home of his daughter here today,
aged S4
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
Half of Coalgate, Okla, Blown Away
With 5 Killed and Many Hurt;
Drake Also Suffers.
C0FFEYV|LLE STRUCK; TOLL IS HEAVY
Hundreds of Residences Demolished and Many People
Injured Five in One Family Die in One Okla
homa Town; School Teacher Saves Pupils
BULLETIN

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 1.-SiX persons who in
ured the tornado which swept Coagate today died tonight
bringing the total death list H. The of the latest
victims have been learned There several others who
probably fatally injured and it probable the death list
will be further augmented
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
BULLETIN.

At midnight Mr.. Gross again talked
with his mother at Coffcy,iilc. She
told lin that three people were
known dead at that time and hum
drcds were injured. Parties are
searching the ruins of residences for
killed and wounded, She said.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
THE WEATHER

TULSA. June Maximum so,
minimum 81: north winds and cloudy.
OKLAHOMA FoRECAST-Satur-
dav fair. warmer in west portion.
SUNDAY unsettled and warmer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-02
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY :, 1917.
SEED SHORTAGE.

\ serious shortage in important var
ietics of seeds is the situation that now
faces New England. From present IN
dications it appears that the truck gar
dcner and grower will have difficulty
in securing needed supplies of sweet
corn, beans, spinach and. to some ex-
tent, potatoes. \ survey Of the field
has been made by the New England
Homestead in its annual review.
1t is not necessary to say much about
shortage of potatoes, with ordinary
shipping points around $I.75 and - a
bushel. Selected stock is up to 1928
and more. Last season 5 deficient crop
is having a marked effect on values
this winter, both tuber stock and seed
potatoes. These arc commanding high
er prices than ever before experienced.
There is strong probability that
onion seeds and sets will 90 up to much
higher levels before the season is over.
Some onion seed is being exported to
Europe this winter. Bat Europe is
not sending any to this country. They
have bought right along, but have not
sold any seeds.
These are facts that seem to be
vouched for and, such being the case,
it behooves the farmer and the truck
gardener to secure his seed before it is
too late. a marked shortage of seed
would indeed be a most serious mishaD
for New England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-02

The general committee of the house
has introduced q substitute to the two
bills providing for carrying lights on
vehicles at night. An exception is
made of vehicles propelled b. hand or
those carrying hay, straw, wood, lum-
her, stone machinery or heavy freight
This is similar to the New Hampshire
law As we recall the change in our
adjoining state was made on tho
ground that the large. heavily loaded
and slow moving conveyanccs were not
rs likely to be involved in accident as
the fast driven single or double hitch
of horses. The New Hampshire law
has worked out we'll in practice and
there is no thought of repeating it. Ii
is reasonably safe to assume that the
amended measure will become a law in
Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-02
Germany Declares War.
New York Worldly


Germany s answer to President Will
son s address to the senate is, in eff
feet, declaration of war against the
United States.
Germany has now deliberately defed
the President 5 ultimatum of April 10
and thrown it back into our teeth. The
act Of notification was committed at a
time when the discussion of peace had
progressed to 2 point at which the end
of the war was in sight. Nothing stood
in the way of formal negotiations ex-
eept an honest reply on the part Of
Germany to President Wilson 5 note OF
Dec. IS.
There can be only one answer on the
part Of the United States to the new
German submarine proclamation, and
that answer should be made today. The
German ambassador must receive his
passport forthwith and diplomatic re
lations must cease at once. There
should be no procrastination until th'
hand of the United States government
is forced by premeditatcd murder ant
/ depreciation. The President must carr,
out the terms of his own ultimatun
and do it so swiftly that Berlin cal
have no excuse for misunderstanding,
the purpose and policy of the American
/ government. Having done that tn
United States must adopt such measure
as circumstances require for the protec
ton Of the lives and property of it
citizens on the high seas. if this mean
actual war with Germany, so be it.