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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
NAVY IS STRONGER
THAN LAND FORCES
United States Makes Best Show
ing Upon the Sea.
MAJOR VESSELS NUMBER 226
Present Comparisons With Other Ma
tions Difficult Because Of Secrecy
Maintained by Countries
at War

OF the two branches of the armed
forces of the United States-the army
and the navy-the latter is by far the
more formidable when compared with
the armed forces of the other great
powers.
According to the latest records, the
American navy totals 1907 .502 tons
displacement taking into account both
ships built and building.
| This tonnage compares with the
following for the great powers on July
l, 1914. or about three years ago:
Great Britain, 2,713,756; Germany,
1,304.640; France s99,915; Japan, $780,
DIG; Russia. 701 ,253; Italy, 497 .S15.
and Austria Hungary. 372,0o8.
In the period since then these great
powers, all ut war, have increased
their navies by giant strides. They
naturally have kept their naval de-
velopments secret but 1t is known, for
Instance, that in the first two years of
the war Great Britain launched a new
navy fully equal In size to the whole
of the United States sea fighting
forces.
Exactly how the American navy
compares with others today is impos-
sible for most experts to say. Perhaps
few secret-service men in the employ
of the big fighting governments know.
but If they do they are keeping this
valuable information for their own ma
tion's purposes.
The number of officers and men In
the United States navy on July /.
1915, was 5S,039 This compared with
pre-war strengths on July 1. 1914. of
10000 officers and men for Great Brit
ain; Germany, 79.197; France, 63,S43 ;
Japan, 55.78S; Russia, 52,463; Italy
39,913, and Austria Hungary. 1881.
1t has been stated in newspaper dis
patches that the officers and men in
the British navy now number 100000
and that round million workers are
constantly employed in Great Britain
building new ships of war and repair
ing old ones. Less Is known about
Germany's naval strength as developed
under the stress of war, but she is sup
posed to have between five hundred
and eight hundred new submarines In
commission.
v. S. Naval Forces.
In n nutshell, the naval forces of
the United States today Quilt or
actually building) are shown by the
following table:
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09

would nave 10 stay
in bed several days
every m o n tn. I
tried all kinds Of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
i read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what 1t had done for
others. / tried It
and now / am never
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09

Pre-dreadnaughts have main bat
teries of more than one size Of big
guns, and would be of little use in a
great naval battle where dreadnaughts
tbattleships having main batteries of
all big guns) were engaged.
Besides the ships included In the
above table, there is a large number
torpedo-depot ships and other nxuil-
larry vessels.
There are vast hordes of fast prI-
vnte motor boats and yachts in the
United States which would be prompt
ly taken over by the government in
tine of war.
The government also has arrange
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
Quite the Reverse.

81 hate to play poker with Hobbs"
"a hard loser. is he?"
"No; an easy winner"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09

ments with many private shipping
firms to take over larger vessels at
agreed prices In time OF need
Naval Militia.
To re-enforce the navy there Is to-
day no regular reserve, although one
is contemplated. Former navy men
would be urged to re-enlist. retired Of
ficers would be called back to the quar-
terdeck, and the naval militia would
be utilized as far as found available.
This force is now organized in %
states, the District of Columbia and
the territory of Hawaii. and has n total
enlistment of S,517 men. New York
has the largest number of naval mill
tiamen-1, ,49S; and other leading
states In this respect are California.
SsT; Illinois. SOL; Massachusetts. 74s;
Michigan, 496; Minnesota, 439, and
New Jersey 442.
The naval militia Is partly under
state and partly under federal juris-
diction. The officer of the navy de-
partment having charge of naval
gruder.
ne new navy.
Great plans for naval expansion
We're included in the naval act ap-
proved August 20 OF last year. These
have just begun to be carried out.
In addition, the present congress now
has under consideration n bill which
would expand last years program
slightly.
The act of last year authorizes the
president, who is titular commander in
chief of both the army and the
navy, to start construction before
July 1, 1919; on 157 vessels of various
types.
The following table shows the pro-
gram in detail. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels finds he cannot build
some of the vessels for the sums es-
timated or appropriated on account
of the increased cost of labor and
materials, and he has requests be-
fore congress to increase the amounts
he may spend:
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
A Fair Fiqht.

Does your wife love her neigh
bors?'
mo. but they conduct their warfare
on high and honorable plane"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
might appear to be susceptible Of that

might appear to be susceptible of that
construction. In order, however, to
avoid any possible misunderstanding.
the government Of the United States
notifies the imperial government that
II cannot for a moment entertain,
much less discuss, a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of the United
States upon the high seas should In
any way In the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct of
any other government affecting the
rights of neutrais and noncombatnnts.
Responsibility In such matters is
single. not joint; absolute. not rela-
i've
ITO this note of the eighth Of May
the imperial German government made
no reply. On the tnirty-first of Janu-
ary. the Wednesday of the present
week, the German ambassador handed
to the secretary of state, along with a
formal note. memorandum which
contains the following statements:
The imperial government, there
fore. does not doubt that the govern
stand the situation thus forced upon
Germany by the entente allies brutal
methods of war and by their determina-
ton to destroy the central powers, and
that the government of the United
states will further realize that the
now openly disclosed Intentions of the
entente allies give back to Germany
the freedom of action which she re-
served in her note addressed to the
government of the United States on
May 4. 1915.
"'Under these circumstances Ger
many will meet the illegal measures
of her enemies by forcibly preventing
after February 1, 1917, In zone
around Great Britain. France. Italy
and In the eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, that of neutraIs included.
from and to England and from and to
France, etc. etc. All ships met within
the zone will be sunk
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
THOSE AWFUL
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

Marysville, Pa.-"For twelve years
I suffered with terrible cramps. I
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
appropriated.
tBesides Nef submarine.

appropriated.
tBesides Neff submarine.
The act further appropriated S10.-
4S5,500 for ammunition for the ves-
sells. The total cost of ammunition for
S42, 2,S34.T75.
The naval appropriation bill now
before congress would not change the
above table materially, beyond n
slight addition to cost. In the event
of the United States becoming fully
involved in war United States Navy
men believe congress would immedi-
ately decide upon much larger pro-
gram of naval construction than any
yet contemplated.
The total OF nll vessels of the
United States navy lin service, under
construction, and authorized) is 552.
They are divided as follows: Battle
ships, first line, 90; battleships, sec
ond line. % battle cruisers. @; armored
cruisers, 10; cruisers, first class, 8
cruisers, second class. 4 cruisers,
third class, 49, monitors, Z; destroyers,
124; torpedo boats. 1S: submarines.
Ito tthotio " toiPtdo 'tootiS, o
gunboats, 30; transports, @; supply
ships. 81 hospital ships. 2; fuel ships,
%; converted yachts. ID; tugs. so
special type, 9; unserviceable for war
purposes, 21.
Navy Yards.
The United States has ten navy
yards, located at Brooklyn, N. Y;
Boston. Mass; Norfolk, Va. Ports
mouth n. H.; Philadelphia. Pa; San
Francisco, CAL; Washington, d. c..
Bremerton, Wash; Charleston, s. c.,
and New Orleans, La.
There is also naval station mt Key
West, Fla; a torpedo and training
station at Newport, II. l.; training
station on Yerba Buena Island, Cal,
and a training station at North Chi
cago, ILL.,; an aeronautic station Mt
Pensacola, Fla. and the Naval War
college at Newport, Il. /. Other naval
stations are at Tutulla, Samoa Guam,
Guantanamo, Cuba; Honolulu. Ha-
waiian Islands; Cavite and olongapo,
Philippines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09


If free advice was only good fer
ilizer all farm lands would be rich.
Red Cross Bag Blue makes the lsundreas
iappy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
all good grocers. Adv.
Roller skating dates back to 1900.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
signature Of &1ZzlZw
In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The little aims are the good aims.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
No Alternative Consistent
With Country's Honor.

81 think that you will agree with me
that, in view of this declaration, which
suddenly and without prior intimation
of any kind deliberately withdraws
the solemn assurance given In the i'm
perial governments note of the fourth
of May, 1916. this government has no
alternative consistent with the dignity
and honor of the United States, but to
take the course which, In its note of
the eighteenth of April, 1916, 1t an
nounced that it would take In the
event that the German government did
not declare and effect an abandonment
of the methods Of submarine warfare
which 1t was then employing and to
which 1t now purposes again to re-
sort
II have. therefore. directed the sec
retary of state to announce to his ex-
cellency the German ambassador that
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German empire
arSsevered and that the American am
bassador at Berlin will be Immediately
withdrawn, and in accordance with
this decision to hand to his excellency
his passports.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09
U. S. Naval Forces.

In n nutshell, the naval forces of
the United States today Quilt or
actually building) are shown by the
following table:
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09

The little aims are the good aims.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
GERMANY THREATENS
TO HIT AMERICA HARD
Would Make L. S. Pay Huge
Indemnity. Warns Nolks
Zeitung Editorially.

ANNlEllNNN via London. Aprii
- Tho koluiSrbe N,ll,s Zeitung
,c,., .,i......- t,.......i.,. ,,-.,..... l.. ID,
go
S'Ni NNIch appears poi "!"f III sci .
many a. present. says.
'.\\e ara artit,,5 70 g., t,,YrDinp WI,
i,,,....t... -.
''''''''''''s ''" we "' "o' cure VINO
pays II. TNoSc states which have sac
uri,ei immense sums VIII bc unable
T., n,v - r.,r.r,r, ,,,.ri,, ,,,tci
f"' ~, -. g'.'g' -, "ei,v'' N'Io' ~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
CITY BASTILE MOVED
INTO NEW QUARTERS
Prisoners Transferred From
Old Jail to Recently Estab-
lished One on Second.

The city jail is now established in
the new headquarters on Second be-
tween Main and Boulder. The furni-
ture and prisoners were moved yes
terdsy from the Old bastile in the rear
OF the Central fire station to the new
one recently ordered by the city COM
mission.
The building now used as a Jail
formerly was a livery stable. but 1t
has been remodeled and equipped
with modern fixtures Special steel
cells were bought for the new sta
ton
The first floor is occupied by the
sergeants room, waiting room. head
quarters Of the police court and the
ccllroom in the rear Upstairs are
offices OF Chief Lucas. Capt. Dan
Herring, detectives. police emergency
surgeon and headquarters of the Ber-
tl'on system
The doors for the main entrance
Of the Jail and much OF the new fur
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
NO PATRIOTIC PARADE
WILL BE SEEN TODAY
Captain Hurley Indefinitely
Postpones Today's Event;
Other Meetings.

Pressure brought to bear upon
those interested in the plans for a
patriotic parade today, by others who
already had announced meetings for
the time at which the parade would
have occurred made necessary late
Yesterday afternoon the calling off
the plan, and Captain Pat j. Hurley
announced that the idea of Tulsa
showing her patriotism in this way
had for the time being been aban-
doned
The original plan as advanced by
Captain Hurley was for parade sat
urday afternoon thru the business sec
tion of the city, led by band and
fife and drum corps. After arrangc-
ments for the Saturday parade had
been perfected, Captain Hurley was
called to Muskogee, and during his
absence others interested in the patri-
otic demonstration changed the plans
and announced a city-wide affair for
Sunday afternoon.
As soon as the announcement was
made that the parade would be staged
this afternoon, instead of yesterday.
as Captain Hurley had planned, those
interested in a religious service being
conducted in the city sought to have
the parade postponed, and the lead
ers were asked to make this conces-
sion in favor of meetings which al
ready had been arranged for.
Upon his return to the city Cap
tain Hurley found that there was
opposition to the revised program, and
that arrangements had not been taken
to secure the cooperation of the
school children and other civic bod
| les. 1t became necessary, under the
strong pressure brought to bear, and
the lack Of detailed arrangement, to
postpone the parade indefinitely
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
TWO HOSPITAL SHIPS
T0RPEDOED; 81 DEAD
Salta Sunk April 10, Glouces-
ter Castle March 30, Both
in Channel.

LONDON. April 1.-THE British
hospital ship Salta was sunk by q
mine in the English channel N April
20, the war office announces. and s.!
persons were drowned.
The British hospital ship Gloucester
Castle was torpedoeG without warning
in the English channel, on March 80
All the wounded of me Gloucester
Castle were saved. There were no
wounde! on board the Salta. a Ger
man wireless dispatch of April IL says
the Gloucester Castle was to"pedoed
by a German submarine.
The British steamship Gloucester
Castle, 1893 tons. was built in Glas-
SOW in 1911 ami owned in LondoR.
Tho only Salta listed in maritime ref
erence books is 4 ship Cf 1884 tons
owned in Ma"seilles Tt ere Is nc rec
ord of her recent movements.
For breakfast, "Ferndale" Is the
butter to use with hot biscuit-Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
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of this nature were handled 10y this
officer last ucnth Much of Outwa-
tors work is kept under cover. as
many OF the merchants refuse to
rusccgtc when restitution 's made
1t is interesting 10 now watch the
liSpatch OF pItro,mcu to their beats.
The officers line up much as a COM
pany of soldiers does AMI receive brief
Instructions from the captain They
are then panied To their beats
Ivy the rcuudsman sergeant Strict
military discipline pcUldcs al parts
Z the department
The above picture shows the day
'hitt ~ officers shortly before they
lett he station.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
FOOD BOARD IS ORGANIZED
Gault Chairman and Ashton Secretary
of Oklahoma Commission.

OKLAHOMA CITY. April IA
Endorsement of the work already done
by the state board of agriculture was
embodied in motion presented by
w. G.. Ashton, state labor commits
sioner. and adopted unanimously at
the first meeting today by the newly
appointed food commission. The
commission organized with seven
mem bers, including President Frank
NJ Gault of the board of agriculture
as chairman and W. G. Ashton as
secretary.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
HEARSES ALMOST UNKNOWN

LONDON. April 1.-THE helrs2.
ll'no oN uo ulacnS "A modern lneu-
uou. haS uot Vet penetrated into some
ot the remote country dlStriCts o.
EuSliud. The coffin OF the '1;s dUke
ot Norfolk. when t arrived from
London at ais country estate az Arun-
del was not pUt IN a hesrse. II, none
Vas HNa.laolc there. buJ accvruiuS To
the custom was placed o. an Ovt.3aIy
farm WaEou and drawn lN fout horses
go tfc castle
I'm many parts ~ acr,culWral ED--
aua. the .-c of % hcar>v is .cSSrt,d
with dlstru~t jhe farmers ta,1., 't-
uS thJt thv Lovd'S hEttv>t when
gathered should Dee ca-iSa w the
same WAY SIS mans harvest
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

LONDON. April u sunday postal
service haS now been completely dis
continued ,hruout Great Britain. The
change. gradually made owing 80 war
pressure en- thc postal service has
scarcely caused q ripple This Is rather
remarkable considering the trcmenG-
pus PROTEST that an effort in this dlrcc-
.on caused sixty years ago under
Queen Victoria.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
CHOICE: SCHOOL OR FARM
Let Chicago Boys of Over 16 Free If
They'll Help Raise Crops.

CHICAGO, April 14.-Under an or
der issued by Jacob Loeb, president
of the obard of education of Chicago,
all the high school boys of the city
more than 16 years old will be re-
leased from school work beginning
Monday. provided they are willing to
90 to work on the farms of Cook
county There are more than six
thousand boys who are affected by
the order
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

LIMA, Peru, April I4.-The reply
OF the Peruvian government to the
note from the United States annOunc-
ing the existence Of 4 state of war with
Germany says that Peru deplores the
fact that the United States should be
compelled to take such action AMI eX-
presses the hope of a speedy ending Of
the great war Nc reference IS made
TO the neutrality of Peru
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

Unpaid telephone bills for the
mouth Of March are past due. II not
paid by p. m. OF the ! 5th service
will be discontinued. Pioneer Tele-
phone 4 Telegraph Co.-AdV
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

EeucuAcr--t Nl,rs S>t'1 cs,SS enroll
isg 81 Northwest, y College sf Music
MrS MaaSo Tucker, teacher. Phones
k, trF.-AdN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

r NNtA fNN' q N ~ 70 N
got the right Uvli
mont at the start
The true Specialist
possesses the cNpcri
curo OF Years tho
right kind VI expert
cncc doing the same
thing tho right way
hundreds and perhaps
thousands of umcs,
with uufiliug aud
herman cut results
His experience has
taught him Just what
tl do and Whom Co do
IT, There iS 800 guess
work mo- experiment
ing
Tho past CENTURY
has Witnessed wonder
ful prOgrc-s iu tho
science ut mcli,uo
aud ,urErN niscoN
cries for the amcl,ora-
,iuu of pain and tho
relief ot tho aNhrto Z
undreamcd ~ wear,
ago are now iu use Dog
Che Specialist who has
kept hiw,clt ahruust
with the rspid ad
Naucumvut ot the mod
ical proirs.iou This
applies tu tho Spcnal
i>t who was welt pre-
vantage. of ud, su,
,ho~eu ncld ~ myll
fortunate chat aI' So
by the usmc arr uot
tho WerA utrust,i to
man, failures tAal art
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

For breakfast. "Ferndale" Is the
butter to use with hot biscuit-Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

NOTICE TO ALL READERS

do
les TO ga
thu
yo lr>t ls a q reasonable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
c.,ste Committee Elimi-
mates S Per Cent Levy
on Gross Sales
surtaxes on Large
Incomes Are Dropped
License Charge on Auto
Owners May Be New
Revenue Source

Washington, May 26.-Proposals for
s per cent tax on manufacturers
cross sales in many industries and for
r-sstly increased surtaxes on big in
canes were striker out Of the war rev.
,,ue bill to-day by the Senate Finance
conmittee, cutting down by many
millions the total revenue provided for
&c the measure passed the House.
The manufacturers sales tax was re-
;seied bodily with the understanding
hat other and probably lower levies
would be substituted. After refusing
IA accent the increased surtaxes on
incomes Of more than $4,000 written
into the bill during the House debate,
The committee approved the remainder
n the income tax schedule virtually
!, the form in which it originally was
srsfted by the House Ways and Means
Committee.
The decision to throw out the manu-
sacturers' tax. which would have at
Sected producers of motor vehicles and
msnv forms Of merchandise, was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
City Searched for
Baf Case Witness
De Paola Flees from House of
Detention by Fire Escape
Route

The police are searching the city
for Carmne De Paola, an important
witness against two convicted muir
derers of Barnet Baf, who was shot
in November, 1914. De Paola escaped
from the House Of Detention. 40 La
fayette Street, some time early yes
terday morning. The prison is on the
tenth floor, and De Paola probably
climbed through window and down a
fire escape.
The police consider it significant
that De Paola disappeared a few hours
after another alleged slayer of Baf
had been arrested in Los Angeles.
This is strengthened by the fact that
new evidence has been obtained for the
trial of the men "higher up" in the
Baff case by Deputy Attorney General
Becker. who, by order of Governor
Whitman, superseded District Attor-
ney Swami in the prosecution OF the
cases. ,
De Paolas testimony was material
to the conviction of Giuseppe Aricheiio
and Frank Ferrera, the gunman ana
driver of the murder car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Italian Ship Escapes
U-Boat After Battle
Freighter on Maiden Voyage
Arrives Here Unframed by
Torpedo and Shells

Report CT running battle with u
boat off the island of Sardinia was
brought yesterday by officers and crew
of an Italian freighter, which docked
at an American port after her maiden
voyage from the European port where
she was recently launched. A torpedo
and dozen shells were discharged by
the submarine during the engagement,
but the steamship escaped with little
damage, it was said.
Although no submarine had been
sighted, the lookout discovered tor
pedo approaching on the starboard near
the stern on the morning of May 3. 1t
passed within thirty feet of the stern,
according to the officers. The lookouts
were doubled. the gun crews stood by
fore and aft and the captain gave or
ders to steer a zigzag course.
About a half mile further the sub
marine came to the surface and shell
burst over the vessels bridge, but did
no damage. The freighter's gunners
replied. and the submersible fired
eleven more shells before giving up the
chase. The captain of the Italian YES
sci stated that as far as he could de-
termine the U-boat was not hit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Ten Commandments
Given for Internment
Professor jackson Tells Ma.
tional Committee on Prisons
About Canada's Mistakes

The United States should avoid the
mistake that Canada made in intern
ing alien enemies, Professor Daniel d.
Jackson, of Columbia University, told
the National Committee on Prisons
and Prison Labor at its annual meet
ing yesterday in Adolph Lewisohn's
home, in Ardsley.
Canada made the mistake of impris-
oning persons unnecessarily" said Pro-
fessor Jackson. AT first Canada in
termed 1900, but now all but 5000 are
on parole"
Professor Jackson, who visited the
Canadian camps, suggested ten COM
mandments for internment, which are:
Register all alien enemies, give receipts
for goods seized, select camps carefully,
number all interned persons, do not use
factories for camps, choose cooks from
the interned, watch for letters in in
visible ink and give comfort and
recreation.
Others who addressed the meeting
were John T. Manning, DR.. Hastings
H. Hart, George Foster Peabody and
Judge William II. Wadhams.