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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-20
Southern League

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 1s.-tn a
pitchers duel here today in which
Robinson outpitched Vance, Little
Rock won the game from Memphis,
3 TO 0. The feature of the game
was a homerun in the third inning
by ID. Walsh OF Little Rock. The
visitors scored In the fourth and the
eighth innings completing the run
getting
Score by innings: r. n. f..
Little Rock O.. .OO1 100 O1O-3 II 0
Memphis 1000 900 0OO--O l
Batteries: Robinson and Brock:
Vance and Hargrave.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-20

It Is estimated that there are
25oO organized socced clubs In this
country, including a total Of A2,5O0
players ----------------------..-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-20

ST LOUIS. May lg.-Hcarn held
st. Louis to four hits today ard
Boston shut out St Louis 10 o.
The visitors punched two Of their
seven hits off Packard I'm the second.
when Wickland singled. took second
on Snyders high throw to pick him
off first and scored on single by
j. c.. Smith.
Score by innings.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-20

Dick Rudolph. one NJ the Braves
hest. pitchers still refuses to sign
n contract and Is anXiods 20 be
traded Tho Braves cut Rudolph's
1917 salary 30 $4,50O when they
sent oat their contracts three
months ago. Dick returned his
contract and said that he would not
play ball. The Boston clubs offer
was then reduced 10 $4,000 and
Rudolph was notified that he could
sign nr retire. The famous twirler
believes that he is worth $4,000 for
the season. II no National league
club is willlEE to pay this salary
Rudolph contends that lie should
be allowed 70 60 TO one Of tho Amer
lean league clubs. National league
men declare. however, that he will
not be permitted TO leave that cir
cult, --..-- - -. '- ,.-.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-20
Baseball Game Played
Thirty-One Years Ago
First National League

Tio FIRST National League cham
nlnughip game between the New
YORK. Giants and the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates was played 81 yesss ago to-
day. MAY 20. 1880 The Giants crc
victorious, hy score Of 10 to O..
Pittsburgh played It's first season in
the National League In 1887, while
tho Giants were elected 10 member
shin four years earlier. New York
aad aclub. the Mutuals, in the Ma
uonal League in 1875, but they were
expelled al the close Of the season.
ana the metropolis was not again
represented in the pioneer major cir
cult until 1882. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
You Can't Fool Yankees
With Pulpit Camouflage

hear the simple. sincere and ele-
mental truth of religion as the
preacher conceives it. There are
certain subjects, too, it is wise to
steer clear of. Don't talk to them
alb ut drink and gambling and sex
They hear all they need of that sort
of thing from the proper in
structors.
"And don't talk about spread
eagle patriotism. They have plenty
of patriotism Of the real sort. Don't
tell them how fine the. are, for
they've heard that until they are
tired of it. Besides, no real man
likes to be fattered, and these fel'
lows are real men. Above all else
when your horse sense warns you
that the boys are waiting with open
hearts for the best comfort that re-
ligion can give them, don't tell them
funny stories.
Give them a message straight
from God, if you have such a mes
sage in you. Suppose your sor
were going away, perhaps never tc
return. What sort of message
would you give him' That's the
message they want aud ne other
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
GERMANS SINK
Steamer WITH
PASSENGER
Galway Castle Torpedoed or
Way to South Africa; 189
of $50 Persons on
Board Missing.

London, Sept. l5.-The British
steamer Galway Castle of 1888 tons
gross has been torpedoed and sunk.
She had 900 persons on board, OF
whom more than 800 were reported
saved.
The Galway Castle left port for
South Africa Tuesday last and was
torpedoed Thursday in a stormy sea.
Hundreds of the passengers were
rescued by attending steamers, but
20 first class, 10 second class and &c
third class passengers are missing
in addition to "a of the crew, a
total of l54.
The missing from the torpedoed
Galway Castle number 189. They
include l20 passengers, SO naval and
military officers and men and 50 Of
| the crew.
| Ninety third class passengers lost
were without exception women and
children.
! The liner foated for two days il
charge of the captain and volun
teers,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Coal Operators Tell Ways
in Which Coal May Be Saved

extra amount of coal will have been
consumed and wasted according to
all economic rules.
Bedrooms, where windows are
opened for the nights or otherwise,
should be shut off from heat Use
blankets and feel better in the
morning.
Wear heavier clothing. This ma
terially saves body heat.
I Thoroughly clean SCOT from pipes
and boilers and do not mind doing
little work i'll the cellar seeing
that window panes are tight and
W atherstripped like the other parts
of the house. f..
Burn oil, wood, coke and bituni-
nous when possible. Use gas for
cooking and heating. Gas lighting
at night aids in heating the home
stores and buildings where used.
Use heavy draperies OH doors ant
windows for interior home deco,
ration. This aids in outstanding in
! terror heat supply.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Germany Makes Definite
Peace Offer to Belgium
By Associated Press.

London, Sept. 1s.-Germany has
made a. definite peace offer to Bel
gium, according to information re-
ceived here.
The terms of the proposal are as
follows:
That Belgium shall remain neutral
until the end of the war.
That thereafter the entire eco
nomic and political independence of
Belgium shall be reconstructed.
That the pre-war commercial
treaties between Germany and Bel
gium shall again be put into opera
ton after the period of the war for
an indefinite period.
That Belgium shall use her good
offices to secure the return of the
German colonies.
That the Flemish question shall
be considered, and the Flemish mi
nority, which aided the German in
vaders, shall not be penalized.
The proposal contains no word re-
specting reparation or indemnitles,
no admission that Germany wronged
Belgium.
1t is understood that the govern
ment has received the Austro-Hun-
garian peace note and also the pro-
posal, previously referred to, that
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
One Killed and Six
Wounded in Battle
With Draft Evader

Eau Claire, Wis, Sept. 15.-One
man was killed and six were wound
ed tonight near Owen in pitched
battle between the home guard and
farmers on one side and an alleged
draft evader. Hundreds of shots
were exchanged.
Harry Jenson, railroad agent at
Owen, shot through the heart, is
dead.
The battle grew out of the at
tempt of officers to arrest Frank
Kruger, son of Mrs. Louise Krue-
ger, who lives on farm at Witty
near Owen. On being accosted by
the officers Kruger, it is alleged
pulled gun and started to shoot
The officers withdrew and lou
home guardsmen and several posses
of citizens were called and sur
rounded the house.
As the guards and officers ad-
vanced toward the house, shots
were fired from the Kruger resi-.
dence and several men fell wounded
At midnight the alleged draf'
evader was still holding the officer:
at bay.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16

all the powers should withdraw their
troops from the Murman territory,
Austria again is Germany's cats
paw" was the comment generally
heard in London today when the
news Of Austria's invitation to the
belligerents, ito confidential non
binding discussions at neutral cen
ter" became public. 1t is not con-
sidered surprising that Austria
should make move to secure peace,
for Vienna, since the early days of
September, has been the scene of
many conferences of the statesmen
of the central powers and the leu
tonic allied monarchs.
Week before last Admiral Won
Hintze, the German foreign minis
ter, was there, and besides having
a long conference with Baron Bur
ian, Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister, was received in audience by
Emperor Charles. Likewise King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria on hs way
back to Sofia had conversation
lasting an hour with Empero,
Charles. Talaat Pasha, Turkish
grand vizier, also has been lowering
around Vienna and Budapest ant
giving out interviews declaring thai
a military victory by either side i:
now impossible.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Sept. l5.-Various
ways to save coal and still keep
warm are pointed out by the general
committee of the anthracite coal
operators in a series of suggestions
given out here on conservation OF
the fuel during the coming winter
months. Briefly they are:
Start furnace and kitchen range
fires as late as possible. Forget the
first few cool iall days.
Raise window curtains during the
day to admit sunlight, for that is
free heat. Dispense with awnings as
they shut out the sun.
Weatherstrip all doors and win.
dows and put asbestos around al
furnaces, boilers and cellar pipes
used for heating purposes.
Reduce the home temperature tc
o. degrees. Do not wait until the
mercury shows "a degrees befor,
closing drafts. By this time tina
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
BY Associated Press.

London, Sept. l5.-Uncle Sans
fighters, an American army chap
lain finds, are eager to be talked to
about religion, but, he says, you
can't fool the boys with pulpit
camouhage. Down in their hearts
they crave the vital things of life
and eternity"
The chaplain was discussing serv-
ices held in the Young Mems
Christian association huts. I'VE
usually Open" he said, with IS
minutes of movies. A venerable
preacher asked ii that was neces-
sary. He thought it wasn't, and he
proposed to put it to the men them
selves. Boys he said, I've come
here to tell you something about
religion. Would you like to begin
right away or would you rather
have a movie film hrst?'
"A tall. raw-boned soldier TODD up
in the audience. To hell with the
movies he exclaimed. Let's hear
about religion
THE boys don't come to be en-
tertained. What they want is to
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
German Women and Boys
Take Places of Troops
Behind Battle Zones

British Headquarters in France,
Sept. 49, (Reuters.) - Striking
evidence of the shortage of enemy
man power is given by prisoners.
They assert that men, women and
boys who have been graded for
national service at home are being
brought to the back areas to re-
place troops along the lines of
communication. They assert that
there already are some $4,000
women in the Fourth German
army zone alone. 1t is reported
that boys of II are being assem-
bled in the region of Sedan for
auxiliary service.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
PERSHlNG'S BOYS
ADVANCMGA
33-MILE FRONT
Metz Fortress Guns in Action Against Americans Who
Push on Two to Three Miles, British Lines Closing
in on St. Quentin; French Capture Plateau
and Take $500 German Prisoners

London, Sept 15-General Pershings army, according
to this afternoons news is making fine progress Since
erday afternoon has advanced from two to three miles on
Smile front and the fortress guns of Metz have come into
action against it.
The enemy appears to be withdrawing to some further
line which will protect the railway communications in the
vicinity of Metz which at present under the long range
fire of the Americans.
American patrols are advancing at various points a
couple of miles beyond the general advances.
The American line at today through Norroy
the Mozele Haumont Dencourt and to Abaucour the
old line
The British have captured Maissemy, northwest of st.
Quentin together with the trench system the southeast and
east of that place Field Marshal Haig makes this
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Pledge support to Loan.

st Louis, Sept. Is--At a meeting
here todav, attended by more than
00o 81 the 4s.000 employees repre-
ssufing ali DEPARTMENTS OF the Mis-
s.ari Paeific. St Louis ( South
western and louisiana & Arkansas
va;Ireads. a resolution was adopted
a~,l seIegraDhed 70 William 9. Me
N3aa directar-general OF railroads
.lTda,nz support OF the Fourth Lib
.rsx hsan. and 60 urge all 10 sub
sursha Ia GheiF Sall hnaI
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Dismemberment Demanded.

New York, Sept. 15.-Resolutions
demanding dismemberment OF the
Austro- Hungarian empire and pledg-
ing the various oppressed nations of
the empire to put aside political and
religious differences until the cause
of freedom is won were adopted here
today by representatives of the sub
iect peoples at a victory meeting
for oppressed nationalities of Aus
a-Hungary,,' held in Carnegie
Hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Boy Scouts Act as Traffic
Officers in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. l5.-Although
over n hours have passed since the
strike of the Cincinnati policemen
for higher wages was inaugurated.
only about 100 OF the blue-coated Of
hcers reported for duty today. and
the protection of the city is being
maintained through the efforts of the
home guard and the Boy Scouts. The
latter, while mainly employed as
traffic Officers assisted in keeping
the peace
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
'N0Nb|ND|NG
DISCUSSION
SUGGESTED
Austrian Government Urges
Exchange of Views on Basic
Principles Without In
terrupting War.
By Associated Press.

Amsterdam, Sept. 15.--In extend
ing an invitation to all the belliger-
ent governments to enter into non
binding discussions at some neutral
meeting place, the Austro-Hungarian
government stated that the object
of the conference would be to secure
an exchange of views which would
show whether those prerequisites
exist which would make the speedy
Inauguration of peace negotiations
appear promising"
The Austrian proposal, which is
announced in an official communica-
ton telegraphed here from Vienna,
suggests that there be no Interrupt
ton to the war, and that the dis
cussions would go only so far as
considered by the participants to
offer prospects of success.
Would Discuss Principles.
The proposal calls for all the belli-
gerents to send delegates for coil
fdential and unbinding discussion
on the basic principles for the con-
clusion of peace, in place in reu-
trail country and at near date that
would yet have to be agreed upon"
The proposal says the conference
would be one of delegates, who
would be charged to make known
to one another the conception OF
their governments regarding those
principles and to receive analogous
communications as well as to re-
quest and give frank and candid ex-
plantations on all those points which
need to be precisely defined"
The government announces that
note embodying its suggestions
had been addressed to the various
belligerent powers and that the Holy
See had been apprised of the pro-
posal in a special note. The gov
ernments of the neutral states also
had been made acquainted with the
proposal.
Text of Communication.
The text of the official communica
ton reads:
"An objective and conscientious
examination Of the situation of al
the belligerent states no longe'
leaves doubt that all peoples, OF
whatever side they may be fighting
long for a speedy end to the blood!
struggle. Despite this natural an!t
comprehensive desire for peace, /
has not so far been possible to ere
ate those preliminary conditions cal
culated to bring the peace effort
nearer to realization and bridge tn
gap which at present still separate
the belligerents from one another.
"A more effective means mus
therefore be considered whereby tn
responsible factors of all the coun
tries can be offered an opportunit.
to investigate the present possiblll
ties of an understanding.
First Step Ill-Timed.
"The first step which Austria-Hun
/ gary in accord with her allies under
took on December II, 1916, for tn
Continued on Page Two, Column One.).
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
BAKER MARCHES
into ST. M|HIEL
With TROOPS
War Head Says Brilliant End
justifies the Hope Of a
Great Nation, Whose
Armies Are There.

Paris, Sept. l5.-Newton D. Baker,
American secretary of war, returned
tonight from the American battle
front, where he spent the last two
days with the American troops, ac-
companying them as they marched
into St. Mihiel
As the big army automobile
stopped in front of General PERISH
ing's Paris home tonight the secre-
tary alighted, covered with mud
from head to foot. He carried his
gas mask in one hand and his steel
helmet in the other. Secretary Bak-
er made only brief stay in Paris
tonight, leaving on the night train
for an absence of several days.
While deeply stirred with what he
had seen, Secretary Baker RETAINED
from commenting on the American
victory at this time except in a for
NAL statement, which follows:
General Pershings announcement
will cover the military situation
The people.of the United States viii
be overjoyed that their army, i'll
close cooperation with the allies
has been able to achieve this strik-
ing success. A particularly happy
circumstance is that the victory de-
livers from the invaders territory
which had been occupied for -four
years and restored it to France ant
her people who had been captive:
during the long period.
The rejoicing of the civil popula
ton at St. Mihiel knows no bound:
! and already, mixed with the wal
material which crowds the roads
are refugees returning to theil
homes.
THE action and all of the cir
cumstances and brilliant end justify
the hope of a great nation whos'
armies are engaged"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16

German local attacks in the Tres-
cault sector, southwest of Cambria,
we're repulsed, as were similar
thrusts in Flanders near La Besse.
Capture $500 Germans.
Paris, Sept. l5.-"South of the
Oise," says the war Office an
nouncement tonight, 1--WE maintained
our positions against violent coun-
ter attacks. We captured the pla-
teau east of Vauxaillon and the
crest north of Celles-sur-Aisne. The
prisoners taken by us since yester-
day morning exceed $500
American Lines Advanced.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 15.-Hindered
only slightly by the German artil-
lery and machine guns, Pershing's
army today continued the consoli-
dation of their lines facing the re-
Gently strengthened Hindenburg de-
| fences. Additional territory was
brought in as the long line was
Strengthened, the American troops
on the extreme right swinging along
the Moselle river for the greatest
gains.
1t was not day of battle for
more ground, however. so much as
for the establishment of more def
mite front. Notwithstanding the
evidence that much time has been
spent in improving the old linden
burg line, it would not surprise mil
tary critics here if it were yielded
; without a great struggle. the Ger
mans preferring to sacrifice even
their old position to the obvious de-
termination of the Americans to ad.
vance beyond the line. Fires were
observed in Dommartin La Chausset
today. In almost every case where
evacuation has been planned, the
Germans have carried out a sys
tematic destruction of certain part:
. OF their stores and with them wood
{ en- buildings and barracks.
Among the prisoners captured Ii
the St. Mihiel salient were severa
;. hundred from two Austrian diviS
ions, who were cut off when th'
c Americans advanced to the attacl
h from behind after the Germans hat
S broken. They were bitter agains
n the Germans whom they said hat
: given way before the Americans
k allowing them to be surrounded, an
r they had no chance to fight.
e Take $4,000 Prisoners.
= Washington, Sept. l5.-In wipin
- out the St. Mihiel salient in 2
hours American troops, supporte
by French divisions, captured 1900
prisoners. more than 200 guns {
all calibers, hundreds of machin
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Author Accused of Sedition.

New York, Sept. 1s.-Charged
with sending to President Wilson
and 10 various prominent men and
newspaper editors throughout the
country letters containing sedihous
matter. Mary Irves Todds, 6S years
oil described as an author, was ar
rested here today. Federal agents
declined to make public the con-
cents OF the communications which
Mes Todds admitted writing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Married to Soldier by Proxy

St. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. l5.-The
marriage OF Miss Marie Elizabeth
Christensen of ST. Joseph, and James
Veveriy Swearengen, soldier in
France. was completed here yester-
day afternoon. Miss Christensen took
the marriage vows and the minister
read a statement prepared by the
soldier before a chaplain and wit
nesses on the war front in France
three months ago. The girls father
acted as proxy for the bridegroom.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
RUSSIA TURNED
over TO HUNS
BY B0LSHEv|kI
Plans for German Economic
Control Disclosed by Doc
uments Obtained by U.
S. Government.

Washington, Sept. l5.-The part
played by the German imperial bank
in financing the Russian bolshevik
movement, the care taken by the
German military authorities to
prevent spread among their own
people of the socialist preaching of
their Russian tools, and the plans
laid for German control of Russia
economically and financially during
and after the war feature the dis
closures in the second installment
of the sensational series of secret
documents which the American gov
ernment is making public.
Copies of the documents given out
tonight carry the file numbers Of
the reichsbank or of the German
general staff and in some instances
notations by Lenine or Trotzky.
the bolshevik leaders now shown to
have been in the pay of Germany
since long before they overthrew
Russia's new democratic govern
meme and virtually turned the coun-
try over to the Teutons. There are
illuminating explanatory notes by
Edgar Sisson, of the committee on
| public information, who directed
the investigation which resulted in
the disclosures.
Fifty Million Rubles Credit.
One of the reichsbank memo
randa, dated last January, announces
to the commissar of foreign affairs
(Lenine), that 50,000000 rubles oi
gold has been placed to the ctedit
at Stockholm of the representatives
of the commissar to cover the cost
of Red guards and agitators. An
other of a few days later tells ot
a credit of 100000 roubles for the
assistant naval commissar in the
far east, who is entrusted with the
task of carrying off or destroying
the great American and Japanese
stores of war material at Vladivos
tok-a scheme that probably wa!
we'll under way when the landing
of the American and allied force!
at Vladivostok ended the sway O
the bolsheviki there.
To Control Russia.
A resolution adopted by the Ger
man commercial banks under tht
auspices of the reichsbank outline:
an elaborate program for control o
Russia by Germany and the barring
of America and the allies from
from the Russian commercial ant
industrial field after the war. Wha
has happened to this scheme is no
definitely known, but it is suggested
that it may be the subject of one o
the secret sections of the German
| bolshevik treaty.
| How Lenine and Trotzky were be
traying their socialist friends alonl
with Russia is disclosed by sharl
note to Lenine from the Nachrich
ten bureadu demanding to know
what steps he would take to max
good his personal promise that SO
cialistic and agitaticnal literatur
would not be circulated amoni
German troops. Trotzky wrote o
the margin Il ask to discuss it
L. T."
The concluding document of tn
installment is a German warnin
on January % to Lenine that un
known agitators were circulating
, propaganda telling in advance of tn
, plans of the bolsheviki to openl
. surrender to the Germans as the
tactually did later. ....
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Cardinal Farley Sinking.

New York, Sept. 1S.-A less favor
able report concerning the condition
OF Cardinal Farley, who has been re-
ported as steadily improving from an
lines of pneumonia at his summer
home at Orienta Point, N. Y, was
given out last night by his secretary,
Monsignor Carroll. "He is some
what weaker, and his physicians are
anxious about him." said the state
snant
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-16
Brave Marine Lieutenant
Recommended for Promotion

Washington, Sept. 15.-Lt. Ed
mund G. Chamberlain, marine corps,
who, while operating with the Brit
ish air forces recently shot down five
enemy planes, forced a sixth to
descend, rescued a French colonial
and captured a German prisoner,
has been recommended for a cap
taincy and a medal OF honor, the
Navy department disclosed tonight
in announcing that Marine head
quarters had received the report
made by Lieutenant Chamberlain to
the British authorities.