The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-26

er, now hesitate to give ersdenes TO
many published reports until assured
that they werf carried by our aUooia
ton. The sensational Zimmerman note.
with iti report Of diplomatic intrigue
In Mexico, was universally accepted a'
genuine because The Associated Press
said II was. The bombAfdment Of
Paris Al long range was ridiculed By
other press associations and by ord
nance experts, but the Paris bureau Of
The Associated Press, which for two
days slone reported this startling de-.
ytlopment OF the war 10 American read
sfs. convinced the skeplical quite a,
thoroughly a. did lm official ooniirma
ton OF iis report When the govern
ment's aclion in taking over the Dutch
ships In American harbors was reported
In Europe several chancellories inquired
In European capitals whether The As.
sOciated Press announced this fact
This reputation for telling the truth on
the part Of The Associated Press Is
recognized now quite AZ generally
throughout diplomatic and journalistic
circles abroad as Il is In the United
States md II IL an asset OF member
ship In this organization that !, OF the
utmost value
Fourth Of Staff TO WGr
During the last year the war ha,
naturally drawn heavily upon our staff
Il has been the policy OF the manage
ment not only not TO seek exemption
from government service on behalf oi
Ms employees, but 20 encourage such
service. Men who year ago were sefy.
Ink this organization are now By hun.
dreds In the military and naval or other
service OF the United States Our
operators in particular have been able
10 render valuable service for which
their training has peculiarly fitted them
Within a year we have thus lost more
than one fourth Of our staff and many
more are soon 10 leave US
Insurance for Employees
In this period OF war as the activities
and responsibilities OF our service have
steadily increased, Il Is a source OF gfeal
pride to know that those upon whom
the burden has fallen have met their
obligations with a measure OF faithful.
ness and intelligence for which the man.
agement is deeply grateful. by diree'
tion OF the board Of directors az
partial recognition OF the efficiency oI
the staff, the life OF each employe IN
the United States while In the service
has been insured for the benefit oI
his heirs or dependents In the sum Of
81 900 Because OF the greater risk
involved, established companies will moi
accept insurance upon the lives Of our
men In foreign service, but the board
has itself assumed liability on their
behalf.
While the growth In membership was
unusually large during the past year
members should not mistake the policy
as to growth.
i,oss Papers Get Service
Unlike the privAtely.owned and profit
making news agencies, we do not trai-
fic in news. We welcome only such
additions to membership as strengthen
the news gathering facilities Of this
body At the close Of the year ther,
were go evening newspapers, @l
morning newspapers and siKty-one Sun
day morning newspapers, or a total o
1888 receiving the service Thest
newspapers from the smallest whicl
receives a S0O-word daily telegraph
service, TO the largest which receive
upward Of $1,000 words daily show
a net increase in membership In tn
year 1917 Of ljo, OF which ninety-si
are evening, thirty-four morning an,
nine Sunday newspapers.
More Leased Wire Service.
In 1917 there was great expansion
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