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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
Wartime PRICES
CAUSE CITY TO
JUCCLE FINANCES
Transfer of $4,000 Within
Departments Is Asked,
COSTS GO UP 500 PERCENT
Savings Are Balanced by
Higher Salaries Demanded,

Reports Of the city commissioner,
for supplemental appropriations 'tc
carry on the different departments will
come up before the county excise board
April n. Transfer Of more than SO
600 between departmental funds IS
asked.
Equipment costs in certain depart
ments have increased as high as OC
percent during the past year and other
costs such as wages have mounted
enormously. Unforeseen savings have
been effected and economies enforced to
make up the deficit caused by war time
prices.
Light Bills Disputed.
The street lighting cost is now in
question between the Oklahoma Gas 4
Electric company and the city. The
saving In street lighting department
estimated by ]. {. Walton, commissioner
OF public works, may mot result in a
saving at all il the Oklahoma Gas &
Electric company should win its con-
,ention. According to the figures in the
report Of yesterday, the budget allows
an appropriation OF 2o.l729O TO street
lighting, and the amount spent to date
is $l7,6ol.28 leaving tlIe amount TO be
spent for lighting until the next budget
is allowed $9o8l62, or a surplus Of
$500
The Oklahoma Gas & Electric com
pany now has a bill of Sll0W against
the city for lighting the streets during
sJannafy, February and March Mr.,
Walton alleges that the bin should not
b paid as he Instructed the, company to
turn of the lights to conserve fuel. The
c, mpany contends that inasmuch as i
had contract with the city, il could
not obey Mr. Walton's order which did
not have the official sanction Of all che
commissioners, without breach OF CON
tract between the company andahe city.
(contlnud on PAGE 8, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
BAKER CALLS ON
AMERICANS FOR
GREATER SUPPORT


WASHINGTON, April r. Secretary
Baker. back from a seven weeks trip
to Europe, today called ON the American
people for renewed support OF the war
The secretary expects TO report to Prcu-
dent Wilson some time during the day.
"Ihc American soldier has made gooI
in France Secretary Baker today as.
surcd ncwspapcrmcn who met him at
the war department 'Ihc French and
British authorities are uniform in their
praise Of the courage, endurance and
soldcrly qualities OF our men
The big thing for America 10 do is
TO support the war the secretary con.
trnucd TO support it financially and
with firm belief The right arm or
America IS in France II is barred and
ready 10 strike The rest Of the body
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
Macarthur
Drags in Hun
By Ear Hold
American Colonel WIeIdS Rid
ing Whip Over Big Ba-
varian officer,

WASHINGTON, April IL
Members Of Secretary Bakers party
on the trip to Europe brought to
Washington today new details
about the exploit Of Col DougIa,
MacArthur the former war de-
parlment censor, who recently
Joined a French company in storm
ing tfcich and came back with a
prisoner Going with the French
by special permission. the colonel
was missing when the action was
over lie soon reappeared, leading
a big Bavarian officer by the ear
with one hand and swinging
riding whip with the other Col
onel Macarthur, who is chief Of
staff Of the raider division was
decorated with the French cross Of
war for the part he played.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
Marriage Annulled;
Wife Under 18 Years

The marriage relation existing be-
tween Maud Irene Curlee. nee Maud
Frazier and William N Curlcc was
ordered annuled on the petition Of the
wife In the district courtroom Of hdgc
Edward J.. Oldiicld this morning
The two we're married on January T.
1917, the husband conSenting to the
ceremony to escape criminal charges.
according to the petition The girl
was not 10 years old at that time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
OFFICIAL REPORTS
BRITISH

LONDON April " The text nf
ihc British Official statement issued
ihS mornlnp follows
Yesterday evening we delivered
q successful counter attack IN the
ueighborh0od oi Wyschartc At
Mcirrcn also our counter attack rc
stored the situation and the village
remains m uur hands Throughout
the afternoon and evening yc,ler
day repeated hostile attacks north
of Ballleul were repulSed with los,
io the enemy Rodles OF German b..
ianlry advancing IN close formation
were caught under the fire Of Our
troops at short range and suffered
heavy casualties We took few
prisoners
The enemy also cnieayurcd 90
develop am attack Yesterday after.
noon cast of RobecQ following the
h0mbardment already reported bot
his advance was broken up by our
artillery fire.
I'm consequence Of the progress
made by the enemy ON the Iys
lrost our troops holding Our Tor.
ward positions east OF Ypre, have
bren Withdrawn To new line The
Withdrawal was carried out dcllb-
erattly without interference BY the
enemy Yesterday afternoon par.
ties OF his troops advancing over
our old positions were caught by
the IRE OF our outpoNs and de
stroyed.
"On the battle front south Of
ArraS parties Of German infantry
who had entered our trenches op-
posite Boyelles were driven out
Yesterday afternoon with the loss
Of several prisoners. Our line In
this locality has been completely
restored
The hostile artillery activity in.
creased considerably early this
morning ON the British south Of the
SOmmc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
viii
GERMANS LAND
10000 TROOPS
AT HELSINCF0RS
Squadron of Big BattIeShipS
Rests in Harbor

LONDON, April 1.-THE Germans
have landed 10000 troops at Helsing-
fors. according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen A
German squadron anchored in the har-
Dor of Hesingfors consists Of twelve
ships including the battIeships Posen
and Westfalcn, each Of 1900 tons
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
WINANS TO Get
F|REpROOF EIGHT
ROOM SCHOOL
BUDGET FINISHED TODAY
Committee InSpeCts BUILDINGS
for 0yerCrowdI0g,

A new right-room. mudernIy equipped
fire proof school building in tine Wulus
addition /, 10 he proposed by the budget
committee, OF the board NJ education
which this afternoon /, on tour ol in
spection Of the different schools tu dc
termine The extent OF remodeliug which
IS necessary 10 overcome the crowded
conditions which now exist Rodgrr
Coates, chairman Of the budget commit
tee, will propose that the new building
be named Woodrow after President
Wilson
The budget committee after lunch az
y rs IN the cafeteria OF the high school
started ON ITS tour Of inspection. The
Wizard SCHOOL, among the first to be-
visited, is one oi the most congeSlcd
in the city After the tour the commit
tee will assemble to draw mp the budget
and submit it 10 the board Of education
this afternoon
Clubs Approve Bonds
or the eight business and professional
mems clubs which compose the civic.
council, two have so far registered ap-
proval OF the proposition to bond the
city to iireprooC all the cty's schools
and have money TO build enough new
schools TO relieve the crowded oondi-
tions.
The two clubs which have done this
are the Lions club and the Oklahoma
City retailers 1t is expected, how
ever, that before Saturday each OF the
other clubs in the council will have ia
vofably voted on the measure. The
clubs whose members will pass on this
matter this week are the Chamber Of
tcontlnued on PAGE 2. Column q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
TURKS CAPTURE
PORT OF BATUM

LONDON April 1.-THE capture by
the Turks OF the city of Batum is an
nounccd in an official statement issued
at Constantlnoplc on Monday
Batum is Black Sea port in the
trans Caucasian territory taken from
Russia under the terms OF the peace
treaty This region has been evacuated
by the Russians but its occupation by
the Turks is being resisted by the Ar
menlans.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
HIGHER WAGES
FOR RA|LROADERS
URGED BY BOARD
Commission Completes InveS-
tigatiOn and Makes Report,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE rail.
road wage commission has completed
its recommendations for wage increases
for railroad employees and a report will
be submitted to Director General Nc
Adoo upon his return from a Liberty
loan speaking tour in the west
Nothing was made known as to the
amount Of the increases to be given, al
though h has been said that employees
now receiving small pay will be given
the largest advances. The commission
began its work January q.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
Leaning Virgin"
Falls from Spire;
Will War End?

LONDON, April 1.-THE famous
leaning virgin at the top of the Albert
cathedral, now behind the German
lines, was shot down by German artil-
lery on Tuesday, says dispatch from
British headquarters in France to Reu-
ter,s Limited. 1t is not known, the cor
respondent adds, whether the deStruc-
tion of the statue was an act OF vandal-
ism or an accident
--@
The refugees and the soldiers all be-
lisved that the war would end when the
lesning virgin fell.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
Frost Tonight Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoREcAsr-FaIr weather To-.
night and Thursday probably frost e. .
night
STATE FoREcAsT-Tonleht, fair;
colder In eastern portloni frost. Thurs.
day, fair,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17

LIMA, Peru, April 1.-THE Peruvian
cabinet has resigned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17
JURY is SECURED IN
|. W. W. CHICAGO TRIAL

CHICAGO, April H.-Twelve men
acceptable to the government as jurors
lin the cases OF ll3 !. w. w members
|were rendered to the defense today be-
Ifore Judge Lands.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17

Haig Picks New Defenses in North
As Tide of Flanders Battle Seems
To Turn in FAVOR of Entente Arms

British Recapture Meteren in Stiff Coun-
ter Attack, and Launch New Blow on
Wytschaete Pivot; Huns Moved Down
by Intensive Fire of Haig's Cannon; No
Hun Gains Since Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-17

Hsig has withdrawn the British positions before
Ypres to a new line.
Metsrsn, west Of Bsilleul has been rsesptured in
fierce counter attack.
The British pvo,ins Wytschsets have launched
counter drive and advancing.
The Hun has made great gain since Tuesdays in
fact, has lOst ground.
BULLETIN
LONDON April 1.-THE greater part Of Wytsehssts and
probably all of H. in the hands Of the British Major General
B. Maurice chief director Of military operations the
office, announced today.
Counter attacking successfully at Meteren and south Of
that place the British have driven back the Germans half
to Bseul They have advanced and improved their lines in
the direction Of Nsuve Egse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

With crisp. clear weather yesterday business picked up nicely, with dis plays we'll assorted on all stands. Retailers are stocking up and shap- ing things to suit the new year trade. and the wholesalers are equal to the demand
 There will be plenty of poultry and fish on hand. with the staple lines in tact
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Fryers-Two pounds and under, ,27ik@9ec. Guineas-5Uc each. Roosters-15c. Turkeys-Live. s2MQ3sc. Dressed. ssG 40c.
 Ducks-30c ID. Hens-2eQ27hc. tll liWI7I Geese e-35c. Rabiits-sS to s4 dozen Fresh Eggs-wholesale, &@7oc; retail, 75ds3c.
 Spanish Mackerel-z2jtc. Pompano-35c.
 Salt Water Trout-2oG22c. Mixed Fish-12c. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 2 G2lc
 Gray snapper-Headless and drawn, 14c Mullet-10G11c.
 White Trout-12c. Chesapeake Bay Oysters-Extra select, ECO gallon.
 Meal and Feedstuff Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-yN. c. s. Meal. ' Per Cent-$59.3. Peanut Meal-$63 Hen Feed-$4 per 10o-lb. sack. old Style Hulls-s26, Velvet Bean Meal-s4e. Corn Chops-sS.S5. No. White Oats--$1.03 per bu. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-A7 per ton. No. l alfalfa-s45. Southern Alfalfa-$43 No. Timothy-$H. Clover>and Timothy-s40. Wheat Straw-$22. Johnson Grass-sSo. Shucks-$15. Live Stock (Union Stock Yards) Fed Steers: Good to Choice-9g10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
|WALL STREET SHOWS SHORTS TRYING 10 OF FORM ESCAPE CORN LOSSES
Changes Irregular During Saturdays Short Session, With Demonstration
 of Strength

New York, December 2S.-opening with number of irregular changes in which losses predominated. today's brief but very active stock market sudden ly reversed its course. closing with Ia broad denomination of strength. 4 \ Early weakness was caused by reac- Ions of to almost points in Marine @pfd low grade rails, coppers and a varied group of specialties, the break in shippings being attributed to overnight cables indicating further delay in the consummation of the long pending deal.
 Bear pressure was directed also against Sinclair oil, which was offered at an ex- treme recession of points, followed by "a rebound in which this loss was more than retreived.
 It was not until an inquiry set in for high grade or investment rails that the market caught it's upward stride. Trans continnentals rose 11z to 21s points, South ern Pacific leading; Changers were fea- tured by Atchison, and coalers by Read ing and Norfolk and Western, the latter rising 3h points.
 Steels, coppers, oils and utilities par ticipated in the advance with tobaccos. food shares and a number of the better known specialties. final quotations in general being at the days highest levels.
 Liberty issues again featured the bond market, about 80 per cent of the turnover representing those flotations, which ranged slightly over yesterdays final prices. Total sales, par value, aggre- gated s17. .350.0o0
 Old United States bonds were un- changed on call during the week.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds today were: s1ts, sss.4o; first convertible As, s92S4; second As, s92.90; first convertible 44's, S96.40; second convertible 4A's, SEA; third 4A's, ss532; fourth 4A's, ss4Ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
American Cotton and Grain Exchange
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans December 2S.-Liquida- ton caused fall on the opening of the cotton market today and, on a continuation of the reaction which started yesterday, the trading months by the middle of the morning were sent 32 to 35 points under the close of yesterday, but after that the com plexion of the market wholly changed On general buying the recovery of the early losses was accomplished in short sorder after which the market shot up to levels of AZ to ST points above the last quotations of yesterday. High est prices came in the last few min utes of business. The net changes for the day were advances of 40.. to---S5 points Several reasons were advanced for the strength of the market
 It was quite generally claimed that shorts were afraid of what might happen in Liverpool Monday morn ing when that market reopens after five days of inactivity. Again 1t was the contention among longs that the market had not become so overbought as supposed and that in trying to carry the reaction farther along. shorts
 had put out unwieldlw lines. Rumors of lower ocean freight rates in January helped values not little.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Merchants Are Shaping Things
 To Care For the New Year Trade
By JOHN C. MOSES

C. MOSES Medium to Good-7qsc. Common to Medium-697c. Grass cattle according to weight, quail ity and flesh: Steers-79Sc Fat Cows-76Sc Medium Cows-6GTc. Canners-411G515c. Cutters-51t951sc Heavy Bulls-6sk9754c. Light Bulls-514@S1kc Fat Yearlings-6Q7c. Oxen-4q7c. Medium Yearlings-5Qec. Vealers-7GSc. Hogs: Choice Corn Fed Hogs-1ss pounds and up. 15c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs-1s5 to 1s5 lbs.. 14c.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs-so to 1s5 pounds. 13c.
 Best Heavy Rough Hogs-lsa14c. Light Pigs--s0 lbs, down. l2c Half Fat Rough Hogs-l2Q1Sc Soft and oily hogs from lc to Pc per pound less than above prices
 Hides and TalIow No. l Green Salt Eiiues-l7I1Sc. No ? Green Salt Hides-l6Gb17c, Half Cured Hides-102c less. No 1 Green Hides-14Q15c. No. Green Hides-13@14c. No. 1 Dry Flint Hides-2T@2Sc. No. 3 Dry Flint Hides-26@27c No. 1 Dry Salt Hides-24Ql25c No 2 Dry Salt Hides-2S424c. Goat Skins-S0@90c. Damaged Hides-TIalf price. Washed Wool-75QS0c. Clear Unwashed Wool--55G60c. Bury Grease Wool-359S7c.
 Cotton
 Good middling .................. 29M Strict mtddling ................. 29 Mlddling .......................-s 2Sb9 Strict low middling ............ 27%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Staple Closed 1-2c Off to 3 5-Sc Advance, While Oats Bolstered Up on Do-
 mestic Demand

Chicago. December 2s.-Efforts of shorts to escape losses in nearby de- liveries carried the corn market up grade today, except March and May op- tions, which showed a slight setback. The close was firm, January at $1.4S to s1.4sh; May. s1.3s7s to s1.ssh. and the finish as a whole 1kc off to 3ss c advance, compared with 24 hours be- fore.
 At first all deliveries of corn, bar ring only December. had a downward slant owing to predictions that after New Years a large crop movement would take place. Subsequently, how ever. the fact became evident that the congestion in December contracts had affected the January delivery A good bulge in prices for both months fol- lowed and for February as we'll Raf- lies took place also in March and May, but the upturn was insufficient to over come entirely the effects of the earlier weakness.
 Improved domestic demand gave in- dependent strength to oats. Provisions were governed chiefly by the action of corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Cotton Goods Review

New York, December 2S.-Cotton goods and cotton yarn markets this week were irmer and in 9sme instances higher from the low po,nts touched during the past month.
 There has been moderate buying Of print cloths and they are in some in- stances held a full %c above the low levels touched in secondhand transac- tions. Mills are steadily closing up their government business and with the ex- piration of the year all price restrictions arising from price fixing will be re-. moved.
 The reports from the retail holiday trade have been so consistently good that much is expected in iobbing chan nels In the way of holding all spring orders placed in advance. The shipments on many of these orders have already begun. Merchants are organising associa- tions to operate under the Webb bin for the development of the trade attaching to the reconstruction work in Europe and other foreign trade that is hoped for.
 Quotations: Print cloths. 2s-inch, 64xS4s, 9%c; 64x00s, as1c; 3S1h-inch, 64x64s. 121kc. brown sheetings. southern standards. lsc prints. 1s16c; denims. 2.3os southern in- digo, nominal at gevsrnn1ent prioe: sta pie ginghamA 19izc; ticlinGA s-os.. nom- inal; dress Ginghama 1e dnd zln
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
AN EARLY REACTION
 FOLLOWED BY RISE
There Was No Show of Weakening in the South
 ern Spot Situation

New York, December 2S.-A further re-
 action during today's early trading was
 followed by very sharp recovery in the
 cotton market. The general list closed
 strong at a net advance of 40 to s7 points. The market opened steady at decline of points to an advance of 15 points,
 but almost Immediately weakened under
 a renewal of realizing or liquidation and scattered southern selling. The disap- pointingly small exports reported during the past week. .>seemed to have strength ened reactionary sentiment while the week. end figures otherwise were consid- cred bearish, and for time the market was under considerable pressure March contracts sold off to 27.70c and May to 26S0c making net declines of about 90 to 40 points and a reaction of 132 to lob points from the high level of Thursday. The southern selling was not active or general enough to suggest any general weakening of the spot situation. how ever, and as soon as the more urgent early offerings had been absorbed by covering and trade buying, the market turned steadier. The buying to cover shorts then became more active, while there appeared to be a broadening trade demand in the later morning. Japanese and Liverpool interests were among the more active buyers while there was a considerable demand attributed to the French commission and the market ad- vanced rapidly with March selling at 26.6Oc and May at 27.75c with active months generally selling 50 to F points net higher.
 The close was @ shade off from the best under realizing. but the market showed general firm tone after tho early sell l ing subsided.
 Reports from Manchester say the trade I is looking forward to an increased turn over after the turn of the year and re- ports from the domestic goods trade also indicate expectations of an increasing ] business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
THE STARRY SKIES IN JANUARY
tcontinued from Page Five,

R Leporis.>, This star is of blood-red color and varies in brightness from the sixth to the ninth magnitude in a very irregular period of about l3S days.
 The planet Mercury reaches its great lest distance west of the sun on January 2. and may then be seen far in the south east. where 1t rises about one and one half hours before sunrise. It will not again reach it's most favorable position in Intervening sky until March 2l.
 Mars is still low in the evening sky in the constellation Capricornus. It is moving northward, however, and will cross the celestial equator on March S.. Tn it's rapid eastward motion, it will en- ter the constellation Taurus on July |, passing the Autumnal Equinox on Mo- vember 29, and 1t will be found in Virgo. and still morning star, at the end of the year.
 There is a faint telescopic comet now in excellent position for observation, but unfortunately it is only visible in the largest telescopes. This Is a comet dis covered in 1905, on which observations indicated that 1t is moving in a great path inclined 90 degrees, to the plane of the earth's orbit one revolution being completed in about 6,9 years. It was nearest the sun last November and Is now rapidly receding from us, not to return again until the year 1925. The motion. of the body in it's path about the sun will cause it to pursue the path CD, Figure |, among the stars. Thus during the present month the comet will remain in the far northern sky.
 ERIC DOOLITTLE
 Four pickpockets were witnesses in Loulsville murder case recently. Aft CT the trial the prosecutors $so over