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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23
To Explore Polar Region
Wifh Airpidne Expedition

NEW YORk, Dec % An rSpr
dition 20 b" led hy capt Robert 4
lnrtloit noted explorer. will ha
sent to the polar regions next June
io survey the north poic by air
plane according 10 announcement
here tonight by the Aero club OF
America The plan. II was said was
conceived by Rear Admiral Robert
E peutJ. discOyctcr OF the pole.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23

CLEN EI.AND1 OHIO, Dec. q >
Elmer Iiupp, wealthy oil man. ac-
quilted lasi spring Of murder for the
killing ~ charles l.. Joyce. whom
he found IN the Hump home. VAS
r,rantcd a divorce IN common pleas
court today on the grounds of ss-
treme cruelty.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23
WANT TO RETAIN DANzlG
Ebert Declares All Measures
Will BE Used to Retain
City in Empire.
REDS LOSE IN ELECTIONS
Final Result IL Predicted on
Basis of Early Balloting;
Socialists Win.


By The Associated pr-s,
BERLIN. Saturday. Dec, 2l.-Thc
action OF the Polish government In
ordering that elections he. held on
what IL construed here tn bo Ger.
man soil. has stirred the prursian
government to counter action. In.
habitants OF the districts involved
have been informed by the l'rusninn
ministry OF the Interior that any
acceptance Of official mandates from
the Poles may be punished under the
law regarding impcrsona,ion OF Of.
ficinls
The authorities AT Alicnstcin have
published "a warning In thee official
organ. saying
ANY organizing OF Polish elrc.
tions, or furthorlng them. or draw Ing
M lists of electors or candidates. ar
conducting propaganda. IL h gh tr,a-
son
All officials have been orderc 10
arrest any person committing any
Of the specified acts. and tho work.
mems Hnd soldiers council will CO.
operate In the work ,'rr lcrich
Ebert. the premier. and hugn Iinns.,
member OF his cabinet. have sent
the following telegram to the mngis.
tracy OF Danxig
The national government con-
sldors II To he the duty to protect
the German city of Dsnstn and urs
all measures TO retain Il as part Of
the German empire"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23
NO ONE TO BE OvERL 0OkED
Effort Will BE Made TO Put
100 Per Cent Flags in
Every House.
BOYS AND GIRLS HELP AGAIN
Baby Bonds Given as Prizes
TO Teams Securing the
Most Members.

To-day offers your last opportuni-
" 10 become Christmas roll call
member Of tho Red Cross For the
official word has gone out from ma
,onal headquarters that this will lie
the last Red Cross campaign II had
been hoped by every Red Gloss Of
fetal that this Red Cross Christ
mas membership campaign would
end with the nation universally be
hind the Red Cross with It's moral
support, but late reports indicate
there will not he more than one
fourth ~ the population enrolled
In Tulsa county there are less
than half the memberships that had
been anticipated; approximately 25,-
900 receipts and buttons have been
issued. when II was expected there
would he not less than 10000.
Nearly 500 workers are expected
10 gather at headquarters In the ns-
smby room OF the chamber ~
commerce at p o'clock this morn
ing They viii he assigned TO vir.
lualN tNffN nloth w DUN hhNln'NH
and residence districts. and Will con
duct an Intensive cleanup with u
view tu obtaining Rt least 5000 more
members before . o'clock Monady
night
Scipol Children tn Help.
The school boys and school girls
who assisted IN the campaign sat.
urday will resume work Monday
mhrnlne, they Will report 10 head
quarters with regular workers. when
team captains will select their work
ers and probably take the territory
m'l peter The committee has Of
tefeh first prize OF $40 IN baby
bonds and u second prize of SlO In
baby bonds for the team that obtains
he greatest number Of mombc rshirv
from previously canyass.i territory
Monday
Many workers viii he assigned Ia
lhe fashionable residence district.
from that section have come the
most discournging reports hy solicit
'ors' who reported that they had
ehher been rebuffed In their efforts
or lha, they found no one at home.
The committee does not feel that
residents 81 the fashionable district
Me'not patriotic. hut that their at
lltude II caused moro hy lndlffer-
sncc For this reason both women
and men who i've there and who
were not al homo when the solicitor
called are asked 60 call 1858. head
quarters and n worker will cheer
'nlly call immediately Propriotors
o. managers OF business houses are
anyone In their stores has not be-
come Red Cross member.
=. whether luncheon In TO be given
monday noon depends upon the Will
on The workers and the readiness ~
lh"ir response nj . o'clock. u. r.
oherholtser campaign director. said
sunday night
During the cleanup today every
residence and every business house
mat does not exhibit "a 100 per cent
service flag will he visited These
attractive flags may be obtained nt
headquarters for the mere asking.
and after the campaign IL finished
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23

widows of the Blue lodge of Ma
SONS. have been requested IA get into
today with J. q
Monforte. telephone "a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 20 The Dua-
soldorf Nachrichtcn says that the
conference held at Bctlin t. discuss
the new constitution uf Germany
agreed upon the following funda.
mentals
An elected prcsiden', to hc head
of the government with powers nid.
way between those o' the president
of the United States and the hiny ~
England, parliamentary principles
TO govern the president In forming
n cabinet which will he assisted hy
delegates Of the federal republic 10
the so-called statenhaus. which cor.
responds TO the American senate.
the stntenhaus. however. must moi,
interfere with the indepsnicnce uf
the ir lividual federal frcpuhl,cs
which will number II or IS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23
PEACE DevEL LOPMENTS WAIT
Except for Pcrfccting Ma
chlnery for Conference
Little Will BE Done.
EARL OF DERBY ENTERTAlNS
British Ambassador Gives
Dinner for President and
Other Officials

ROME. pec. 90 president WI
son will arrive In Rome on January
3, according 90 an announcement
made today In the Italian nrwspn
pcrH
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23

PARIS, Dee tiIavsl) The
first elections to the new Garmsn ma
tional assembly are symptomntic ~
what tn" final result will b.. SAYS
u dispatch from Bernc To lie Journal
In the Duchy of Brunswick. where
the minority party HAD assumed
power. the defeat Of the bolsh.Viki
WIS crushing In Mrckl~nh,rg aud
Anhalt. where the majority party
was In control, the bourgcuise also
came out victorious.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23
Held Irlknir Position

NJ American mhascetdnt Nr
Page participated In many ~ The i'm
CONTINUED oS RACE rlVE
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
WAR AGAIN URGED
ON BULGAR AND TURK
Showdown Sought by Senator Bran
degee's Bill for Today.

Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut.
wants to bring the matter of declaring
war against Turkey and Bulgaria to a
showdown.
He put in a resolution yesterday
calling on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee to give early consideration to
the King resolution declaring war on
the two countries. and to make a re-
port to the Senate.
The original resolution was intro
duced about a month ago by Senator
King. of Utah. and was referred to the
Foreign Relations Committee. Since
then nothing has been heard Of it on
the floor Of the Senate.
Many Senators consider it an entirely
anomalous situation that this country
should be at war with Germany and
Austria-Hungary and not at war with
Turkey and Bulgaria. 1t is said the
administration is not now in favor OF
a war declaration against Turkey and
Bulgaria.
The resolution sent up by Senator
Brandegee will come UP for considera-
tion today.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
EXPERTS WILL TEST
FAITH, CONCRETE SHIP
Will Go to San Francisco on En-
rand This Week.

Official tests of the Faith, first con-
crete ship for transatlantic service,
will be made by a committee of tho
Emergency Fleet Corporation, it was
announced last night.
r. J. Wig. chief engineer of the di-
vision Of concrete construction of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, ordered
the tests and the following have been
named a committee OF experts: r. K.
Mcmillan and H. S. Loeffler, engi-
neers. and L. Brush. naval architect.
This committee will leave Washing
ton this week for San Francisco,
where the Faith is being fitted out
now with engines and machinery for
her trial trip about May !. w. L..
Comyn, president of the San Fran
cisco Shipbuilding Company, which
built the Faith, Is in Washington now
comforting with Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation officials
Mr.. Wig, in reporting on concrete
construction abroad. notes that Eng
land has a program of 40 barges OF
loo tons each and "a tugboats. and
France a program Of 200 barges of 1000
tons each and 50 tugboats. both pro-
grams in advanced stage of construc-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Series Of Successful Raids Gained
Out in Central Sector By
Haigs Men.
SOUTH FRANCE FOES NEW AIM?
War Department Experts Here Explain
Probability of Enemy Making
This Move.

London, April 22-Ony local operations. all with
suits the British had been reported from
late today Increasing artillery activity along the
foreshadowed early resumption of the struggle
scale
At the time the OF both sides ercely
Picard where the German forces have been rnforced
while the allied lines also have been greatly during
u The city OF Amien has been
bombardmen the last Their
magnificent old cathedral already damaged previous
ments.
FRESH ASSAULTS LOOKED FOR
In quarters simultaneous fresh German Flanders
and before Amiens looked for.
On both of the British front
placed pocket by the German Flanders
British accommodating activity conducting
successful gained for them prisoners and
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
100000 TONS
MORSE SHIPS
REQUISIYI0NED
Government Charters Scan
dinavian Sailing YES
sells for War Work.
FOR WHEAT TRANSPORT
As Many as Possible Will
Be Used to Take Grain
from Argentina.

Four hundred thousand tons OF
Norwegian sailing vessels have
been taken over by the United
States Shipping Board. it was
announced last night, by charter.
AS many as possible will be
used to transport Australian and
Argentine wheat to the allies.
Others will be used generally in
their present trade with Aus
tralia, South America and Africa.
JAP SHIPS READY SOON.
Announcement was made also
by the board that the newly char
tered Japanese ships would be
available in May, when they will
be loaded with coal at Nagasaki
for Chile, whence they will bring
nitrates to the United States be-
fore being assigned definitely.
The Norwegian sailing ships
were taken over in order to con-
troll freight rates and character
OF freight. The board already had
considerable power over these
vessels in its authority to grant
or refuse clearance to them. but
its control will now be complete.
MOST ON THE ATLANTIC.
y large number of the char
tered sailing vessels are from 1000
10 5000 tons. Most of the lot arc
on the Atlantic, with few on the
Pacific in the Australian trade.
Their war value, it was said,
was only about a third of steam
ships, ton for ton of capacity, as
they require about three times as
long for passage.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
BAKER TO TELL SENATE
OF PLAN FOR BIC ARMY
Draft Age Limit May Be Raised to
40 Years.

Secretary Bakers program for en-
larging the army. and his opinion on
the Flanders and Picardy campaigns
will be placed before the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee today.
p Expectations vary on the size of the
army he will request. from 2,j0a.oOo to
twice that number. Advance tips TO
members of the committee are that
raise in draft ages will be asked. too.
with the ages from 81 to 40 most fire.
quently mentioned.
Mr.. Baker will place the facts before
the committee so that 1t can begin
work Immediately on the annual army
appropriation bill.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
D. c. FIREMEN WIN
TWO-PLATOON SYSTEM
Fire Department Will Number 500
Men by New Act.

Leaving to the discretion Of the
Commissioners the regulation of the
on and of hours of the members of
the fire depaT lment. the House yes
terday passed the two-platoon sys-
TEN.
This will bring the firefighters of
the local department up to more
than 500 men and add S212,000 a
yesr to the operating expenses.
But when considered with the
amount of new ui.dings. govern
ment properties. etc. now finished
or contemplated. the added expense
is infinitesimal in the opinion of the
advocates of the bill.
The Commissioners are directed
to appoint men enough to allow
the two-shift plan to be put in
operation. The bill does not in any
way effect salaries, sick or disabil-
ity leave or interfere with any city
ordinance.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
GOMPERS' PLEA
SENT LABOR IN
MOONEY CASE
Proposed Walkout in Pro-
test Brings Leader S Stir
ring Appeal.
LEGAL AID PROMISED
Action Follows Senator S
Revelation that May !
Strike Is Planned.

An appeal to organized labor not
to walk out in a general strike that
would prejudice the interests of
American soldiers in France and risk
disaster in the war was issued to-
night by Samuel Gompera. president
of the American Federation of La
Dor, following the sensational speech
of Senator Poindexter yesterday. The
Gompers statement reads
tine Vaccinations of the prosecu-
tion in the Mooney trfal justifies the
5adgment that he was found guilty
on perjured evidence; 1t is greatly
regrettable that the California courts
refused to consider this claim which
was discovered since the. trial.
Every legal action has been and
will be taken by the bona 'fide labor
movement of the United States to Sc
cure justice for Mooney. Any att
tempt to incite strike of the work.
ers of a trade or industry of a To-
cality, State or of the nation is not
only violative of the laws of the ma
tional and international unions of
America, but is repugnant to the
rights and interests of the workers
themselves.
Prejudicial to Fighters.
Such an attempt either to incite
or order a local or general strike
is unjustifiable and dangerously pre-
judicial to the lives of our sons and
brothers fighting in France for the
fat Of he la
mocracy the world over. In addi-
ton. such an agitation as has been
inaugurated can only react against
Mooney.
|'Men of labor. let us, with all fair
minded citizens, endeavor to secure
justice for Mooney. but let us put
forth our efforts on a line that will
insure commentator. not condemna-
tion coupled with failure"
situation Laid Before senate.
Evidence that the labor leaders
are planning a general strike to
force the release of Thomas Mooney,
now under death sentence in Cali
fornia, in connection with the dyna-
hitting outrage. was laid before the
Senate yesterday by Senator Poin-
dexter. of Washington.
1t is planned to call the strike on
May 1. according to the informa-
ton in the Senator's possession.
Labor unions in Seattle already have
been asked to take a referendum on
the question The strike. IL called.
would be continued until Mooney
and his co-defendant are set free.
Senator Poindexter bitterly de-
nounced the movement as traitorous
and seditious. He characterized it
as an attempt to blackmail the gov
ernment by shutting OF the supply
Of articles needed for the war. He
asserted that the movement to free
Mooney originated in Russia and
was carried to that country by agi-
tators from San Francisco and
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Steel Ship OF Ways
In Fifty-6ve Days

A new steel shipbuilding record has
been made by the Skinner & Eddy
Company. of Seattle. the Ship
ping Board announced last night. The
Seattle firm telegraphed word of the
launching of S,so0-ton West Lianga,
just fifty-five working days after lay
ing her keel.
The West Lianga is expected to be
ready at Seattle for service May 80.
Two Of her sister ships. the Seattle
and the Ossineke, already have been
launched by the same yardA
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
GUARDING OF
RUSSIAN RAIL
TO AID SWEDEN
Allied Watch on Kola Sys-
tenn May Foil Hun S De-
sign on Finland.

Scandinavia and the Northern
neutrsis are watching with the
closest interest the operation of. the
allied forces just reported as pro-
tecting the Mourmansk railway
from Kola and Archangel to Petro-
grad. The Swedes particularly ap-
preciate that this operation may
effectuaIly destroy the German
plans for Finland which Sweden re-
CARDS as a serious menace TO her
own interests.
1t was explained at the State De-
partment yesterday that the same
steps are being taken on the kola
port and railway as are being taken
at Vladivostok. In the North. how
ever, British and French forces.
landed to reinforce British marines
which have been in for months. are
cooperating with the Bolsheviki.
Traffic Now Small.
Little worry is felt at the State De-
partment over the possibility of sup
plies belonging to Americans being got
ten out of reach before the Bolsheviki
acknowledge their Indebtedness for
them. It was explained that whereas
the normal capacity of the Trans
Siberian Railway is about 800 cars
day, not more than 80 or 20 cars. a
single small train. can now be moved.
Fortunately the question of the good
faith of the Bolsheviki has not had TO
be raised. The allies have taken the
position that they are unwilling TO let
those supplies into territory where
they NAV fall into the hands of the
enemy. As German armies are still re-
ported to be menacing both Moscow
and Petrograd the danger to the sup
plies. If moved in. is a very real one.
Allied control of the Arctic ports. II
is learned, has been far more complete
than has been that at Nladivostok.
The British marines who have been
here and along the railway for months
have been welcomed by the Bolsheviki
and have done extremely effective
work in preventing disorders between
the White and Red guards in the ter
ritory where they are engaged.
would Establish U-Boat Bases.
Reinforcements were sent to those
marines, 1t was explained, because
their work had been increased by the
threatening movement Of the White
Guards of Finland, aided by the Ger
mans. These forces have moved up
closely to the old Finnish border and
in some points have crossed into Rus
sia. Reports received here indicate.
however. that they have been pre-
vented from interfering with the rail-
way.
1t Is understood here that one OF
the terms of the German agreement
with the Finnish White Guard in
wolves their assistance in a German
effort to control the Arctic ports and
establish submarine bases there. II
such is the purpose of the present
movement, 1t Is stated. the allies have
undoubtedly taken ample measures
To defeat this.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
RICHTHOFEN BURIED
WITH FULL HONORS
Germany's Best Flyer Awarded 80
Victories in Berlin.

London. April 22.-The German air
"ace." Baron Won Richthofen, was
buried today with military honors be-
hind the British front on the Somme,
according to word from correspond
ents' headquarters in the West. The
famous German flyer. who only yes
terday was reported by Berlin to have
brought down his seventy-ninth and
eightieth opponents Saturday. was
"bagged" Sunday.
He was the commander of the Ger
man pursuit squadron of battle air
planes and succeeded Capt. Boelcke
upon the latter's death. as the star
flyer" of the German army.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23

that good. straightforward ad-
vestising will do for any firm.
Tell che people what you have
for sale; don't fool them; give
them their moneys worth; tell
them the truth; keep your adj
vertising going Winter and
Summer. rain or shine"
Mr.. Real Estate man, nearly
every copy of The Herald goes
home. 1t furnishes the daily
news to the family; its adj
vertising columns are the fami-
ly market place.
They invest their money in
different ways. Without doubt.
a great many of them would In
vest their surplus in real estate
if they knew of the advantages
coSnsUED ON PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Schwab's s New Job
Pleases Churchill

Winston Churchill. British
minister of munitions. cabling
Fluctuations today to Charles
NJ. Schwab on the latter's ap-
pointment as director general
of the shipbuilding program of
America, said:
II am delighted to learn of
your appointment, which will
enable you to turn your won
derful energy and unique ex-
perience to an urgent and vital
task. Remembering our work
together at the admiralty at the
beginning of the war and the
way In which you surmounted
every difficulty and successfully
completed every undertaking.
l feel complete confidence now.
All good wishes"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Skinner Reaches London
To Sit on Allied Council

James H. Skinner. of st. Paul. has
arrived in London and will sit on the
Inter-allied Council as the representa-
tive OF the United States Food Ad-
ministration.
He will be associated with Lord
Rhondda. representing Great Britain;
M. Boret, France. and Signor Crespi,
Italy. 80
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Misuse, Of Mails CHARGED.

Syracuse. April 22.-Alfred Baum
gardt. of Albany, was brought here
late today for arraignment in the
Federal court for alleged misuse of
the malls. Baumgardt was charged
with having expressed Joy over the
death on aiFrench battle front of
a son Of the Rev. Creighton Storey.
Of Albany,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
U. S. TROOPS
IN HAND-TO-
HAND FIGHT
Details of Saturdays Battle
in American Sector
Reported,
HUNS USE LIQUID FIRE
Americans. Used Fists in
Driving Back Hun >
Troops.
HUNS USE LIQUID FIRE
By BERT FORD.

With the American Army in
France, April 22-The report sent
to American headquarters by the
commander in the field concern
ing the gallantry of an inferior
force OF Americans in driving off
200 German shock troops in the
battle at Seicheprey ON the sector
northwest of Toul closes as fol-
lows:
Our troops were overwhelmed
by the superiority OF the enemys
numbers. but they fought to a
finish"
Details of the. battle show that
the Germans shot liquid FIRE al
the Americans at close range.
Every German shock company in
cluded eight men armed with con-
trivances for shooting the vicious
flames. They used them at a
range OF thirty feet The reserve
companies each had one liquid
fire expert.
... Huns Picked Troops.
The latest reports show that the
main. German attacking force was
made up by picked men from the
25sth Regiment. with shock and gre
made troops as ''fiankers."
1t is officially admitted that the en-
gagement was the severest in which
American troops have yet taken part.
From wounded Americans now lying
in an evacuation hospital il is learned
that the Americans chased the Ger
mans through ruined houses when
they recaptured the village of Seiche-
prey after an all-day battle. Ameri-
cans and Germans engaged in bayo-
net and pistol duels in cellars ana
rooms of houses partly demolished by
the enemy's artillery.
Sammies Used Fists.
Americans finding themselves dis-
armed fought their German opponents
with their fists.
Among the wounded Germans at a
hospital behind our lines is one who
killed three Americans and wounded
fourth by pulling a wire exploding
a string of grenades after Calling for
assistance from the very Americans
whom he then victimized. The fact
that he has not been killed after this
diabolical trick testifies to the humane
spirit of the Americans even in the
heat of battle. incidentally this Ger
man prisoner is still belligerent at the
American hospital.
German casualties in Saturdays bat
tie at Seicheprey totaled between 800
and 400 and American losses were be-
tween 800 and 900.
While no official announcement as
to the battle was forthcoming from
the government la1 night 1t is un-
derstood that this information was
contained in a preliminary report of
the battle received yesterday after
noon from Gen. Pershing.
No further detailssof the battle are
said to have been contained in the
report. More complete information. 1t
is stated. was promised.