Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-02
sous uf Desert n Rattle InrmYtIrp
carry Everything Hcforr
Them
CITY HAS TO CAPITULATE
Two Thousand from an over south.
west nnd lllpit rotcutBtc~ ate
Present
TAFT ALSO MAKES VISIT
ono hundred and SIXTY Ncnry PIT
gr'ms Gross Hot Sands at Con.
Nvuiiuu IIou

Two 'nuaaI snrup. non .H
over thc southwcs, aua aa nr r..tH
as South wt.n uuI uon.u,.
made NnuI ouanu.nr uur. I.,
curly yesterday. .nmuu. ..rr.,
thcwsoltrs into ntuc formation aur
before thu CnuuuI ur puru.u .r tu.
homo guards gould get into u,D.uu.
captured the city ana placed IN uu.
der their military rule
IhcN rawo upon tho lirsi UuI .r..
ond lln" trenches lu IUuHuu.fr.
waves slumcd tnom with i.rr...rII.
dash nul before 10 shot pmN boz
firoi carried ryrU rhue before tnru
The home guards rallied l.l.rIy
Too pN' np e sillf resistance. bui when
th"g saw i Burr Gnnrur AI
Farmer and other lo,aI Tu.tu..
members or the Council ~ b,f-u.v.
too leading the ranks ot the u,al.
crH they exclaimed. 'Et Goo. Iur
AMI Az wcN, been lotrakrd" ana
refused To fight win tho home
army rctreating. thcr" was uo.alur
for the d"fcusclcss rit, 10 do ru' run
mp the white flag and up II went f.
was the first time Tulsa has ever
l surrendered. butt she surrendered
salIaguy aud leoknr the yi,lurs
| Itguarel IN the aqo.-not ouly
| apuarclv lu the face. hut with in.
t-rr'he resignation, sCtUulty laughed.
Hike the didn't care a whoop.
1aft Among Visitors.
But there wasn't much use NJ the
/ home guards offctigg resistance The
Shriners wero not only prepared fog
the assault, perfectly drilled aud
spirits up. but they had Brought zap
many AZ their big guns, one of whom
/ MAS no less a renowned pcrsonagy
/ thdn former president NJ the
/ tultcd states Yes. MT Tnn-Nti-
liam II. Taft was with them ltt
/ didn't exactly arrive at the samc
| moment but II was evident that a
/ pre- rc-arrangemont or Understandings
/ existed for no sooner had the city
been captured and tho vlctors pa
| ruded iovfuliy through the streets to
/ the hlaring Of three bands aud the
/ tum -tum Of fife and drum corps than
/ tcy--or ut least the generals took
uh army headquarters az Hotel
! Tulsa, whore Mr.. Tart met them and
/ At a banquet IN an exclusive spot
. in the dining room the. celebrated
the easy victory they had won
II was probably the biggest gath
cring ~ Shriners ever held In east
ern Oklahoma They swnmped the
trains entering the city SUNDAY night
and yesterday morning ana simply
uver-ran the old town.
Tut they exhibited admirable self
restraint Notwithstanding the ciu-
zens of the city. after seeing that rec
sistance was hopeless. told them to
Ego 20 It and take anything they
wanted" the Chrncrs did not sack
the city They contcnted themselves
with taking possession Of the streets.
communicating nearly all the auto
mobiles In town. cafes, hotels. Ma
sonic temple and Convention halt.
Dinlcc at I.lkS club.
At. o'clock last night. however.
they made raid on mhsse on Ells'
hall, stormcd and took II before any
one could hollcr "Jack Robinson"
and proceeded 10 stage tho piece de-
resistance of their bis day In Tulsa
grand ball, where 20 the stirring airs
Of Americas war songs. s4rh as
cover There" "Goodhye, Broadway.
Hello France, and Il VIII Hc Gone
a Long. Long Time" played by their
excellent musical organizations they
brought with them. thev made
merry and tupped steps with' their
own wives ana daughters, whom
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