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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
CAPTAIN OF SUBMARINE
THEN ORDERS BOMBS
PLACED ON DAMAGED
SHIP AND BLEW IT
UP WITH ALL ON
BOAI0
3..Y SHALL NOT PASS IS
WATCHWORD OF FRENCH
GERMAN RAIDS ON NESl
FRONT REPELLED; ARTlL-
LERY FIGHTING HEAVY,
BUT DAMAGE SLIGHT;
GERMAN PLANES
ARE D0WNED
BULLETIN.

London, March 7--How the men
bers Of crew of German submar'
Inc brutally killed the wounded ma
ter Of a Belgian fishing smack, WI
refused to leave the vessel, is dc
scrlbed in a pres assooat on disqtt
from Pensance. The submarine
tucked the smack with gunflre am
the skipper was wounded severely 'a
urged his men, including his tca to
save themselves.
The submarine commander fofeee
the fisherman to row German sailors
to the smack In order to place bomb
aboard. One of the Germans diew e.
revolver and shot tho helpless j<
per through the head In the Pre- ce
Of his son, The ship was BIZ t4
pieces with all on board.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
"CiIOC" BEER BEING
MANUFACTURED HERE

"Choc' beer is on the market Off
GERS say, and search for the plant
is being made "Choc7 beer is more
intoxicating than the regular brew
cry kind and also contains a Per cen,
Of arcenic poison, say doctors.
Officers Of the east side of the
state have more trouble from the
"Choc" brewers than from the whisky
runners The beer is easily made and
finds a ready sale. More than l50
gallons of the stuff was secured in a
raid at oklahoma City last night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
UNCLE SAM AFTER
STATE BOOTLEGGERS

The war department has taken o'fi-
cial notice of vice conditions and boot
Logging in the state Of Oklahoma ard
has sent Lieut. Stanley Meyers, a mem
Der Of the law enforcement division
Of the Surgeon Generals department
% see that things are cleaned up
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
SCOTT FERRIS WILL DIRECT
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN

Washington, March THE demo-
cratic congressional campaign COM
mittee will meet for the first time at
this session of congress next Tuesday
The election of Representative Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma as chairman to
succeed Representative Frank f Dore
mus of Michigan is expected to take
place then
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
HUNS USE DYNAMITE.

Havre, March THE Germans con
tinue to dynamite the engines, ma
chimes and foundations In factories
around Mons, according to Belglans
who have recently escared from Bel
glum, They are also carrying of
the rails from street and local rail-
way tracks. The rails on one line
have disappeared entirely 1t is sad
the rails are being shipped to Ger
many. S
Deportation of Belgians continue,
and has extended to children 1S years
Of age.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
HUN BABY-KILLERS DROP BOMBS ON
SLEEPING PARIS; MANY ARE KILLED
4 Few Facts
About Our Little
Brown Ally Japan

Three fifths of arabic land is cul
tivated by peasant proprietors ana
the remaining by tenants,
The forest area is 46,OOO,OOO aero
half of which belongs to the state
and imperial household.
Its food crops are; Rice, So
100000 cwt; barley 100000 cwt'
rye, 100000 swt; wheat, 3,OOO,-
O0O swt
Last industrial census showed sc
government factories and 15,Sl1
private factories (empolying more
than ten hands,, employing alto
gether 916,252 males and 54O,656
females.
Population January /, 1913, esti.
mated at 57OO0OOO School chill
dren cages to 1D, estimated at
900O000
Excess of births over deaths. APP
proXimately 100000 annually.
The empire consists of five prin-
cipal islands, Honshiu, Kiushju.
Shikollu, Hokkaido and Taiwan.
There are also 412 adjacent small
islands Total area including Ko-
rea, 260,73S square miles
The largest cities d913 census)
are. Toxic, 2,244,796; Osaka, t.
i60,21S; Kyoto, 539,153; Kobe, 49S.-
31S; Yokohama, 426, ,663, and Nago-
va, 99S,272.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
TORPEDOED SHIP LINlPS
INTO IRISH COAST PORT

An Atlantic Port, March IA
steamship, the susquehanna, 1882
tons, believed to be the vessel Of ina.
name owned by the Great Lakes Tran.
sit Corporation, went ashore today on
the coast near this port. Coast guards
removed the 81 members of the crew.
The vessel is not thought to be in
danger. This is the snip reported tor.
pedoed Wednesday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
1OLORED SCHOOL POPuLA-
TON IN GUTHRIE IS LESS
Census Shows White School Pop
ulation Has Increased SO Dur.
ing Year; Colored De-
crease In Guthrie 162

The school census OF Logan county
for 1918 as compiled by the enumer-
ators in each district shows a school
population Of S,547, as compared with
the figures OF 1917 the reports shows
total increase of Sc whites and a
decrease of 24S colored, making an
aggregate decrease Of 1862.
The decrease in the number OF
colored persons is largely in the city
o. Guthrie. The following report Of
snmmariesifor 1917 and 1918 gives the
school census In detail:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
GERMAN RAIDS REPULsEp.

Paris, March 7--German raids o.
the Verdun front last night were re
pulsed by the French, the war off
announces. The communication fal
lows. 99
Rather heavy artillery fightin
occurred In the regions of Corgmia
and Rheims. Last night the German
made raids against our trenches nj
Avocourt wood and northeast of Hi
344 (Verdun 'front.'. Our fire every
where checked the assailants and
prisoners, including an officer, re-
mained in our hands.
Our lines were bombarded inter-
mittently today in the region of Ave.
court and north of Dauaumont At
times there was heavy artillery fir
(Contirued on Page Fiyel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

Rome March The Italian at
enemy batteries on important sector
o. the front have again taken ny re
q procal firing activity The stale
ment from the war office to' 1861
reports effective work by Ita' r
sl.ps.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
PETRoGRAb CALM.

Petrograd, March 7--Petroeiaa
calm and orderly today re~
tie pre- ence OF Germr
Narya, ono hundred mi 1u
capital, and evidences on
lie removal Of war supple
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
pRop comes NEAR In

London, March After two 4a}
Of wind and rain, the weather clear
slightly on the afternoon OF Tues
day" says today's official report q
aerial operations. Bombs were drop
ped on railway s.dngs northea t OF
Lille.
In air fighting two hostile ma
chimes were downed and one wa
driven down out Of control One 8
ours is missing.
After dark the Ingelmunste, a-
way station and an alrdrome north
east Of st Quentin were hey
bombed All our machines ret1ngd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
SOLDIERS OF L. S. ARE
TAKING NO CHANCES

Washington, March More than
$4,000, 100000 of insurance has been
written on the lives of American sol
diers, sailors and nurses by the war
risk insurance bureau, Secretary Nc
Adoo announced today. The average
amount of insurance applied for IS
SS,0S5; eighty per cent of the United
States army Is insured final figures
show ~ k@%
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
This is the first photograph to al

This is the first photograph to al
rive in the United States of Bolo
Pacha in court during his trial for
treason The picture shows him fac
ing the court He was convicted ana
sentenced to death. It was proved he
had used large sums through Amen
can and Canadian banks TO corrupt
the French press, and that this money
had come from Germany
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
DILLON OR DEVILIN TO
SUCCEED REDMOND

London March THE choice Of q
successor to John e Redmond as
leader of the Irish Nationalists, is be-
lieyed to be between John Dillon and
Joseph Deylin, although the former
might possibly decline the nomination.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
HEALTH CONDITIONS IN
CAMPS IMPROVED

Washington, March 7-Continued
improvement of health conditions in
army camps and cantonments in the
United States, is shown in detailed
report of the surgeon general for the
week ending March I. The death rate
---6.6 per 1,000-is the lowest record
ed since November 16, 1917
Pneumonia continues to decline in
all the camps" the report says
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
SHELTER FOR THE WOUNDED.

Washington, March THE Depart
ment of Labor today formally an
nounced the transfer of the Ellis
Island immigration station to the
army and navy for shelter of wounded
soldiers and sailors,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
FRENCH AIR PATROL GIVE
BATTLE TO INVADING
WAR PLANES AND
DRIVE THEM BACK
AFTER WINGINC
ONE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ARE VICTIMS OF RAID
BOAIBARDAiENT CONTINUED
FOR TWO HOURS FRENCH
AND BRITISH REPULSE
RAID On TRENCHES
NEAR EPHN; AR
TILLERY ACTIVE
BULLETIN.

Paris, March ENEMY arplanes
dropped bombs on Paris and its trou'
beras early this morning, doing con-
siderable damage to property and
kIIllna number of non. combattants,
the greater number of the victims
beno women and children. French
war planes drove the invaders off,
brlnqina down one large plane.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
Grand total in 1918

The report on defective children
from the rural districts is as follows.
Blind, 8; deaf and dumb, 8; feeble
minded 7. The city of Guthrie did
not report detectives.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-07
j-iK ~ Esag.-> s-'-r'casss ss---@N
z;|:|fS.WEAIHElq 4
Monday-Wheatless day.
Tuesday MeatIess -----and one
meatIess meal all other days.
Wednesday--Whcatless.
Thursday-Porkiess.
Saturday-PorkIess.

New Orleans, March Tonight
cloudy and warmer; Friday, generally
fair,
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(Contirued on Page Five.l
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
Expect Germans to Strike Back.

Paris, July 26.-The newspapers
are much pleased over Thursdays s
successes by the Allies and believe
that the moment when the pocket
dug by the Germans will become so
reduced that the position will be in
~tolerable is approaching nearer and
nearer.
A majority of the military critics
think the German Crown Prince will
not reconcile himself with falling
back to the line of the Vesle without
giving a further defensive battle on
the plateau of Tardenois in conjunc-
ton with offensive battle in the
neighborhoOd regions. 1t is believed
probable that the Germans also may
strike simultaneously in Flanders
The critics are convinced, however
that Gen. Foch will not let the in
itiatiVe be taken from him.
The Matin says that whether the
Germans begin an attack against the
French or the British they will find
the Allies we'll prepared. The Allied
high command awaits in full conf
dence the expected enemy reaction
Should the Germans meet With an
other failure. says the Matin, thew
would be obliged to precipitate the
retirement which already appears al
most inevitable.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
CZECHS PLEDGE ALL
TO BALk AUSTRIANS S
Deputy Stransi>y Serves Notice Their
Future is Dedicated to Betrayal
Of Tyrant-MastcrS.

Amsterdam, July 26.-"The Czechs
declare they will hate and fight Aus
tria forever and, God willing, they
will, in the end, destroy her complete
1y because Austria embodies a century
old crime against the liberty of man
kind sad Deputy Stransky, a Czech
socialist, in moving in the Austrian
lower house an Indictment Of the min
listers for their recree ordering the
partition of Bohemia.
THE highest national duty of the
Czechs is to harm Austria wherever
and whenever possible" continued
Stransky. This we owe to the Czech
people and to our loyalty to the Bo-
hem1an crown which loyalty can only
be put in practice by betraying Aus
trla. Therefore We are determined
to betray her whenever we can"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26

Miss Julia Russell, who has
been engaged in patriotic serv-
ice as assistant to superintendent
Stanley H. Holmes in his Ameri-
canization work for almost two
years, will engage in more hu-
manitarian patriotic duty. She
has entered the United States
Army Base Hospital at Camp
Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. c.,
to be a war camp nurse. Miss
Russell is one of the first young
women to enter u base hospital
to take up this kind of training
as organized under the direction
of the surgeon general of the
United States army. She left this
week for Spartansburg.
Miss Russell is Il graduate of
the New Britain High school,
class of 1915, and subsequently
took the two years course at
Sweet Briar college at Sweet
Brian, Va. She is q sister of Mrs.
Rodman Chamberlain, whose
husband is lieutenant in the
1O1st Infantry in France, and is
the daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
|. .. Russell of Grove Hill.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
HERO OF WAR REACHES AMERICAN
ARMY HOSPITAL At ELLIS ISLAND
Private Fred Becker of 101st
Infantry Wounded in Bat
tie With Germans In
February.

After two months Mrs. Becker Of
day from her son, Private Fred Beck
er, of the 101st United States infantry
and the news she received was very
cheering in that she learned that her
son was safely back in this country.
Back again. Feel fine. Love.
(Signed) Private Fred Becker" Such
was the telegram received.
In a letter Private Becker wrote:
Never mind about coming down to
see me as l expect to be home before
long" The telegram and letter came
from the United States Army hospital
at Ellis Island. Private Becker ar
rived there yesterday.
Few New Britain soldiers who went
out with the Connecticut National
Guard had more thrilling experiences
or did more effective work against the
enemy than Private Becker. Last
February he received wounds in a
hard brush with the enemy. Ia letters
to his family Private Becker has only
written that he was wounded. When
last heard from, some time during
the month of May, he was In a hos
pital in Franco, SO that the long lapse
of time since he was wounded fndi-
Gates that his casualty was serious.
There are reports that Private Beck
er put up a most valiant fight against
the enemy before he fell and was in
strum entail in the capture of several
of the enemy.
Lieut.. Rodman w. Chamberlain was
in command of Private Becker's COM
pany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
AMERICANS TOO BUSY
TO Count THE DEAD
General March Says He Has
No Figures On Enemy
Casualties.

Washington, July Unsatisfactory
progress is being made by the Ameri-
can troops assisting the French and
British in pushing in the German
members Of the house military COM
mittee were told today by Secretary
Baker and General March, chief of
staff.
The transportation facilities Of the
expeditionary army are fully meet
ing the strain placed upon them in
keeping the moving troops supplied
and in bringing up heavy guns and
ammunition, the representatives were
told.
While without information as to
casualties in the present battle, Sec
retary Baker said the percentage of
men killed in previous fighting had
been remarkably low. Figures fur
nished the committee members
showed that the death rate in bat
tie has been eight per thousand, while
there was exactly the same proper
tlon of deaths from diseases among
the expeditionary forces.
The officials said this undoubtedly
was the lowest death rate among
troops at war in the history of the
world.
Members of the committee inquired
as to the losses by the Germans in
killed since the present battle started,
but General March said he had no
information on that subject, adding
the American forces were too busy
pressing their offensive to even at
tempt to estimate the German dead.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26

Washington, July 26.-News that an
official announcement had been made
in London that Japan had decided to
accept the proposal of the United
States to give military aid to the
Czecho-Slovak army in Siberia did not
alter the course of the government
here in still making no statement on
the status of the negotiations.
On the other hand. VariOusly pub
lished accounts of the negotiations
were denounced as speculative and as
possibly giving information to the en-
emy
President Wilson'S statement MAX
ing formal announcement on the sub
ject has been drafted but will not be
issued until all the details have been
elosed up,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
(Bv The Associated Press)


NillemOntoire, little more tha1
five miles south of SOissonS, has been
taken by the French and Americans,
while further south, they have cap
tured OulChy-le-C Chateau and swept
on to the eastward of the town.
Between the OurCq and the Marine
the Americans are pressing hard
against the enemys lines and have
taken the southern half of La Fere
forest. which brings them up to about
four miles directly south of the little
town of Observation-Disclosures, the cen
ter of the roads leading back out OF
the Marne salient and through which
the German forces along the south
western sectors of the line must re-
treat Ris forest, further southeast
toward the Marine, also is belng
emptied of the Germans.
The capture of Villemontoire and
Oulchy-le Chateau seems to show
that Gen. Mangin, while keeping up
his pressure all along the German
lines is able to concentrate large
forces at vital points, the loss of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
HECKLER AT PATRIOTIC
MEETING ASSESSED 500

Hartford, July 26.-John Gustaf-
son was fined 500 in police court
today for disturbing q patriotic street
meeting Thursday evening. He is a
factory employe, within the draft age
and says he is Swedish subject. He
is the second to be punished for the
same offensc in this city within two
days. On Thursday John Schwenden-
vein, an elderly German, was sent to
Jail for three months for disturbing a,
meeting and shouting for the Kaiser.
Gustafson is quoted as saying ito
hell with the government"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
CAPTURE OF MARINE WEDGE DUE ANY Mo
GERMANS SSTRANGLING IN NARROWED
ALLIED GUNNERS COMMAND ENTl1
OIUCHY-LE-CHATEAU TAKEN:
VILLEMONTOIRE ALSO FALLS;
FERE-EN-TARDENOIS NEXT !?

which is menacing to the Germans
Villemontoire is on the SoissOns
Chateau-Thierry road. 1t is just to the
southwest of the town of Buzancy,
which has been reported unoff1cially
to have been taken by the Allies. Its
capture marks a new step in the pro-
cess of closing the mouth of the bag
in which the Germans are struggling.
The fall of Oulchy-le- Chateau takes
from the Germans the pivot upon
which their retirement further south
has been swinging. It's loss to the
enemy, who defended it sternly, is a
serious blow.
The French official statement says
the Allies have advanced eastward of
this town, which should bring them to
the vicinity of Hill 100, which is the
dominating height in that region and
which would give the Allies an obser-
walton point over long reaches of the
Ourcq, as we'll as both banks Of that
stream.
There is nothing known as to the
Continued on Fifteenth Page)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
Americans Fighting in Woods.

With the American Army the AisneMarne Front July 26
(By the Associated Press mThe FrancoAmerican push
northeast of Chateau Thery has resolved itself into battle of
the woods which abound in this region The Germans fighting
gradually The infantry
in evidence.
The indications early today the enemy making
preparations for further withdrawal He has been struggling
hold the half of of Fere of
Rs, but the Allies making progress ousing
him from the remainder of these woods
The Allies moved their heaviest artillery early today
throwing shells the German lines far Saponay
Give and oneha miles northeast of OulchyeChateau
yond Tardenos miles
districts the south also being peppeed by Allied shells
The Germans have been using much bue "sneeze
but ineHectve1y.
poplar Rs filed with un-
derbrush and the Allied forces having stiff job get
through them but continuing the push night and day The
German machine gunners and artillery desperately
ing for every inch of ground before giving it up.
This morning the battle in the woods still progress
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
DIR. SMITHS ESTATE.
Former Local Physician Leaves Prom
eTty Appraised At $0,5OG.45.

DR.. w. p. BunneH and DIR. j. A.
Volz, appraisers of the estate of the
late DR.. James J. Smith, have filed
their inventory in the probate court.
valuing the estate at S9.506.45.
Among the larger items in the inyen-
tory are the following:
Property at 2S Prospect street, 81
600; 20 shares of Bristol Brass at AZ.
$S40; 90 shares National Marine
Lamp at %, $3.50; cash in Berlin
Savings bank, $1,658.a3; 10 shares Of
Bristol Brass at 25, $3.50; ave shares
National Marine lamp at 20. sl35.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
Oulchy-le-C Chateau and Vilemontoire Taken

Paris July 26Capure OF the of Villemontoire and
Ouchy announced by the
took four cannon and hundred this fighting
Vilemontoire is slightly than five miles directly
OF scissors the SossonsC Tierry high
this region the German right flank that the has been
making determined
the Allied forces because Of the danger his line of
the Mane salient
Ouchyle Chateau about miles Villen1on-
toire, the SossonsChateau Thierry railway line This
has been virtually useless the Germans for
owing to its having been closely approached by
Allies further north The taking of OuIcheChateau however
will definitely of business. The of this
also represents further closing in about
six miles to the although the Allies closer Feeen
Tardenos the line the south
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
ENEMY PLANE DAILY
FOR PAST Is DAYS


Paris, July &c, (Havas)
Paris, July 26 CHavas)-Second
Lieut.. Coeffard, of the French army.
has broken all records in aerial fight
ing, according to the newspapers. He
has won Ia aerial victories in Is
davs,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
MANN GORKY. FAMOUS
RUSSIAN REBEL, DYING

Stockholm, July 26--Maxim C5orlxv,
the Russian novelist and revo1ution~
ary propagandist Is dying, saws a
MESA &c from Helsingfors todgv.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
JAPS APPROVE OUR
SIBERIAN PROGRAM
Official Announccment Made in Lon
don, but Washington Continues
to Maintain Silence.

London, July 26.-It is announced
officially here that Japan has decided
to accept the American proposal to as
sist the Czecho-Slovak armies in ST.
beria
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
German Attack in Flanders Repulsed.

London, July 26.-Ihe Germans this morning launched
local attack against the positions recently taken by the British
the Meeren OF the Flanders front The office
that the attack repused after sharp fighting
Last night the Germans delivered upon
British positions the Hebuerne the between
Albert and Arras The driven off with losses,
leaving prisoners in the hands of the British
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-26
Americans Reckless in Battle,

Comparing the work of French and
American troops in the battle now
going on, the Reuters correspondent
at American headquarters ties
THE French have had four years
of hard study and the lesson most
laid to heart is the value to France
of live F'renChmen and dead Ger
mans. When sacrifices are required
they are quite ready to make them,
but their pride is to kill and pay
little for killing. They admire the
reckless vaIor of the Americans, but
their own methods are somewhat
slower and more subtle. Each gets
to his objective but the French leave
fewer men behind"