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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

Getting icdry Of the OTcarys.
inclined to let another erring OLeary
brtoher go.-New York Sun.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

Why Not Make II La Toilette?
" congress didn't nave poor Crecl
to Kick around 1t would be somebody
9 Use; so what's the use.--Baltimore
sun
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
Murmans Soin Entente.

COPENHAGEN, July THE en-
tire population ofp the Murmanp
aoast ton the kola peninsula border
Il the White sea and the Arctic)
broken with Russia and joined
v tonte, according to a dispatch
ardoe. Norway. to the Chris
TeRn.
of provisions from the
has arrived at MUIR
patch adds
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
TEXAS AWAT0RS KILLED
WHEN MACHINE PLBNGES
We're Giving Demonstration on tifc
Field ut Ardmore; Plane Falls
In Flames, Killing Both.

ARDMORE. okla, July 7.--Licut,
Il. II. Sullivan and Mechanic Doyle Of
Barron field, Fort Worth, Texas,
were burned to death near here
late this afternoon when their ma
chine fell into nose spin while as
cending. Lieutenant Sullivan and
Mechanic Doyle in a two seat ma
chine with another army aviator In
n one seat machine came here today
on q practice flight. The one seat
machine had just passed out of sight
on the return trip when sullivan at
tempted to rise against brisk wind
lie was about one hundred feet up
when the machine took n nose dive
and fell. Flames Immediately burst
out covering the machine. which
burned for 30 minutes, The two men
were strapped into their seats and
were unable TO extricate themselves,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

=, I haVo @ car, aud "A
battery did not get charged. nndbr
battery man said | could run i"
car while the battery was b.
charged, and at night all tho NJ
went out. ! got the battery ana
II in but still the lights would u,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14

together. 1t came on the 18th day
OF the ninth month, and when you add
these figures, 9, l and 8, you get l3.
Certainly some jinx"-for the Ger
mans.
In the section of soldiers mothers
every woman carried a service flag.
One woman had flag with four stars.
And one proudly bore a flag with
one gold star in it.
Bob" Manley was hustled from
one place to another in a military
motorcycle with side car driven by
Fort Omaha soldier.
A big piece of the birthday cake
was sent to General Pershing's son
and one to his sister in Lincoln. Neb..
where they live.
Those who had the affair in hand
were bit worried about the weather.
which threatened little during the
day. But the evening could not have
been finer
The theaters had men out with
megaphones announcing that their
curtains would not rise until the pa
rade had passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
War Mothers Join the Parade,
Some in Mourning For Sons

Several hundred war mothers
marched in the Pershing parade last
night. Many of them had snow-white
hair and few of them found it diff
hcult to keep up the gait set by the
husky soldier lads who preceded them.
Four mothers wore black for soldier
sons who already have paid the ST.
preme sacrifice on French battle
fields. All of, the mothers carried
service flags and many of them were
marked by three or four stars.
The Home guards marched like
veterans.
A continual ripple of applause
greeted the marchers all along the
line. The Fort Omaha soldiers, es-
pecially, in their fine, businesslike ap-
pearance, got hand"
The float was pulled by Is Omaha
IElks in lieu of the customary horses.
Besides these there were 20 Elks
manning a rope at the back to act
as brake. going down hill.
Not only was General Pershing's
birthday Friday and the 18th, but
the figures in his age, So, when added
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
TWO OFFICERS
SHOT IN BATTLE
With ROBBERS
Bandits Escape in Car Driven
by Woman After Killing
Colorado Springs Chief
of Detectives.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 49,
John Rowan, chief Of city detectives,
was shot and killed and John D.
Riley, a city detective, was shot and
probably fatally wounded in a battle
with robbers in the downtown district
late this afternoon. The robbers are
thought to be three men alleged to
have held up and robbed train near
Paola, Kan, July 10, last.
The robbers were run down at an
automobile filling station near the
central fire station by the detectives.
Twenty shots were fired in the battle
which followed. The robbers escaped
in an automobile and were last seen
headed for Denver.
The car was driven by a woman,
who was at the wheel at the time of
the shooting.
1t appeared early tonight the fugi-
tives had evaded posses, leaving the
main road near Palmer Lake.
A man who passed the bandits at
tomobile on the road north of Colo
rado Springs reported tonight that as
the car passed him he saw the legs
of a man protruding through the
door, indicating that one of the ban
dts might have been killed or wound
ed in the exchange of shots with the
officers here.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
WORK OR Fight,
WILSON'S DICTUM
TO STRIKERS
Notifies Union Machinists No
interruption Of War Pro-
ducti0n Will Be
Tolerated.

Washington, Sept 13.-President
Wilson, himself, took hand today in
the enforcement of industrial peace
and continued war production. In
effect, he gave notice to employers
and employees alike that no Interrupt
tion of production will be tolerated; !;
that both the government powers of
communicating and the work or fight
order will be applied rigidly where
necessary to deal with recalcitrants.
The presidents warning was given
in letter to union machinists and
other striking workmen at Bridge
port, Conn, who left their jobs in war
material plants week ago because
they were dissatisfied with an award
by the war labor board to which
wage demands had been submitted.
The men were told to go back to
work on pain of being barred from
employment for year and of losing
all claim to exemption from military
service on occupational grounds.
Plant Communicated.
At the same time the president an
nounced that the plant and business
of the Smith & Wesson company
of Springfield, Mass, the first en-
ployer to "faunt" the rules of the
war labor board approved by presi-
dental proclamation, had been COM
mandeered by the War department
to be operated for the period of the
war.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
Arthur Mullen in Capital
To Help Run Government

until after the election, for Morehead
and Neville both have asked for
Mayor Jim's" help, which is not to
be sneezed at even though the Dahl
man star is temporarily in eclipse.
Senator Hitchcock is expected in
Washington in the morning and then
the firm of Hitchcock and Mullen will
settle the Dahlman matter for good
and all.
Victor Rosewater, editor of The
Bee, was in the capital today for a
few hours, en- route to New York.
While in Washington he called on
members of the Nebraska delegation,
having luncheon with Congressman
Sloan.
Congressman Kinkaid's bill auth
ori1ing the resurvey or retracement
of lands heretofore returned as sur
veyed public lands of the United
States under certain conditions" was
passed by the senate today. 1t now
goes to the president
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
SWIFT DRIVE
THROWS FOE
OFF BALANCE
Germans Prepared for Attack
on St. MihieI Salient, but
PoWerIess to Withstand
American Dash.
BY Associated Press.

With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept. l3.-The St. Mihiei salient
has been wiped out and the enemy
forces are now virtually with their
backs on the famous Wotan-Hinden-
burg line, with the Americans and
French paralleling them closely from
Verdun to the Moselle.
The line now extends past Norroy,
Jaulny, Xammes, ST. Benoit, Hatton-
vile, Hannonville and Herbeville.
Brilliantly supported by the French,
General Pershing has accomplished
the limited detectives" of the opera
tions undertaken in the St. Mihiel re-
gion. The two forces pushing re-
spectively southeast and northwest
took position after position from the
enemy, advancing with a rapidity,
precision and dash that disheartened
him after his reverses of recent
Few late actions have yielded
SO much ground of so important
nature.
Bombardment Paralyzes Enemy.
The preliminary artillery work In
the dark hours Of Thursday morning
was demoralizing in the thoroughness
of its destructiveness. The enemy
was prepared for a possible blow in
this region, but four hours of almost
unsurpassed shelling with gas and
from guns Of all calibers left him
powerless to bring up his reserves or
maintain communications. His roads
were torn up, his supplies and ma
terial destroyed, his ammunition
dumps sent skyward and villages be-
hind his lines fired. A large number
of prisoners, quantities OF supplies
and many guns fell into the hands
OF the allies.
Eventual stabilization here wilt free
lines of rail communica-
tions as we'll as roadways, and leave
in the possession of the French and
Americans high ground which will
be Of great military advantage when
the wet season begins.
Crack Division Overpowered.
In the military sense. the action has
been normal in all its aspects, except
in the rapidity of execution. This
does not mean there has been no
hard fighting. There has been fighting,
both brilliant and fierce, because one
vitality important point was held by
a famous well-tried German division.
the division was unable
Continued on Page -Four, Column Two.>
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
OF
INFLUENZA IN
j. 5. IS FEARED
Outbreaks at Several Cities on
Eastern Seacoast Reported
by Surgeon Gen.
eraI Blue.

Washington, Sept. 13.-Surgeon
General Blue Of the public health ser
vice has made a telegraphic survey to
determine the extent of Spanish in
>fuenza in the United States. General
Blue said there was sharp outbreak
at Fort Morgan near Mobile, Ala,
in August, and at about the same time
tramp steamer arrived at Newport
News with almost the entire crew
prostrated. Philadelphia reported a
few cases, some four weeks ago, and
few have been reported from New
York. The Boston outbreak was re-
ported September II, since when the
pandemic has appeared at New Lon
don, while New Orleans has not
wholly escaped.
"The disease is characterized by
sudden onset" said DR.. Blue to the
Associated Press. People are stricken
on the streets, while at work in fac
tories, ship yards, Offices, or else
where. First there is a chill, then
lCFSI Win tSiApSi dtGlC lIOhl IVA ~
103, headache, backache, reddening
and running of the eyes, pains all over
the body and general prostration. Per
sons so attacked should go to their
homes at once, get to bed without de-
lay and call physician.
Treatment under direction OF the
physician is simple, but important,
consisting principally of rest in bed,
fresh air, abundant food. with Dover's
powder for the relief of pain. Every
case with fever should be regarded as
serious and kept in bed at least until
temperature becomes normal. Con-
valescence requires careful manage
ment to avoid serious complications,
such as bronchial pneumonia, which
1t infrequently may have fatal ter
mination. During the present out
break in foreign countries the salts
of quinine and aspirin have been most
generally used during the acute at
tack, the aspirin apparently with
much success in the relief of symp-
TOMS"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14

Biaucourt and Vieville."
Washington, Sept. l3.-Complete
elimination Of the St. Mihiel salient
by General Pershing's army and CO.
operating French forces, many army
officials here believe, is only the en-
tering wedge of operations Of far
larger scope.
Official dispatches were still delay
ed and the full scope of the victory
won by the Americans in their first
independent action could not be
gagged. 1t was regarded as probable,
however, that General Pershing's
men still were pressing forward to
get in touch with the new line the
enemy hopes to hold.
Until definite word comes as to
the line across the mouth of the de-
stroyed salient which the Americans
now hold, officers here will be unable
to form opinions as to the most
probable course future operations in
this theater will take. There is a
strong opinion, however, that the
quick evacuation of the St. Mihiel
salient will be made the cornerstone
Of great encircling movement
aimed at isolating the German fort
ress of Metz, the center buttress of
the whole German front from the
North sea to the Swiss border.
Railway Line Liberated.
Strategic importance of General
Pershing's smashing victory hardly
can be overestimated, in the opinion
of many observers. 1t is out of all
to the extent of the ter
ritory regained or the forces en-
ployed, it is said, for the removal
of this meace in the rear of the
French citadel of Verdun has re-
leased the French armies from that
point to Rheims for active offensive
operations. 1t has also liberated
the railway line from Verdun to Com
mercy, Toul and Nancy.
1t was the loss of this railroad,
Continued on Page -Four, Calumn One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
Washington Bureau of Omaha Bee.

Washington, Sept. l3.-(Special
Telegram.)-The junior partner of the
firm OF Hitchcock and Mullen arrived
in Washington this morning on polit
ical business. Little Arthur is having
difficulty over the postmasterships.
Then the firm must take care of
Mayer Jim Dahlman, who is still wait
ing to be fixed and for that and other
reasons, notably to secure the Skin
ner Packing company the right to in
crease its capital stock. Nebraska's
democratic national committeeman
has been a right busy individual here
abouts.
The Dahlman matter, it is expected,
will be settled tomorrow and a like
ly guess is that Mayor jim" will be
appointed deputy commissioner of in
ternal revenue under Commissioner
Roper.
But he will not take over the job
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
CENTER BUTTRESS
OF GERMAN FRONT
NOW THREATENED
Isolation of Fortress of Metz by Great Encrcins Move
ment Expected by Washington Observers as Sequel
to Elimination of St. Mihiel Salient; French
Armies at Verdun Released.
BY Associated Press.

Washington Sept. 13-The number Of prisoners taken
by the Americans in flaenng out the st. Mihe salient
numbers 13300 General Pershng reported in his
que for today received late tonight at the War department.
The text of the statement follows:
Headquarters American Expedonary Forces Sept. Is.
Section A. In the st. Mhe sector have achieved further
The junction of troops advancing from the
south of the sector with those advancing from the west has
of St. Mhe and has resulted in the capture of many prs
oners.
Forced back by steady advance, the enemy retr
ing and destroying large quantities of material he goes The
number prisoners counted has risen to 3S00 Our line
includes Herbeuve Thlet Hattonvle, St. Beno Xammes
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
AMERICAN TROOPS F..
ON GERMAN BORDER
AT MOSELLE RIVER
Battle Line Now Runs From Hattonvile on North to
Pasny, Closing Mouth of St. Mhie Sack and Trap
ping All Germans Remaining There; I'M
portant Railways Restored to France !
BY Associated Press.

The American First army has carried out the initial task
assigned to 1.-THE leveng of the famous St. Mhie salient in
Lorraine. see
In little than "a hours not only had the work been
accomplished but General Pershngs had all the towns
villages and strategic positions in the sector within their hands
and standing the banks of the Mosee river at Pagn
looking the stream into German territory And the
southern outer Notifications of Metz the great German strong
hold in Lorraine only four miles distant
Large numbers of Germans had been taken
than had been counted others still their way
back to the prisoners many and machine
and great quantities of ammunition and other
in American hands. as 4s
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
VAST OMAHA HOST
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
GENERAL PERSHING
Thousands March in City Streets to Honor Leader on
Birthday Anniversary; Hugh Cake Cut and Por-
tions Sold For War Funds; Crowds
Cheer News of Great Victory.

General John J. Pershng probably asleep in
Trance while the great Omaha celebration of his birthday
was going on last night for o'clock in Omaha already
o'clock the next morning in France.
But into his dreams must have whisper from the
homeland the home sate the state where those nearest and
dearest him live And that whisper must have been of the
big celebration in the states metropolis where his 5Sth birth
day was commemoraed with grand parade, patriotic songs
by many thousands of voices, oraon and finally the cut
ting of the gigantic birthday cake and its sale for the benefit
of the Salvation Army war drive.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14

Close Mouth OF Sack.
From Hattonyille, on the north
across the salient eastward to PagnY;
the Americans have closed
the mouth of the big sack that extend
ed southwark to St. Mihiel, trapping
within it by their fast advance all the
enemy forces who failed to takE
refuge in fight when the great bonn
bardment of Thursday morning
heralded the approach of the offer-
siye.
In addition, along the eastern side
of the heights north of Hattonville
the Americans have debouched from
the hill region and are .astride the
railroad running from Commercy to
Verdun. Likewise the Thiaucourt-
Metz and Nancy-Metz railroads are
in American hands.
Beginning in the northwest and
crossing the salient eastward.
Fresnes, Les Eparges, Hattonville,
Preny and Pagny and all the ground
lying between them are in American
hands. The towns of Vigneulles,
Thiaucourt, Pont-a-Mousson and ST.
Mihiel are far in the rear of the pres
ent line. Mont Sec. the dominating
height il, the center of the salient.
and from which much trouble had
been expected, fell without fighting.
Among the numerous prisoners taken
were men from Austro-Hungarian
armies.
Hold Strategic Positions.
Although the operation of the
Americans has been described as
having limited objectives," it never
theless cannot but have most ifl1-
portant bearing on the future OF the
war. From the Strengthened line
growing out of the obliteration of
the St. Mihiel salient the Americans
now are aligned on territory from
which it is possible to get behind
both the Mouse and Moselle rivers
and thus make null the reported plats
of the Germans to stabilize their
front along the Meuse should they
be unable to hold the allies in the
west in check:
Already allied airmen are heavily
bombing the Moselle region around
Metz and its outlying Notifications,
having dropped many tons of bombs
on the strategic railways leading from
the great fortress, and it seemingly
is not without reason to expect that
with apparent SUPREMACY in the air
Metz and the surrounding country
heneeforth is to be sadly harassed
by the allied flying squadrons.
Meanwhile the maneuvers on the
west front around Cambria and St
Quentin should not be lost sight OF
by reason of the present American
offensive. Here the British and
French daily are charging their gains
in the process of outfianking and caps
turing these two important towns
which are all but within their grasp.
Farther to the north in Flanders the
British also are keeping up their ems
croachments in the region OF La
Basse and Armentieres, both of which
places are imperilled.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
France Is Thrilled
BY American Success
In Independent DriUe

Paris, Sept. l3.-News of Ameri-
cas- first independent offensive on
the western front has thrilled
France. The newspapers print the
battlefront dispatches in the larg-
est type and accompany them with
maps and explanations regarding
the ground fought over. No one
doubts that the effort was crowned
with full success.
Editorial writers pay a tribute to
the moderation of General PERISH
ing's official communication which
abstained from mentioning the vii
lagos regained or surrounded in the
imposing advance.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
Premier Lloyd Georges
Illness Is Influenza

Manchester, Sept. l3.-Premier
David Lloyd George is suffering from
influenza and all his Lancashire en-
gagements have been cancelled. His
physician. after visit to the premier
at $50 p. m, said that his tempera-
ture was still high and it was doubt
full if he would be able to leave for
London on Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
Pershing's Sisters and Son
Honor Guests at Dinner

Lincoln, Neb, Sept. l3-Mrs. D. n.
Butler and Miss May Pershing, sisters
of Gen. John J. Pershing, and Warren
Pershing, the generals son, were sps.
cial guests at a dinner held by the
Country club here tonight in cele-
bration of the American commandeys
SSth birthday. Many friendA
who knew General Pershing when
lived here. were present.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
Suffers Paralytic Stroke.

F. J. Otis, peddler, 222 North Nine
teenth street, while buying groceries
at Seventeenth and Cunning streets,
underwent paralytic stroke. He was
taken to the Lord Lister hospital and
was attended by DR.. Moon
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
Petrograd Reported Taken
By Anti-BoIShevik Forces

Paris, Sept. l3.-(Havas)-Dis-
patches received by English news
papers through Helsingfors announce
that Petrograd has been taken by the
anti-revolutionists.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-14
AK-Sar-Ben Dates

Carnival-Fifteenth street and
Capitol avenue, September Is to
October S.
Electrical Parade-Wednesd
night, October 2.
Daylight Military Parade -
Thursday afternoon, October 3.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-08
Slackers, Old and New
(By Cyrus Townsend Brady, of The
Vigilantes.)

| f1SlldulcS.D
| The papers chronicle day by day
the steady advance of the British
soldiers northward through Pales-
tine. Their lines extend from the
Jordan to the sea and they are slow
| ly but surely driving the Turks be-
fore them in this latest, greatest and
most decisive crusade
If the followers of Mahomet can
make any stand against the follow
ers of Christ it will surely be in the
| plain of Esdraelon, one of the natur-
| al battlefields of the world. It is
| singular how some places lend them
selves inevitably to conflict. The
plain of Jezreel, to give it another
| name, is one of these. It has been
fought over continually since Thoth-
mes there defeated the Hittites in
the dawn of recorded history. Jew
and Gentle; Canaanite, Assyrian,
Babylonian, Scythien, Persian, Greek
and Roman contested for it's mastery
| in the past; English, French, Italian,
| German, Arabian, and Turk from
Godfrey and Richard and SaIadin to
| Napoleon drenched it's fertile soil
with blood in more modern times.
May the forthcoming be the last of
its many battles, and Allenby the last
of the long line of Crusaders.
One of the most decisive of the
conflicts upon that plain occurred in
1896 B. c., when Barak, the Light
ming, inspired by Deborah, led ten
thousand men down the slopes Of
Mount Tabor in a successful night
I onfall and surprise of the Army of
the oppressor, Jabin of Hazor, under
the command of Sisera. The Hazo-
rites were disastrously defeated,
driven in panic terror down the mar
row pass cut by the Kishon, then in
full flood, and killed or drowned in
large numbers.
Deborah made a great song about
the triumph. One stanza runs this
way:
Curse We Meroz, said the Angel of
the Lord, curse We bitterly the in
habitants thereof; because they
came not to the help of the Lord
against the mighty"
No one knows where Meroz lay.
NO ruined vestiges remain to identi-
~ 1T. There is no other mention of
it in the pages of history. There is
no ground even for speculation about
1T. Yet for over thirty-two centu-
ries it has been pilloried in it's in
fanny in that mortal song. What
ever its prosperity and it's works.
whatever its hopes and achievements,
the loves and hates, the successes or
failures, OF its people-they are all
forgotten in the blistering, whitening
condemnation of the singer. 1t
stands as place accursed forever.
Perhaps its utter oblivion is the re-
suit of the merited condemnation.
Shall there be written against our
city, against our land, the curse of
Meroz? Shall we apply to these and
to ourselves this slackers' text? Or
shall we come to the help of the
Lord today, tomorrow and forever,
in the great conflict now, and at ali
times, being waged in Europe and
everywhere against sin and the
devil?
Curse We Meroz? Non nobis, Do
mine-Not unto us, Oh Lord!