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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
China WILLING
TO HELP FIGHT
GERMAN IN EAST
Soldiers Are Available There,
II Not in France,

LONDON, June 22.-Chinese sol
dicrs are available for cooperation
with the Japanese at Harbin and near
the Siberian frontier and il necessary
more will be sent, General Tuan Chi
Jul, Chinese premier and war minister,
told the Peking correspondent of the
Daily Mail.
Tho threatening situation on our
frontier certainly demands safeguards.
We do not want the bolShevki in
China" he added.
With reference Ito Chinese partici-
patton in the war on the Ewopes~-hsr
tie fronts the premier said:
u would like to help the allies and
would be glad to send 10000 or $4,000
troops, but am prevented BY financial
difficulties and the activities of the
provincial rebels ! have sent 10000
troops south. am hopeful that the
Canton rebellion can be rcpressed
within two months and then a good
many of these troops can be released
for service elsewhere"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
100000 MEN ARE
NOW IN FRANCE,
MARCH DECLARES
Nearly 100000 Sent Overseas
During Past Week,

WASHINGTON. June 22-Nine
hundred thousand men have been
shipped across the seas. General March
told newspaper correspondents at the
weekly conference today These include
the troops shipped from all American
ports OF embarkaton.
The United States Is today five
months ahead of its program for
placing an army in France, General
March said.
The figures on American troop ship
mcntS are significant since General
March. at his first conference last week,
fixed the number shipped at more than
10000, the addition Of 100000 during
the week showing the rate of progress
that is being made
Germany Again Held.
While the general battle situation
locks good today General March said,
the present lull on the western front
meahs only that German combat dvi-
sions are being reformed for another
drive. Viewing tho whole situation, in
cluding the Italian front the chief OF
staff said that the central powers we're
again held on all fronts.
American troops have done well
wherever the test of battle has come
thus far, General March said regarding
the character of the troops. whether
regulars, national guard, national army
or marines
Cantigny Fight Important.
The fight at Cantgny the most i'm
portant engagement in which American
troops have participated because it
gave opportunity to Judge Of the full
measure of their training, he said, had
been fought by the first division, com
manded by Mai Gen Robert L. Bull
ard. This division is now, he said, a
thoroughly-tralncd high grade unit and
was the first American DIVISION to
reach France
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22

body not even the crown prince, hy
decided, should ont distance him in pan
GermaniSm, The time and place, Sena-
tor BerenRer points ont, were well
chosen. The place was the headquarters
Of the German general staff, the heart
Of PruSSian mlitArSm, and the time
was the anniversary OF the reign which
began with the present emperor in bit
ter opposition TO his father, Frederick
the Third, whose right TO ascend the
throne he disputed
papa Always In the Way"
Bcrengcr tells striking anecdotc
which was told him by an imminent
French statesman which emphasizes the
extent OF antagonism existing between
the emperor and the crown prince. Some
years before the war, at an official re-
ception in Berlin, the crown prince
spoke to the French ambassador OF the
immense admiration he felt for the
French cavalry and expressed the desire
to visit incognito the great French
cavalry school at Saumur The ambas.
sador pointed out that the French
government would have to give permits
sion. "Oh," replied the crown prince,
you can look after that"
Then there will be the emperor to
convince" said the ambassador.
"Ah," murmured the crown prime,
gloomily that mans always getting il
my way" Once more the crown prime,
had found his father in his way ant
once more in the fear Of his son is to b.
found the reason for the kaiser's &C
tion
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
New Enemy Blow
Expected Soon

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHER ITALY, Thursday, June
2l.-1t is considered only a question OF
brief lapse of time before the Aus
trans will begin another offensive. 1t
is,said that this time they probably will
concentrate their efforts instead Of scat
tering them as they did a week ago,
when they followed the German plan Of
attempting to make a big general Of
fensiye over a long line before reveal
ing thelr point OF attack
The reported presence OF Emperor
Charles on the Italian front IS consid
cred one of the signs leading 10 the
belief that the AustranS will feel the
neceSsIty Of renewing their attack
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Working Girls Sell
War Savings Stamps

The working girls of the city are sell
ing thrift stamps today The largest
buyer before noon was the Morris com
pany, credited with $500 worth OF
stamps. Eighteen thousand tags were
sold by noon. They were donated BY
several firms, the paper being given by
the Western Newspaper Union, the
printing by the Hommes Wilson Walker
company, the Travel-Trammel company
and the Warden company The Pettec
hardware company contributed the
string Mrs. Anna Burks Love, Mrs.
Nerna DeArmond and Miss Bess Cor
don are in charge OF the sale of stamps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Troops and Police Called to
DiSperSe Six Outbreaks in
Vienna; Full Extent Of the
Movement Not Known.
NO POTATOES AVAILABLE
BurgOmaSteT Of Vienna Warns
of Waning Supply After
Sunday; $4,000 Workers in
AirpIane Factory Walk Out.

LONDON, June 22.-According
10 the Vienna Neue Freie Presse
during six street riots in Vienna
the police and military were called
out and took strict measures and
issued warning TO parents making
them responsible for the actions of
their children, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copen-
hagen.
According to the Arbeiter zcitunR o
Vienna a great strike movement ha'
developed in the Austrian capital
though its full extept is not known.
The Vienna workers council tht
newspaper says, has issued a manifesto
saying it hopes the governpent will un
derstand, in view OF the strike move
ment, how necessary it is TO increase tn,
food rationS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
u. S. is 5 MONTHS
AHEAD OFPROGRAM
IN MOVING TROOPS
Gotham Editors
Are Indicted for
Libel on Hearst

NEW YORK, June Ogden Mills
Reid, publisher OF the New York Trib-
une, Adolph S Ols, publisher of the
New York Times, Errol Hart, assistant
night editor OF the Tribune, and John
H. Paine, night city editor of the
Times, were indicted by a county grand
jury yesterday charged with having
published in their papers criminal
libel against Mrs. William Randolph
Hearst. wife of the publisher of the
New York American and the New York
Journal. The alleged libel touched her
AmcriCaniSm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Police Kill Four
And Wound 19

BASEL, Swift, June 22-Dr Alex
andre Wekere, the premier speaking
before the Hungarian chamber Of depu-
ties, made a statement concerning the
industrial strikes and referred TO the
serious trouble in factories and on rail
ways and the extension of the strikes to
several plants. The prcmier told how
the workmen in a locomotive works
stoned the police and in return were
fired upon, four of their number be
ing killed and nineteen wounded
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
AUSTRIAN PLAN
SEEKS M0NTELL0,
R0ME'S OPINION

ROME, June 22-"The Austrian
plan becomes palmer and palmer"
says a semi official note issued yes.
crday Tho plan is TO obtain, no
nalicr at what price, command Of
ne Montcllo whence they can hurl
onward the divisions accumulated on
me left bank of the Piave.
Along the Montebelluno-S Su4egana
raIlroad the battle ragged all of yes.
'erday afternoon and night A short
stretch OF the track which the Aus
'rlanS captured was covered with the
bodies OF their dead
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
TO RAISE
new REGIMENT IN
NATIONAL GUARD
War Department Permits ADJ
ditiOa to First Quota,

+ II GipSon, state adlutant general,
was thls-morning advised by the militia
division Of the war department at
Washington that authority had been
granted Governor r. l. Williams to
organize another national guard regi-
mcnt
The war department last week gave
The state permission 10 organize an ad-
iItional battalion aside from the Sec
,nd regiment. which is now being in
,pcctcd by regular army officers I'm
following this authorization
Governor Williams requested that the
department permit the formation OF
wo more batialious, which will give
he state two national guard regiments
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
CURTAILS
Ammunition WASTE

WASHINGTON, June 22-Firing
OF rifles, machine guns and automatic
rifles for qualification and extra pay,
was ordered discontinued yesterday to
prevent unnecessary expenditure of am
munitlon during the war Heretofore
the practice has been to permit soldiers
to fire a number Of rounds to determine
their markSman', ,p. The usual train
ing in rifle and machine gun practice
on the ranges will he extended
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Oklahoma Woman
Among lnjured

HAMMOND, Ind, June 22.--Amons
survivors Of the circus train wreck 10
st, Margarets hospital Is Mrs. Verns
Conners, equestrienne, Bliss, Okla.a
seriously injured.
Died in hospital.
HENRY MILLER.
ARTHUR DERRICK.
MRS. JOSEPH COYLE.
MRS. CHARLES GOLLMAR, wfs
Of show manager.
| FRED LFDGETT.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
No Potatoes
After This Week

PARIS, June PA number Of tele-
grams received in Paris today by way
of Switzerland describe conditions in
the interior of Austria-H Hungary as be
ing critical.
Fifty thousand workers at the arsenal
10 the Vulcan factories and in the
Worschalowsky airplane works, have
gone on strike.
The burgomaster of Vienna has told
the municipal authorities that It would
be impossible to distribute potatoes aft
er the weekend
The resignation of several ministers
in the Austrian cabinet is expected
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
FOUR MINUTE MEN WILL
AID IN STAMP DRIVE

The Four Minute Men at their
luncheon this noon al the SklWn hO-
tel uadc arrangements 10 carry on an
extensive campaign in connection With
the war stamp drive on June X All
picture shows. churches, Sunday school
classes. public meetings and meeting
OF civic clubs will be covered 10y rem
bers of the Four Minute Organization
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
QUESTIONNAIRES
TO 1878 CLASS
START June rs
Order and Serla1 Numbers 10.
Be Left Blank, However,

WASHINGTON, June 22-Draft
executives of all states today we're di-
recied by Provost Marshal General
Crowder to begin on June rs and to
continue for three days thereafter the
mailing of questionnares to regis
trants OF the class OF 1918 Twenty
five percent OF the registrantS OF each
board will be provided with question
naires each day. Boards were instruct
ed to leave serial and order number
spaces blank until classification takes
place, probably some time in July.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
BOY SCOUTS WILL GET
SWIMMING POOL AT CAMP

7. T Pcrshing, Boy Scout executive
has made arrangements for the install
ing OF a gasoline engine on the Carrico
farm to pump water to fill large ce-
msnt pool for swimming. Scouts at the
camp raised a big flag pole yesterday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Major Hugh Scott
Goes to Gettysburg

Mai. Hugh Scott. who has been in
charge of the sanitary tain at Carp
Bowie, has been appointed camp SUR
geon at Camp Cote, Gettysburg, Pa.
Doctor Scott of Waukomis, his father.
received a letter Friday from Major
Scott SAYING thst he had been ordered
to his new post Immediately, and that
he would be camp surgeon for the lS.-
600 men there. Major Scott lived in
Oklahoma City recently.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
House Will Ask
President About
Call to Distillers

WASHINGTON June 22-The att'-
tude of the house on national prohibit
tion was sounded today by a resolution
of Representative Randall Of California.
calling on President Wiz
son 10 inform the house whether any
order has been issued by the fuel adj
curtaiinR the supply II
.oal 10 liquor manufacturers. II was
Lhnnicd 2ll 10 A
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
10 PERCENT hike
IN EXPRESS RATES
0. K.'D.By |. C. C.
Commission Refuses to Al
low 10 Percent Increase,

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Ten per
cent increase in express rates was ap-
proved today by the interstate com
merCe commission.
AT the same time the commission dis
allowed an application for an increase
to IS percent The new rates will be
come effective as soon as the express
companies file new tariffs probably
within two weeks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22

fCopyrlght 1918, by the New work. Times
the ChihngO Tribune and the oklahoma
city Tlmor)
PARIS, June 2l-Paris has been
specuIatinR the past day or two as to
what was the underlying reason for the
German emperors recent remarkable
speech in which he threw off the mask
of a lover of peace and boldly pro-
claimed himself the apostle of pan-Ger-
manism.
1t has long been obviously impos
sible permanently to refrain from re-
plying to the allies repeatedly reiterated
demands for a statement OF the German
war aims, and the emperor, it is held,
has row cut the Gordian knot by plainly
stating the cncmys objects II Ia sim
ply cold -blooded effort to dominate
the rest of the world But Why it is
asked was the emperor induced c'-
pecially at this juncture, to make a
statement which has condemned Ger
many beyond all possibility OF escape
in the eyes Of the entire civilized world.
Plans Last Bluff.
II could not be because the enemy is
sure Of victory as the admission OF a
policy so monstrous and tyrannical
could only spoil the prospective
triumph by dividing his own people and
his allies The suggestion
that the speech came from an imprudent
and insolent monarch who foresees the
inevitable and is attempting last
bluff in order 10 frighten the allies, is
also dismissed as untenable
Senator Henry Berenger in an article
published this morning finds the real
reason in the long smoulderihg jealousy
between the emperor and the crown
prince.
The signs are not wanting, he point.
out that the belief in the existence oI
bitter anataRonism between father anC
son for many years past has a very rea
foundation in fact
Crown Prince Openly Hostile.
The incidents OF Zabern and the
scene in the rcichstag just before IN,
war when the crown prince openly
showed his hostility TO Ms fathers al
legged pacific inclinaiions are cases il
point Only a few weeks ago the pan
German policy was pushed forward Il
such an extent IN Germany that a lea
que was actually former 60 protect the
person and will Of the emperor against
steps being taken to bring about a peace
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
AUSTR|ANS MASS
FOR new ATTACK
AFTER RtpULSE
Italian Premier Announces
Winning First Battle,

ROME, June 77.-Fhe battle sit
uatien 10 unchanged and infantry
engagements were not resumed dur
ing Friday, says the statement is
sued last night to the Italian par
Lament by Premier Orlando. II is
now permissible 10 say that the
battle has been won, the premier
told the deputies Friday morning,
according to the Tribuns.
The Austrians the premier added
are now gathering all available men in
certain sections Of the mountain front
Only small part of their reserves
have been drawn on by the Italians.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Cloudy Tonight,
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST -- Partly cloudy:
and unsettled weather tonight and Sun.
day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
ASSASSIN SEEKS
EMPEROR CHARLES
LONDON IS TOLD
Amsterdam Gets UnConfinned
. Report of Attempt ON Life,

LONDON, June 22-Reports
are current on the Amsterdam sx-
change today that an attempt has
been made on the life Of Emperor
Charles of Austria. says a Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam.
The reports are uncbnfirmed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
HACENBECK SHOW
TRAIN DESTROYED
NEAR CARY, IND.
125 Are Manned When FIiet
Crashes Into Circus Caravan,
PERSONNEL IS WIPED OUT,
Performers, Crowded in Their
Borths, Killed as in Battle.

CHICAGO, June 22-The Carl
Hagcnbeek and Wallace circus was
wrecked and practically all Of lis per-
formers were either killed or in
lured early today when the professional
division OF It's train, standing at a sid
Ing between Gary and Hammond Ind,
was struck by an empty troop train
rushing to Chicago
The troop train, on the Michigan
Central crashed completely through the
four sleepers occupied by the show peo-
pie on the Elgin-Jolict road. Latest
estimates place the number OF dead Al
seyenty-fiye, many OF whom possibly
never will be identified. Two hundred
were injured The wreckage burned
and bodies OF the victims were in.
cineratcd, Screams OF the tortured VIC
Tins urged on the survivors frantiealy
tugging 10 tear them from the over-
turned and blazing coaches.
Engineer Sleeps.
The wrecked train was halted BY o
Phlock at the crossing. II is reported
the crossing flagman saw the approach
ing troop train and when the engine
passed him, threw his lantern through
the cab, awakening the engineer, who,
II is said, was asleep Both engineer
and firtn,an Jumped and disappeared.
At II o'clock Manager Goldman Of
the Hagenbeck Wallace shows said that
his casualty list N checked to that
hour showed thirty-three known dead
and that expected deaths among l2s or
more injured would swell the list to IS
or 70. Crazcd members of the show
we're found wandering in the woods
| taaav Nstp>lsa xaneA al. Qi
Among those ,vsSerted missing AZ
the Rooney family Of bareback riders,
the Meyer family Of animal trainers,
the Cot,rell family, equestriennes, Har-
ry La Pearl, Ed Devore, Mack Adams
! and Joe Coyle, clowns Many deaths
are said to have occurred among the
ballet OF 100 girls
| The crash came at dawn. Those
thrown free from the wreck and not
unconscious, stood in their nightclothcS,
helpless, while their comrades perished
in the flames
Debris Catches Fire
The wrecked cars took fire
l., w Landman, general passenger
agent Of the Michigan Central said that
his only explanation Of the wreck wa,
that the engineer of the equipment
train must have been dead at the throt-
tie
"Iu no other way can account for
the fact that he ignored all of the usual
danger signals" said Mr.. Landman.
'Fe ran past two block signals, two
red light signals and the usual fuses
placed betweep the rails and throwing
of brilliant red light Thi' engineer
is missing"
Crowded Into Berths.
The large number of casualties 10
said to he due to the practice OF show
trains Of puttinP Awo persons in berth,
The cars were Pullmsns of an obsolete
type, gaudily painted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-22
Kaiser's Pam German Speech
Inspired BY His Jealousy Of
Crown Prince as Hun Leader

hGopyrlght. 1918, by the New YORK Times
the ChionEO Tribune and the Oklahoma
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
AMERICAN PATROL
OBTAINS COUNTERSIGN
AND TAKES PRISONERS

American Forces in Lorraine. Sept.
19--CBy the Associated Press)-Eour
German prisoners have been brought
in and delivered to The OFFERS OF the
American intelligence department for
Interrogation without shot having
been fired. An officer and patrol of
fifteen men We're checked one night
by wires which had been electrified.
The patrol returned the next night
with material to bridge the wires. 1t
was raining however, and the Ger
mans had turned off the current
The patrol crossed the wires, came
to another wire and wandered
through an abandoned communica-
ton trench until a sentry was en-
countered. One Of the Americans ad-
dressing the sentry in German sue
ceeded in obtaining the countersign
before the sentry discovered the
Americans identity. With the sentry
prisoner the American made his
way to second German dugout
where he captured the sentry and two
others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
FACTORY EMPLOYEES
AND INSPECTOR
CHARGED WITH FRAUD

New York. Sent. 19.--Charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government,
10 employees and government inspectors
at the factory OF Rosenwasser Bros,
Inc, Long Island City, which has army
contracts total!ing ss,907,0OO. were arrests
ed tonigh. by members Of the depart
ment Of justice. Warrants also have
been issued for Leo Rosenwasser, p.esi-
dent Of the corpora ton. and his brother,
Morris Rosenwasser.
According to a statement made at the
offices o. the department of Justice. a
reinspection of leather jenkins for avi-
ators, made at the Rosenwasser plant.
z&eulted in the rejection Of more than
4s per cent. The garments are said TO
have been from one to three inches
shorter than specifications, thus saving
the company an ENORMOUS amount Of
leather. High percentages Of reflections
Of canvas leggings and spiral puttees
also resulted from the reinspection, it
was asserted Tie men who were ar
rested tonight were Lieutenant Samuel
Gray. former Inspector al the plant: Pri-
vate George simons. former cletk Sam
uel Schwartz. william Friedman and
David Lehowitz, government inspectors,
and Abe Weiss. Lewis Levy. Jacob Ro-
senberg and Ike Merly. plant foremen.
Weiss. Rosenberg Levy and Merry
were released on s4no0 bond after ar
raisn~ent before an United States COM
missioner in Brooklyn. The other men
arrested were held In bonds OF 10000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
SUMMARY RACES
LEWISTON FAIR

lewiston Aes, Sept. ls,-The following
is summary. OF today's races at the
State fair:
218 pace was won by Baby Doll. She
won the first two and fifth heats. Ssd-
die Mann second and Hayward Wilkes
third. Royal Hal, Sonora and Lady
Carr also started. Best time 215 "a.
go pace won by Earl North in three
straight heats. Wilgus was second and
Peter I-ederer third. Star Marque, AL
bert Bingem and Stanley Patch also
started. Best time 2.19 IA.
22s trot was won by Mary Foran in
three straight heats. Balmaccan second
and Gachel third Leila Todd Peter
Moore, Montbort and Kilwa also start
ed Best time 2.ls IA.
222 pace won by Donald Keith in three
straight heats. Monk was second and
The Lassie third. Wayland Echo, Ken.
meth X. John Brown and Maggie D.
also started Best time Eli Ia.
The 219 trot was not finished owing
to darkness. but by agreement Of driv-
ers the money was divided on the stand
ing Of the horses at the end OF the third
heat. Baldo won the first two heats
and was given first money: Carnathan
won the third heat and second money.
and Princess Media third. Allie Delmar,
Baron Sidnut and Airdale also started
Best time 219 IA.