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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18
Huns AIIEllP & lJCuf
OFF RHEIMS SALIENT
GAINS VERY SLIGHT
Conditions Described as Very Satisfactory BY Allied Leaders
Hope to Stop Movement Toward Rheims Lenme May
4 Break With Allies.
tBy the associated Press)

The German offensive its third day, and according
to the Of allied observers it has longer the charac-
ter of general offensive. It already they declare, has
worked itself into series Of local operations.
Of least Of the operations would amount
to considerable achievement for the enemy, however much
it might fall short Of their original designs.
What the German high command intended the offensive to be
be urmsed It apparently defense that
sufficiently stubborn to prevent the immediate achievement
Of the more important obecve the Germans have pursued
their usual tactics making local various
points along the front
Thus appears largely take the aspect of
q turning movement against the Rheims sector.
Reports from the battlefield that the during the
night made of the front South Of the
they the positions the heights commanding the
river which the French their counter offensive
on Tuesday reached two farms north of St Agnan
but there they encountered fresh
have again forced them to halt
continuing the slopes and in the wood south OF the
heights.
Marne the turning movement against Rheims be-
comes quite apparent Tuesday the had been held
up at Chaton Rodeat wood Since that time they have
forged forward along line farther northeast toward Rheims
Advancing Toward Southeast.
Today reports tell violent fighting in the Gourton wood The
the combat taking place is not known but is
conceded that the enemy reached the middle the forest
land he has four and onea miles from Fere
enTardeno Was apparently the location OF the line
Sunday Here and farther Rodeat wood the Germans
are making the and most threatening gains and pushing
southeast toward Epernay, which lies south of Rheims
attacked the French positions on
French official reports
q failure.
been maintained
the region east of Rheims
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18
GERMANY NOW USES
EX.CONVICTS IN ARMY

Amsterdam, July 16. The Ger
man federal council has enacted q
law calling upon all ex-convicts for
war service. Being ineligible as sol
dters, they Will be utilized as labor
ers. The.great spread OF crime thru
out Germany. laid to the door OF ex-
convicts. is responsible for this en-
actment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18
NOTED ] D | ..F|||'REilEl|E;NCHMAN + / ! !
EXECUTED TODAY;
TREASON CHARGED
tBy the Associated Press)

s Paris, July 17.-The Havas agency
reports that M. Duval, director of the
Germanphile newspaper, Bonnet
Rouge, was executed early today for
reasonable actions against the gov
ernment.
The execution was carried out
promptly at S o'clock in the forest
of Vincennes. The condemned man
died almost simultaneously with the
command Of fire.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18
WILSON SIGNS MEASURE
FOR U. S. CONTROL
(By the Associated Press)

Washington, July 16.-President
Wilson today signed the wire control
bill empowering him to take over
and operate for the period of the
war all telegraph, telephone, cable,
and radio lines. .s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18
ROBERTSON DEATH
NOT CONFIRMED

The following message was receiv-
ed by w. B. Default from U. S. SEN
ator P. J. McCumber, late this after
noon:.
July 17.-No record here of any
fatality to Corporal Robertson. Am
asking for an investigation as to his
welfare.-P. J. McCumber." .5
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18

troops have been reported there.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

plies. For five days every factory
east of the Mississippi river was
closed In order 10 permit the rail-
road transportation facilities to rush
coal 10 the coast.
But not an hour since the war be-
gan has there been any congestion Of
shipments of oil fuel, Iubrioating oil
or gasoline. The pipelines have
the United States ahead of It's
schedule.
The patriotism of the oil men is
becoming proverbial. soon after the
United States declared war on Ger
many delegation OF oil men, many
Of them from the mid-contiBent
field. called on officials of the gov
ernmcnt in Washington and miJc
this statement: Tell us how much,
when and where YOU want oil and
YOU will get IL. Prices make no diff
ference, transportation makes no
difference, the port Of delivery
makes no differcnce--tcll US what
YOU want and YOU will get It."
And that has been the watchword
of the oil fraternity
So universal has been the out
standing loyalty and patriotism OF
the oil men that no one man or
company stands ont in bolder relief
than thc othcr---all have had but one
thought, Of doing their all for the
government. and nothing has more
nIninly demonstrated that fact than
S,e practically stable condition of
the oil industry, and the uninter-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

rupted delivery of all petroleum sup
plies. not only for the prosecution
OF the war, but for ever-increasing
domestic use.
In the times OF high prices OF
almost every commodity, and fire..
qncnt evidence OF profitecring. the
uCts has not scared beyond reason,
since the declaration Of war
In proportion TO the prices Of
other commodities. gasoline. fuel oil
and lubricating oil have advanced
less than any ot=ler product that
could be named, notwithstanding the
fact that the production of the
United States is falling off, and the
drain on storage is daily increasing
at an alarming rate OF speed.
Some day the pioneer ON men of
this state are going To get full credit
from the men who presided over
the dcstiniCS OF the Prairie oil A
Gas Co, which built the first pipe
line toward the cast--down to the
last man.
With all ducorcspcct to all Others
who are aiding in the war. Il can be
said IN truth and without fear of
erae geration that the oil men of the
country are doing more to bring
success to the arms of the allies ana
the United States thnn any other
branch of men or industry, and
principal among these men are tho.c
who have charge or the eastern
coast pipelines, and those who own
large production In the mid-contin-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
WOMEN POTENT FACT0RS
IN FRAMING CAMP WORK
Help Make Soldier Rows Feel nj
Home while nt Training
Camps

The women Of the United stats
nre the mos' potent factor a. li'
helping the war camp commun.t,
servlce Of the war and navy depart
ment commissions on training camp
activities To make the character OF
the communities adjacent TO our
great camps and cantonmen's such
as 10 stimulate the morale and pre-
serve the physical well being of our
fighting men. according 10 Il
Braucher, secretary ~ the nrganiza-
ton
PThe thing that we started~r'i' fr
do" said Rrauchrr. was 10 replace
in whatever measure was possible
the normal human Relationships Of
our men suddenly transferred from
home environment 70 ,transe sur
roundlnes among strangers Normal
social intercourse is the best aid 10
health and, morale Always and
everywhere normal social intercourse
implies the opportunity to meet and
talk in a normal environment with
women and girls
we have succeeded in a measure
beyond our fondest hopes IN hrnC
ing about this state Of affairs Thou
sands upon thousands Of our Young
enlisted men have met ard danced
with the women and gi~lS in these
commrnities ~ our carefully. chap
eroned dances They have met them
In the chu ~1cs which are 60 or
Grating SO cordially with our move
uent and a. our clubs and hostess
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

have been no use for the liberty mo
tor, and neither would there nave
been any fuel for 1t II IT had peen
useful. and no supremacy OF the ar
for America
HEROES or TODAY.
The ar.sccing pioneers Of me on
business in the mid-contincnt hcid'
who substituted the rapid pipeiine
TRANSFORMATION facilities Tor the snail :
like tank ears. are the unheraiheh
heroes OF today.
They made possible the liberty
motor. They made possible the SNIP
ping or supplies 30 the allies ana 10
tbc American troops; they made pos
slblc the winning Of the war.
We read Just few days ago amour
there being more than one hundre'l
ships lying along the whorfs oi me
scsbogrd ready for oyerScas trips
but not a ton OF coal In the hunkcrs'
Willie the allies were crying for sup
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
THIRTY AMERICANS
I IN TWO HUN CAMPS
-Four Officers and Twenty-dx En-
listed Men Prisoners OF Ger
s2A 49, man Forces.

WASHINGTON. May 2S--Four
American army offioers'and twenty
six enlisted men heretofore reported
missing are now known 10 be pris-
oners in Germany. the war depart
rnent announced today.
Ths officers are Lieut.. Aviator
]. Meredits, address not known, and
I.ieuts. James r. Crawford OF War
saw, N. Y. Louis M. Edens, Cabool.
Mo, and Maurice S. Redmond, Pitts
burgh, Pa. All are interned at.Camp
Karleruhe.
Two enlisted men are interned at
Camp Darmstadt They are Corpl.
Patrick r. Meehan. Springfield
Mass, and Private A. Bergeron. Tur-
ner's Falls. Mass.
Tho other enlisted men are pris-
oners. at camps not named They
are: Privates Homer Akers, Nor
wood, Mo-. Edward Bennett, VIII
liamsburg, KY; Frank. Bretschnei-
der, Chicago; r Daniels Lynn,
Mass Russell Dodson Vintondale.
Pa. Owen Dougherty. Chester, Pa. ;
Melville s. Harer. Battle Creek,
Mich; George Norman. Newark. n.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
No. 1897 Admits He's a Convict;
Tells tn .Orld He's no Stacker

-. =, ....-.,. ...-,
p, fl'hafds' conFi ted ana I
sent to the peniteutiary from Tulsa !
nearly wear ago sends an inter
.-,s- -. nj ~, ,.,,.,,
'''''A 'e''e' 10 ~. "o''" ]" Ni'i.
ne states ms loyalty 10 M ntted
states Richards. who was corvlUteM
ana sen, n the rsrtt.ntiarv up1cr
=, p-.,, ,.-t,..
-sne name OF W !. Bennett mas oeen
srrta 70 a. q I, ,H',F5 Sl'', ~ ,.,.. ,..,
t"IleV' "t Iy'.-t' 49, WA,
~" Us no S,a'Ae,' az, .'"tr da So.n
a. ~ - ou %, .d,l ne 'stll47 70
join 'he arm ne S1 ,,. ne noe, hot
VA'nl' a'No'e lo' Inns ili.
sac heF, DNi Ni.ueS !, ny !. .il'' ne
ny ~
NO. ~ MgA.'z,e NiaN -.
l,ear Hli Nm "tlunS You 4" "FIi!
mares mtl' 2-aln-, ~, Ieh Is
''re1 m Vkii'L lrS aHI lame ,tl ~"
eEemPllon- ! Wenl 70 autSi 'nI L.,sl @
"f JNiy ara sol IN .'Ouoie W-s
1.eht,u'eo 70 seINt Vl,e. iit"t u" ~
AIrs'cr PRISON N VIZ. piare 49, / ,aI'' an,
low Conllueu u''' -, l'''''s -
or HrSon' tIse ~ ,',"e 80
slfcNeh because Us yGul uu,y w
l"ur .ountly' IL - W, ea,sg Douy rd n,i,i
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
One Time When Humble Socks Proued
Blessing to Soldiers on Long Hike

had the thin ~ p socks and believe
me- that frozen ground soon refr1G-
Grated our feet We got our shoes
We in the snow and that maze
them shrink and they pinched, ana
we frosted our toes and got chll-
hIainz and everything say, mother
by the end Of the first day we
thought we we're going 10 die ana
by the end Of the second day we
we're afraid we wouldn't.
After three days We came 10
town where we laid up for repairs,
New shoes A about four sizes larger
than our old ones were Issued Ihey
had square toes Ike those the KID
die, wear at home. And socks. Dig
gray. handknit socks, sofe and warm
as blanket ! want 10 tell you
right here that those socks were a
positive luxury. Some OF the ooys
found addresses in theirs but ! did
not find anything in mine so filled
'em fun ot feet
Roy 2Ink and Paul Laws and one
or two Of the other boys had their
feet badly enough frostbitten so
that they were sent to the hos
pItal but the rest of us after a few
days rest nut on our new shoes ana
our new socks and went on till We
finished a ninety-mile hike in fine
shape We are wearing our heavy
socks yet and l expect we will all
summer FOR they say summer here
Is not hotsiike oklahoma in August.
The thick socks are easier to
march In with these heavy shoes
Tell all the ladies' TO knit plenty
more this summer for we sure will
need them next winter. The war
may be over by that time and again
II may not but whichever way II
goes we will still be here SO don't
make the mistake Of thinking we
VIII not need things 1t Is Fourth
Of July every day here as far a
fireworks go. Just outside our dug
out are three shells that did not eN-
plode but you don't catch anyone
monkeying with them They are
like those big firecrackers at home
that would not go off until you
tried TO find out what was the mat
ter with them.
Well the firing is letting MP a /
little and I must try for some sleep |
All the bows are in fine shape and
spirits. You never saw such a
husky bunch Re sure 10 write Of
ten big. fat letters.
with love, sherwood.
Sherwood J I.ahman. l61 Ambu-
lance Co. III sanitary Train, AZ
Division. A. T F
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

board, for the nsc of tho Unltcd
states ships and the ships OF the
allied nations. Tho oil that ends ~
Journey on the battle front of France
starts from Tulsa and it, immediate
territory, and this stream OF fuel
has been uninterrupted IN ~ steady
flow from the pools Of Oklahoma
and Kansas 10 the cast
We read great deal about the
Congcstion Of the railroais and the
inability 10 obthin coal where IL Is
needed for shipping purpOs"S on The
Aslautic but never "a line h0r been
printed IN the Prcss about the in
ability OF the pipeline to deliver It,
lipuld burden. without which the
war could not Eo on for week
There f. no congestion In q pipe
line. Buried In the earth, ont of the
sight of the "yc, it, place known
only 10 a. fcW, les perhaps tho most
important Instrument which viii
bring suCccss Ia NmcricIn arms
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

war within two or three years be-
fore II did
President Wilson recently stated
that had II not been for the fact that
the American people were automo-
bile riders and drivers, and consc-
qucntiy had made possible the build
ing of enormous auto factories, the
liberty motor would never have been
constructed and tho American army
could never have hoped for SUI
prcmACy IN the air; but due to the
forward looking men in that indus
try, the factories are here. and a
standardized liberty motor, the hest
ever conceived by the gcnlnS Of man,
belongs 10 the American govern
mcnt. aud " will eventually turn
rhc tide Gf bBttlc ~ tho United States
troops ana the allicd armies
President Wilson might have gone
. liltlc further and said that had
II not been for the oil mon who laid
the pipclinc. wears ago, there would
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

the pipelines. Md every flfty or
sixty miles along the route. from
the mid continent reid 10 the coast
l. a pumping station. Every ono Of
these stations must work with clock
Ike regularity or the stream Of oii
viii stop. Every piece of machin-
CRY must he working to perfection. or
tho Iinc Of oil would he broken. But
not an hour since the war began has
there Abc''n u lull of Us constant
stream from the center of the United
Stntcs 10 tho oceans border, and on
across tho seas, making possible the
succcsS of the allies and the Amcri.
can troops.
NJ times In the past some mighty
hard things have been sJIid about
the oil men, hut ~ this time II should
he remembered that had not these
men displayed the forcsiGhfcdncss
they did In building the pipelines. II
would have been impossible for the
United SAtes 10 have entered the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

value Of education by Mrs J = Mat
toS OF Bristow Miss Deal of aull-
water district agent Of home eco
fGmics and y. r Meek ana B J.
botS Of the A & N oFol
lege at Saltwater. made excellent o..
drcssek After the speaking tho viz
tors were entertained with a free pic.
tnre show through the generosity %.
the commercial club and business
men of the city
RINGLING. MAY IS Twenty
three OF the fifty men employed A.
the crossing of Red River near Grady
by the Prairie Pipe Line compauv
'lit work Wednesday when informed
that 25 cents a day would be sub.
tracted from their wages Of - o
day upon completion of laying eight
inch pipe over the river section ~
the pipe line from Cushing okla
to Ranger, Texas Three dollars e
day wages apply on eight inch piu'
laying and i2.75 q day on siN.ipcl
line laying The river crossing of
the pipe line Is complete The crew
on the oklahoma side va work
north on six-inch line towo = Cueh
Ing and a crew on the Texas side
win work toward Ranler NoIF b.
under way on the pumpnE station
al Bowie. Texas
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

VINO have materially aided In win
ming the war--men who have sacri-
liced personal interests 10 help tho
United Stntcs goyernmcnt---the
names of many mid continent oil
men viii head the list
IL Is admitted by tho war depart
ment and the navy department hht
oil Is one Of the most or not the
mosp important factors In winning
the war.
Millions and millions of barrels OF
oil nrc needed for fuel for ships. and
millions and millions Of gallons of
gasoline are needed for army trucks
and airplahcs. To any nothing Of the
vast Quantities Of Iubrichting oils
Right here NJ home, within o rn-
dius of one hundred miles Of the
city OF Tulsa. engines In the pipeline
pump stations are clicking away
csery minute Of the 20 hours Of tho
day, sending constant stream of
crude petroleum "a the ttlanur sea.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

J.; A" Kraukuzesky, Dobre. Poland
jeremiah Leblanc, Brooklyn y. Y
Wiifrcd MARQUEE Fan River Mas,
Roy II Maton Gainesville. Fm.
Frank ]: Meyer. Readiug "ohlo
Clarence NGwton, Cincinnati I'm,
NETT ], ProsFer, Minneapolis Kan
James Punullo. Newark, &. i g.
Puopolo. Avon Mass r 5umma
Philadelphia. pa Harry SvBst. ad
dress not known william G.
Sweeney, South Boston Mass David
l.. watkins, Glasgow. Ky'
Corpl8 Robert walker JorFoy
City Lee " whitehead. Jeffrey. Ky
One private, Fred e. Hickman NJ
Loogootoe. Ind is interned az Camp
Limberg
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
ANXIOUS TO GO TO SLEEP
Inhales Chloroform to Induce slum-
bcr, Is Booked as Drunk.

Inhaling chloroform TO induce
sleer almost resulted fatally for B.
II Rush yesterday Officers hap
pened to notice something wrong
with him and he was taken 10 the
police station and booked as pam
drunk
When the case was called for trial
Yesterday afternoon the mistake was
explained and he was allowed TO go
hack to jail TO sleep off the effects
Of the drug. His brother promised
to take charge Of him last night at
o'cloek and at that time he was
taken home. promising never 10 Try
such a thing aGaiiI
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
THOMPSON OPENS CAMPAIGN
Chicago Mayor Wants Declaration
~ War Aims In senate Race

~ War Aims In senate Race
CHICAGO. May - Announcing
that he favors a specific declaration
by congress of Americas war aims.
consumption Of wealth ana ali excess
profits M long as there Ia conscrlp.
tlon ~ manhood and tariff protec.
tlon fGA Industrial, agricultural and
labor iTterests Mayor william Hale
Thorn pson Of Chicago tonight IN an
address here opened his campaign
for the republican nomination for
United statea senator Rsaffirmins
his mechanism. attacking tho
newspapers Of Chicago and crl'4riz-
Ing the democratic natiortS admin
istration including Senator James H.
Lewis Mayor Thompson read his
platform OF twenty-five planks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

II will be some time before Hin
denhurEs circus plays an engage
ment IN Paris
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

. MUsKoGEE. May .25.--A girl who
gave her name as Geraldine Mari
was found by the police about 2
o'clock Yesterday morning lying in
the street in dazed condition. She
appeared 10 have beer drugged and
left 10 die. The girl Is we'll dressed
and apparently comes from a we'll
to-do family.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

BENNINGTON. May 25--Presum-
ably In a fit' OF jealousy Jim Rachael,
a syrian. shot his wife through the
head with n revolver and then blew
his own brains out Monday. They
had only been married about four
months She was taken 10 a hos
pltsl at sherman. Texas and may
recover.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
Thrift
and
G0Od
Clothes

In clothes, as L0eU as in most things, the
best is dtpdyS the cheapest 1t pays to buy
good clotheS.. 1t pays in dollars and cents.
You neither practice thrift nor help your goU-
ernntent, add to your self f-respect, nor seroe
your felioW man when you neglect your appear
unce. The peHdressed man gains in ssH-
respect and confidence. He shoDs confidence
in himself, in his country and in the future.
This store is headquarters
for clothes that promote thrift
Sprinu suits ................... .S-O 10 @'V
TyopicaI ueight tpo pants suits .Si5 10 go
Palm Beaches, poplin, fmohdr suits $IO 10 @o0
Tulsa Distributors
STEIN BLOCH. SOCIETY BRAND and hEtf-hooL
SUMNER CLOTHS and Young Men
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
Constant Stream of Crude
Has Been Going to Coast
Since War Began.
HAS BEEN NO CONGESTION
Pumps Clicking Near Tulsa
Send Liquid Burden to
Battlefield of France.

(From Tulsa World Development
and Resource Review, February
1879
(By OMAR X. BENEDICT)
When the future historians chron-
iclo the names OF American men
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

RRtsTOw, May rs The boys and
girls club rally held here yesterday
was one Of the most enthusiastic raj
lies ever held in the county County
Farm Agent !. W Riley has charge
Of the meeting, The address OF well
come was made by T r. Gibson. fol
lowed by an interesting talk on the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

SKoGEE, May 25-The sur
fragists of this city seem to be some
what excited over the visit Of Miss
Charlotte Row and Miss Maybelle
stuart. representatives. Of the anti
anti suffrage league The suffragists
are surprised that an anti should in
vhde MuskoRee