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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-01

foot was injured. The other driver
spccdcd on, they claim, but his number
was reported 10 police headquarters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29

and that many more may leave has
aroused resentment and opposition
and an effort to discourage men from.
joining the outgoing army of work
ers has been going on for at least
couple Of weeks.
In one large town where two weeks
ago last Sunday it was arranged to
hold mass meeting to explain TO
the laborers the purpose for which
they were sent north and the treat
ment they would receive, 1t Is said.
that the agents employed by the
sugar men of the vicinity were out
offering all the cane workers S1.50 to
continue work during the entire day.
Recently the assistant examiners In
Guayama stated that the work OF fill
ing the quota was being held back by
the discouraging reports and accounts
Of the war work disseminated among
the men,
"It is the kind of thing that the l..
W. W. has been charged with doing
in the mainland" says Mr.. Roberts
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
EXPLANATION OF
SILENT ZEPPELINS' WHICH
BOMBARDED LONDON
(By Associatd Press.)

London, Oct. 29.-Ever since the
big Zeppelin night raid on London,
Oct. II, 1917, the public has believed
that the Zeppelin commanders
stopped their engines and allowed the
giant craft to drift silently with the
wind across the city which was un
aware of the enemy's presence until
the bombs were actually dropped.
But the facts, now made known,
were that the apparent silence of the
Zeppelin engines was due partly to alb.
normal acoustical conditions, partly
to the great height at which the air
ships few in order to be above the
range of British anti-aircraft fire, and
partly because some of the engines
did stop-although not by any desire
of their engineers The few engines
that stopped, prisoners have disclosed,
did so because the crews were too
height sick to operate them.
Experts say that the abnorma!
acoustics Of that night are not likely
to recur and there probably will be
no return of the silent" Zeppelin.
Airplanes, on the other hand, are ca
pable of making a silent descent upon
4 town, as was proved II is pointed
cut, by the raid of British machines
on Mannheim on the night Of August
%. One pilot glided down to 200
feet from an altitude OF 5000. He was
enabled to make a direct hit with ev
cry bomb dropped and he circled
around for seven minutes, sweeping
the Badisch poison gas factory and
other works, also searchlights. with
machine gun fire and finally got away
scot free.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
TURKEY HAS PRESENTED
PEACE PROPOSALS TO
THE ENTENTE nations

ters in the air here. They are far
more numerous than ours. They car
ry out their "Reminiscences by day
and night and scouts, singly or in
large formations, penetrate far be-
hind our lines.
"The same German report goes Or
tc reveal that troops in that sector
had received no hot food for three
days owing to their kitchens being
destroyed by bombing machines.
"The inadequacy Of our protection
against aircraft" another report by a
German corps commander states, "is
being felt more and more. All the
aerial combats were on our side OF
the lines"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
SAVAGE" BRIGADE GIVES
GOOD ACCOUNT OF WHAT
AMERICANS CAN PUT UP

New York, Oct. 29.-How the Aus
ade is the name by which certain
brigade of the American army Is
known, according to Paul Ginlsty, the
special correspondent, who describes
q visit that he has just paid II. IL is
composed of volunteers from Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, who are mostly
young university men. They have
marching song, which goes
"The kaiser has no chance,
Well shoot him in the pants!"
When Ginistry saw them they were
at repose, after nine consecutive hard
days fighting, during which they had
discarded everything but their NUM-
tions and had only been able to get q
little food three times. When they
we're relieved they we're worn out, but
they had rewon wide enough
stretch OF ground to compensate
them.
One of their officers told few stor-
les about his men. Two OF them, he
said, had advanced so rapidly that
they found themselves surrounded by
the enemy. They dashed at ma
chine gun, killing the gunners and
turned the quick shooter on the en-
cmy, one firing the other slipping In
the bands of cartridges, and so kept
them at distance and cleared a
way back to their own side.
A doctor found one covered with
blood. You'll have to carry him"
said the doctor to the stretcher bear
ers.
"Ah! To the depot for that" re-
piled the soldier 81 am not so tender
just guide mel"
an this brigade are many young
men Of German descent" writes Cir
isty. "Their atavism has disap
peared they are now pure Ameri-
cans. thinking and acting as Ameri.
cans. A few days ago bit Of recon-
roisance work was wanted, which
needed men prepared to take risks.
A volunteer presented himself whose
name showed his German origin.
$50 much the better he said with
smile, If the boches fire upon
boche.'
"He returned wounded, but bring
ing the information that wac re-
quired."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
SOUVENIR WATCHES
FROM BELGIAN CANNON
| ARE BEING MADE

Moscow, Oct. 29.-Russian papers
estimate the actual fighting strength
of the Czecho-Slovak detachments
since they have recruited Cossacks
and other enemies of the Bolshevik
government at from 100000 to 500,
600. Commanders of the Russian
red army insist they have been great
they have been repulsed by the
ly nutnumbered at the points where
Czecho Slovaks, but papers in oppo.
sition to the Bolshevik government
charge the Czecho victories to the
disorganization and lack of discip-
line in the red army and to the un-
willingness of many Of the red sol
diers to engage in what they regard
as a domestic struggle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
ACTUAL FIGHTING STRENGTH
OF cZEcHo.SLovAks

Havre, Oct Souvenirs in the
shape OF watches made from the
steel of Belgian cannon which were
in active service on the Belgian
front since the beginning of the war
in 1914 till October 20, 1917, are be-
ing manufactured in Switzerland by
order of the King and Queen of the
Belgians. The watches, which bear
inset in gold on the cases the mono.
gram "A E" of the Belgian sover.
eigns, are to be presented by King
Albert and Queen Elizabeth to sol.
diers who have specially distin.
guished themselves and also to prize.
winners of military competitions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
NO CHANGE MADE IN TIME
IN JACKSONVILLE: CLOCKS
WERE NOT RETARDED
Jacksonville Times-Union)

The national change in time had
little effect upon this city. Eastern
time is being kept in the city every
where except by the railroads, The
telegraph companies were informed
bv the government last evening to
onerate on Eastern time. The rail-
roads will be operated one hour be-
hind the regular city time from now
until January l, 1919 At that time
the city will be placed in the eastern
time zone by an order of the United
States Interstate Commerce. Com
mission.
The business interests, especially
the ship yards, we're anxious to main
tain eastern time for the next two
months. This matter was settled at
at special meeting of the city council
Saturday evening when that body
adopted a resolution making eastern
time the official time of the city.
Consequently all business, activity in
Jacksonville is using eastern time
and no clocks were retarded an hour
Yesterday morning.
There has been movement on
foot in this city for several years to
have the time changed here. This
city rightly belongs in the eastern
time zone. Nothing ever came OF the
movement until after the declaration
of war. A hearing was then held
here by Commissioner Clyde B. Ait
Gibson. The result was the issuance
of an order for the change Of official
time here effective on the first OF
the new year.
J When It was finally announced that
tbe "a tern zone time would be made
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
EFFORT MADE TO PREVENT
RECRUITING OF LABOR
(By Associated Press.l

San Juan, Porto Rico, Oct, 20. :
An attempt to prevent or impede the
mobilization of Porto Rican laborers
for transportation to the mainland for
work in war industries has been dis
covered by the United States Employ
ment Office in San Juan. Specia'
Agent Roberts declares such action Is
directly against the vital interest OF
the nation and that il the persons re-
sponsible are found out they will be
severely dealt with by the Federal
authorities.
The fact that 5000 Porto Ricar
workmen have already left the island
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Attempt Made To Set
Up Independent Govt
In Hungary Failed
(By Associated Press.l

Copenhagen, Oct. 29.-An indie
pendent nti-dynastic State has been
formed in Hungary under the leader
ship Of Count Karolyi in an agree
ment with the Czechs south of Sta
vOaians, according to Vienna reports
In a speech at Budapest, Karolyi de
clared he presented the program to
Emperor Charles who refused to ac
cept it; thereupon Karolyi put into eff
feet his plan for an independent state,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29

the official time of the city at the
expiration of sixty days, the business
men ased the city officials to make
the change at once This will pre-
vent the trouble of changing time
twice within that length of time. On
January 1, 1919, the railroads will
move their clocks up one hour in this
city. This action will do away with
the double time system which will
prevail here for sixty days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
GREAT WORK OF FURNISHING
FOOD TO OUR ARMIES

American Regulation Base, France,
Oct 29.-Bread for the American SOL
diers is brought here by trainloads
from the great army field bakery
few miles distant-one train of thirty
cars a day all loaded with white
bread from the best of wheat flour.
One such train was arriving as The
Associated Press correspondent Wis
tied the base. Another trainload of
refrigerated beef arrived soon after
ward from the great refrigerating
plant at Gievre.
It was the same with other class
es of supplies, rations, forage fuel
and oil-all came in huge bulk to
this concentrating and distributing
point. for this is one OF the great
nerve centers of supplies for the
fighting men.
Here the trainloads are broken up
into fifteen parts, two cars to part
and each part goes toward making
nm a new automatic train" carrying
supplies of all kinds to the soldiers
fifteen trains a day automatically
leaving for the front loaded with
food or fighting material
Putting yard engines were dong
the work of splitting up the trains
and reforming new ones, Gradualiy
the confused mass of cars the preao
and meat trains melted away ana the
X automatic trains took definite
form As they we're completed they
moved off to sidings to take thelr
turn in the steady stream OF trains
moving out to the fighting front Thls
is the process, repeated day after
dav in the formation of the auto
uotic trains that marvel of transpor
elton that has so bewildered and
s,rrrisod the foreign observers.
The last stage as the supplies pass
to the troops at he front is where tne J.,
outomatic train reaches the rail
hood of the division. Each American
div,sion has its fixed rail-head, Of
terminal where the train delivers it'
daily quota. This is as near 'n'
troons in the field as fighting conui
tions will permit. But in many 'as -.
&c If is not possible to bring the dl
Visions rail.head close to the front
co that in these cases camion tran an
~ fills the gap between the ra''
head and the actual line
A rail.head officer is in charge u
,,oso noints reporting back nightly
- beadouarters here as to IN
..nonotb of men and animals in th'
s,,,ision and its varying neeo'
aansed bv active fighting or perioa.
20 ronoss Thus each division ran
~, bocomes a regulating statloi
,iVaI nc. the needs of that fighting unit I
,rh,,e W all Of them are linked oacl
Sara %n, 70 this huge central regulating
l,e,I u.l.,on where the steady lines OF sup
n,ias are kept moving forward
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
THREE FACTORY
DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED

Director Clayton, of Training ana
DiIution Service, Forms Admin
is trative Divisions for
Great Work.
Manufacturers In all parts OF the
United States are cooperating with
the new Training and Dilution Serv-
ice of the Department of Labor,
which has been established to stim-
ulate production Of war supplies by
organizing training to increase the
competency of wage-earners, and to
point out ways for rendering the ex-
listing supply of highly skilled work
ers through dilution.
Charles T. Clayton, director of the
service, has worked out plan of or
ganization that divides areas of the
United States where munitions are
manufactured into districts with a
superintendent of training in each
district.
A close connection is being per-
fected between the Training and d.
luton Service and the production de-
partments of the Government, In
cluding the Ordnance, the Quarter
master, the Air Service, the Navy,
and other departments, 80 as to Sc
cure prompt action when the con-
tractors or manufacturers encoun.
ter difficulties in obtaining workers.
So far, Mr. Clayton, who has been
engaged in this work only a few
weeks, has established three dis
tricts. Among these, the Philadel'
phia district is typical Of what is be.
ing accomplished, This district, in
which are situated plants that pro
duce a large share of all Government
munitions, has as its superintendent,
F. L. Glynn, who developed the train.
ing of employees in the Curtiss Air
plane Co.'S plant at Buffalo. With
assistants whom he has brought from
various parts Of the country Mr
Glynn is developing training in 200
factories in his district, where 75,
900 skilled workers are needed with
out delay
1t is estimated that with the com
ing enlistment in the Army of 200.
900, taken from production, the ia
bor of 8.OOOO0OO additional pro
ducers will be required in factories
on farms and on railways
To provide this needed number oi
workers It will be necessary for man
ufacturers everywhere to concentrate
attention on the rapid training oi
new employees, who can be rem
dered efficient by the intensive In
struction provided for them, experts
bef.g assigned to supervise the YES
tibule shops or training rooms II
which unskilled workers earn goot
wages while they are preparing fol
advancement to regular positions b
the factories.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Americans in Italy
(By Associated Press.)

Italian Headquarters, Piave. Mon
day, Oct. American soldiers are
In reserve along the Piave fightina
zone A correspondent saw an Amer
lean battalion in setting up exercises
this morning along the river.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
REPORTED
DEAD IS ONLY
SICK IN HOSPITAL

Washington, Oct. 80 Sick in the
hospital and previously reported
killed is Private Wylie Stephens Of
Adairsville, Ca The name Of pri-
vate Kinney Dyer, of Ellijay Fla is
listed as a prisoner at Cabrastat, Ger
many.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Later Report Indicates Effort Failed
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 29.-Diplomatic
advices reaching here say that Kar'
olyi failed in his attempt to establish
an Independent government in Hun
gary because of the Slav and Ruman
ian representatives who refused to
join.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
FOR
PNEUMONIA NOW
AVAILABLE TO
ALL IN army
(By Associated Press.)

washington, Oct. 29-Surgeon Gen.
eral Braisted announces that the flu
epidemic is over in ten naval dis,
tricts and is on the wane in all 9th.
ers except Paris Island. s. c.. and
Mare Island, California. He an
nounced that vaccination against
pneumonia is now available TOR all
in the army.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
GERMANS ADMIT SUPREMACY
OF ALLIED AIRMEN
nv Assnclatd Press.l

An Allied Aerodrome in France,
Oct. 80 Entente air supremacy ta
admitted in German documents re
Gently captured. A German battalion
report captured on the Flanders from.
says:
Enemy airmen are absolutely mas
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Is Acting
independently
In Matter
NEGOTIATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO END SOON, 1T IS REPORTED
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 29.-Turkey has in.
dependently presented peace propos-
ais to the Entente nations, according
to a report from Constantinople, for
warded by the Copenhagen corre-
spondent of the Exchange Telegram.
Co. Negotiations are expected to end
soon, it Is added
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Furious BOmbardment
(By Associated Press.)

With Americans Northwest of Yer
dun, Oct. 29.-10:00 a. m. )-Activi
ties along the center of the American
front began before daylight this morn
ing with furious bombardment The
enemy opened with gas shells and
then changed to high explosives. The
Americans responded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
americans to Fight on Italian From
(By Associated Press,

Washington, Oct. 29.-American
troops are on the verge of active par
tcipation in the war on the third
major front. This Interpretation IS
given here Of the news from Italian
headquarters. They are standing III
reserve beside the Allied troops ana
are now driving across the Piave,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
LAST LINE Of
HUNGARIAN
RESISTANCE
: IS BROKEN
NORTHWEST OF yERDUN THE EN-.
ENVY is USING GAS SHELLS AND
HIGH EXPLOSIVES ON AMERI.
CANS, WHO ARE RESPONDING
(By Associated Press.)

Italian Headquarters on the Piave.
Monday, Oct. 2S.-Fifteen thousand
prisoners have been taken by the
British, Italians and French up to
late today in their advance across the
Piaye, which for the third time in one
year is the scene of desperate battle.
The Austrians are being steadily
pushed back from the eastern bank
of the river.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
$4,000 prisoners TAKEN
BY ALLIES; AMERICANS
SOON TO TAKE PART IN
FIGHTING IN ITALY
3 GERMAN PLANES
BELIEVED TO Be
BROUGHT DOWN
(By Associated Press.)

With American Army Northwest of
Verdun, Oct. 29.-Three German air
planes are believed to have been
brought down in battles over Banthe-
vile late Monday between an Amer
lean patrol of eight machines and
thirteen German machines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Debeney's Army Closing in on "nise
(By Associatd Press.)

Paris, Oct 20. .-Debeney's nrs'
army continues to close in or Gulse
and has captured the German firs'
line trenches and the barracks OF tne
hospital south of Chateau in the towh
Of Guise, 1t is officially announced
South of Guise the French nave
passed beyond the LOWRY farm
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Heavy Battling
(By Associated PressO

With Americans Northwest Of Fer
dun, Oct. 2s.-1:50 p. m.l-Artll
lery bombardment and machine guh
IRE reached a great intensity during
the night. The fire being especialH
Intense in Belleu, and ormont woouS'
Activity died down west oil Tue
Aeuse.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Hungarian Lines Broken
tBy Associated Press.)

With the Allied Force on the Piave,
500 o'clock Monday Night, Oct. 2S.-
The last lines of the Austro- Hungar
ian resistance in the central positions
along the Piave were broken TODAY
by the British, French and Italian
forces. BY a smashing blow the
Allies pushed forward as far as Way
ola, which was taken by the Italians.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
To Amend Constitution
fBy Associated Press.)

Copenhagen, Oct. 29.-The German
Federal Council has approved the Dill
amending the imperial constitution III
the form as adopted by the Reichstas
according to a Berlin dispatch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
Artillery Active
(By Associated Press.l

London, Oct. 90 ARTILLERY duels'
and patrol encounters were the only
activities on the British front las'
night, it is officially announced.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-29
WAR EXCESS
Taxes EXTENDED
TO INDIVIDUALS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 2S.-War excess
profits and taxes, imposed only upon
corporations in the War Revenue bill
as passed by the House, were extend
d by the Senate finance committee to-
day to individuals Of a partnership
in trade or business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

900 is TO w mainly toward the construc-
ton of additional destroyers and other
small craft. Previous appropriations for
new construction since our participation IN
the war. including the money made
available in the Act of March 4, 1917,
amount, in all, to $533, lO7 ,O7O.
have recommended an appropriation
of $lSS. .Oi2, 900 for aviation, for which
purpose 5000, 900 has already been
provided since the declaration of war. For
ordnance purposes the recommendations
total $l35. .SS4, 1850 For this object
there has been provided Cncluding
Sl5, 500. 900 in the pending urgent de-
ficicncy bill and including the appropria-
tions in the Act Of March 4, 1910 S4O9.-
S62 ,243.5O, beSides All authorization IN
the pending urgency deficiency bill to in
cur obligations in excess OF appropriations
to the extent Of &34, 2G4, 900. The remain
ing sum covers the operation OF the
Naval Establishment, ahoat and ashore,
including all expenses incident TO person
mel and further generous provision ior
public work.
The enormity of naval credits, made
and pending, since war became imminent
i will not go back Of March =, III
may he better realized by stating That
with the total expenditures of the navy
from 1874 to 1910, inclusive (ll2 years,
which amount to g, ,367 100, ,b9l n.
have recommended further increase
in the enlisted strength Of the navy Tor the
perlod Of the war to $50, 600 men, exclI-
sive of apprentice seamen, men under
training in trade schools and men for
aviation, and further increase in the
Marine Corps to 700 men. The Navy
and Marine Corps, which year ago had a
total enlisted strength Of about 81 ,0O0,
now constitute, without the increase |
have recently recommended, force of
moro than = quarter Of q million men.
This, of course, includes naval reserves,
hospital corps men, national naval vol
,nteers. the naval militia and the coast
guard, which II part of the navy for the
war.
Much credit for what has been accomp.
lished rs due Congress. 1t has voted liberal
appropriations and passed much needed
and helpful legislation.
These are not times to procrastsnate
We are going ahead as rapidly as possible
in sn the many branches Of the work
without hindrancc for lack Of funds a