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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Seige Is Declared in
Prague When People
Cheer Allied Heads

A state Of siege has been pro-
claimed at Prague. the Bohemian
capital by the police, and the
military garrison has been rein
forced. These counter measures,
according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Zurich fol-
lowed demonstrations of an anti
German character, in which
Czechs and Jugo -Slavs paraded
through the streets shouting:
Long live Wilson, Clemenctau
SAi Lloyd GEORGE"
At a performance in tho Bo-
hemian National theater speeches
violently attacking Germany were
delivered and the renewal Of the
alliance between Germany and
Austria Hungary was denounced.
Several deputies addressed tho
crowd urging resistance to the
end and the sacrifice Of wealth
and blood for Bohemia. The the
ater was then closed and rioting
occurred in the streets outside.
The JuEo-Slays who have par
t'cipated in the Bohemian festivi,
ties have been ordered to leave
the country, Crowds singing pa.
triOtc songs accompanied them to
the railway stations.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Messages of Oversubscripuon To Red
Cross Pour Into National
Headquarters
MANY AFTER FIRST HONOR
Honolulu with $3.50. 600 and Ponto-
toe County Of Oklahoma Among
Early Ones 10 Wire.
WHITE HOUSE WOOL IS HIGH
Lively Bidding over Country Evil
denced by Telcgrams From Gov
ernors; Success Assured.

WASHINGTON. May Fnthu-
siastic reports Of the progress of the
American Red Cross for second
war mercy fund OF StO0.0o0,g00
come to headquarters here in q
steady stream throughout the open
ing day Of the campaign
Messages telling Of oyorsuhsCrip-
tons in towns ana counties from
New England to Hawaii began ar
irving early in the day. white gov
ernors of nearly AN states tcleg-
raphed promises Of hearty co-opera-
ton in the auctioning off for tho
benefit of the Red Cross. packages
of wool clipped from the presidents
White House sheer.
Conflicting claims TO the honor Of
subscribing the first allotment also
have been received from several
points. Governor Pinkham Cabled
from Honolulu which had oversub-
scribed its quota Of S250.oO0 Pea-
body, Massa chusetts. ko-suth coun5
~. Iowa; Pontotoc county Okla,
and Yolo county, Cal, were others
that reported early in the day that
they had gone over the tor.
Much rivalry in the sale ~ the
White House wool was manifested
in the telegrams from governors
"Lively bidding is expected. % wired
Governor Frazier of North Dakota
and kilograms OF similar purport
came from Governor PLEASANT OF
Louisiana and others.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
AIR ORGANIZATION
FIRST STEP TAKEN
President Under New Authority
Separates Service from Signal
Corps Department
RYAN GIVEN FULL POWER
Ch1irman of Board Put Under Ec-
gal Status; Others Remain at
Regular Posts.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.--Reor.
ganiZatioa Of the army air service
was completed today by Presiden.
Wilson as his first act unner the
new lew permitting i'm to readJust
government. departments. IL an ex-
ecutivc order he directed tha; the
air service bg divorced from ttU
signal corps and tne fln,tions OF
producing and operating aircraft be
separated.
The order creates a bureau OF air.
craft production which shall exer-
else full, complete and exclusive iu-
risdiction and control over the pro-
duction Of aiFplanes. airpiane en-
glnes and aircraft equipment for the
use of the army" Under n director
OF aircraft production who shall
also be chairman OF the aircraft
board This gives full legal status
and power 10 John ID. Ryan, recently
appointed director of aircraft pro-
duction.
The position OF director OF mil
itary acronAutics held by Major
General William N kenly Is for
mally established. The signal corps
reverts TO Hs old functions, having
to 10 only with army aigralling and
the transmssions OF military In
formation,
Major General George o. Quier,
chief signal officer. remains in that
post, but without connection with
the air service excep: that by law ns
chief signal officer he continues as
an ox-offlc!o member OF the aircraft
board
In connection with the reorgani-
cation made at the time when the
department Of justice is undertaking
at the direction OF the president, an
Investigation of charges brought
against the honesty and loyalty OF
nsr heretofore in full control of the
aircraft program, Secretary Baker
din ectad today that Cpionels r.. L.
Montgomery. r. A. Deeds and S. D.
W0ldl on. Of the signal corps. he de-
tachcd from M other duties and as
signed 70 assist the attorney general !
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
TEN STEEL SHIPS TURNED
OVER FOR USE IN WEEK
Fourteen Others Are Launched; I;
IiulIs Go Into Water Faster
Than Machinery Is Supplied.

WASHINGTON, May 20. - Ten
steel shirs were completed and de
livered to the emergency fleet cor
poration during the past week and
fourteel others. so ne wood and
some steel. were launched.
on Saturday four wood IN ships
left the ways. the third time dur
ing the present month when four
vessels Of this type were launched
in a single day The toLsl number
of wooden Nships launched in May
to date 's %.
Two Of H. vessels launched wore
steel and twelve were wood. Nine
cf them were launched on the Pa
cific coast. three on the lakes ana
one each on the Atlantic and gulf
Hulls are being put into the 'y1.er
now faster than machinery IAN be
{ btained to equip thcrn. Lumber
and labor conditions in the south
nave improved so much since Jan
| that southern shipyards soon win
be able to begin working night
shifts, according to a report made
% the emergency fleet corporation
by John IL. Kirby, who has been
making a survey of conditions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Thoughts on Moring

A
r. -p,Tdran moved the other day, an Ma
o; A. night
yy,uyaa or.r tbaro to see il they were get
tin' on ali right.
An, lin he met us at the door, sorry
sirbt IN see; p,
Goa vb,,f his moving stunt is fierce
he sadlv said to me
''T'ye ygrestIed with, the chairs an rugs
uptu INV back is sore,
An nut ", nm beds an csried books an pol
ished every floor NH.
You bft I've had enough OF this. hlgn'
here we shall remain, go ,-,.-.
IN move again
~.
chuckled to myself because saw that
he'd forgot
Thu time we moved from hofse to house
when he was Just tot ~
They didn't send four men around TO lie
things in the van
An, do the whole shebang for us---l was
tho extra mani
An, roIls an rolls of carpets, then, hid
nyor,, vSooden space
with : ,,ust heat then sew and rip an
NV" i,,sI 80 q, tba Mace
,., 49, -, Ill comnlain" " said J.
lou .Np III 'knr s.birS hacks
r, - aUou. .'nf Tonr fingers an your
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
"KULTUR" UNIVERSITIES
CONDEMNED BY BAPTISTS
Resolution Adopted Critized for Not
Being Specific; Session
Comes to Close.

d. HOT SPRINGS. May 20.--The six
ty-third session Of the southern Bap-
tist convention came to an unexpect-
edly early close today, leaving some
matters in a condition which many
of the delegates considered undeafra-
bic. Chief amng them was the ac-
ton condemning Some Baptist and
secular universities" as "reeking
with German kultur' Debate on the
resolution which passed late in the
morning session was cut off by
cloture rule, which in the opinion Of
DR. -. B. Gray. corresponding sec
retary Of the home mission board,
Or. j. ]. Hurt Of Wilmington. N. C.l,
and other Baptist leaders prevented
the delegates from realizing that tho
phraseology OF the resolution was
such as to stigmatize virtually every
Baptist educational institution in the
nation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
0. X. PLACED ON PART
OF CITY BOND ISSUE
Capital Committee Approves S3O2-
500 of SI0O0,0O0 Municipal
improvements.

The Capital Issues Committee OF
the Federal Reserve Board at Wash
inston notified City Auditor Charles
F Burke yesterday that it had ap-
proved S352 800 Of the new munich
pal bonds for city improvement.
:. l.. Seldcn. executive secretary
Of the committee. did not indicate
whether any more of/the million
dollar bond issue will he approved.
The Chamber Of Commerce Is
making an effort to get the bonds
for the Kendall Improvements
passed. also, but evidently the COM
nittee has net reached any deter
miuation Of the matter
ThcR bonds approved are as fol
lows. $17,5jQ for the city storage
and warehouse; $4,000 for the com
pletlon If the city hall $4,000 for
reN fire alarm system, $4,000
for sewers and 100000 for addi-
uonal mains end apparatus for the
watcrworlSs, including new pump
ing station
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Ace in Air Is Killed After
Bringing Down Seventeen Planes

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
n FRANCE (Sunday). May l9.--
Major Raoul Lufbery. who had been
regarded as tbe best aviator in the
American air service. was shot down
in Flanders and killed t%'s 'lorn-
ing by big German tnpllne which
ne was attacking. Lufbery jumped
from his machine when 500 yards
above the ground. He has seven
teen victories TO MS credit.
At about 10 O'Clock this morning
German triplane descended from
the clouds, apparently from engine
trouble, until 1t was some l,500 met
ors over the city Of T0ul Lufbe~y
and the pilot Of another machine
mad after the German who quicKly
ran away from the direction of the
fighting line. Eight miles away fro'a
the enemy's line Lufbery was seen
tc attack from under the tail, but
then he drew off as If his machine
gun had iammed. Two minutes later
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
NEXT TEUToN BATTLE
SCENE rs UNCERTAIN.

ON THE FRENCH FRONTe IN
FRANCE, May 20.--There is no
direct indication as yet where the
expected enemy attack will be de-
livered. The German staff has
adopted a method similar to that
employed when the enemy made hia
great rush on March 81. holding the
front line strongly everywhere, but
grouping the first line troops moro
denseIy In some parts OF the front
than others.
Around Arras General Otto Won
Beulow's important army which so
far has not participated In the bat
tie, has given no sign of movement.
but its presence there probably
means that It is intended for hard
work. As usual the Germans ara
gathering their maneuveffng army
far In the rear. where the troops are
able TO practice beforehand thu
movements they are expected to
make when called upon TO follow
up the onslaught made by the troops
occupying the front lines.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
|. w. W. PLANS IN OIL
FIELD TOLD IN HEARING
government Submits Letters in Trial
of iI2 Leaders; Wheat Activi.
ties Also Revealed.

CHICAGO. May 20.-Details Of
operations OF tne I. w. w. in the
wheat ana oil fields Of the middle
west were revealed today when gov
ornment attorneys read numerous
letters from the correspondence files
Of Forrest Edwards, secretary and
treasurer OF the agricultural work
ers organization Of the /. w. w. Mt
the trial Of ll2 members Of the body
before Federal Judge Lands.
This branch is considered ono OF
the most powerful unions of the
/ W. w. by government investiga-
tors At one time II is said to have
had an enrolment Of twenty thou
sand members.
The letters Hhowed that large
sums were expended by the organi-
zation tn flooding the middle west
with J. w. W literature of all kinds
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Freight Rate Orders
Sustained by Court

WASHINGTON. May 2o.-Fed-
eral court decrces sustaining inter
state commerce commission orders
readIusting freight rates between
shreveport. La, Texas points. and
enjoinIng the Texas railroad com.
mission from interfering with the
fixing Of interstate rates In com
plance with the order, were today
in effect sustained by the supreme
court which dismissed the appeal
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
GERMANS RENEW ATTACK
ON NORWEGIAN VESSELS
Fishing Roats Are sunk in Arctic
Waters by U-Boats In Unre-
stricted Warfare.

By The Associated Press,
CHitISTIANIA. Norway, May IS,
German submarines again have
started restricted warfare on Nor-
weeian fishing boats in the Arctic
ocean north ard east OF the Norwe-
gjan coast. Fishermen saved from
suuken vessels and landed at Ham-
merfest report that the commanders
Of Uhoat stated that all vessels
met by him would be sunk.
Norwegian ships especially would
be destroyed because. he said. tha
NorweRians We're sending fish oil
and seal oil to England. This, how,
ever. is contrary to the truth as the
export of oils is forbidden and Ger
many knows it
The U-boats ere said to she'll ves-
sells without warning and according
to the survivors, direct fire against
lifcboats.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
|TTALIhNS REPULSE
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS.

ROME, May 20,--The official
communication from general head
quarters today says:
Enemy patrols have been driven
back between the Adige ana Astico.
Al cnpo sile a storming party made
a successful raid, capturing q por-
tion OF tho eneny's trenches and
esta taelishlngfi Itself there.
"A strong enemy counter-attack
one prisoners. about one hundred
rifles, four machine Iiins and other
war materials remained In our
hands.
Our airmen dropped eighty tons
Of bombs In the Val Sugana. Eight
enemy airplanes were brought
down.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
SHOE COMPANY WINS CASE
10 IN SUPREME COURT q TO 3
Government Loses First Attack on
Big business in Recent Years
by Decision.

WASHINGTON, May 20 --
Through an opinion which some
construed as indicating a new att
tude toward big business and on
which the court divided four 10
three, the supreme court today re-
fused TO order the dissolution Of the
United Shoe Manufacturing com
pany Of Massac husctts and its sub
salaries forming the sQ-.dlled shoe
trust"
While admitting the magnitude Of
the combination the court declared
its growth resulted from efficient
management and not oppression
and held that the breaking up Of
such a concern under a dissolution
order would be practically impsst-
ble
This suit instituted by the Fov-
ernment I'm 1911 is the first under
the sherman antitrust act 90 be de-
cideG by the supreme court IN a
number Of years and for the first
Tirre in recent history a complete
victory has been won by an organt-
zatioa attacked by the government.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Ship Contract a greed on
for one Hundred Million

CLEVELAND May 20--An agree
wrut tautamouut 20 "a contract to
build $50 vessels 10 cost approx
matay $500 Ugh each and totalling
about $100Un0.0Oo. was reached
hcrc TODAY between Charles NJ.
Schw8h director general Of the gov
,rumcut.s rhlphWidlng program and
Great Lakes .h.phuiidjng companies.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
SPERRY IS OVER TOP

sperrv was the first town in
the county that reported an over
subscription. At O'Clock last
night with reports from three Of
the fourteen teams not in, Sperry
with a quota of S7O0 had raised
more than S1.70O, an oversub-
scription Of 120 per cent,
The campaign will be continued
throughout the week. and Sperry
expects to raise $2,500 before
Saturday This will mean that
Sperry has oversubscribcd the
mercy fund by more than 257 per
cent
The campaign in sperry is "dI-.
rected by c. A. Bingham.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
McAdoo Not Convincing.

WASHINGTON. May Coon
gressioual leaders were not con-
vinced in conferences today with
Secretary McAdoo and treasury ex-
perts OF the necessity for the imme-
diate revenue legislature After
hearing a statement Of the govern
ments financial gsituation, spokes-
men for the senate and house were
dislncIined to abandon their plans
for adjournment in July.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
ITALIANS STILL WIN
Austrian Patrols Driven Back
Between Adige and Astico
Is Report From Rome.
HUN DRIVE UNCERTAIN
No Indication Yet Certain
Where Battle Will
Be Begun.

BY The Associated Press
MOSCOW, May IT. General
korniloff, the former Russian
commnndcr-in-chief. has been
killed In battle with the soviet
troops near Yckaterinodar. His
army Of 10000 men has been de-
feated and Is retrcating.
The bclief Is expressed in gov-
ernment circles that this ends
armed opposition TO tho Bolshca
viii In the south, rs the remaining
rebel chief, Fiilmonoff. is small
. mcnacc' with his little army Of
1000 men.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Senate Committee Adds
TO Nary Appropriations A

WASHINGTON. May % Garry
ing total Of $i5GTOo0r0l. or
S2O2, $4,000 more than provided by
the house. thes naval appropriation
bill was completed late .odey by ,no
senate naval committee and VIII DO
reported TO the senate tomOfscw.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
ADVANCE SCORED IN
DRIVE NEAR Rheims.

PARIs, May ,20.---Active artillery
fighting near Hangard on the front
near Amiens. Ia reported In today's
official statement Northwest OF
Rheims a French detachment pens-
trated to the third German line,
taking prisoners.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
The Weather

TULSA. May 90
Maximum, 81; mini
mum. 81; wind from
south partly cloudy
precipitation, OIL
OKLAHOMA For
Tuesday and Wed
nesday cloudy prob
ably scattered show
ers
LOUIslANA-For
Tuesday p art y
rloudy Wedn esdsy
c 10 u d y probably
scattered showers.
ARKANSAS For
Tuesday snd We'd
nesdsy. cloudy, PPo
ably scattered show
eTs.
EAST TEXAS =
Tuesday part CLOUDY
in south. unsettled IN
north portion, scat.
tered showers in 'hs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
Give Until Your
Heart Says Stop

Tho following schedule Of dona-
uous based, on yearly incomes. has
been adopted by the Tulsa Red Cross
campaign as a minimum to be ac-
oeptrd The committee believes that
no patriotic Americans subscription
10 tho mercy fund should fall below
this dcad'ine.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21

LONDON. May 2O,--In. sharp
operations around Locre, French
troops made an important advance
on front OF more than two miles
and captured over four hundred
prisoners, according 10 Field Marshal
Haigs report from British head
quarters IN France tonight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21
ROBERTS MAY FACE
LAW ON ADMISSIONS
Judge Lucck Directs Chicago Orn-
clals Bc Notified of Doctors
Relations with Miss Lusk.
FEDERAL ACTION POSSIBLE
Witness Tells OF Travels in Differ
cnt States with Defendant
School Teacher.

WAUK ESHA. Wis, May 0.-Thc
trial Of Grace Lusk for the staying
of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberta was
halted suddenly late this afternoon
by Judge Martin Lueck" while he
ordered action looking toward the
prosecution of DIR. David Roberts in
Cook county. Illinois
The action came as n result of
revelations drawn from the former
state veterinarian regarding his re-
satioEs with Miss Iusk and of many
meetings In Chicago. After announc-
ing that action in Wisconsin was
impossible because the status OF
had run, Judge LIeck
gave his orders.
Mr.. Hemlock telephoued to Mac
Lay Hoyne, states attorney at Chit
cago who said that he would BE
glad to prosecute IL the facts lus;i-
fled and requested that all evidence
be sent to HIM.
Federal Action Possible.
. Action against DR.. Roberts by the
federal government also was hinted
by w. n Steiner, a federal investi-
gator, who testified for the state
, Steiner's testimony dealt wi.h n
ald'tlitHA ne Obldliltt Irp1l NlihS
Lusk few days after the tragedy.
He said he asked Miss Lusk IL she
realized what she had done and that
she replied "Yes. | do. l killed her
because She called me such obscene
names"
For more than six hours DR.. Rob
crts was the center of interest of the
crowds that packed the courtroom.
~ lNi It 1au ha
stand ho repeated his charges that
Mss Lusk had pursued him with her
attentions and threatened to break
up his home when he sought 20 end
their relations. 20
Much Of his Testimony concerned.
meetings with her in Chicago.
Finally he admitted giving ner
money paying her hotel bills and
giving her railroad fare from Chi
cago to Milwaukee He denied,
however, ever having paid her fare
from Milwaukee to Chicago.
Sorry 1t Happened.
Regarding their meeting on the
eve Of the shooting, he was asked
What happened when ycu
Il kissed her and said. love you,
Grace, and | am sorry this has hap
pened/ he replied.
-->Dd you mean TT"
II meant 1t as | always meant It,
to calm and comfort her"
did she tell you at that time
that II you did not love her to tell
her and the matter would drop"
II don't remember"
Did you tell her that you had
your own plan which you could not
reveal, to handle the situation ?"
Il told her that. but / don't le-
moInber when"
what did you have in mind p
Il planned to have her drop me
and not me drop her"
DR. Roberts strongly denied that
he had ever told his wife that h.
cared for Miss Lusk
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-21

northeast portion Wednesday clouuy' '"N
scattered showers in east portion ,y.5,.,
WEST XAs-Tuesday and "eune'
day generally fair.