Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-12
WIRE BRIEFS

PARIS, Feb. II The French gov.
tfnmeht has ordered l 900 600 foot.
balls for the army to be delivered
within seven months
WASHINGTON, Feb II - otto
Eidlitz OF New York has been tcnta
\ uE'ly selected by Secretary Wilson 10
De superintendent Of housing
WASHINGTON. Feb, ll.-Amhaa-
sador Francis. telegraphing from Pc
trograd under date Of February G. re-
ported all at the embassy and In the
American colony safe
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE
threatened strike of 300 employees Of
the Atchison, Topeka a Santa Re'rail-
road at the shops here was called Off
at 1880 o'clock this morning
WASHINGTON Feb. II. - The
house rivers and harbors committee
today decided not to include In the
appropriation bin any new projects
except those for prosecution Of thoq
war
CHICAGO. Feb. Nearly one
the police Saturday and sunday
nights, In Il crusade against crime ana
vice were In the various police sta
tions today.
TUCSON, Ariz Feb. 1.-THE east
bound Sunset LIMITED train OF the
Southern Pacific railway was wrecked
west OF ella Bend today. Four per
cons were slightly injured The acct
dent was due 20 a broken rail.
BRUNSWICK, Ga, Feb. 1.-The
Hotel St Smons on St Simons islanG
a resort near here, was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin last night.
Several cottages belonging to the hotel
also were burned and others damages
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1l.-Regula-
tion by the secretary Of agriculture
OF stockyards. corrals and other places
wnereslive stock " assembled for pub
lie sale or exhibition, In proposed In a
bin recommended by the war depart
ment and introduced today by Char
man Chamberlain OF the senate mill
tsry committee.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ll-Presl- |
dent Gompers OF the American Fed !
GRAFTON OF Labor told the senate com.
mcrce committee today there is no
shortage OF labor In the United states.
but maladjustment OF labor condi- |
tons has resulted in n slowing up Of
war work. which can be met only |
when IA proper adjustment In made
WASHINGTON. Feb. i1-Briga- /
dier General l. w Littell In charge ~ T,
o. al a..
ate military committee today that /
none OF the contractors. all OF whopT ,
worked on the cost plus" plan. ps
more than per cent and the average
was between 2 and 3 per cent. All !
however, received the maximum fee
OF {2j0.00O i
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1l-Officlal !
dispatches received here today tell OF
the opening OF political campaigns in
Denmark, at which the prime minis
ter, ini notable speech. denounced
reports circulated about that the So
cial democracy in Denmark had rem
dered political compensation to Ger
many In return for exports OF coal
from the Germans.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA sub
committee. composed OF Senators
Overman. Fletcher. Reed. Nelson and
DILLINGHAM;. was appointed today by
the judiciary committee to consider
the administration bin giving the
president power TO rcadiIst govern
mont departments in order to obtain
grcater coordination OF the warn max
ing machinery
PARIS. Feb, lit is becoming |
more and more indispensable that the !
problems OF tho war be aonsiiered as |
a whole and that pla1s be decided |
upon at a central point" said Generni
Cadorna, who has just been replaced 1
as Italian delegate to the supreme war
council by General Giardino. In an inv
tcrN!cw with the Matin. on the eve