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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
CHARLES ". z|RKEL
MISSING IN ACTION
ON THE OFFICIAL LIST
THREE WELL KNOWN OTTAWA
YANkS ARE VICTIMS OF MUS
TARD GAS-ALL ARE ON THE
ROAD TO RECOVERY.

Five more casualties OF Ottawa
boys have been reported here. Three
of these came in official messages
from the war department and the
other two in letters. Three Of the
Yanks, James Nangle, Frank f
Thacker and Thomas e. Kelly. have
been wounded in action; one man.
Charles w. Zirkle. is reported miss
ing In action, and Walter Wunder il
reported ill with influenza.
Charles w. ZirkIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Zirkle, 1ll&
West Lafayette street, received an
official message from the war depart
ment last evening informing them
that their son, Charles w. Zirkle, haG
been missing in action since Oct. IA
Although Mr.. and Mrs Zirkle have
not received letter from their sol
since one written Oct. s, they are not
at all alarmed over the message, "a
they feel certain ii Is mistake. Let
tiers from other members of the l29tt
received in Ottawa today tell of the
boys seeing Charles Zirkle. and state
that he was we'll and looking fine.
! In his last letter Mr. Zirkle wrote
home he informed his parents he was
to be transferred to new company
and his parents believe the war de
partment made an error after he ha,
/ been transferred.
4 Mr.. Zirkle Is well known in Ottawa
/ He is 25 years of age and left here
with an increment OF selects on May
I 23 for Camp Gordon, Georgia. In Sep
tember he landed in France, and has
been in active service practically al.
! the time since then
Thomas c. Kelly.
Mrs. Michael Kelly 1913 Wesr
Jackson street, received a message
from the war department informing
her that her son, Thomas G Kelly, &
member of Company G, roth Inf.
was wounded in action on Oct 5
News had been previously received
by Mrs. Kelly that her son had beel
gassed, and it is supposed this is The
official announcement OF this casualty
James NangIe.
Mrs. Joseph Nangle, 5l5 West JEFF
ferson street, received messag
from the war department last eynini
Informing her that her son, Jane
Nangle, had been wounded in actio
on Oct. 5. Mrs. Nangle had preyiousI
: received a letter from her son tellin
/ her he had been gassed but was in
hospital and was recovering nice.
at the time he was writing
Frank e. Thacter.
A letter was received IN Ottawa L
day from Frank f. Thaeker, q men
ber of Company c, informing Id
friends that he had been gasscd /
action the middle part of October an
was in a hospital recovering nicely
the time he vas writing
Walter Wunder.
{ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wunder ~
\ ISt. George street received lett
a from their son, Walter Wundar, @
day informing them that he was
the hospital suffering from an attaC
n of the influenza, but was rccOyeril
|. nicely.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
warm WELCOMED
EXTENDED PRESIDENT
OUTLINES POLICY
(By International News Servlce)

Brest, France, Dec. l3 = President Wilson,
the first American chief executive to visit Europe
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
WEATHER

Probatlyrain tonight and
Saturday, colder Sdatursy
temperature about freez-
ing tonight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
Walter Wunder.

Mr. and Mrs Henry Wunder 5i7
lSt. George street, received "A Letter
from their son, Walter Wundar 20.
day informing them that he was In
the hospital suffering from an attack
of the influenza but was recovering
nicely.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13

Continued on page 5, Col p
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
James NangIe
Frank e. Thaeker.

A letter was received IN Ottawa to
day from Frank f. Thaeker a mem
ber of Company c, informing his
friends that he had been gassod in
action the middle part of October, and
was in a hospital recovering nicely al
the time he Vas writing
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
Russians Executed

Washington. Dec. % -- 300 former
Russian Army OnCers were recently
executed by the Dolsheyiks at Volo'
gea on the charge that they had plot.
tedd against the Soviat government
according 10 advices reaching tho
stale department today,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established tD<o

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established t0eo
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13

lttdI L IdIll'i anu olNAtl
This evening | will try to write
yon all few lines to let you know I
am still alive have been over the
top. Campbell Sanders and myself
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
railway commission Recommend,
bas's of Graded Advance for
All Below set Figure.
MEANS IS PER CENT BOOST
BACK Paw Included ln Report Has,d
on iNiNtln, rnN for Month
oi December, 1913.
MA000 MAY MAKE CHANGES


WASHINGTON, May S-All rail-
road rmpluNcs W hose monthly nav In
December 1915, was less than tg5O
month have been recommended
roy wage Inc eases hy the railway
wage commission.
Tho recommendations II adopted
by Director General McAdou would
give the workers SlU0. .0OO. 600 In
back pay to January ! and would
add s2Ss.0i2.7lN TO the pay ron as
or lJl1, u not Increase OF lb.U2l per
cent.
Wage advances proposed. how
ever. do not represent increases over
existing pay, but are based on the
month OF December. 1918. In other
words, any increases which may
have been allowed by individual
roads since that time must he de
Quoted. In some cases deductions
will almost, IL not altogether. cover
the Increases suggested, according to
the report The roads themselves
during 1915 and 1917 Increased
wages an amount equivalent to $35U-
100000, II applied TO the present
number Of their employees. f-s-.
Fiat Advances Proposed. -
Flat increases OF $40 a month are
proposed for all employees except ap-
pren'ices receiving SAC or less and
all others up TO S239 would get ad-
vances ranging from 4S per cent
downward TO 4,6 per cent. the small
eNt increases going to those with the
highest wages. Above S2S9 flat In
creases would be given to make the
wage $3.50. Apprentices from ) TO
II years old would receive only
three-fourths OF the recommended
increases and those below Is years
old onc-half. 49,
In the application OF the scale the
wage runs with the place so that
men who have been promoted since
December, 1915. shall receive in
creases applicable to the new place
and not to their wages In that
month. Men discharged since jan
uary / shall receive their share OF
the retroactive pay for the time that
tney worked.
Mr.. McAdoo is studying tho report,
which was made public tonight, and
will decide what increases shall be
allowed, probably within ten days.
1t is considered certain that he will
not adopt in full tho commissions 8
recommendations, but VIII .=-ake re-
adjustments which he believes TO be
neeessitated ghy the intricacies Of
union wage scales and other wage
factors. Tho comm .ssion based its
recommendations on the monthly
pay OF the men inasmuch as the
CONTINUED on PAGE ELEVEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
MAURICE DEBATE TO
COVER ALL CHARGES
Speculation Rife ms to What VIII
Happen; Election Not Looked
Tor at This Time.

LONDON, May s.--As the result
OF the cabinets decision TO withdraw
itH offer TO appoint two judges to
inquire into the charges made By
Maj, Gen r. d. Maurice, former
chief director of military operations
at the war office. in which the verac-
ity OF ministers OF the government
wns impugned and the determination
OF the cabinet not to accept an in
1nlry by n select committee, az sug-
gested In the motion made by former
Premier Asqulth. tomorrow's debate
In the house OF commons will prob
ably range over all the old charges
against the government in Its rela-
tions with the army.
What will follow from the debate
is stiil obscure. IL Mr.. Asquith
presses his motion to a division, the
decision will depend largely upon the
action OF the older conservatives,
who, while anxious to give the gov
ernment knock, do not wish to
bring about a general election dur
ing the war and prefer the coalition
government to the radical one which
might result II the cabinet were de-
fcated and forced to resign,
. The absence OF the Irish natiop-
alists will also help the government,
for in addition to their dissatisfnc-
ton with the governments Irish pol
icy there are among them several
severe critics OF the war cabinets
rotations with tho army.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
Raising of Draft
Age to Forty May
Be Provided Next

WASHlNGTON. May S.-Lcgis-
iatlon raising the draft age 10 30
years was discussed as a possibility
within few months at n meeting
today Of Provost Marshal General
NIowder and the house military
committee. Although General
Crowdcr made no specific recon
ncndations, members OF the COM
!ulttce said aftcrward that the war
department was considering Il plan
for changes.
An appropriation Of $15,7Gg 600
was asked by General Crowdor for
tho next fiscal year. Registration
OF men reaching the age OF II viii
require the examination. he said,
of half II million more men than
originally provided for. Class !,
me general said now has a total
OF about 2,26i,00O men, OF whom
two million are effectives.
Chairman Dent announced he
would ask the house to eliminate
an amendment giving states credit
Tor voluntoers, In a letter to Mi.
Dent. President Wilson today
came out in opposition to tho
credit plan. The conference re
port on the bin for registration Of
youths becoming II will be called
VI IN the house tomorrow with
prospects Of a lively debate over
the proposal to exempt ministers
from The laN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
l. W. W. RANKS DIVIDED
IN CASE OF 112 LEADERS
Counsel Threatens to Withdraw In
less Radical Element Haltss
prOpaganda.

CHICAGO, May S.---A split in the
ranks Of the Industrial Workers of
the World, 112 of whom are on trial
for seditious conspiracy here, result-
ed today when counsel for the de-
fense threatened to withdraw from
the case unless an attempt by the
radical element to practice sabotage
against the federal district court il
halted Immediately,
Judge Lands had lust warned the
defendants that further attempts to
place l. w. w. periodicals where
jurors might find them would not
he tolerated when George r. Vande-
Neer, theit chief counsel, shouted:
III any more papers are brought
INTO this building threatening this
court we quit"
Hurried conferences of defendants
We're held but radical members Of
tHe group said they could NOT
guarantee against Organization
'propaganda finding It's way into
court. way INTO
are you not making love to tbo
government, Nandeveer >" asked 90
We have been patient too Inns
with your ,adical moves" be rae
piled. nc re-
The publication To which rr,ro
lands called attention, the Indmss
Uial Worker of Seattle, warned ths
court government prosecutors ard
jurors that two hundred thopsanT
members are awaiting the verdic,T
and will remember"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
DRIVE IS NEAR yPRES
Believed to Be Prelude
to Offensive Long
Looked for.
FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS
Penetrate Advanced Lines
South of La Clytte;
Australians Gain.

LONDON, May Sin an
attack against the British
and French line between La
Clytte and Voormeezle in the
Ypres sector, the Germans
early this morning succeeded,
after heavy fighting, in en-
tering the allied front line
positions at certain points,
according to Field Marshal
Haig's official communica-
ton issued this evening. The
communication adds that at
all other points the enemy
met with repulse.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
% q. s~~~
A Plea

-
II matters not how rough the way
| must not vince nor whine touaI'
The rosds Of pleasure lie behind
With troubles now my path IS Hheu;
Bat selfish thoughts and seiiish goS'S
Ave only iii for craven sous.
All that is best is now at staSe'
| must not let my courage break'
must be faithful to the last
Undaunted ill the storm is passed
For God and country, / must li'e'
Glady and freely ! must give
All that they ask of me today
That truth shall not be swept away
Who fingers now TO count the cost,
Nav find his country's honor lost
Lord, change the man / was, ana make
Me worthy of the cause at stake
Teach me OF self TO think no more
Until these bitter days are o or
Let me not whlmper nor complain
At petty losses. From that STAN
| would be free until the hour
Truth ysnquishes the tyrantS power
piscomforts lot me bravely bear
That freedoms flag shall triumph there
All that ! am and have I'D. give
THAT freedom on the earth shall live.
Let me forsake my selfish needs
And give myself to bigger deeds. q
Lord, make new man out oil me-
Whose only goal is victory.
Copyright 1918 by Edgar A. Guest)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
MILLION WILL BE
PAID TO 0SAGES
Cato Sells Orders Payment
Following Visit to
Pawhuska.
LIQUOR SITUATION IMPROVED
Commissioner Believes Some
Officers Trying to
Protect Indians.
WILL INSIST ON CLEANUP
Future Funds Will Be Held
If Bootlegging Is
Not Suppressed.

Bont!eeging having been at least
temporarilS suppressed IN Osase
county, Cato Sells yesterday an
nounced that he had ordered the M
mediate payment OF S,20Q,0O0 trihal !
funds to the Osages, which ne mas
been holding up pending lIquo,
cleanup. Commissioner Sells pas9eu
through Tulsa yesterday on MS W"S
back TO Washington, IoiIo~'hS
visit to Pawhuska for persoiIai III
ycstiEation of conditions there.
~ am SO much concerned In do
ing the very right thing in cohnec-
tion with tho liquor situation IN
Usage county. with especial reief-
ences to the suspension OF payments
IN the Indians. that | nave made an
other trip from Washington 10 raw
husl,l that | might personally ac-
opire further dependable informa,,,
tion upon which to base aCtoh'
said the commissioner ..
Il ant lust returning from raw
huska en- route back TO WaShlnetoh'
having spent Tuesday and Nennes,
day with Superintendent Wright aho
others While there | made close
inquiry, with the resGit that / am
convinced that the liquor s:tua,loil
has been greatly improved since
early In NAL Nlls W ~
the first. AMI "a, short time theIe-
after the second payment
Authorizes Payment.
Some tine ago l directed tne
payment OF borus money amount
Ing to S1,600,000. chiefly for tfe
reason that | did not want TO lh'er
fere with the purchase OF Liberty
loan bonds, and today have author'
lied the quartedly payment aus
Marcr of s1,200.0o0 There viii
he another payment due about the
first of June. | am not yet Satistie
with the liquor situation there, pu'
II Is very much better. A large paf'
OF the white people and the Irdlans
are apparently acting in COOL ialth
In their efforts to suppress the liquor
traffic. However, the DootlesBtrs
still remain thereaboBts. and 1 am
not certain that the experiences OF
two years ago will not be repeated.
WhenN | suspended n payment at
that tiTae there were many evidences
OF a sincere intention TO permanently
enforce the law, but 1t was not long
until CUditions were again bad, and
they continued to grow worse until
Immediately previous to the last sus-
pension OF payments they were eS-
ceedingly had, worse than they had
ever been tefore.
There were wholesale bootleg
gers and retail bootleggers,' The
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09

The crowds were "Headin' South~
last night to Tulsas new ,'Petticcat
Lane" that has sprung up in the
four and five hundred blocks on
South Main street. The new shop
ping row was officially 'opened' 10
the city at S:30 last night and for
several hours crowds passed up and
down the street. inspecting the
tasteful window displays while many
hundreds were looking further
to get acquainted.
The displays were a revelation to
Tulsa and drew frequent eNclama-
tons of admiration, especially from
the feminine element OF the crowd.
which was greatly in the majority.
Every store in the block observed
open house" and there was no in
Vitation to anyone to buy. The pur'
pose Of the opening was as an
nounced, merely to give the mer-
chant and the patron an opportunity
within the stores.
Many houses had a profusion Of
flowers in store and these were given
as favors to the visitors. The win
dows were tastefully decorated with
flowers and the various lines OF fine
merchandise and many articles were
on display such as have never be-
tore been seen in Tulsa.
The merchants We'd with each
other in displaying their wares to
the best advantage, and in friendly
rivalry.
Some Of the firms represented in
this section are among the largest
and finest of their kind in the south
west and their line and quality of
merchandise is not surpasyad II
equalled. in cities many times the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
GERMAN. ACTIVITY
PRELUDE 10 DRIVE,

LONDON, May S.--What possibly
may prove TO be the prelude to the
long-expected resumption of hostile
ties by the Germans on the western
front is being played. 10
Southeast OF Ypres from the re-
gion OF Voormezeele TO La Clytte
the Germans have launched an att
tack against the British and French
troops holding the line and at cer-'
tain points over the five-mile front
they have met with some success By
penetrating front line trenches.
Apparently, however, over thu
greater part of the field of combat
they met with repulse.
q As is usual the enemy began the
attack after heavy preliminary
bombardment. Tho ground gained
Is south of Dickebusch lake and In
Ridgewood, around which placea
hard fighting was continuing at last
accounts.
The objective OF the ene!hv seems
to be the pushing forward OF his
line in this region in order still fur
ther to outflank Ypres on the south
west and press on toward Poeper-
inghe and the railway line running
between that town and Ypres.
AS yet only meager advices have
come through concerning the nature
OF the engagement, but unofficial
reports indicate that Il was made
only In divisional strength. Whether
II would develop later into another
Of the great battles that have been
fought in this area could not ba
foretold.
on the remainder OF the front in
f.tN.
and small operations continue on
Isolated sectors The French south
Of la Clytte have penetrated GER
man advanced positions and taken
prisoners and the Australians east
OF Amiens have again pinched IN
and taken over portions Of the GER
man line. The artillery activity has
been particularly heavy on both
sides OF the Avre, south OF Amiens
and on the sector in Picardy held
by the American troops.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
BRITISH U-BOATS ATTACK
FORTY-F0UR ENEMY SHIPS
Report of Undcrcraft Shows Success
full Raids on Warships In
Thrilling Exploits.

WASHINGTON. May S.-More
than forty-four warships have been
attacked successfully by British sub
marines.
This was disclosed by an official
British statement received here and
made public today by the commit
tee on public Information The re-
view was the most extensive ever
received in this country of the work
OF the British underwater craft con-
cerning tho activities of which little
news has reached AneFioa9 since
their famous raids in the Dardanelles
and the Baltic sea.
Various exploits ofnindividual craft
are recounted. In many instances
the submarine commanders have
threaded their way through danger
GUS mine fields to seek out their
quarry and so successful have they
been in penetrating the defenses of
the German coast that the report
notes that the enemy rarely allows
mis- above water craft beyond the
confines OF his harbor."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
BILLION BUSHELS OF
WHEAT NOW IN SIGHT
Winter Reports Strengthen Beiici
of Department That Goal
VIII BE Reached.

WASHINGTON. May Slope
for the billion -bushel wheat crop for
which the government Is striving
this year was strengthened today by
tho department or agricuitures q
May crop report forecastlng pro.
duction OF 672.53e.000 bushels or
winter wheat.
Secretary Houston in n statement
tonight said there was every reason
to anticipate Increased farm yields
this year. He added that the promise
did not warrant relaxed efforts Tor
greater production and for greater
conservation and called upon the
people of towns and cities to realize
that the farmer cannot work mir
acles and lend him the assistance
needed at harvest time.
Third Largest Ever Gathered.
Realization of winter wheat
crop as largo as that forecast would
place this years harvest Of that
grain as the third largest ever gath
cred. The estimate is 12,b00.00o
bushels more than forecast In April
from conditions then existing and
154 900 bushels more than the
crop harvested last summer. on
conditions from now until harvest
time will depend whether the crop
will be larger or smaller than to-
days forecast based on conditions
May /. In the week since then gen
orally favorable weather for wheat
development continued and the crop
has mado excellent progress In all
principal producing areas.
Efforts, have been made TO stini
ulate production OF spring wheat and
preliminary reports indicate an In
crease In tho acreage.
Rye production will be record.
tho forecast Of the crop being S2ss-
100000 bushels, or 22,00o, 900
bushels more than last years crop.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-09
Hose Used to Stop
Mutiny ofGermanS
At Muskogee Jail

MUSKOGEE, May S.,--Poiice
and federal officers tonight gave
the water cure to 26 United states
prisoners, practically all facing
charges, VINO nutlnleu
and attempted to wreck the In
terror Of the combined city ana
federal prison. one prisoner waa
cut on the hands by broken glass
and a guard was manhandled our
ing the brief riot attending the
uprIsing before the mutineers
we're quleted by five powerful
streams OF water from fire hose,
THE prisoners broke out every
window pane on the floor where
they were confined, ana dls-
mantled the furniture,
officers declared there appar-
entity was no plot to escape the
prisoners simply intending a DEM
onstration.
several men OF L s. Marshal
Enloe's office were speedily sum
mnned and aided the police In
restnrinE order. When the Of
ficers had finished with their ap-
nljcation OF the water cure the
ioIl vas flooded Furniture that
had been overlooked by the pris-
oners was finished by the water.
stoves were torn down. a new
supply Of groceries for the fed
eral prisoners was ruined
Among the ringlcaders, accord
ing TO officers, were Hobo Wig
rins. noted /. W ". organizer,
th0 was arrested at Seattle and
,eho also Is under indictment at
Chicago. Charles Rieger, alleged
pro-Germau. arrested at Tulsa;
and WeuchIl Fran2ik. charged
with draft obstruction. These men
may be placed In IA dungeon to-
Late tonight the Jail was being
carefully guarded to prevent pos
sible rough handling Of the pr!s-
ouers by citizens An angry crowd
gathered about the prison follow
inE the outbreak and there was
considerable talk Of tar and
feathers and the LASH b .-'.