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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30
Strikers RiOting in Kansas City Streets MOB OF 1,5oo ATTACKED A
 STREET. GAR MANY ARRESTS MADE
A Squad of Fifty Guardsren, Hein- forced With a Motor Car, Dispersed the Mob--ssase Hands and Motion Picture Operators Have Joined the Strikers.

Kansas City, Mo. March 2s.-Riots which for a time threatened to assume grave proportions broke out when eff forts were made late today to resume street car service, paralyzed since yesterday by the general strike.
 Numerous Arrests Made.
 NaNonal guard troops and police finally put down the disorders, but not until after many of the rioters had re- ceived severe injuries at the hands of the police. Numerous arrests were made.
 Street railway company officials to- night withdrew ali cars and announc-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30
GENERAL FocH NOW
 IN SUPREME COMMAND
Of All the Allied and American Fore.
 es in France.

Washington. March 29.-Oficial' in- formation has reacred Washington that General Foch, the French chief of staff, has been appointed to su- preme command of all the allied, and American forces in France.
 The first hint of the historic de- velopment came in press cable des-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The British government announces that after April 1, it will not provide funds to meet coupons on Russian government bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

President Tinoco of Costa -Riea, has issued 8 decree granting amnesty to all those concerned in the recent re- volt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30
SENATE VOTES ON CHANGE OF DRAFT LAW
Passes Resolution Extending SeIectve Draft to Meu
 Reaching the Age of q Since June 5, 1917
IT IS. ESTIMATED 7Oo,coO MEN WILL BE ADDED

Voted Down Senator News Amendment That Provided For Military Training For Youths From 19to 21 Years Old Strong Sentiment For Universal Compulsory Military Training Was Apparent, and Vote Taken Yesterday Is Not Regarded Foreshadowing Future ion On Senator Chamberlan's Universal Training Bill
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

James Maybury, former University of Wisconsin sprinter, died in hos pital at St. Paul, Minn., from uraemic poisoning
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Argentina is on the eve of another diplomatic crisis with Germany, more critical than any of the former ones
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

A cadet of the Royal flying corps was killed at Benbropk, a British avi- ation field at Fort Worth, Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Col. H. L. Williams, 5e, long pro. minent as basket manufacturer al Northampton, Mass, is dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30
DIscoNTENT PREVAILS IN
 THE CENTRAL EMPIRES
May Explain Why Teutons Are Mak- ing Supreme Effort in France.

Washington. March 2s.-An official despatch from Switzerland today says the German offensive started at a mo- ulent when internal strife was dis turbing the central empires.
 Tn Germany the memoirs of Prince lAchnowsky and the letter of the for mer krupp director, MT. Muellon, have
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The French chamber of deputies has adopted a bill increasing railroad passenger rates by 25 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The American tank stearer o. K ed by the Standard Oil company, beached on the British coast as tlRc rea.alt of a collision and fire at seq
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The gun with which the German are bombarding Paris is product C the Krupp works at Essen.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Mrs. George E. Marshall, 57. was probably fatally burned while at tempting to extinguish a grass fire near her home in Danbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

An increase of 1,426, 900 in the num- ber of women employed since 1914 is shown in figures announced today by the bureau of labor statistics.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Mrs. George E.. Marshall, 57. was probably fatally burned while att tempting to extinguish a grass fire near her home in Danbury. An increase of f,426,oo0 in the num- ber of women employed since 1914 is | shown in figures announced today by the bureau of labor statistics. Private Samuel Wright of the sth Company, Depot Brigade. whose home | was at Swampscott, died of pneumo- nia at Camp Devens yesterday. ] Cost of living in Germany has in- { creased from POO to 300 per cent l wages of the working people have
 been only Increased 50 per cent.
 sThree officers ana eleven men of the United States arn1y' ambulance corps have been decorated with the war
 cross by the French government. Governor Mccall has signed the
 budget bill, the first measure Of the kind ever passed in Massachusetts
 carrying appropriations of $27, ,4s5,1SS. Thomas Nelson Page, the American ambassador, has left Rome to meet 1 Secretary of War Baker and accom-
 pany him on visit to the Italian front.
 Miss Dora Savage, injured by an explosion which wrecked the plant <of
 the International Explosives Company at Swanton. Vt. died at a hospital al St. Albans
 Nine Germans were arrested at Jer-
 sey City, N. J., in the machine shor
 of the Erie railroad and taken to New
 York in the custody of the fedora
 authorities.
 The legislative committee consider.
 ing measures for the financial relie1
 of the Boston Elevated Railway Com.
 pany, went on record today as favor.
 ing Service e-at-cost" plan. The food administration gave notic, that in stating that wheatless day. , were optional in private homes it lift
 ed none of the restrictions on con sumption of wheat products. The department of justice at Wash
 ington in a telegram to United State
 Marshal John J. Mitchell at Bostol
 approved the course of federal official
 here in arresting Dr. Karl Muck.
 The German club in New York, o ! which Hugo Schmidt, Adolph Paven
 stedt, and other Germans who figure
 in the Bolo Pasha investigation wer ! members, has been permanently close 2 by it's directors.
 . The News Publishing company (
 Torrington, printing the Torringto v New Daily. has filed a petition i { bankruptcy in the United States dis trict court Its liabilities are $7,0e f and it's assets about sS.0o0.
 The National Association of Cotto n Manufacturers was advised that thre - of the Dutch ships recently taken ovs 5 by the government would be used t z move cotton from Southern ports | i, New England mills.
 f Finland has sent to the. Germa a government a protest against the al d rest of Major Henry Crosby Elmer, Ii former Yale professor and a speci; e representative of the. Guaranty TruI is Company of New York.
 # The management of the National h e dia Rubber company's Bristol,
 l., plant which was shut down by If strike of 1000 shoe workers last Tue. n day announced yesterday that u P mas would reopen Monday mornin = Naval reservists stationed at tl ;, receiving ship" at Commonwealt If pier, Boston. were given an exhib le tion of billiard playing by Will l. Hoppe, the champion player, ar l. Charles Peterson of St. Louis, an e,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30
Condensed Telegrams

VuuuCiioGu CiCyi aIiso
 Secretary of athe Navy Daniels is to visit New Haven April IS.
 4 speakers bureau has been organi- zed by the department of labor. Eighteen thousand tons of coal ar rived in New Haven harbor yesterday.
 James ". conIin, pastor of St. Pat rlck,s church at Somerset, Mass, is
 Director General McAdoo soon will tx a limit for salaries of railroad of ficials.
 Field and garden seed will be un- eonditlonally exempted from all en-
 Mrs. Benton McMiIlin, wife of the American minister to Peru, is i'll with appendicitis
 The Prince of Wales, who has been in England several weeks, has again left for the front
 Consumption of newsprint paper is exceeding production and mill stocks | arp UY2cIla1ly fa
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Consumption of newsprint paper is exceeding production and mill stocks are gradually falling off.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Private Samuel Wright of the sth Company, Depot Brigade, whose home was at Swampscott, died of pneumo- nia at Camp Devens yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Secretary of sthe Navy Daniels is to visit New Haven April IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Cost of living in Germany has in, creased from 200 to 300 per cent wages of the working people hay. been only Increased 50 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Finland has sent to the. German government a protest against the ar- rest. of Major Henry Crosby Emery, former Yale professor and a special representative of the. Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

A speakers bureau has been organi- zed by the department of labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

Naval reservists stationed at the
 receiving ship" at Commonwealth pier, Boston. were given an exhibi- ton of billiard playing by Willie Hoppe, the champion player, and Charles Peterson of St. Louis, an ex- pert at fancy shots.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The management of the National In, dia Rubber conlpany's Bristol, R l., plant which was shut down by { strike of 1000 shoe workers last Tues
 day, announced yesterday that tn, mas would reopen Monday morning
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers was advised that three of the Dutch ships recently taken over by the government would be used to move cotton from Southern ports to New England mills.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The Prince of Wales, who has been Tn England several weeks, has again left for the front.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The legislative committee consider ing measures for the financial relief of the Boston Elevated Railway Com pany, went on record today as favor ing a Service -at-cost" plan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

The News Publishing company of Torrington, printing the Torrington New Daily, has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States dis trict court Its liabilities are $7, ,O60 and it's assets about $3.0oO.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30

A new movement by the Germans in Russia Is noted in London despatches. This movement is in the neighborhood of Kursk. 300 miles south of Moscow. An official Austrian statement denies that the Bolshevik forces have recap tured Odessa, the great Russian port on the Black sea
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
MACQulRRIE, FIGHTING
SCOT. COMING TO GUTHRIE

Perigord, battle SCARED French sol
der made a hit in Oklahoma recent
" Guthrie did not get him. But
Guthie is in for a treat in the shape
OF a visit from another soldier, the
equal of Porigord He is Lieut. Mac
Quarrie, fighting Scot Highlander,
who was almost shot to pieces on the
west front Mac Quarric bears bullet
wounds all over his body. He was
recently discharged from the hospital
ard is now associated with Perigord
in making speeches over the country
arOusing the people to the needs OF
money and conservation He is being
billed by the National Council of De-
Tense. Judge Bierer of tho local coun-
eli received a letter this morning
from the national president sayin}
/ that MaeQuarrie has been booked foi
Guthrie is in for treat in the shape
He will be in Oklahoma ten days
MacQuarrie makes a fine talk Exac
date will come later
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
GUTHRIE MAN WINS
ARMY COMMISSION

Lieut. r II Andrew will report for
duty at Fort Leavenworth Kansas,
Saturday Mr. Andrew is director of
the state laboratories ard has been
a resident Of Guthrie for nearly two
years llo has been commissioned
first lieutenant in the sanitary corps
and is the sixth member OF the state
board of health to Join the colors
DR. II V Sapper, assistant commits
sioner is lieutenant in the medical
reserve corps and is awaiting orders.
George Risen is a member Of Field
hospital l43 at Camp Bowie, Ft Worth
Texas; Sergeant Albert Oldham is
stationed at the base hospital, Camp
Bowie; Floyd Keller and Cecil Knob
lock are in training at tie third Off
GERS training camp at Camp Pike, Ark
Rahe Oldham who enlisted in the
Quartermaster's department has been
ingtun. d c, and his addros is now
transferred from Camp Meighs Wash
Signal Corps. Aviation Station, Speed
way indianapolis, Ind.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13

Washington, Feb 49, Congress is,
over the Hog Island scandal,
which is termed by many as the
great national expose Of army graft -
Officials Of the American Ship
building corporation. which is doing
the work were called on to repay the
government great sums alleged to
have been wasted, perhaps Grimm
ally" The directorate of this con-
cern reads like a roster of leading
American financiers.
Before the senate commerce com
nittee conducting an investigation, a
part owner of the tract, which was
sold for government purposes at
$1,000 an acre, admitted it had been
assessed for many years at $l1o an
acre, and that the highest price
which had been paid for nearby land
was $500 an acre-by the city OF
Philadelphia.
Speaking OF the $5O,0OO0O0 bill
for housing at ship yards, Chairman
Alexander of the house merchant
marine committee, the administra
TONS spokesman. replied he eoult
net defend the conditions of Hog Is.
land disclosed by investigation.
"rhe disclosures" he said, reply
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
CAPATA|N LEOP. L BRON IS LAID TO
REST IN CRAVE ON SCOTTISH COAST
-Four Men Drop
40 Feet in Mine
Are Net Killed

Miami, Feb Ia Four men, after
a drop of 140 feet down mine
shaft in a car at Welch mine No II
Douthat, Friday night, are all alive
and able to tell Of the thrills Of
their hair raising ride through
space One Of them was so little
injured that he walked to his home
His name was not learned.
The other men in the car We're;
Rex Capien who has broken an
llle and was badly shaken up; w.
Mitchell, who had thumb severed
and J Simon, who was seriously
bruised
"Arter that | think | can qualify
fer the aviation service ~ said the
one most seriously hurt Lucky ?
well, I guess yes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
WATER PROPOSAL SEEMS
TO MEET WITH FAVOR
Local Opinion Prevails That op
portunity To Secure Perma-
nent Supply Should Be
Grasped Now

Announcement in The Leader to
the effect that the mayor will call an
election to submit he proposition or
permanent water supply for Guthrie,
to the voters of the city meets with
general satisfaction.
The feeling obtains that the city
has experimental long enough and
that now is the accepted time for ac-
ton OF course, there ale many peo-
pie who at present are against the
proposition, because they have not
studied it in detail; there are others
who are rather opposed on the score
of municipal indebtedness; still 9TH
ers think some other means for a
supply can be obtained and cling to
the obsolete deep well or dam idea
And again there are some, who
though not opposed TO water improve
ments, feel that during this war,
when the II e of | is paramount and
taxes are acutelY burdensome, the
matter of local improvements should
| be set aside to another day. Answer
to the last objection is that another
| time may not come Proposal A Is
not open forever in fact the Ben
ham Engineering Co, already chafes
under the delay and the steady rise OF
building material Two months more
delay will mean a revision of figures
Next year or the year after it may be
impossible to get any kind Of propo.
sition. Meanwhile the city is in dan
ger of either drying up or burning
down
Said merchant this morning: 6
was rather impressed with the re
/ marks of General Burlingame made a
the mass meeting Monday night; h
has "a keen grasp Of the water situa
ton noticed that he aid not direct
| ly oppose the reservoir idea. but fel
that the dam proposition should b
tried out Since then have talke
with him ON the score of cost of build
IL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
MORE BEES, MORE HONEY;
SUBSTITUTE FOR SUGAR
Agent Here From Washington To
Help Stimulate the Honey
Business, BOYS and Girls
Interested

G e stiles is IN Guthrie today in
TIE interests of the bee work in Lo-
gan county
Mr. Stiles is FROM the Washington
office and he says Every letter
from Washington calls for more bees
and moro honey The price of honey
is up and the demand growing rapid
ly."
The department OF agriculture thru
the extension department Of A G NJ
college at saltwater oftcrs 4 course
in bee keeping by correspondence and
this is recommended to beginners of
every age.
Boys and Girls clubs in bee-keep-
ing are now added to the agricultural
and Home Club lists and Mrs stiles is
aiding the county agents in the or
ganizations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
JUDGE CHApPElLE ORDERS
THREE BONDS FORFEITED

A jury in county cour. today allow
ed Z A Peunick. a local real estate
agent 500 as commission in a sale
Of real estate PennicI had sued A
L Rhodes for 5000 as commission in
tie sale OF $4,000 farm. The jury
thought that sum too much
Judge Chappelle issued a bench
warrant ,for j p Williams, Nettie
Grow and Phillis Hewes, ali of whom
had failed to appear for trial this
morning when their cases were called
Bonds in tie sum OF $3.50 in each
case were declared forfeited to the
county All three are charged with
violating the state prohibitory laws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
Loot at Hog Island Will Run Into Millions
Is Called National Scandal" by Congressman

Discussion ran into debate on
President Wilson's opposition to such
q board.
On the senate floor, Senator Var
daman, a member Of the investigating
committee, declared The condition -
lasting scandal and infamy'
Concern Formed to Hold Land.
The senate committee had before
IT, Lieutenant Colonel Charles n
Black, part owner Of the original
Hog Island tract. He disclosed Still
another subsidiary of the contract
ing concern-the American lnterna
tional Terminal corporation, organized
&c hold title to the land
1t was this coacern, he said, which
had bought the land for $4,000 al
acre The government pays this com
pany rental Of six per cent yeal
on this caluation. Lieutenant -Colone
Black is a volunteer worker in tht
ordnance division of the war depart
ment.
He was indignant at the sugges
ton that the $4,000 an acre valuation
was result of the war and the gov.
ernments building program and salt
that he had consented to sell hi
1
l lCouttpuad ~, M Usx.,..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
COUNTY GIVES 900 CITY
LOTS FOR WAR GARDENS
Campaign To Win the War From
the Ground Is Inaugurated;
Two Lots To q
Family

J w Bridges, state director OF war
gardens, came to Guthrie Wednesday
morning and organized the county
garden movement The meeting was
attended by teachers, some pupils, and
representatives of federated clubs. IT.
was an enthusiastic meeting and Mr.
Bridges was much gratified with the
manner in which local people took
hold
Frank DiIlenbaek was appointed dl-
rector for Logan county A system
| attic campaign will at once start look
ing to intensive gardening on a largo
scale. Bridges explained the laying
out Of gardens, seeds, moisture, etc,
The commissioners Of Logan cOun-
ty have turned over TO Dillenback
nine hundred vacant lots in Guthrie
! to be used for gardens These lots
are those which have been bought in
by tho county on delinquent taxes
The plan is to allot two lots to each
family which must advance 30 cents
as a guarantee that he lots will be
cultivated At the end OF the season
TIE money will be refunded
The Nations Call for Food is a
Direct Call to You" is tho slogan.
Dillenback will be furnished with
booklets telling all about war gar
dons-when to plant, time required to
raise vegetables, tools, etc. These
booklets are free 10 gardensrs
According to Bridges here is what
garden means
A good garden Will lower living ex-
pen3es.
Will produce wholesome food.
viii raise human morals
VIII make better citizenship.
Win promote thrift
VIII furnish employment for chill
dren.
VIII mean better health.
Will help save money to buy I
! home.
viii interest the whole family.
viii keep boys and girls off th'
streets.
} Will help win the war.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13

Ing TO republican accusers, are a
disgrace and they impugn the char
acter Of the great American capital
lists who have permitted this money
10 be thrown away like water.
IF these great men care for their
professional reputation and their
character before the public, the con
ditions challenge them TO repay to
the government the many millions
which have been wasted"
Representative Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin, attacked the unlimited eXpendi-
tGres allowed under know how" tao
tics sweepingly
Here is a great know how con
Germ he said. composed OF the
greatest mon financially, and hay-
ing at their disposal the ablest men
profess 'onally, At construction.
The government pays them a great
commission for the know how What
do they know how? They have
known how to loot the treasury ant
1 they have been exceedingly success.
full at that"
ILe declared the event showed th'
need OF a congressional committee
OF a commission to check the expendi
lures of various war departments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13

The British transport Tuscania,
former Cunard Liner, was sunk by a
German submarine Off the north coast
of ireland while she carried 2l79
American troops Despite all tie ef-
forts of the Germans TO prevent the
landing Of American troops in France
and England this is the first trans
port they have succeeded in sinking.
And the loss on this vessel was prob
ably fewer than two hundred men
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
JUNIOR RED CROSS
DRIVE IS ON IN EARNEST
More Than 1900 Children In
Logan Have Enrolled; Miss
Doolittle Busy In Garden
Movement

Following is a circular letter being
sent ont to school teachers over the
county BY Miss Margaret Doolittle
county superintendent The junior
Red Cross campaign in the county be
gan yesterday, Lincom's birthday It
IS Miss Doolittlc's desiro that the
Junior membership drive will equal if
rot surpass the Christmas member
stip drive, The letter
During ten days Intervening be-
tween Lincoln's birthday Feb > and
Washingtons birthday, Feb % a jun
ion Red Cross campaign will be wag-
od with the object Of making every
school in the United States a Red
Cross auxiliary Already - districts
ot Logan county have completed or
gdnization, more than 40 other dis
tricts have a majority Of the pupils as
members. There are over 1900 chill
dren of Logan county schools helping
in this work and we now want every
school to report 100 per cent patriots
before March T. 1915 If you need
help call on your board members and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
DRAFT MEN MAY
ENLIST, IS NEW RULE
Boards Can Take Them For
Various Branches Shipwork-
ers Wanted Badly; Local
Man TO Help Enlist

II NJ Condict, local printer has been
named by the county council Of de-
Tense as registering officer for en-
listment of mechanics and laborers
among Che labor organizations Of city
ard county The nation wants thou
sands of mechanics for the shipbuild
ing plants The wages are good anC
the jobs may be permanent Anyone
wanting immediate information shouC
call on MIR Condict at l23 West lIar-
rison
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
AMERICAN GENERAL
NOW IN COMMAND

With the American Army in France,
Feb 49, An American general is now
in command Of the French front held
by the American troops
In handing over the charge of the
sector to the American commander,
the French officer paid a glowing tri-
butte to the ability of the American
forces to take over and continue the
work which had hitherto been done by
crack French troops
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
CAPT LEBRoN DEAD.

His body is buried on the Irish
ccast In a coffin and in an identified
grave.
This intelligence came to The Lea
der this morning from the navy de
partment,
Le5ron was the only officer from
Oklahoma drowned.
In the service Of his country, Cap
tain LeBron died.
In Guthrie tablet should be erect.
ed to his memory and memorial ex-
tcises held, This will be but a slight
tribute to the memory of this brave
man.