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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE Five room and bath.
frame house; city water: lights, sew
er to property; metal cellar; barn;
outhouses; peaches( pears, grapes,
berries; nine acres land; part land
outside city limits. One Broom
house; lights; city water; good well;
fruit; all within two blocks OF paved
street. Phone 472. Mrs. e. 8. Ben
nett, city. w2s2
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
SHELTON WEBSTER

Mr.. X. o. Shelton and Miss Wilt"
Webster were united in marriage on
Sunday afternoon. Rev Herman
Jones officiating. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. 4
Webster of this city.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
Airr t,rt> N,,liI Of
I'M of the triii,i ross.

h rr.,,h 70 I"rnmcnt has hon
General l.hu l'"rshing, Com
)er.h-t ai.t ~ IA" Americans in
e VIA ~ French Legion
II Ct.>>. Hh.,h was presented
ke%pr .'.a'nccau saturday as
b. o.. .-'..'l ut not only his per-
s..,l..- hIf a. Il mark of the
th GH,'glW'ilt's appreciation of
f,a a.d A'r"rican soldiers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09

1he vienna Arbi"t.r Ieitung in
an alarmiSt article recently printed
summarized the relative Allied and
German resources and predicted Ger
tam crushing defeat for the Germans
and AuStrianS
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09

|tera. March, chief of Staff. de-
|'aa' l. ''' Americans had been
F. lar in th" allied drive, and
'hat '7 on" was authorized to
uU' al; 'i'h report He says
IN" ''-.a.'i"- will not be deter.
y lMm'tia'.ly. owing to the
Fl!'} III . ''iuG III" information
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
ambulance Transport
sunk With I,O>scs

british ambulance transpor, was
sunk near British port Saturday by
submarine, and 1913 people are re-
ported missing, The vessel was car.
rylng English wounded home from
France.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
|, an iNiation
'hi> lru

IN -. army aviation fatali-
Seo, lln'ry, for the period
J ' !, 1917. and July 20.
Ay., 'otal Of l55 deaths. or
krY.- '""""5 for each hour
n. -. ming flight, Officials
'A... now record equaling.
an. =. the lowest marks of
f-,,.. "ryice and being far
|,i'y p. ''rlhan and Austrian
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09

c,''.'' '''.i Provost Marshal Cen
@ ~ Was hington Monday
' r"gistrants qualified
< 'l.!'ary duty. to entrain
% -. J period beginning Au-
b. ' 'all will be made up
(sr, ,.. .''' men. They will go
|'"! f.e' Arkansas,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
["'n> Put Tn
t">t Fight.

, g,ory ,'ctnS covered themselves
|in ,bs .. NE hand to hand fight
)n ,ta, N'reets of Fismes Sunday.
IT,. .hptured that German
b ,hs Hshting is said to have
Pruss,a,. .|fest Of the entire war,
'ah Guards asking no quar-.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
AGENTS WANTED

STOCK Statesmen Financial
hous" has opening for five 81 900
per month stock statesmen to follow
up live leads which cost us from SO
TO SIS apiece in small towns
Strong selling issue. Have active
endorsement of many prominent
men - 10 80 leads when salesman
starts more continually. Excel.
lent references required. Address:
Sales Manager. 2a52 Chicago Ave,
Chicago. III wlp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
lNublnarines
he I "innlrrcc

~ m" American tank
v u Jennings Sunday. 100
VI" ~" Virginia coast. revealed
r"'' "i AT least two German
|" ~, on This side of the At
| IA" ,"r"nd raider has been
|, a"N ''' %" coast of Nova SEQ
recently ''' '''"'
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
FOR SAIF,-I.E.AL ESTATE

NICE BUILDING LOT lUUXl4O it.
on Fifth avenue. Will sell all or half.
Onc-half with house $GOo.oo; half
without house. $4U0.oo, or cntir"
800 feet for $4,000. Mrs Mamie
Thurmund, between 9th and 9th on
Mulberry. VS.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
MISt ELLANEOCS

MATTRESSES Can Durant Mat
tr"ss CO., phone 1o3. to hav" your
old mattress renovated and made
same as new Feather beds reno
vat"d and made into feather mat
trn.SnS WNStf
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
Ary I CURSES
pate Scl,us,l.

F"""ht Wilson for a meeting
c'a'" Board of Education for
49, Al that time the board is
"s'''f ana will probably finally
''NF~" Of study for military
s 10 b" used in the schools
n" coming year.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
ilnlllg the.
ban Retreat.

lefaI i.H'd"ndurf. in explaining
rF"dh' IN" German defeat in
arm 'd'!"nt. says that the Al
"'"'"1 hlM ana that the stake
10Y ""''" tie cost, hence the re-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
(ica and Japan
Russl.L.

agr""W''' has been reached
NJ A"r.nt and Japan will
.o:,.- =. ~.h"rid tn aid tho
t0-S"I r~ 80 restore order and
|!i,h -'.i.. government. The
! l. i..l'., u. th" interest OF tn"
laa p'upt
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
Guns

COMBlNATION Double barrel shot
gun and rifle. in leather case. al a
bargain Apply between 9TH and 9th
on Mulberry, VS.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
&lar T.tN''s
Iii Iul,.i,,,,.

|r II I-' Wa'~ and Means Com
r aa- agreed ~ increased taxes
sarS t.ha',n'~. and cigarettes.
)rt Of NJ u'N eight billion dol
|tyeig" t5..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
CLASSIFIED ADS

Advertise m"nts under this heading
are 7lac per line for each insertion
IN both the Durant Weekly News and
the Saturday Morning Advertiser
No advertisement accepted for eth
er paper singly. Terms are cash In
advance. except In cases where ad-
vertisers have a charge account or
our hooks.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
Ihl"'l> drIiirr>
l>uli'i~..

IL report -iv that the mum
pi','i'r~ taken by the French
'"'i''h''- = 81 enormous that
'""' '!.'"iH"n' of the number
mad" NH thrill the Alliel
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION

The county commissioners held Il
sort session Monday and approved
salary claims and attended few 9th
or routine matters. General claims
could not be paid. pending the ap-
proval of the estimate. and these will
probably be attended to at the deet-
ing of the commissioners on the 18th.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
UrOve's Tasteless chill Tonic

restores vitality and energy by purifyiDs and en-
richng the blood. You can soon feel its Strength
enine lnvieoratine Effect. Price CO..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09

CIIiNA Statesmen Fine oppOrtu
nifty for producer seeking permanent
profitable connection with rcSpunsi
Bile manufacturers; light sampl" ont
fiji; write To day to Box 20. S"bring
ohio. wlp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09

WANTED SalcSm"E. best sid" line
on earth; brand new; $500 commits
sion on orders and repeats, old re-
liable Pan Mfg CO., 2jG2 Cottage
Grove, Ave, Chicago. wlp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
TYPENItITfIsS

CORONAS -- Having succeeded H.
getting Il few corona Typ"wrif"rs.
can now fill few orders. Tn" de
mand Is great, ana there wont b'
any more Of them owing 10 the com
pany's war orders. Better get your
now r.. NJ Evans, Durant. OK n
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
-WSSl
lnEE N

The Durant News. l year. 800.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ sys3 IN M M ~,
~ M ~ M ~ ~ M ssss M ~,
~ ~: ~,
M OkLAHOMA'S CASUALTY ~,
s1U LIST III,
oU ~,
~ III ~: III III III :::s III III ~,
wv III III M III III 81; III $t:3 ~,

,foilowing is list of Oklahoman
VINO nave fallen in defense of thei
country during the past week an
reported since the last issue of thi
paper
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-09
PIANO TUNING

KARI. KOlILER R"Sid"n, Piano
Tuner, Durant, Okla, Phon" 81. #
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
How Bombs Are Dropped.

The bomb-dropping mechanism of a
Zeppelin captured by the British was
described in a recent number of the
London Sphere. There are 60 bomb
droppers for conical bombs. The base
is slung in straps, and there is strap
around the neck. The latter has re-
leasing hook, and when the hook is
operated the small end first drops
down and the base slides out of it's
straps The bomb then rights itself
and drops base downward. The bombs
are slung in one or two lines along the
under side of the mail hull. The re-
leasing hook is operated by an electro
magnet, and there is small switch
board in the cabin for controlling the
release. Each bomb has separate
switch. The bombs can be released by
hand levers also in case the electric
means fail. Each bomb has a safety
device and is not "alive" until it has
dropped several hundred feet.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
u. S. MEN IN GERMAN PRISON
Americans Taken to Tuchet, West
Prussia, Says Red Cross.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Eight Ameri-
can soldiers are in German prison
camps. They were originally reported
as missing. General Pershng has
been notified by the Red Cross that
the men have been located at Tuchet,
West Prussia. This announcement
was made by the war department.
General Pershing also reported to
the war department three men wound
ed in action.
Eleven deaths from disease and one
fatality in an airplane accident were
recorded in the same report.
The Americans in the German pris-
on camp are: Sergeant Edgar w.
Halyburton, George B. Halyburton, IA
ther, Stony Point, N. c.; Private Dan
iel Gallagher, Neill Gallagher, father,
Blocton, Ala; Private Clyde L. Grims-
ley, Frank Grimsley, father, Stockton,
Kan; Private Hoyt D. Decker, w. F.
Decker, father, Vincennes, Ind; Pri-
vate John P. Lester, William Lester,
father, Tutwiler, Miss; Private Her
schel Godfrey, William G. Oberst, IA
ther, 700 North Ridgeway avenue, Chi
cago; Private Harry R. Loughman,
Mrs. Ada r. Loughman, mother, 461
Oakwood boulevard, Chicago; Private
Vernon NJ Kendall, Samuel Kendall,
father, r. f. D, 2, Roll, Okla.
The three men wounded in action
are: Private John A. GOodrum, infan-
try, severely wounded January "a.
James G. GOOdrum, father, Mclean.
Tex; Corporal Roy e. Doughty, in
fantry, slightly wounded February 1,
H. D. Doughty, brother, Shaw, Miss. !;
Private John L. Bray, infantry, slight
ly wounded January 80, S. D. Bray, IA
ther, Drum, KY.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
Kate Fields Prophecy.

When, good many years ago, Kate
Field wrote those clever verses begin
ming: "They talk about a woman's
sphere as though it had a limit" little
she guessed how tremendously that
sphere was destined to be enlarged
by the coming of the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seven
teen. AS a matter of course, observes
an exchange, the great world war is
responsible for the very rapid advance
the women are making in every sphere
of the worlds work. We are no longer
surprised to find that women are doing
anything and everything that men can
do, from driving warplanes to shining
shoes. A shoe-polishing "parlor" in
which only women are employed is
now doing business in Boston, yet even
this innovation scarcely challenges at
tention in these times of shifting con-
ditions.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
Glass Eve That Moves.

Capt. ]. L. Aymard, British army
surgeon, describes in the Lancet an
improved glass eye which can move.
The chief drawbacks to the ordinary
glass eye are that, being simply a con-
vex shell Of glass, it tends to sink
back into the socket and is fixed in a
stony stare. Captain Aymard gets
over these difficulties by placing in
the socket of the eye a sphere of liv-
ing cartilage or gristle taken without
risk from the patients ribs. 1t is all
one operation. While one surgeon re-
moves the destroyed eye, another sur
geon removes the pieces of cartilage
from near the patients breastbone.
Two pieces are made into a little
globe, which is placed in the socket,
and the thin outer covering of the eye,
the conjunctiva, is sewn over to hold
1t in place. The ordinary glass eye
shell is inserted over this and is pre-
vented from sinking backwards. Some
movement of the eye by the wearer is
said to be possible
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
LIFE-PRICE WE PAY FOR 1T
Existence, With "High Cost of
Living" Significant.

The penalties of fame are the penal
ties of all life, which, when one views
it resolutely and without taking refuge
behind rose-colored spectacles, teens
with contradictions that give a deeper
significance to that well-worn phrase,
1.-The high cost of living" And the
chief part of the expense lies not in
the things-food, clothing, shelter
which are demanded by our material
and bodily needs as human animals,
writes Mary Garden IN the New York
World.
Really to live as woman or as man
implies to want something or other
very greatly. And really to want some
thing very greatly means to strive for
that something with inappeasable
eagerness. And thus to strive means
one of two things disappointment; or
achievement and the realization that
in gaining the one thing a score of
others have been missed.
Such Is life and the price we pay
for 1t.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
fins CLOSE IN ON FOE
Troops Are Surrounding Reds at
UgIeaborg.
Deputy Emikkola, Leading Member Of
the Diet, Assassinated While In
Prison.

Stockholm, Feb. 4.-Troops Of the
Finnish government under General
Mannerheim appear to be closing in
on the revolutionary Red Guards at
Ugleaborg, on the Gulf of Bothnia, ac-
cording to news reaching Haparanda,
Sweden.
A dispatch from that point to the
Aftonbladet says the Red Guards in
Ugleaborg sent delegation to General
Mannerheim for the purpose of reach
ing an agreement, but that the gen.
eral declined to deal with the rebels
and arrested the members Of the dele
CATION as bandits.
Two hundred Of the Red Guards who
left TOrnea to re-enforce the revolu-
tionists at Ugleaborg found that the
railway had been torn up few miles
south of TOrnea and that government
troops had taken up positions between
Tornea and Kemi. Government forces
also are reported to be approaching
Ugleaborg from the south.
A number of Russian officers have
made their escape from Kemi over the
Ice to Haparanda. They say the SOL
diers attempted to lynch them and
their commander, whose house was
fired. The commander escaped.
The situation at Helsingfors (the
Finnish capitaD is increasingly seri-
Gus. The Red Guard appears to be
entirely in control.
A telegram from Helsingfors reports
the assassination in prison of Deputy
Emikkola, a leading member of the
diet, and hints at further cases of the
same kind.
The Swedish population Of the city
is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the
Swedish gunboat and the three other
vessels sent to remove Scandinavian
subjects.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
ALLIES MUST FIGHT ON
Supreme War Council! Decides Peace
Is Far Away.


Is Far Away.
London, Feb. 4-The supreme war
council, which met at Versailles, finds
no approximation in the German chan
cellor's and the Austro-Hungarian for
eign minister's speeches to the terms
Of the entente allies, and has decided
to continue the vigorous prosecution of
the war until peace can be obtained
based on the principles Of freedom,
justice and respect for international
law"
This official announcement was
made here.
A summary of the official report OF
the Versailles war council says:
"The council was unable to find in
Won Hertlings and CZernin's recent
utterances any real approximation to
the moderate conditions laid down by
the allies governments. Under the
circumstances the council decided that
the only task before them to meet was
the vigorous and effective prosecution
Of the war until the pressure of that
effort produced a change of temper In
the enemy governments justifying the
hope of the conclusion of a peace based
on the principles of freedom, justice
and respect for international law.
'"The council arrived at complete
unanimity of policy on measures for
the prosecution of the war"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
COMPLETE CARD INDEX
REQUIRED OF GERMAN. ALIENS
POLICE KILL BANDIT
Three Officers and Doctor Wound
ed in Chicago.
Thrilling Battle Occurs Before Des-
perate Highwayman Is Cornered
and Shot to Death.

Chicago, Feb. A tragic collision
between the police and West side gun
men marked the close of the career of
one set Of "bad men," The record of
this latest event in season of crime
is: One robber slain, three policemen
shot, and a physician probably NOR
tally wounded.
The battle between the police and
gunner took place In the vicinity of
Harrison street and Crawford avenue.
Following Is the casualty list:
Dead.
George Raymond, alias James Curtis,
accused Of Windsor Park bank robbery
and out on $35 900 bonds awaiting trial.
Wounded.
DR.. James NJ. Hancock, shot in fore
head and arm when robbers tried to
take his car away from him; may die.
Daniel Keefe. patrolman Fillmore
street station, shot as he was leaving
patrol wagon; scalp wound; not seri-
Gus.
John Norton, detective sergeant,
shot in right groin may die.
Daniel O'Hara, patrol sergeant +;
wound slight.
The killing Of Raymond was accom-
panied by thrills unsurpassed in local
police history. Hemmed in by police,
he fired again and again, running as
he fired. He was slightly wounded. He
took refuge in a small shop In Harrison
street a little west of Crawford, threat.
ened the proprietor with death, and
sought to barricade himself. Then he
turned and ran again and leaped
aboard street car.
Again fate seemed to balk him. Po-
lice Lieut.. William Friel, unaware of
the battle going on about him, was on
the car. Raymond lodged into the
street. He leaped on the automobile
being driven by Doctor Hancock. He
shot the physician twice in wild at.
tempt to seize the car Policemen then
closed in and killed him. He died still
vainly trying to finger his trigger.
The event that actually led up te
the battle was the robbery of the Ran
dolph street station Of the Illinois Cen.
tral and the murder Of the roads col.
lector.
The death Of Raymond and the cap
ture Of George Moran, his companion
and the further capture Of four Other
accomplices and three women leads the
police to hope they have clew to the
robbery.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04

Statement Says That $7o,45o,727 Has
Been Spent.

Washington, Feb. 4.-What the
American Red Cross has done with
the vast sums Of money intrusted to it
by the people Of the United States Is
stated liz detail in a report just issued
by the national headquarters. To date.
SIC, ,450,727 has been appropriated for
Red Cross work in this country and
abroad.
For foreign relief $44,657,795 has
been appropriated as follows: France,
$3O,519, 259; BelgiuA s1,999.521; Rus
sia, $751, $40; Roumania, $2,617 ,298 !;
Italy, $3,148,016; Serbia, $S71 ,1SO;
Great Britain, $1.7O3,642; other for
eign countries, $2,536,3OO; American
soldiers who may be taken prisoner,
$34S,627.
For the United States the Red Cross
has appropriated $2,612,532, and the
reason this sum Is not larger is because
the government provides nearly every
thing our army and navy needs.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
AMERICAN TROOPS OCCUPY
LORRAINE FRONT SECTOR
JOHN |. SULLIVAN DIES
Former King of American PugiI-
lists Takes Final Count.
Was Stricken With Heart Trouble
Three Weeks Ago While on Farm
in Massachusetts,.

Abingdon, Mass, Feb. 4.-John L.
Sullivan, one of the most interesting
figures of prize ring renown, died sud
denly of heart disease at his farm in
West Abingdon on Saturday. AS was
his wish, he died with his shoes ON. He
was stricken with heart trouble three
weeks ago, but quickly improved and
was in no sense an invalid.
He was about to leave his house to
pay a visit to Boston to see an old
friend, Capt. James P. Sullivan Of the
Boston police department, when he re-
ceived his final knockout.
The body will be taken to the home
of his sister In Boston, where funeral
services will be held Wednesday morn
ing.
Hardly had the news of the passing
of one of Americas greatest fistic
champions been flashed broadcast
when messages of sympathy began
pouring into the town from men in all
walks OF life.
John L. always attributed his loss
Of the American championship to
James J. Corbett by a knockout in
New Orleans September Z, 1892, to
liquor. !. sssV
On the occasion of the decision with
regard to the 'black bottle" he said:
If / take another drink l hope
choke, so help me God"
He never took another, but kept up
his fight for temperance by lecturing
occasionally on the evils Of drink for
those who have athletic ambitions.
Sullivan was fifty-nine years old.
He had often expressed regret that he
was too old to go with the boys over
seas, but he was not too old to do his
bit He never declined an invitation
to speak at a flag raising or recruiting
Sullivan never was taught how to
box. He took to fighting naturally.
His first appearance in the ring was
AT a variety performance in Boston
when he was in his teens, a magnifi-
Gently built young man weighing
nearly 200 pounds A husky boxer
who was one of the performers chal-
IeuSou any one III lne duuleuCe To
enter the ring with him. 1t was
summons Sullivan could not refuse, al
though he had had no ring experience.
Peeling off his coat he leaped upon the
stage, took a blow to the head, and
knocked out his opponent with one
clean punch straight from the shoul-
der. 1t was a method of fighting he
never dropped.
Sullivan was married twice. He
married his second wife ar Boston on
February s, 1910 She was Miss Kate
Harkins of Roxbury, Mass, sweet
heart of his youth. His first wife was
Miss Annie Bates of Centerville, r. I.
He obtained divorce from her in Chi
cago in 1908, charging desertion.
Although the fighter is said to have
left fortune, close friends believe
much of this was lost, and that Sui
Ivan did not leave large estate.
Sullivan was loved by every one
here, and there is not youngster in
the town that does not mourn his
dsa-h.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-04
TAKE EX-CZAR'S GOODS IN U. S
War Supplies Held to Protect Claim
of Company.

New York, Feb. 4.-Property in a
Brooklyn warehouse said to belong to
Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor Of
Russia, was seized by deputy sheriffs
under a writ of attac chment issued by
the Supreme court of Brooklyn. The
court decided that as long as Mr. Ro-
manoff was emperor no action could be
brought against him in New York, but
since he has lost the position he could
be sued as any other private citizen.
The attachment was to protect the
claim Of the Marine Transportation
Service company on claim of $685.
1872 for alleged breach Of contrac, for
the shipment Of supplies to Russia. The
property, which is said to be worth
iS2O,OOO,OOO, consists Of automobiles,
rifles, barbed wire and other war ma
terial.