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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17

CHICAGO. oct l6-Lieut y.
W Maynard. first 10 complete the
initial iap In the nrmys trnnscon-
tInentai reliability afr race. and
first 90. take on on the second lap.
was stranded tonight IN n corn
field near Nahoo Neh Tho living
rt-sUn' is not out of the r1Cr,
however Ala ls being rushed to
him ana he hopes % Keep 'h' lead
over his nearest competitor Lieut.
Alexander Pearson. who rested TO-
night 90 Cheyenne Less than $50
miles behind him. Cap. J. % Don
slason ~ only 1876 miles further
west. ~ E1wlins.
Lieutenant Maynard coastod into
the ruruss'd 'uiry with J crank
shaft IN his motor broken pffi-
rIars ~ f~sf declared him ou' %
The race but later save h.w per
mission tH continue. 4 Liberty
motor from fhe wrecked Martin
bomber ri'H',d ty capt Roy
Francis .5 being rushed from lI-
tan. S~b 20 replace Lieutenant
Nat~arI.s wn'u. Ifn hopes 'u con
Urus uIs flight Go MlnellA IE.Iass
Other contestants continued 20
wing their way across the cuuti-
rr-t Three landed today no san
Francisco. making total ~ ~ fo
complete the westward flight
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
CLAIM GARY STRIKE
is VIRTUALLY ENDED
COMPANIES Prepare Co Build New
OrEnnlya Mons Dispute
Claims; Deny Reds Control,

CHICAGO, Oct 1G--stooi min Of
ficlals at Gary. Ind, today expressed
tho opinion that the strike is vir-
tunlly ended and made preparations
for building up n new organization
Union leaders disputed tho Ao.
curAcy or the claims made ny the
steel officials They also began an
effort 90 establish the independence
Of the union forces from the rhdi-
Gals
Major Thomas B Crockett, head
OF tho local branch OF military in.
teliigence. In I'm Gary making n
thorough investigation OF the al.
legged radical plots. lie Is said to
have BEEN detailed 10 make an in.
vestlgation following an appeal by
organized labor TO Secretary Baker
10 send personal representative
into the Gary district.
John FitTpuiricF chairman Of the
national steel strike committee. de-
clarpd today thhf che report that
radicals are running tho strike are
absolutely untrue lie also said
that 90 per cent Of the men arrested
are formPr' steel mill employees who
were discharged because Of their &c.
tlvities In the union.
Ne said that ha would demand Of
Cho'war department the publication
~ the name of every alleged rndl-
cal member of the federation sus-
peCtcd uf fnmcHting disorders in con.
nection with The steel strike.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
Special Showing
Broken Blossoms
Rialto Tonight.

A special showing OF d W
Criffith's new picture. "Broken
blossoms" viii be given az the
Rialto theater tonight NJ IL
o'clock. following the last show
Of the regular program
While the showing 10 being
given by the theater manage
ment at the special request n
Mr. Griffin Co about 30 pruml-
nsnt ladies' and gentlemen ~ the
city who are lovers ~ art. and
who have been invited hy Mr.
griffin % be- hlH guests. the
ElaIlo management has decided
10 admit IN. general public also
at soc admission. which will
be the charge during the weeks
run of the picttlEe at The Rialto,
starting sunday
broken Elns@onls' r. said by
All critics Co surpHss anything
the wizard director has ever
done and created such a son
gatiun in New York that ~ ran
four solid months al $3.50 ad-
mission.
A special music score accom-
parI~= the picture and u viii
be given by the Rialto orchestra
tonight
The run of the picture will be
one hour. starting promptly NJ
-.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
WILSON IS CHEERED
BY VOTE IN SENATE
News Communicated 10 President
Soon After II IL Announcod--Im-
provcncnt II Continuing.

WASHINGTON oct. i6.-Further
indication OF the steady improve
mcnt IN the condition ot President
Wilson. who today entered the
fourth week of his Illness. was given
tonight In tho statement by white
house officials that the vote on the
Shontung nmcsimcnt 10 the peace
tre1y was impaired to him within q
Few minutes after the senate roll
call
The president earlier in the day. it
was learned. was advised that an i'm
portant vote In the senate peace
treaty controversy WAS near. As the
news did not seem 10 worry him,
Rear Admiral Graysun, his personal
physician. gave permission for the
sending of the vote 20 the sick room
when recorded Secretary Tumulty
received the news of tho vote a.
the white house iSumedlately after
announcement by the senate tellers
and sent IL to tho presidents room
where II was given 20 him by his
nurse Mrs Wilson having left his
bedside FOR a few minutes
In bulletin issued at the white
house at 1913 o'clock tonight Doc
tor Grnyaon said
The president had a fairly sat
lsfactOry day
The day bulletin was supported by
unofficial reports throughout tho
afternoon although there was no
disposition 20 create an impression
that a radical Improvement could be
noted for some time.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
L. S. DEPUTY MARSHAL
JOHN MORAN RESIGNS
Important Chnngc Is Made In office
for Eastern District OF Okla
hOmn.
A. |. HULL ALSO QUITS JOB
Harry Blake SucCccds to office nt
MusL ogcc; Successor for Tulsa
Not Yet Named.

An important change has JUS, been
made In the office OF the United
states marshal for the eastern dts
trict OF oklahoma. A l.. Hull, who
has been chief deputy for the pas
TWO years. has resigned to take
for the Indiana Truck company and
John j. Moran, who has been ia
charge OF tho Tulsa office ever since
B, a Enloe, ir.. pecame marshal
resigned To accept tho Tulsa agency
Tor tho same company, effective
November r.
Mr.. Hun, who was formerly srcre-
tary to United states Judge Cotter-
all OF the western district came 10
This district about two years ago
as special agent under Marshal En-
loe. Hts executive ability so ap-
pealed 10 Marshal Enloe that he wds
soon after made chief deputy. and
ne has performed the duties In Al
manner both satisfactory to the
marshal and the department Of
Justice at Washington.
MIR. Moran has been an officer
here In Tulsa as far back as the
memory OF man runneth first as po-
lice officer, later as deputy sheriff
and finally as deputy In charge of the
Tulsa office under Marshal Enlpe.
Ia every position he has acquitted
himself with such credit that great
number OF cltiGcus lndorsed him for
Chief OF police under Mayor Hub
Bard Marshal Euloc thought 40 wch
OF him that he offered him The po-
eition Of chief deputy when Mr. Hun
resigned. but the offer wa declined
because the position which hs takes
N civil life seemed more attractive.
After MIR Moran declined the chief
ieputyship under Marrhal Enloe the
position was offered TO Harry Blake
who has been deputy In the Mus
kogce office since Mr. Enloc's APP
and he has accepted ef-
fective on Novem bcr !. Mt Blake
has been chief OF police OF Musko-
gee. and Is of temperament which
will make him an ideal officer IN
the capacity which he now assumes
MIR Noran's successor In the Tulsa
office has not yet been selected.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
MAY REQUIRE NEW LIST
An Even Dozen Men Excused
on Second Day on Account
of Prcjudices.
BIG CROWD is INTERESTED
Despite Monotonous Routine
Many Spectators Quietly
Watch Progress.

when adjournment was taken
yesterday six jurymen had been
tentatively accepted to sit IN the
trial OF Charles s. Krieger, alleged
dynamitcr, who IS charged with be-
ing implicated In the des ,ruction by
high explosives OF the Edgar J.
Pew home. li42 South Cheyenne,
on m" night Of october 20, 1917
Throughout the day there was no
unusual development IN the slow
tedious grind Of jary selection.
when court conveyed yesterday
morning ~ Jurors had been passed
upon for cause by the state but
none had been approved BY the de-
fcnse counsel The grilling eNami-
nation to which the Jurors were
subjected by Fred II. Moore, chief
Of counsel for the defonse, l2 men
were excused by the court. all hay
ing declared that their preiudices
would not perRit them 20 render a
fair and impartial verdict II Il
were proved by the state that the
defendant was member OF the
Industrial Workers OF the World
At adjournment ak had been ac-
rentcd by the state. leaving anoth
er half dozen In the box 10 be eS-
amlned today
Here They Are.
The six who have declared fair
ness 10 both the state and defense
are:
VI. u. Arbuckic.
". j. just.
J. E sutton.
j. W Brnkby.
r. ". Icpkc.
:. iIcaton.
Preiudircs against the W w
as an organization were admitted
nv the II men who were excused
from jury service. They declared
thiu they believed the members OF
The urrluiyaIiun 10 be -Ameri-
can They told tho court that they
had read newspaper accounts Of
Oufiagos committed throughout the
country by the W vs. and that
as the accounts never had been de-
MED they considered them as the
truth.
while IL is possible that a Jury may
be selected before adjournment to
day court attaches last night eN-
pressed the opinion that another
panel OF vcniremen would be re-
puired TO I'm the Jury box.
Large Crowd Attends
Sixteen Of the panel of = men
have failed 10 qualify for
jury service and it is considered
Nkcly. ~ least that number viii be
released FOR the same reason today
In the event the panel IL exhausted Il
viii be necessary 10 draw another
list which probably would require -
hours peremptOrv challenges, five
'o each Side. probably Will further
delay completion of tho trial body.
Despite the tircrome monotouous
routine. there was another large
crowd % interested spectators Many
men prominent IN the business life
OF Tulsa are iu attendance upon the
trial There we're mo- thrills for tho
CONTtNf ~ on IsAGE TIN
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
HINES MEETS RAILROAD
HEADS ON GRAIN MOVING

CHICAGO rrt 10 walker D.
Hines. director general ~ railroads
today held series NJ conferences
with The heads OF western roads and
officials ~ the United states grain
corporation. ai which plans were dis
Guessed FOR me movement of rho large
wheat crop from 'hr southwest tu
tar markets ~ fac east
|lr Hines announced that wheat
would have 10 be handled as ernerr
rn.r freight HrH given preference
over other frIf'. until norma. cone
If.. .ura ar. restored
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
Senate Rejects Propo-
sal to Give Province
Outright to Chinese
FINAL VOTE is SIS TO 35
Fourteen Republicans Vote
Against and Three Dem
ocrats Support II.
GORE IS AGAINST PACT
Oklahoma Senator, Reed
and Walsh, Democrats to
Vote for Adoption.
GORE IS AGAINST PACT
Hoo They Voted.


WASHINGTON. Oct. is.---The
vote ON the adoption of the Shan.
tung amendment today follows,
IOr Adoption:
Republicans 49, Hail. Bornh,
Brnndcgccs. Cailsr. Cappcr,
Curtis. Dillingham;. Hall. France,
FrclinRhuyscn. GroDna, Harding,
johnson tChliforniPl Jones
(Washingtnnl Knox. IaFOllcttc.
Lodge. Mccormick. Mel ane.
Mossss. New, Ncwbcrry. Norris,
Page, PcnFosc, Phipps, PoindcH.G q
trr, sherman, Sutherland, Whds-
worth. Warren and Wntson---a2.
Democrats Gore, Reed.
w"l's y,,,., ss. 'SH"'"'i""'''''' 3
Against adopiioni
Hcpubiicans--tolt, Cummius,
Hale, Kellogg. Kenyon, Reyes.
1enrOot,l Mctumbcr, McNairy,
Nelson, smoot. spencer. sterling
ana TownscDd--1i.
Dcrnocrnts Ashur,.t. Bank
head, Bcckham, Chamberlain,
CilberSon, Dial, Fletcher, Gay.
Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Hcndcr-
~tsft bbfNrs AN"NN VIVA
ico); kcndrick. King, Kirby. Mo
kollar, Myers, Nugent, OycrmRn,
Owen. Pbclan, piuman, Pom
crcne, Rsnsdcli, Robinson. Shep-
pard, Shields, simmons, smith,
tAriyona) smith (Gcorgin) /;
smith tMarIland)i Stanley.
swanson. 1ifomhs. Trnmmeil,
Underwood. Walsh. (Montana) F;
Williams, and WoiCott---si. Total
against adoption bS.
The sir senators absent or
paired. wcrci
For ndOptionl Frrnhid. rcpub-
licnn, Maine, and Elkins, rcpub-
iicAn, West Virginia.
Against hdoptlon---Edgc, re-
publican. New Jersey; johnson.
democrat, of South Dakota;
Martin. democrat 81 Virginia.
and smith, dynocrat. South Car
olinn.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
of Janet
Wilkinson WIN Pay
Death Penalty Today

CHICAGO. Oct i6.--Thomas
fitzgerald, sentenced to nAnE to-
morrow for numbering Janet VIII
kinson, a child. tonight gave up all
hope of commutotiOn OF his SON
tence and gave out statement,
saying II am not afraid To die.
My peace Is made with God %
His wife failed In "A final At
tempt 10 save his NE this after
noon when Judge KenesRw NJ
Lands in federal court denied her
petition for writ OF habeas cor
pus.
Fitzgerald was visited tonight
hy his wife and two sisters
Permission tO witness the hang
ing Was denied i :, Wilkinson,
JanetH father, today
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
Immediate Reduction
in Prices of Shoes
Is Not NOIC in Sight

NEW YORK. oct rs There ia
no indication ~ an immediate drop
iu footwear prices. } Frank No
E7wsln, preFident of the National
Boot \ Shoe Manufacturer assO-
citation said TODAY lie asserted that
his remarks az the middle states
shoe wholesalers association con-
Nrnilou here Tuesday had heeu
ml@quoted Mr.. McElwain had
been quoted as predicting that
shoe prices were due for 4 tumble
after ChristmaA
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
Former Secret SerUice
Chief Is Dead in Kansas

EMrDR1A. Kan. oct l6 Hiram
q. whitley. formerly chief OF mo
secret service bureau OF tho treas
ury department. and a Ciyil war va'-
eran ana buffalo fighter died al hir
home here last niEht lie was active
ia the arrest OF cuunierfeltcfs during
The rooonstrutclon period and also
aided In the suppression Of the kI
Rlux Khan.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
ARMY Is MILES AWAY
Former Imperial Palaces Cap
tured--Allied Squadron
Arrives at Riga.
BoLSHEvlKl ARE RETREATING
General Advance Is Made by
Army of Kolchak on
Whole Siberian Line.

by The Asseclsted Press.
LONDON. Oct. ie.--Genernl
fudenitch, commander of the RUS
sian northwestern army. has cap
tured Gatchina. and a victorious
advancing towards Krasnoya-
selo and Tsarek koye -selo. is and
6 miles from Petrograd.
Reports from Reval and Hels-
lngfors say that Yudenitch Is meet
ing with feeble resistance, al
though uatohins was strongly
fortified. Reports from aviators
show that the fsw barricades on
the road to Petrograd and
trenches and entanglements out
side OF the capital are not formid-
able.
II also announced that the boil
nheviki ara evRcuRtinE petroRrad
owing to mutiny among the red
troops
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17

MASONIC DEGREE GROUP
TAKES NAME OF HALEY
..-.L .. M. W.

NALEsTEH oct Is-As a
.aksn o. respect 90 Doctor HALEY
,hc leading Mason % oklahoma
gf0 dIrd here Tutsdav che mem
hers ~ rho big class which took fhs
Masonic degree work during tho
reunion. chose hls name f1r their
group
Officers we're elected Is f0.Uus.
President. o. o. Emmett NIsENE~r
vice president u. E sIrruws
Tulsa secretary treasurer n Y
E.f tEwrIrrH. ora tor l h
House ErIs.uu historian. M. T
Dandram. Fisher.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
METH0DlSTS FAVOR LAW
AGAINST ClGARET SALE

ereriaI 20 TIE World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. oct is Rev.
G.. G. Harick favored federal leEis.
lation fo prohibit 'hr sale of Cigs-
reis 20 minors iu hls address AZ tho
first &c. D. church. to members N
fhe NpthuNIa' conference last night
The speaker urged ihe members or
Pho conference io take an active rai
iu aiding and compelling siri'.
enforcement Hf tho laws forhiddinc
fna sale of intaSieanis and nurco'F
drugs
Routine business occupied the tlmo
Of tho conference This morning -
the afternoon session ~ the meet
Ink there was nr address by borinr
grav ON the anniversary ~ The
W1-rrns Home Missionary society
pr r o. Uoten viii address The
conference tonight
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
SHANTUNG AMENDMENT IS BEATEN
THE WEATHER

TrLsh. Okla, oct 10 Maximum,
80 minimum, a. north uinds cloudy
precipitation. ~ inch
OKLAHOMA. Friday fair warmer IN
west portion Saturday fair. warmer
LOUISIANA Friday local rain, cold
er Saturday fair
ARKANSAS Friday fair. colder IN
southeast portion Saturday far,
East TEXAS Frids, cloudy. rain
i0 southeast portion. colder IN es.t
portion warmer ~ extreme northwest
Saturday iair warmer
WEST TEXAS FRIDAY fair warmer
IN the PAnhandis Saturday fair
KANSAS Fair fridsy and probably
Saturday with rising temperature.
THE LITTLE OLD HOUSE
Tho lltNs Old house aud the little Old
street
Where lived old fashioned people whO'd
'milc ~h,u wt'd meet
oh how ia like 10 70 back there once
more
With the mother on watch for her boy
st the door
Ana tho faithful Old dog for me always
Nsrt FOR ny whistle whenever n. slept
The little old house Of my boJhoOd was
plan
II Vas battered and SCARED BY the sun
and the rain:
hut It's walls rang with laughter and
here ! may say
Was all that ne offers Of comfort
There ws had msAls that kinr would
delight
Ana friends round about u, and sweet
sleep Al night
In my li,tr old room overlooking th,
shed
7 dreamed splendid dreams when my
prayers had been sad;
| EAied - the starS and lonEed for
tho timo
when tho huls Of the world could
venture 20 climb.
And fsr In the distance | thought
could fco
The house Of eonientment that some
dAv would be
Oh little knew Of lifc's battles back
then.
And iitlIs guessed Of tho sorrow, Of
men
But that Old fashioned house and that
old fashioned street
With sll that needed Of Joy was com
pleis---
Ana iu vain comes the longing TO 90
back once more
To that house With the mother on
watch n the door
Copyright, 1919. by Edgar A. Gu,sD
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
CONVICTIONS IS GOAL
Citizens Will See to 1t That
Offenders Get Penalties
Provided.
BONDS TO BE INCREASED
Plan to Make It More Diff
cult for Violators to Get
Freedom From Jail.

Since automobile thieyery has be
come 90 profitable an industry
among the class OF people engaged
IN that enterprise II has opened the
eyea OF some OF the automobile
owncra OF this city to the fact that
perhaps he prom, in It might be
diverted to their own pockets by
the taking OF preventive measures
As aaresult uf that thought the al
lied civic committee was called to.
gcther yesterday by ". g. stcRer.
chairman, at the office OF Ar O..
HeEgcm at 10 O'Clock Chief Of Po-
lice charles Allen was called and
submitted report which showed
so arrests for the stealing ~ cars.
the prisoners having been turned over
20 the county and Told the committee
what In his judgment. was tho rea
son why more arrests were not
made and more convictions secured
At the conclusion OF the session
County Attorney Tom I Munroe
was invited to n session later In the
Day lie explained that owing to
Congestion IN his office aud In tho
courts A. had been Impossible 10
complete the evidence and bring n /
OF these cases to trial lie also eN.
plaincd that II was impossible for
his office TO paAs on the sufficlency
or validity OF the bonds IN these
cases because he had no authority
IN do 80. that authority reAting with
the justices OF the peace and later
with the district clerk
II was the sense OF the meeting
that the iudEes be asked TO Join the
committee In a conference with the
object FIRST. OF increasing the
amount OF the bond In automobile
cases tO the point where they VIII
not be snrcasily made. also that the
surctios Ice Investigated 20 lind out
whether they are really worth the
money In case OF forfeiture. and
second, 90 make the bond ~ high In
chronic cases that the alleged thief
cannot make the bond at all This
action A intended 20 break up the
system ~ getting out on bond and
ihen committing another theft while
AZ liberty A few months in JAN
awaiting trinl IN little Appreciated
by the gang engaged IN this prac-
tice
Report to Lions.
f"po'' or N" action ~ tie uI.
lied committee was made 20 the
Lions club a. their mcrlIug nfsHufpl
Tulsa Yesterday and a motion was
made ihu the club stand behind 900
representative. both as moral
force and 90 provide l's share Of
tho expense OF any action which the
commiite" might later take
motion wIa made ana clrrlrI
that a special attorney be employed
to go over The records Iu the
county attorneys office. propnr.
evidence ana get me cases ready 'ur
trial This special representative
viii also Inspect aIl bonds put up
In these cases. ma iu case fh"
bonhsmSs has improperly rsuro-
scented his liability HDIuu will he
prepared ag1ins' him when these
matters hay" been attended tu. the
tDNrTNTEp as Vagt 49,.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17

WASHINGTON. oct is-Ths
long debated shAntung amendment
10 the peace treaty. presented by
senator Lodge and approved by the
foreign relations committee. finally
was rejected IN the senate with A ma
jority OF an even score against H.
In the vote Or 30 TO b6. II reEu-
licRnH swung over to the pro treaty
forces. while three democrats lined
up with those supporting the pro-
pOsal or ne ak senators absent.
two republicans were put on record
AZ In favor Of the amendment and
one republican aud three democrats
az opposing IT,
The roll cali. which came AZ the
end of another ak and n half hours
Of sharp debate. In reality owept
away six amendments instead OF one
each change in the treaty text having
been numbered separately by the
committee IN its decision 10 strike
out the word Japan" and suhsiituto
Tho word china throughout the sec
tioua relating 10 the province Of
Shauiung. lly unanimous consent
however, tho six changes were de-
batrl ard voted on as one.
Three Are Irft.
Only three of The committee a.
mtndmrnts now remain 90 br acted
ON by the senate, 80 previously hav-
Inr been rejected. OF those remain
ing ono rrlli,atp American rupres"n-
tRti0u on rho r"pHrlii0us commission
apl two Zoo equalization OF voting
power 200 tho league ~ nations hs
Hsmhly
After tnc vote was completed sen
t'ur Lodge announced that lIfur be-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17

LONDON. Oct ia general re-
treat by the boishevikl before the
armies OF Admiral kolchak In west
ern Siberia is announced In a wire
less message from the koichAk gov
ernment AT Onisk, dated October ~.
The bolsheviki are retreatIns
along the whole line. Thes~urs de-
porting the entire population be-
tween the ages OF 10 and so and are
likewise removing the cattle"
Tho message announces the re
cclpt OF advices that the council Of
peoples commisaa ries In Moscow had
Issued an order outlawlng Admiral
Kolchak and hts ministers and the
arrest Of his agents and those OF the
allies In siberia.
The message also reports that
holshevlk wireless dispatch had been
received which admitted that in
plchisCite In Moscow the workmen
had declnred themselves against thu
soviet and are supporting Admiral
Kolchak.
SO successfully has the defense OF
Riga proper aga inst the Germans
and Russians under General AvRloff-
Brrmoudt bcon maintained that the
Letilsh government considers II safe
10 return 10 the city. according to
latest official udyices The enemy
stIll holds tho outskirts OF the city
on the west bank Of tho Duna, but
the fighting has diminished TO q des-
ultury rifle fire
Private and official adyices indi-
cate that the reservoir ~ holshevist
soldiers has been drawn down close
t0 tho bottom and that they are un-
abl" iu provide sufficient forces 10
maintain defense on all fronts
General Yudenitch's attack which
has already carried him to point
about 25 miles from petrograd. has
undoubtedly precipithted crisis
The capture % Petrograd. which
experts predict will happen In tho
near future. would furnish a large
field nf recruitment for General Yud-
enitch it ~ believed. since the anti
holshevik feeling there Is said 70 nun
high
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17

HEisiNGFoRs, Oct. is.--The
boisheviki are evaeuaa,ing pstro-
Erad because the troops are unwil-
ling to fight. according to a message
received here today.