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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
Orders Came From
Berlin, British Sav

tBy International News serS.cel
KlRkWALL June 2j-Germany's
in,crned battle fleet was sunk as a
result Of orders from Berlin, accord
ing TO British naval officers here who
have made an investigation OF Sat,
urday's scuttling
New crews recently replaced III.
skeleton organizations remaining on
the German warships, il was learned
today. These new crews. according to
the British authorities. brought the
orders fro mthe German capital which
resulted IN the sinking Of the vessels
Saturday.
The British grand fleet today rides
at anchor amid the submerged bulk o.
the German fleet, A few tunnels show
above the water in some places,
1T was a fitting end for the craver
feet one British officer remarked
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
Doom of German Grand Fleet
Seen When Great Ships Began
Suddenly to Rock and Reel
Berlin People Call II Handsome Deed But Refrain From
0utburSt Of Enthusiasm,

LONDON, June 2j--Al,hough re-
ports have stated that six Germans
were killed and ten wounded when the
boats Of the German ilcet in Scapa
Flow were fired upon subsequent to
the slri,tling of the German fleet, the
Daily Mail says that others may have
hccn drowned and that some may pos
Slblv have reached the Orkney islands
arr have no, as yet been reported
The main force OF the British fleet
Wa abscn, exercising at sea when the
German ships were sunk, only some
drit'e,s, small warships and patrolng
aircraft being on guard over the in
'ernct enemy squadron
Won Reuter- Gave Order.
Admiral Won Reuter-, commander Of
the surrendered German fleet. says he
issued an order TO sink the ships, the
Daily Mail adds. and did so because
at the beginning OF the war the Ger
man emperor directed that no German
warships should fall into the enemy's
hands, lie says tina, he believed, from
newspaper reports. that the arms,ice
had been ended.
Admiral Won Reuter- visited Ger
many some weeks ago, Il being under
stood at the time that the reason for
his trip there was that he was i'll bu'
he soon returned, and it is believed
that at that time he circulated the or.
der to sink the German ships by evsd.
ang the censorship or making signal,
10 the various vessels, an act which
the close proximity of the German
ships made quite easy. The Mai
quotes the admiralty as denying tina,
the German crews were periodical,
changed and saying that the origina
crews remained on board the vessels
There were from $50 to 200 men on III,
big ships and from ten 20 twenty or
board the destroyers. Therefore, ther,
were nearly 5000 ia the water or II
the ships bows when the fleet wa
sunk, Fourteen hundred were landet
BY the BrHish on Sunday at Nigg
RusshIre, on the northern shoae o
Cromariy Firth. They were placed il
hu'ments and are being held unde
military guard
Sea Valves Opened.
From the behavior of the ships, ac
eording to the Mail, it was evident IN
sea valves had been opened and in
surprisingly short time the vessels. bi
and small, began TO settle down. Ever
effort was made by the British nava
craft to beach the sinking ships. an
ir the case Of desuoyers consider abl
success was achieved. BY ocloc
in the afternoon. however, what a
hour before had been a stately file,
riding calmly at anchor was an ARA
OF reeling. rocking batleships. III
doom Of which was written in the
movements.
Here a DESTROYER would disappe7
amid cloud OF steam. and there
Lattlcshp would take her last plune
and disarpcar in cloud of spray. Or
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
Rupture Kills
1000 Annually

Seven thousand persons each yssr are
laid awsy--ths burial csrtlficats bsins
marked ''Kupfure." whyy pscauss the
or had been merely taking care Of the
sign ,sweliinK) Of the sffiiction and paylnR
no attention To the cause. what are you
do'ng' Are you nsglectinG yourself by
wearing . truss. appliance. or whatever
name you ehooss to call ~ Al best the
sruss ID only . maksshtft--a false prom
against . coiiapainG wail--and cannot he
expected TO act ~ more than . mere me
ehsnical support The binding pressure 70.
tards blood circulation. thus robbinG tine
weakened musciss OF that which they need
n.0st--nourishment.
but science has found . way. ana every
truss suffered In the land 10 invited 10
make rRC1 test right In the privacy Of
their own home. Ths rLAPAO method ID
Vnqusstiouabiy The most scisutifio logical
and successful sslf-treatmsnt for rupture
the world has ever known
The PLAP~O PAD whsn dhsrin6 cloes.
" to the body cannot possibly slip or shift
cut Of place. therefore. cannot chain o.
pinch. soft ~ ivsivst---sasy to apply
expensive To bs ussd whilst yos work
and whilst you sleepy No straps. buckles
f<Arn how To- closs the hsrniai opening
% nature iutsadsd - the rupture CAN'T
come down BEND yuur name today 10
PLAPAQ Co., Block So. ~. Louis, No..
for FREE TRIAL Ptapao and the informa-
tion necessary. lAdv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
James j. Montugue-s
WHEN YOU COME BACK

As soon as the trouble started.
The Boss sends around for me
We've gotta fight for the cause o. right,
An our eountry's flag" says he.
"Our shores must not be threatened
BY the fleet OF a dsstatd foe.
The thing to do for a lad like you
Is to shoulder a gun an 20"
your Job Is wnitin' for you
He tells me, the day ! blew,
"An III say. beside that I'm filled with pride
At KNOWN a lad like you
An he. gave me new trench mirror
An a basket OF other truck
An he slapped my back a soundin' whaek
An wished me a lot O. luck.
left thumb at Soissona,
When ii2htin' beside the French,
| was nickcd again beyond Varenn,,
Decain' muddy trench.
went through the Argonne forest
An then, when we'd woa thn war
And back we came, an q2it thc Co.,
wanted my job once more.
The Boss was glad, he told me,
To find that | wasn't killed
An he says. TOO bad that place yor I.
When you left last year, ia filled"
No job, an no chance to get one,
An II that Is 4 mans deserts
For goin' across, III be like my Boss
Next wsr--and give I'LL II hurtcl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23

went down. About twenty destroyers
on; Of the fifty that we're interned.
were beached during the afternoon
The German crews which were taken
10 the Victorious were late. trans
fcrred to other warships.
what was a crowded anchorage
this morning" wired a mail cor
respondent is now an cxpanse ui
water tonight and here and there t.,
nasts OF a sunken German ship mark
inp the last resting place OF once
proud and mighty high seas fleet
Eyewitness Describes Scene.
One of the Mails correspondent,
who watched the sinking ships from
the air station At liouton, which over
looks the anchorage, writes
The ba,'lcships were gradually
submerged until their decks were al
most awash, lheL they turned turtle
and went quickly out OF sight, ther,
being a slight boiling sea at intervals
for several hours and blueIsh scum
OF the water caused by the release Of
oil. These were all that marked the
spot where the ships had gone down
The ligh, cruisers settled by the stern
or bows and sometimes one hundfel
feet OF the hull OF these ship,
projected into the air like huge whalci
lcaplng from the water.
when the last sinking battle
ship disappeared, driiter and a
trawler were at work alongside and q
destroyer was standing by, evidently
making All attempt to tow the battle
ship INTO shallow water \ long
splash between the destroyer and the
ship showed tha, the towli nc had
parted The ba,ieship canted violent.
ly. the drli,cr moved of and before
photographer beside the writer VA
able TO change the plate IN his camera
not a single vcstlge of the ship re
NAMED
q "A number Of German sailors cam,
to the pier at Hou,on this afternoon
but were not permitted to land bcins
directed to the flagship"
t Strong patrols were landed iron
! the fleet and took positions along th'
= beach. presumably to deal with an.
$ German swimmers who came ashore
A'Thurso dispatch TO the Mail say
| that the moment the German flag
! ship ran up the rcd flag, twenty o
thirty British destroyers and uawl
u crs were patrolllng in and out OF ,h
German lines, A rush OF Germlns I
n the boats followed the signal but tn
y capacity OF the boats was limited, a
their number was cut down some tim
y ago. All the Germans wore life belt
% and those unable io enter the boat
leaped into the sea without hesitation
5, In the me- ntime guard ships al
ID several destroyers opened fire on Il
s boats and the Germans leaped ove'
board. Then the deNroyers, patr,
boats and pinnaces dashed IN all d
,s rec,ions, picking up the German
NJ from the water,
ID IL, is common knowledge here
Is the dispatch says, that the behave
OF the crews of the German ships hi
W been growing progressively wor'
g. The first few weeks after the armi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23

ard saw many impressive sights, buI
the most impressing OF them was
tame compared with Saturdays stag
gerlng spectacle. Toward noon one OF
the German battleships was reported
in a sinking condition, and almost
simultaneously each German ship
hois,ed the German ensign at the
masthead, the most OF them showing
also the red flag at their ioremas'
The crews immediately commenced tc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
Neglect Charged
by Paris PaperS

PARIS, June 2J-The British ad.
mlralty was openly charged with u-g-
lect IN permitting the sinking oi the
German flee, off Scapa Flow by
French newspapers today
The French papers recalled the fact
that France had laid claim 10 tn,
battle cruisers forming par, Of the IN
termed German fleet. and DECLARED that
compensation is due France for their
loss
Great Brrain's responsibility i,
heavy" declared the Journal we
cannot forget that the Brush wanted
tfs fleet sunk Unbelievable aceumu.
lation Of mistakes made the scuiilinV
possible Article q Of the armSiicc
did not preclude the presence OF ar
allied guard aboard these ships
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23

might have caused an ou,burd OF ell
thu,iaSm. but the pubic was not moved
to demonstration The admiralty has
received nothing beyond a bret bnllc
I'm, which came by way oi Holland
Commenting upon the sinking OF tho
fleet, the Berlin Gazette says that it
MAS perhaps deed OF folly. a, Ger
many might have been able to force an
indemnity tDr the surrender OF the
war'hips.
"Nevertbeless," II continues. q, was
a handsome deed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23

would settle down by the stern and
no,brr would heel over until only the
keel showed above water. The Derf-
lingcr. liindenburg Won der Tam.
Mol,kc and Seydlitz settled down be
side each other. the s,.named turn
ing turtle as she filled with water
Her keel is still showing where she
capsired. The waters OF Scapa Flow
were dotted with small boah full OF
men who had with dramatic sudden
ness settled the question OF The dispo-
sitlon OF the interned ships
The first boa,oad was towcd along
side Of II NJ. S, Victorious by a drift
er a German officer in the boat OF
dered his men to cheer They respond
ed with three vigorous "hochs" Graft
OF every description followed fast tc
the side OF the warship each towing
boa,loads OF Germans who were taker
on board the Victorious. the decks o.
which soon became crowded with Ller
and bandlcs
A German officer who came aboart
wore a sword and seemed to wish tt
make an impressive ceremony b.
handing II over 10 an officer who haC
been in command OF division OF in
termed destroyers,
We are no, bolshevikiF he said
Peace was signed today We had on
orders and have carried them out
Germans Were Ready.
The Germans were not aware tha
the armis,ioe had been extended unit
Monday and there was an almost con
tinuous heel clicking and saluting a
the officers Of various ships grecte
each other on coming aboard. Tha
the Germans were ready for the even
was apparent from the amount an
variety OF the gear they had wit
them, some seamen staggering undc
the weight OF bundles bigger ,ha
themselves, the salvage representa-
everything from banjos to pet dog
Both the officers and men seemed yer
anxious that none OF their shit
should be saved.
One officer who wou Ne iron eros
pointed to the sinkfrR ships al
said See how the German navy go'
down with ~ flags flying"
German Flags Hauled Down.
c Such, however. was not the case,
a British sailors had boarded most
Z the Gcrma ships and had haul
y down the flags before the vess'
j went under
d The prospect of salvaRing a Il
c ships is fairly hopeful, the Mail sal
k None has gone down in really de
n water. The Bleaching OF the ,lnki
t ships proved a difficult and a, time,
y dangerous matter. One destro,
c sank as il was being towed asho
e British sailors on board having scaI
" time 10 Jump clear before the cr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23

The Neue Gazette says! "Ths OIL.
Ger, and men who performed this 49,
may be forgiven They acted In The
spirit in which they were trained. On
the other hand il their Ation carries
with it injurious results for Germany.
!, mus, be regretted, for Gsrmasy 70
hardy in a position to indulge IN the
luxury of heroic poses, and the bstef
satisfaction OF appearing before she
world in this Bengal illumination, may
have to he paid Tor i- cash"
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tee men from the German ships
we're allowed to land on the island.
but very soon farmers complained OF
the loss OF sheep. Leave for the
Germans was thereupon stopped, only
one boa, being allowed to each squad
ron"
The Mail prints the story OF an eye
witness of the sinking Of the fleet
who says that he wi,nesged naval ac-
,iv,ics a, Seapa Flow for many years
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
May Be Foolish
Deed, PAPER SAYS

TBN The AsSOCIated FreFs
BERLIN, Sunday. June Q.-BuIle-
tins announcing that the German flee,
had been sunk in Scapa Flow. arrived
too late for the morning editions Of
Berlin papers today. and the people
were given tbeir fpsts information
through noon editions In more aus
pioious political situation. the news
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
Man Hunt Is
Still in ProqreSS

LONDON. June 2j--Many of the
Germans concerned in the sinking OF
their fleet at Scapa Flow are still AZ
large. according to a dispatch to tho
Star today from Thurso. a small wa
terIng place. on the north coast OF
Scotland A man hunt is being con
Quoted through the surrounding coun
try.
According 10 the ThurSo corre>pon.
dent. 10000 German, had a hand Il
/ ihe fleets des,r,,c,
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leave the ships and it was soon evi.
dent that the concerted plan OF action
was being carried out
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
GOVERNMENT PRINT
ING OFFICE NEWS.

William r. Love. of the press di-
vision, was busy yesterday dispos-
ing OF 100 turkeys, which he offer
ed to the employees at As cents a
pound.
The Binders and the. Mergs will
play the postponed game OF duck
pins on the Grand Central alleys
Friday night The Stars and Limos
will meet again at the same time.
Frank CoIwell. of the linotype
section. finished fourth in class c
in the Elks' pool tourney. which
closed Monday night As the prize
is IS worth of auto accessories. all
he needs now is the auto.
Because of the tremendous
amount of work and the short
time before the convenIng OF Con-
gress the departments have been
sending their printing clerks to the
e. p. o. to revise proofs On the an
nual reports. Former printers
among them were Johnny Shaw.
with the Bureau of Vocational Ed
ucation. and George Birdsall, now
with the general supply committee
in the Treasury Department.
Edward H Morcock Is represent
ing the city-wide drive for mem
bers of citizens associations in the
keyboard room.
Invitations have been distributed
for the grand reunion of the Speed
ball Club next month, by the op-
orators in tbe linotype section.
Finley 8. Hayes, of the night
pressroom, is enjoying a weeks
leave.
Robert w. Parker. of the job Sec
Tor week
Walter II. Masincup. who was TAX
en- home Friday night, is improving.
Mrs. Samuel S. .Kennedy. who re-
Gently underwent, treatment in a
Baltimore hospital. is getting along
nicely at her home in Cottage City.
Joshua 3. Gribbens, of the night
linotype section. is ill.
Miss Mabel c. Martin has resign
ed her position and returned to New
York.
Elias Wolf. of the machine shop. is
taking several days leave to cele-
brate the arrival OF his first grand
son.
overly Sterrett. emergency limo
type operator, will resign this week
to accept a position as machinist-
operator on a newspaper in Suf-
folk. Va.
Allen &. Frazee has been absent
from the night pressroom because of
illness.
George E. Breitenbach. of the
night proofroom, is on leave.
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that ensued Leslie Branch's recurrentl
cough barked loudly.
They're afraid to go closer. on ac-,
count OF the reef" o'Reilly explained
to his companions.
That must be It that heat" Nori,is
ventured. "Or maybe it's just the
roaring In my ears"
Probably the latter" said Branch.
I'm scared stiff. don't like reefs.
Are there any sharks in these
waters?"
Plenty"
well. I'm glad I'm thin" the sick
man murnured.
Major Ramos spoke In a low tone
from the darkness above. calling for
volunteer boats crew to reconnoiterI
and to look for an opening through
the reef Before the words were out
Of his mouth o'Reilly had offered him
self. .~
Ten minutes later he found himself
at the steering oar OF one of the ships
life boats, heading shoreward. A
hundreds yards. and the Fair Play
was lost to view: but. keeping his
face set toward that inky horizon.
O'Reilly guided his boat perhaps a
half mile nearer before ordering his
crew to cease rowing. Now through
the stiffness came a low. slow. pulsa-
ting whisper, the voice OF the barrier
reef ...-
The trade winds had died with the
sun. and only the geutIest ground
swell was running: nevertheless, when
the boat drew farther in the sound
increased alarningly. and soon white
breaker streak showed dimly where
the coral teeth of the reef bit through.
There was long nights work
ahead: time pressed. and so O'ReiIly
altered his course and cruised along
outside the white water, urging his
crew to lustier strokes. II was hap
hazard work. this search for an
opening. and every hour Of delay in
creased the danger of discovery.
A mile-two miles-it seemed like ten
to the taut oarsmen. and then a black
haitus Of still water showed in the
phosphorescent foam. O'ReiIIy ex-
plored 1t briefly; then he turned back
toward the ship. When he had gone
as far as he dared. he lit a lantern
and. shielding its rays from the shore
with his coat. flashed il seaward. After
short interval a dim red eye winked
once out OF the blackness. O'Reilly
steered for II.
CTo Be Continucd.)
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
COMBINE ACTOR
CLUBS OF D. C.
As You Like Ii" to Be Pre-
sented by Combined
Shakespeare Societies.

-As You. Like IT. viii be presented
by the Washington Shakespeare so-
|Eiety. lessisted by the Community
Service, at o'clock. Friday night,
n the Community Service theater.
b1S Tenth street northwest. An ad-
|mission fee will be charged for the
initial performance, but later pro-
|1uctions to be presented by the
players will be free.
The presentation of the play Is the
|brst formal move to combine all OF
khe local Shakespeare societies into
|pne organtzatibn. DIR. William Allen
Wilbur. dean bf Columbian College.
ht George Washington University.
and a member Of the Teachers
Society. is urging the
bmalgamatioTr
One OF the principal roles. that of
jacques will be played by the Rev.
|Dr. Earle Wildey,:y pastor of Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church. who
was a Shakespearian actor before he
entered the ministry. The play Is
being directed by Mabel Owens Will
cox h II. 3. Meyers. of the Library
of Congress. is president Of the
Shakespeare Society.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-26
Go On with the story.
CHAPTER Xy-CoNTINUED.

NI1AI NN-NoEN
oh. but I'm excited! They're
hosting a cannon out of the hold and
putting II together. so that We can
fight IL we have to-"
Now don't you wisn you'd stayed
at homer" O'ReiIIy smiled at her.
Good heavens. no! I'm having the
time OF my life. nearly died OF
curiosity at first-until I found Major
Ramos tongue"
Hmm! You found 1t. all right.
He appears to be completely conquer
ed"
Lin afraid So" the girl acknowl-
edged with a little grimace. You'd
think he'd never seen a woman be-
fore. He's very-intense. yeryT'
You don't expect me. as your
chaperon, to approve OF your beha vioF?
Why. you've been nIrting outrageous
ly."
IT had to firt a little: simply had
to know what was going on. Butt
liked him."
Indeed"
Il couldn't let him spoil my fun.
could l? OF course not. Well, put
damper on him. told him about
you-about US"
~ was puLLlCu- " nhI uO
you mean" he inquired.
You won't be angry, will you?
When he .waxed romantic told him
he had come into my life too late
confessed that I was in love with
another man-with you" As her hear
er drew back in dismsy Miss Evans
added. quickly. ''Oh. don't be fright
ened: that isn't half!"
"Of Course yuu'ra iokin-" Iohnny
stammered.
Indeed I'm not. thought 1t would
discourage him, butt didn't. So
told him a whopper. I said we were
engaged" The speaker Uttered. She
was delighted with herself
Engaged? To be married."
Certainly! People aren't engaged
toto go fishing. are they? had to
tell him something; he was getting
positively feverish. II he'd kept it
up I'd have told him we were secret
ly married"
This may be funny" the young
man said. stiffly, but I don't see it
"Oh. don't look so glum! I'm not
going to hold you to It. you know
Why"-Miss Evans bantering manner
ceased. and she said. earnestly.
Doctor Alvarado told me your story.
and think 1t splendid. I'm going to
help you find that little Rosa. II you'll
let me. You were thinking about her
when came up. weren't your"
Johnnie nodded.
fou-miSht talk to me about her.
IL you care to-
OReiliy's voice was husky and low
as he said: 81 daren't trust myself
I'm afraid. She's so young. 80 sweet.
so beautiful-and these arc war times.
I'm almost afraid to think"
Norine saw her companions cheeks
blanch slowly. saw his laughing eyes
grow grave. saw the muscular brown
hand upon the rail tighten until the
knuckles were white: impulsively she
laid her palm over his.
Don't let yourself worry" she
said. "If money would buy her safety
you could have all that / have Just
be brave and true and patient, and
you'll find her. I'm sure you will.
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And IN the mean time don't mind my
irivoiity; it's just my way. You see
TINS Is my first taste of life, and ii
has gone to my head" -