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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-14

am six years old, My name Is
Norman &. DiCksson.
u. =. DON'T forget my mother
and my Daddy"
Now. who Is there in Tulsa that
will not follow the lead Of little
6-vear-uld Norman Hlckason2
While reminding santa claus OF
what he wants the generous litt.e
lad doosu want any empty s'ock-
lrEs In Tulsa go he sends along his
dollar. The World thanks you.
Leonard.
Tie empty stocking ftfnd ast
year total"d !l,273, but Mr..
WEIGH ~ the humane society TO 81
Tho world yesterday that more
money would 30 needed TINS
Chris.mas ngrlug the last year
many poor families came 10 Tul a.
OF course. some who We're helped
last year VIII not need charity
funds this year. But there are
many others So Mr.. We'ch tells
tho Empty stocking editor that NJ
least $500 viii be needed. only
$50 SO was received yesterday pf
course. li isn't possible that rich
and laury Tulsa will leave any
stockings empty BHt II takes
much time 90 ruy the presents Tor
'Hr hundreds Of EIii'.s - plet-e
uuU your check today
Icfes the way he fund stands
tT.y ,.rVutrts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
HUNDREDS KILLED in Street FIGHTING
Condolences Still
Come to F arnily on
Roosevelt's Death

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. S-Hur-
dreds of messages of coincidence
from all parts of the world con-
tinued to come to Mrs. Roosevelt
today. Among these made public
was one from David Lloyd George,
the British premier, who cabled the
following from London:
Il am deeply shocked to hear
the news of your distinguished hus-
speak for the British people when
l tell you how much we all here
sympathize with you in this be-
reavement. Mr. Roosevelt was a
great and inspiring figure. and far
beyond his coUntry's shores. and
the world is the poore:' for his
loss"
Queen Malde of Norway sent the
following:
Our deepest sympathy is with
you in your great trial"
Ronald Ferguson, governor gen.
eral of Australia, said:
Deepest sympathy in your ire
parable loss"
Senator Boise Penrose of Penn
sylvania telegraphed:
Il cannot adequately express my
sympathies on this occasion. The
nation has suffered an irreparable
loss. | extend my sincerest sym
pathy to you and your family"
Pope MOurns His Death.
Rome, Jan. Pope Benedict,
when informed of Mr.. RooseVelt's
death this morning by Cardinal
Gasparri expressed profound re-
gret- The pontiff said that, as pres
ident, Mr.. Roosevelt was most ia
vorable to Catholics, one of his
cabinet members being of that
faith. He also recalled the visit
of William H. Taft to the Vatican
during Mr.. Roosevelt's administra-
tion for the purpose OF negotiating
the matters relative to the Friars
lands in the Philippines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
VILLA RECEIVED
A 100000 FUND
OF HUN AGENTS

Washington, d. c., Jan. S.-Evi-
dence designed to show that Fran
cisco Villa, the Mexican bandit
leader, received 100000 worth OF
munitions paid for by a German
agent through the Mississippi Val
ley Trust company of st. Louis in
1915, was presented today to the
senate committee investigating Ger
man propaganda by Major F. Low
ry Humes, in charge of investiga-
ton.
Major Humes said the money was
sent by F.. A. Sommerfield, now in
termed as an enemy alien, who re-
ceived credit to that extent from
the St Louis bank through the
Guaranty Trust company of New
York.
The munitions were manufactur-
ed by the Western Cartridge COM
pany at Alton, Ill, and shipped to
Hipolita Villa, a brother of the
Mexican bandit, at Ell Paso, Texas,
to the documents pre-
sented by Major Humes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
Gen. Haig Pays Fine
Tribute to Marshal
Foch and Americans

London, Jan. Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig, whose report or
operations from the end of April
until the end of the hostilities was
made public here tonight pays a
high tribute to Marshal Foch, COM
mander-in-chief of the allies ar
mics, and auudes to the splendid
fighting qualities of the American
forces"
American troops were the first
to break the Hindenburg line, ac
cording to the Daily News in its
comment today on the report OF
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
on the operations from tae end OF
April last to the close of hostilities
The News points out that at least
the first mention of a break
through contained in the field maj =
shal's report was in the course of
his declaration Of the days work
on Sept. %, in which he wrote:
North of Bellenglise the Thir-
tieth American division, Major
General E. NJ. Lewis, having
broken through the deep defenses
of the Hindenburg line stormed
Belhngcourt and seized Nouroy. On
their left Twenty-seventh Amer
ican division, Major General
Organ, met with very heavy en-
filadating machine gun fire but
pressed on with great ga.lantry as
far as Jouy, where a bitter
struggle took place for possession
of the village. The fighting on the
whole front of the second Amer
ican corps was severe. and in Bel
lincourt, Noyoury, Gillemont farm
and number of other points, amid
the intricate defenses of the Hin
denburg line strong beds of the
enemy held out with great obsti-
macy for many hours.
These points of resistance were
overcome, either by the
support troops of the American di-
visions or by the Fifth and Third
divisions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
Battleships Dock
With 2,65O Troops;
More Leave France

Newport News, Va, Jan. S.-The
battleships Georgia and Kansas.
bringing $3.50 troops home from
france, arrived here today.
Washington, Jan. S.-The trans
port President Grant, the battle
ships Montana and South Dakota,
and the hospital ship Comfort have
sailed from France for New York
.Tith 2S4 officers and 7,419 men.
The President Grant is due JAN
IS with the Second field artillery,
Eightyfrst field artillery, Eighty
third field artillery headquarters
detachment, Eightieth field artillery
brigade, Company II, Three Hun
dred Forty-seventh infantry, One
hundred Thirteenth trench mortar
battery, SO casual officers and about
two hundred fifty sick and wound
ed. Most of these are regular army
units with the exception of Com
pany H, Three Hundred Forty
seventh infantry, which is assigned
to Camp Dix and the One Hundred
Thirteenth trench mortar battery,
which is 79 per cent Kentucky ma
tional guard.
The battleship Montana, due Jan.
II, has on board the Third and
Fourth trench mortar battalions
complete, and detail of II Off icers
OF the F'ifty-sixth coast artillery
regiment.
The battleship South Dakota, due
the same day, is bringing the Fifty
sixth coast artillery regiment less
Battery F, and the Four Hundred
Seventy-fourth aero squadron.
The Comfort, due Jan. 20, In addi-
ton to naval personnel. has on
board seven officers and 81 men of
the army as sick or wounded. The
I bird trench mortar battalion is to
DC divided between Forts Crockett
and Logan, and Camps Grant and
Pike About 20 per cent of the
Fourth trench mortar battalion will
go to Camp Macarthur, the balance
scattering. Of the Fifty-siXth coast
artillery regiment, seven officers
and 500 men are bound for Fort
Terry. the rest being scattered
among various posts.
The battleship Georgia brought
home the Sixth trench mortar bat
talon and the Three Hundred
Eleventh trench mortar battery,
comprising nearly 1000 men, in
cluding 800 sick and wounded.
Aboard the Kansas were the
Seventh trench mortar battalion.
Third anti-aircraft sector. and
casual companies Three Hundred
Twenty, Three Hundred Twenty
three and Three Hundred Twenty
four, in all about one thousand
four hundred men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
10 PERISH AS.
FIRE WRECKS.
film PLANT
Girls Are Trapped by the
Walls of Flame-Dam-
age Is $1,0OO,OOO.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. S.-Ten per-
sons are dead today and score of
others suffering from injuries as
the result of a spectacular fire and
explosion which wrecked a film ex-
change building in Penn avenue
late yesterday. The damage is esti-
mated at $1,000,000.
Trapped by walls of flames, some
of the victims, mostly women, were
hurled from the building by the
explosion, while others jumped
from windows or were saved in
thrilling rescues by firemen.
Eight bodies have been recovered
from the ruins, and firemen, work
ing on the interior of the structure,
report many other bodies are bur-
led under wreckage.
The building in which the eX-
plosion occurred is six-story
str< cture, and many of those in
=, ed received their hurts by jump
ing from the upper floors.
Blown Into Street.
Persons in the vicinity when the
explosion shook the district say
that prior to the upheaval a dense
cloud of black smoke poured from
the lower floor
Then came the terrific report,
shattering window glass and hurl-
ing many persons out of the build
ing to the street.
Many firemen were injured by
flying glass and falling wreckage.
Hospitals throughout the city are
receiving wounded, while bodies are
being removed to the morgue'
Eight Bodies Found.
One report circulated is that fire
men have located the bodies of
eight young girls on the third floor,
huddled together They are sup
posed to have died of suffocation.
Two firemen trying to rescue a
man from sixth-storE window fell
to the pavement when their extern
sion ladder broke. The men were
taken from the window by firemen
forming a human chain on the roof.
The flames rapidly spread to ad
joining buildings and had gained
considerable headway before the
fre department arrived.
Among the injured are Fire Lieu
tenant Lawrence H. O'BrieD and
Fire Captain Victor D. Nelson, who
were thrown to the street when the
extension ladder on which they
were working collapsed.
Loss is S1.OOO.O0O.
The first floor of the building was
occupied by the dry goods estab-
Iishment of Slone & Seiner. The
other stories are used by various
film exchanges. The explosion oc-
CURED on the second floor
William Bennett, chief of the fire
went through the ruin
ed structure last night and esti-
mated the total loss at $1,000,000.
Scores of firemen were working
feverishly at the wreckage to dig
out the bodies of victims caught
under falling debris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
President Calls
On Whole Nation
to Honor Colonel

Washington, d. C., Jan. S.-Th
ollowing proclamation on tn
ieath of Theodore Roosevelt wa
;abled from Paris Today by Pres
dent Wilson and issued last nigh
Il the, state department:
Woodrow Wilson, president
Of the United States of Amer
ica.
A proclamation to the people
of the United States:
1t becomes my sad duty to
announce officially the death of
Theodore Roosevelt, president
of the United States from Sept.
IA, 1901, to March 4,19O9, which
occurred at his home at Saga
more hill, Oyster Bay, n. Y, at
4:15 O'Clock in the morning of
Jan. 6, 1919.
In his death the United States
has lost one of its most distin-
guished and patriotic citizens,
who had endeared himself to
the people by his strenuous de
votion to their interests and to
the public interests OF his coun-
try.
AS president OF the police
board of his native city, as
member of the legislature and
governor Of his state, rs civil
service commissioner, as assist
ant secretary of the navy, as
vice president, and as president
of the United States, he dis
played administrative powers OF
a signal order and conducted
the affairs of these various
offices with a concentration ."
effort and a watchful care
which permitted no divergence
from the line of duty he had
definitely set for himself
In the war with Spain he dis
played singular initiative and
energy and distinguished him
self among the commanders OF
the army in the field. AS pres
ident he awoke the nation 10
the dangers of private control
which lurked in our financial
and Industrial systems. II was
by thus arresting the attention
and stimulating tAe purpose OF
the country that he opened the
way for subsequent necessary
and beneficent reforms.
His private life was charac-
terized by a simplicity, a virtue
and an affection worthy of all
admiration and emulation by
the people of America.
In testimony of the respect in
which his memory is held by
the government and people OF
the United States, 7 do hereby
direct that the flags OF the
White house and the several
departmental buildings be dis
played at half stan for a period
Of 80 days, and that suitable
military and naval honors, un-
der orders of the secretaries of
war and navy, he rendered on
the day of the funeral.
Done this seventh day OF Jan
uary, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen, and OF the independ-
ence of the United States Of
America the one hundred and
forty-third.
WOODROW WILSON.
By the president:
Frank l.. Polk, Acting Secre-
tary Of state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08

rift, Mrs. ]. West Roosevelt, Mr..
and Mrs. Langdon Roosevelt. John
+. Roosevelt, Mrs. Fairman Dick,
Mrs. Monroe Robinson, Mrs. Lang
don Geer, Mrs. John f. Roosevelt,
Mrs. James A. Roosevelt. Mrs.
Frederick Roosevelt, Samuel RoOse-
welt and Miss Nellie Tyler.
The Rev. George f. Taimadge, a
friend of the family. will read the
Episcopal service for the dead at
Christ church at 12:45 o'clock.
There will be no special music and
no euIogy. The only departure
from the impressive ritual will be
the recitation by the rector of Colo
mel Roosevelt's favorite hymn,
How Firm a Foundation"
Marshall Represents President.
Admission to the little village
church where the colonel wor-
shipped was by card and was lim-
tied to fewer than 500. President
Wilson will be represented by Vice
President Thomas h. Marshall, the
army by General Peyton c. March.
and the navy by Admiral c. r.
WtnslOw and delegations will rep
jeSEuI bOLl bIdhtHtS vi CoilEA tS's
Governor Alfred y. Smith and lead
ers OF both branches OF the legis-
lature will represent New York
state.
groups and talked in subdue1
whispers. The dronings OF the
motors OF the army airplanes that
lowered over the Roosevelt man
sion seemed To accentuate The still
ness. Business was suspended.
Many buildings were drGped with
crepe and flags drooped at half
staff.
Only Family Present.
Only the immediate members OF
the family were present at the
prayer service at the house, prior
to the rites at Christ church as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Captain and Mrs. Archibald
welt, Jr., Mrs, Richard Derby, Mrs
Among the close friends of the
former president invited were;
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, for
mer President William Howard
Taft and former Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, 4 delegation OF
Rough Riders, who served under
the colonel in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, will have places OF honor.
Among the organizations sending
were the American
Academy of Arts and Letters! St.
Nicholas societyi Camp Fire club,
Harvard club, Boone and Crockett
club, Republican club, American
Defense society and Union League
club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
ILLINOIS SHARE
OF FEDERAL. ROAD
FUND rs $9,O0O,000

Washington, Jan. S.-Road build
ing on an intensive scale is expect
ed by government officials this
year.
Estimates by the bureau of pub
lie roads and rural engineering in
dicate a minimum expenditure on
highways of $3O0.OOO,0OO. Deferred
construction and the improvement
of existing roads. so that greater
use may be made of the parcel post
system are expected to swell the to-
tai expenditure in the postwar per-
iod to $1,000, 200, 900.
Definite estimates of amounts to
be spent this year include the fol-
lowing:
Illinois, s9.o0O,O0o; Iowa, SIS.
574 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
BERLIN Still
IN GRASP OF
RED REvOLTS
Hundreds Are Killed as
Spartacans Strike at
Government Party.

Copenhagen. Jan. s.--Decis-
ion TO use all military forces tO
end the SpaTtacan aCitatiOns
was reached AT n council Of
war held in Berlin by the CEN
trI council Of soldiers and
wOrkmen last night, according
10 n Berlin dispatch. reaching
this city by way of Frankfort.
London, Jan S. - Several
hundred persons have been
killed in the fighting in Ber-
lin. according to n COpen-
hagen dispatch TO fhe Ex-
change Telegraph company,
but up till , o'clock this morn
ing no details of conditions
there had been received The
government seems at least
temporarily to be master OF
the situation.
Early Tuesday morning the Ber-
lin government massed troops out
side the city. These troops are
ready to enter, IL is said in the
dispatch to the Exchange Tcle-
graph company.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
is reported TO have arrived at Der
lin.
Street fighting has been partic-
ularly sanguinary, it is said, owing
to the fact that the Spartacus Gle.
ment has plenty OF weapons taken
from the munition factories at
Gpandau While the machine guns
were firing and BOMBS were drop
ping, moving picture operators
6Tycf1rr ForgrHfnur uRrv0u
enacted in the streets.
1t was said recently that tho
American army had sent moving
picture operators to Berlin.
Wires are Down.
The dislocation OF the telegraph
service has prevented anything
more than meager and scattered
reports of what has beer happen
ing in Berlin getting through, but
all the dispatches agree that severe
street fighting occurred Tuesday,
The first encounters between the
government and the SpaTtacau
forces occurred Sunday in front Of
the Kaiserhof hotel, when one per
son was killed and eight others
we're wounded. According to an
eye NllHtcS abLlt ba AI-t lI1ODs
turned against the government and
others refused to obey the govern
ment's orders TO re-captuTe the
quarters of the Wolf bureau, the
semi-ofiicial news agency. On the
other hand a marine division is
stated to be supporting the govern
ment.
The spartacans refused all
offers Of the government 10 ncEo-
tiate and were attacking the for
eign oftice, the chaucellor's pal
ace, and other OF the ministries on
Monday when is persons arc re-
ported TO have been killed.
The Spartacans, at the latest TO
ports. were holding the royal
stables and the police hoadquar-
ters, where Police Chief Eichhorn
over whose tenure OF Office the lat
est trouble arose, had gathered
large quantities OF arms. while
other Spartacan supporters were
supplied with arms and munitions
which they captured when they
seized the arsenals and muuition
depots at Spandau.
General Groener, who was re
Gently dismissed by tho govern
ment for alleged completely In
royallst plot, is said to have offered
TO occupy tho capital with 40 re
liable divisions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
Casualty List Now
Complete; Will Be
Published Rapidly

Washington, Jan. S.-CompIete
lists of casualties among the Amer
lean expeditionary forces have been
sent to Washington and 1000 addi-
tional clerks have been put to work
in the adjutant generals Office to
get them out as speedily as posi-
BILE.
Secretary Baker. IN making this
announcement today, said another
thousand clerks would be added to
the adjutant generals forces, and
at the rate lists were being han
died it would be only a short time
before all of the names were pub
lished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
CUBAN CONGRESS
HONORS COLONEL

Havana, Jan. 7.-ConEress today
unanimously adopted a resolution
declaring Wednesday a day OF ma
tlonal mourning IN honor oC the
death Of Colonel Roosevelt. II was
also decided TO have inscribed on
a bronze tablet copy Of tho FORMER
presidents letter to President ".
Estrada Palma, written on tho oc.
casion of the institution of tho
republic OF Cuba. The tablet will
be placed on the new capitol build
ing,
A monument or Colonel Rcose-
welt 10 cost Sl75O00, 81 TO be erect-
ed, Sculptors all over tho world
will be asked 10 submit designs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
COLD HAS NOT HURT
WINTER WHEAT CROP

Chicago. Jan. S.-Reports to the
trade agencies here from the win
ter wheat belt say that the recent
low temperatures have not done
any material damage to the plant.
since snow covers a great portion
of the winter wheat belt.
Stockyard figures published to-
day give hog slaughterings for the
week ending January 4. as 977 900,
and those for the period of October
27, to January-4 4. 9,125, 900, compar-
ed with S,295,O00, the same period
last winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
TREASURY ISSUES
TAX CERTIFICATES

Washington, Jan ISSUANCE of
a block of treasury tax certificates
of Indebtedness of indefinite amount,
dated Jan. 16. maturing June IT,
and bearing interest at AZ per cent,
was announced today by the treas
ury.
At the same time the treasury
announced another of the usual BIZ
weekly issues of loan certificates,
to the amount Of $500, 900 900. dated
Jan. IS, maturing June II. bearing
interest at III per cent, Subscrip-
ton books close Jan. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
NAME SHANAHAN
HOUSE SPEAKER

Springfield, Ill, Jan. S.-David
E. Shanahan of Chicago, Republi-
can, was elected speaker of the
Illinois house of representatives
over Michael Igoe of Chicago,
Democrat, at the opening session
of the fifty-first general assembly
here this afternoon. The vote for
temporary speaker: Shanahan, 80;
Igoe. 81; missing, 1. The house
Immediately made the temporary
speaker the permanent presiding
officer of the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
LABOR PARTY NOW
THE OPPOSITION
IN BRITISH HOUSE

London, Tuesday. Jan. T.-CVIa
MontreaD-At Il Joint meeting to-
day OF tho executive committee OF
the labor party and tho labor mem
bers Of parliament, resolution was
passed in favor OF the labor party
in the house Of commons, becoming
the official opposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday
Warmer tonight, with the lowest
temperature about 5 degrees above
zero.
Temperature at a m, s. High
est yesterday, 33, Lowest last
night, 2.
Velocity of wind at z a. m, z
miles per hour.
Relative humidity at p. m, So;
at a. m, 100
Stage of water, 3.5; no change in
last "a hours.
j, NJ. Sher1er. Meteazalaxist-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
BERGER CASE NOW
IN HANDS OF JURY

Chicago, Jan. 8.-The case of
Congresman-electV Victor L. Berger
of Milwaukee and four other prom
inent Socialists charged with con-
spiracy to violate the espionage
law, which had been on, trial before
Federal Judge Landis since Dec. 8,
was given to the jury at IL O'Clock
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
DEATHS AMONG US
TROOPS ON FRONT
IN RUSSIA ARE 1872

Washington, Jan. s.-Total deaths
among the American expeditionary
forces in northern Russia were Civ
en- at six officers and 126 men, in a
cablegram received at the war de-
partment,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
BOURGEOISIE ARE
ARRESTED AT RIGA

Stockholm. Jan. All members
of the bourgeOisie have been ar
rested at Riga by the Lettish Sow
let. which has abolished the owner
ship of private property in that
city. according to a Riga dispatch
received here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
BAR GERMANS FROM
LONDON EXCHANGE

London. Tuesday, Jan. 7,-CVia
MontreaD-The London stock ox-
change has passed q rule undeH
which no member shall, without
special permission Of tho commit
tee, employ IA any capacity, any
person Of German. Austrian. Hun
gsxlezy 1z1gNfian or Turkish birth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08
Ler1ine Arrested by
Trotsky Order as
Result of Dispute

Copenhagen, Jan. S.--Nichola:
Lenine, the BoIshevist premier of
Russia, has been arrested at the
command of Leon Trotsky. min
lister of war and marine. who has
made himself dictator, according to
a Moscow dispatch to the GOthen-
burg, Sweden, Gazette.
Copenhagen, Jan. s. -Trotsky
was prompted to make the arrest
because of a difference Of opinion
with Lenine concerning Bolshev-
ist reforms, the dispatch states
Lenine desired to affect 4 coalition
with the MemsheYiki or MOderates.
while Trotsky wished to continue
the reign of red terror.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08

A 8 s ciated Pressl
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08

Continued On ~Psge Three.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-08

NJ Q IN b er of Audit
Bureau of Calculations