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tj?ti?Trl tga THE WEATHER Tt'l.SA, An(. 10. Ttmpe-etnre! Maximum OS, minimum l2; uorth wind and clear. OKLAHOMA FORKCASr Satnr diy pari ly cloudy and warmer; 81111 day partly cloudy. We wihh thn.e Sew York fAHhirn pert could ft-t toKllier on Ilia iilitr of watnvn'N ap(mrl for the ti4umg iiitutnn. While one ( ion contriiiln Itif women will wnr hrt'chei tt oilier outfit announce the nit in will he 110 Ion iter hut will bp soinwtnt nur rowrr. Uunhl 7 WiS VOL. XH, NO. 325 TULSA, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1917 10 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS Innl 11 II r m - se. , t. .-, v jf m m mm m TO APPEAL EVERY EXEMPTION CLAIM Government Appoints Attor neys to Battle With Those Seeking Discharge. 1ICH MAN WANTS TO GET OUT Those Married Since June 5 Can Not Claim Freedom on That Ground. No claims for exemption from mili tary service will be allowed until the war department, thru Its appointed attorneys, has fought the case both before the local exemption boards and before the district exemption board. This policy became known yester day afternoon when It was announced by both John 11. Meserve, city attor ney, and George Heeves, county at torney, thHt orders hud been received from the war department designating them as special prosecutors for that department, to appeal every claim for exemption presented by those seeking discharge from military draft service. Moservo to I'roswute. As explained ny Mr. Meserve, the order will not permit his resignation from the post of special prosecutor, and he Is ordered to appear before the local city exemption bonrd at each session, to represent tho government, and to fight the allowing of every claim for exemption. In the event that the local city exemption board does allow the claim, over the. head of the attorney, Mr. Meserve will ap pear before the district exemption board on his appeal of the finding of the lower board, and there make a fight to have the decision of tho local board reversed, and the claim for ex emption disallowed. The work of Attorney Reeves calls for the same procedure, except that the county attorney will appear at the sessions of the county exemption board, and make his appeals from that body to the district board in the event that the exemption claim of the drafted man Is allowed. That a large number of the claims for exemption which have been pre sented to both the city and county boards will be disapproved was evi dent yesterday when Secretary J. Ken ton of the Tulsa city board declared that already a number of claims had been presented which would be dis approved when the board held Its firs formal meeting. To lie Stringent. Among the first to file claim for exemption yesterday was one of the most wealthy oil men of this city, worth perhaps more, than one million dollars, who swore that his wife was solely dependent upon him for sup port. "Such clair.ia as this, wherein wo know the facts, will not stand when we begin to weed out the worthy from the unworthy class," declared one of the board msivbers. Another important ruling of the local city exemption board made yes terday nnd one which will affect a large number of the claims for exemp tions which already have bec( sub mitted, is that setting a date after which marriages will not be counted In the grounds for exemption. "Where we find that a man, drafted In this call, has been married since the fifth day of Juno we will not en tertain such claim as ground for ex emption. We have already received one claim in which the drafted person was married after this date and he went so far as to produce affidavits to show that previous to this date he had given the bride an engagement ring. This is to show that he contemplated the wedding before tho draft occurred. Hut this kind of claim will not stand up." One of the first claims for exemp tion to be made on grounds of the ap plicant being a member of a well or ganized religious sect which forbids Its members to participate In war was that presented by Orover Pel ton, age 24, who claims that he Is a member of the Tulsa Seventh Day Ad Yen lists church. To corroborate hit. claims I'elton produced the statement of his pastor. Such claims as this, it was pointed out, will be decided by the lo cal board, and If disallowed the men will be placed In warlike work In aiding the real fighting forces of the nation. Itoanl Convenes Monday. Tho local city exemption board gave no physical examinations yesterday, spending the day in compiling the records of the office In order that he claims for exemption may be readily decided and placed before the.district CONTINl'ED OV PAGE EIGUT KENDALL IS NOW ART -OF THE CITY OF TULSA After Long Fight and Many Trials, Educational Center Joins With Us. Kendall la no longer. Instead, Tulsa is greater. - Yesterday morning; the arat aaal and records of the town of Kendall were turnod over to Mayor. John II. Simmons and the board of. city com missioners with fitting ceremony, and the municipality of Kendall vanished, and in Its place was the well Im proved section of the greater, growing Tulsa. Officials of Kendall, who held of fice until the actual annexation of that district occurred, appeared at the meeting of the city commissioners yesterday morning and the chairman of the board of trustees. In a few words, told of the satisfaction with which he took part In the annexation of that town to Tulsa, even tho it meant the wiping out of a province In which he had labored hard to have It reach a high stager of improvement. The records, seal and funds of Ken dall were then placed m the hands of Frank Newklrk, city auditor, and Kendall waa no mora. Accepted Tho following registered In other districts have been examined and found physically fit by the Tulsa city examining board: l.ambkin, Clem, Barlionrvllle, Ky. Freeman, Kuiua, Marahall, Texae Knit. Clarence A. Kvanaville, lud. McNally, Charlea J., Patoriuli, N. J. Clark, Ia&ac N., Woodward, 0l. D.yIk. Collin, Chandler, Ukla. MrKelrey, 1.. N., Youngstown, Olilu. Htone, l'hllip 11 , Kaimat City, Mo. Morteiuen. Walter. Loa Angi Ira, I'al Bailey, tiuy V., Morg antown, W. V. Holmgren, Arthur I.., r!t. I.ouis, Ma. Wright, Arlhur Park, l'ltuuiirgh, Pa. Tulsa City. Following were yesterday's accept ances In Tulsa city: Crouch, Joe Donaldson, J. It. Kayakjiu, Joieoh K. Tulsa County. Following were yesterday's accept ances in Tulsa county: Hill, William ilk Miller, It. R. Jernigan, Wall! Crihfleld, A N. ttrotk, Albert X. Thomac, William Kelley, J. Washington llrown. Arthur M. Miller, Herman Urawefield, 0. I). Hinmniaii, O. F. Klkina. Kveretl Kulp, beo Caldiion. A. b. Chapman, I.evitte O. CiiminiiigA, William L. Stout, Let lie W. Hoitgea, K. L. Moore, Kdward A. Juiikin. Karl White, Ilorjie Iliys, Walter Spurgeon, Willi'iin Haven, Ilay Hart, I). Worth Maine, It. W. Land, J. L. Kilssell, O. K. Hlair. Artrl Kuaaell, Iditui Kolliuck, J. W. tiarner, Joseph Palmer, W. H. Ivernim, tf. (). Vowela, W. L. Mevini, Samuel U. Mikel, Weaver MrKiui, It. M. Latimer, L. II. Carncs, John F. Kirkwood. Hairy Leigh, William Banned, J. n. Williams, J limine Madilin, Birney Vaughn, (irover Norton, II. C. Oraham. Jamea Tountree, Fieri Flimie, Arthur Duncan, W. H. Fowler. Jim Smith, Hurold Orunklit.ni, S. II. Leainon, C, D. I'eer, II. (. Peters, l. S. Friend. F.liner Crawford, C. b Knwlnnd, Chnrlit Scales. Leonard .V.'tehell, K. P. lYliI, H. K. 1-V. Melvin MrCulloiigli, T. T. Clark, Joseph L. Payne, 1. N. Wamham, I. C. Owen, A. P. Lyons, Jim U. Klnhr, J. K. Decker, K. F. Keener, E. M. Proelor, Jake Wolf, A. W. Vowel!, W. C. Vi'iird, Willi (ientia, Harvey iiroham, J. 1. 'Keanler. H. It. lireer, G. W. Hiatt. Claude C. Sevra, J. A. Ianielh, Andrew 1. Dupre, Edward Martin. M. E. Marn, Vernon 0. Boy le, J nines C. liregory, Walter llarvll, John Burnett, N. II. White. P. B. Fnlka, Louu Smith, Albert Wright, Willis. Bland, T. T. Hrar.il. S. I.. Kindley. L. W. Kitchie, Karl A. Wyatt, I). S. Tucker, Benton H. Cole, lamei A. (Jralinui, Jamea M. Weaver, II. O. Keeling. John A. Engle. A. I). Havia, Walter II. Cainey, J. It. Mitchell, H. M. Harris. Dan liush, Clyde I.lewallyn, Kltoa Morey, William I'.ver, Claude Davis. J. A. Hall. O. E. Heireisenherk, E. A. Mathewa, B. W. Kkiles, 11. Si. Stineigur, Clarema D. STRIKEBREAKERS MAY RUN K. C. STREET CARS Officials Declare New Crews Will Be Secured If Men Do Not Return to Work. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 10. Kansas City's streets still were free of street cars tonight, the result of a strike called Wednesday morning by em ployes of the Kansas City Railways company because of alleged refusal of their demands to the right to organize and the reinstatement of. certain em ployes declared by them to have been dismissed because of suppectcd lean ings toward organization. An official of the company tonight declared the cars would, be running again "very shortly." Asked if this meant the rehiring of the strikers he said: "If the men don't retutrn, we will get others." Officials of the two Kansas Cltvs met with street car company represen tatives today In an effort to alleviate the situation. The meeting was post poned 24 hours at the request ci the company conferees. No violence has been reported. Infantile Paralysis Is Sweeping Thru Virginia RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 10. Altho state, federal and local health of ficers have taken every precaution to prevent the spread of infantile par alysis In the valley of Virginia, nine deaths havo occurred In Ilockinghatp county. Thirty-five cases of the dis ease are reported In that section. Alarm has been caused by the In creased number of cases within the last day or so in various counties. Nine cases of the disease are re ported In Oreene county, and Wnrren Albemarle, Page and P.appahannock counties have reported cases. Illinois Coal Operators Agree to Reduce Price CHICAGO. Aug. 10. An agreement which will result In an immediate re duction In the price of coal was reached tonight by the Illinois coal operators after a four-hour conference with Governor Howden. The announce ment was made by Samuel Insull, chairman of the state council of de fense, A statement was being pre pared which outlined the settlement reached. IT DIDN'T BAIN. It didn't rain ) eater day. There may be tome, who ar unabla to nnderitand why the precipitation halted o mddenly. Th'n em be pxplalned very caally. We became tired of ao hliMiininc much rain so when the (orrraat from WaahlnKton nredirted "fair weather" we uliunly chainced it to read "probably Joral showera ' whereupon thn day dnwn-.l fair and warm. In view of our tender a;e It immt be admiral we are aome nhurlta in th'a leather bunineia. borne khuvki, indeed. do you tkovt ne, Zinnitf uizne,icouuET rUiSeUtoortt) THAT Picked a "Zimmie" WAR PROFITS TO PAY WAR'S COST Corporations Heaping Up Gold Thru Munitions Sales Tar get, of Tax Bill. SWAG IN 1916 $3,000,000,000 La Follette and Gore Line Up as Opposed to Adminis tration Act. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Chair man Simmons explaining to the senate today the finance committee's pur poses In redrafting the war tax bill, declared changes made will greatly Increase the taxes on big corporations which have profited from the war. In a detailed statement Senator Sim mons said the committee had weighed every schedule carefully In weeks of consideration and the bill as now pre sented would place the tax whore It belonged without working Injustice to any one. He did not complete his statement and will continue tomorrow. Without mentioning his name, the North Carolina senator replied at length to Chairman Kltchln of the house ways and means committee, who recently charged that the senate committee had rewritten the house bill so ns to favor prosperous corpora tions and individuals. On the con trary the seniitor Insisted the senate revision would tax the prosperous much more heavily thnn had the house bill. The house, he said, had been far too lenient with those who had "reaped this harvest of gold." War Profits Must Pny. "Certain corporations In this coun try are going to be made to disgorge In order to pay the expenses of this war, a very considerable proportion of their Inimes," said Menntor Simmons. "The 116 war profits exceeded $3,000,000,000. The house bill pro posed a ridiculously small sum from the swollen war profits. It was en tirely too lenient to the men who have reaped this harvest of gold gold they exacted out of the earnings of those who must bear the burdens of this struggle." Procodoiit for Flat Rule. Senator Simmons said those who criticise the senate committee because it submitted a graduated tax on cor porations' war profits for a flat rate of 8 per cent as levied by the house did not understand the situation. He declared that out of fourteen coun tries having such a tax only Canada and Spain Impose a war profits tax on a bnsls other than the plan out lined by the committee. Defending the committee's con sumption tii x on sugar, tea and cof fee, he said the original house bill levied Just about as much tax in other forms on these articles. lie denied charges that the senate bill favored the railroads. Many senators have prepared speeches and a long debate Is expected. Senator Ijv Follette Is preparing a minority report In conjunction with Senators Thomas and (lore and hopes to be able to present it tomorrow. DISTRICT BOARD SETS STAGE Governor Williams' lVrmcr Imw Iiirtncr ( liuii man Mutkogcc Ilody. Special to The World. Ml'SKOOEK, Aug. 10. The district exemption appeal board which will handle appeals from certain eastern Oklahoma counties met today and will be In session every dav from now until the draft work for the first na tional army is concluded. W. K L't terback of Durant, former law asso ciate of (lov. H. U Williams, is chair man of the board. The other num bers are Kugene M. Kerr and lr. F. 11. Kite of Muskogee and V. O. Kuy kendall of Atoka. The counties rep resented by this board are Muskogee Adair, Craig, Ottawa, Delaware! Cherokee, Maes, Pittsburg, Wag oner, Ix'flore, Haskell, I'.ryan, Choc tawr Mct'urtaln, Seipioyah, Atoka, Pushmataha and Ittlmcr. 'Park Athlete" of Twelve Human Fly in Scaling Four tousled heads peered Bhyly thru the half-opened door of the edi torial offices. Soon the door swung slowly back and four sturdy lads, barefooted, tunned, regular boys, edged Into tho center of tho room. They were all about the same tlze. For a moment they guxed wonderlngily about them, taking In every detail on this, their Great Adventure. "Say, mister " ono begun hesi tatingly. "This Is Roy Smith," chimed In an other, pointing to him of the four who was keeping farthest In tho back ground. "He's 12 years old," renewed the first "And he lives at 1116 West Park street," added No, 3. Master Smith said nothing. "And won't you put his name In the paper? pleaded No. 1. The Interest of tho office was ar rested, and laughing welcomes were given the youngsters. "You see. It was like this," said the first speaker, who evidently was the leudor of the four puis. "We wus down to Convention hall t'nlght when th' feller started to climb tho wall . 'You know," Interpolated one of the other lads In the Interest of lucidity, "the Human Fly, who's braggln' around that he can climb all the sky scrapers. He " "Yes," the first narrator Interrupt ed with a masterly stroke of states manship, "he had a great big crowd of people to see him there tonightOh, gee, there must have been two blocks of "em." "Well, me n Roy thot mebbe we could climb that wall, too; so when the man started his stunt, we started too And, wht do you think, he chased us awav." Accepted for Officers' Training Camp llclow Is (iiven tin Official 1.1st AdiiiUiliin Into the Offlivrs' August 27 to oY'ium-r 27, ns Announced Officially by t apt. P. V. Kclffcr. I.oyce 11. Myers, Tulsa. George Klskaddou, Tulsa. Hurton Hawley, Tulsa. W. M. Hallew, Tulsa. Harry F. Miller. Tulsa. F. K. ltrowning. Tulsa. (. F. O'Hrlen, Tulsa. It. H, Caddon, Tulsa. H. P. Kcnnard. Tulsa. S. II. Woods, Tulsa. I). P.. .McDonnell, Tulsa. Frank Hrliiu, Tulsa. H. T. Klnnon, Tulsa. It II. Johnson, Tulsa. I. . S. Hnmsher, Tulsa. J. l. Hampton, Tulsa. Johji W. 1-ewis, Tulsa. H. It. Clark, Tulsa. K. J. Stackhouse, Tulsa. C, W- Houghland, Tulsa. T. C. Hammond, Tulsa. V. P. Martin, Tulsa. I). F. Stcens, Tulsa. K. 13. Walsh, Tulsa. A. It. McCay, Tulsa. It. H. Keslcr, Tulsa. 1 S. Trimble. Tulsa. K. II. Sloan, Tulsa. 1 H. J. Owinnup, Tulsa. K. J. occonncr, Muskogeo, V. C. Sheldeii, Alva. J. II. .Met reedy, Okmulgee. C. S. (Jilliert, Okmulgee. A. V. Nash, Altinent. A. 11. Thompson, Alva, Kugene Smith, Mangiiiu. J. K. Wells. Chickasha. Levi H. Williams, Ijiwton. John A. Itryan, Nelson. ' .1. AI. Hill, .Muskogee. 1 C. Led better, Cordell. K. F. Cress, Cambridge, Mass. William Hell, Kniil. 11. W. Chenowilh, Knld. James K. Hooks, Klmado. A. It. Harris, Ardmore. J. J. Ureu.er, Muskogeo. A. F. Allien, Eduiond. 11. I. Na.sh, Alva. J. A. Killotigh, Alva. C. C. Nash, Alva. I. ucien Kisk. Fort Cobb. 11. C. ISrown, Wutonga. N. II. Wright. Oklahoma City. Mao Iteese, Kyan. M. P. Donald, Hugo. John Heaver, 1-awton. W. 1. Cassldy, llartlesville. L. I. Powell, Cherokee. THREE OF EXEMPTION BOARD ARE REMOVED President Wilson Orders Ar rest of New York Men; Bribery Charged. NKW YORK, Aug. 10. The three members of local exemption board No. ill), in the heart of the east side, were summarily removed tonight by Deputy Attorney-General Cunklln, acting under orders or Adjutant Gen eral Stoteshury, who is in charge of the operation of the selective draft machinery in New York state. The records of the board were placed In charge of the police. The members of the board are I.ouis 1. Cherry, Dr. Henry M. Groehl and Dr. S. J. Iterufield. The formal order for their removal announced that the drastic step had been de cided upon by President Wilson "be cause rf the irregularities reported to have occurred." These charges have been under investigation for several days by agents of the department of Justice. There bus been reported that efforts have been made to bribe mem hers of exemption boards in this city in reality becomes a "dictator" hiin to grant registrants exemption from self. Dictator Hoover will supervise service. The order transmitted to Mr. Conk- Hug by General Stoteshury, acting under Instructions of Governor Whit man, directed "that the charges now made bo prosecuted to the fullest ex tent." Self-Defense Frees 1 truce. A It DM O It K. Okla.. Aug. 10. James llruce ot Hickory was acquitted on the mounds of self-defense In the dls trict court ut Sulphur today of the murder of Uruce ltradley, also of Hickory, which occurred about three months ago. ltradley and Ross were neighboring tanners and the killing was the result of a quarrel about tresspnss of cattle. Years Outclimbs the Walls of Convention Hall "Well, wo waited till he got 'way up, and then Roy went back, While tho mm was cilmblnx tho flagpole Roy climbed the sldo of the building, Just like tho man had done " "Only Roy went farther up and went faster and didn't have anything on his feet or any rosin on his hands, which tho man had," burst out one of the other lads, unable to contain his resources of Information. "Sure," continued No. 1 boy, "and when Roy got down from the building Ltho crowd cheered him like they never cneered tho man. "And then, mister, the man came down from the flugpolo and Roy start ed right up. W'y, he went Up lots furdcr. The man Just barely touched the ball on the top, but Roy grabbed u-hold of It good." "And when he came down,"1 tho third youngster fairly shouted In a climactic statement, "the crowd guve Roy $8.70. He'd of got $21 if tho crowd could o' got to him.' Young Mr. Smith still said nothing. Handing In tho background, ho worked his bare foot around In the papers whllo his friends unburdened their hearts. "Investigation showed that the I oys' story was true. Roy is a "park athlete" In the ver nacular of his chums. In other words, he spends most of his time with tho other members of the quartet swing ing on the "burs and thin.-ts" at Owen pork. The Human Fly c.imo to Tulsa last week with a supposed reputation as a new fotm of steeplejack. Advertise ments claimed that he could scalo up the side of any skyscraper. "We didn't see him any mote ufter Roy went up the flagpole," concluded the youngsters in they left. "I guess mebbo he left town." Apy of the Siuiv.hmiii Training Camp ut liOtui Springs, H. If. Snyder, Oklahoma City. Ct. W. Mathls, Cushing. John McAtee, Ardmore. A. J. Arendell, McAlester. J. H. Smith. Henryetta. Uu.stave Chandron, Ardmore. P. K. Harrell, Durant. H. K. Horace. Miami. I. Payne, Miami. C. J. Heed, Eddy. (I. H. Dunlap, Hartshorne. K. O. Clingenpeel, Stillwater, C U Peed, Alva. W. O. Conilron. Wewoka. John P. Canfield, Muskogee. William O. Pratt. Hoff. K. K. Jenkins, Sapulpa. Jack ltuckley, Oklahoma City, I. , o. 1 luminous. Ilocky. John T. ltradley, Kingfisher Dee Maker, Waurika. V. It. Williams. Altus. It. K. Woolen, Chlckasha. E. II. Crutchfield, Hominy. V. P. Wilson. Cherokee. J. S. Standefer. Cordell. Noel Itay, Cushion. Doren I,. Walton, Alva. Moses ltrumlrUlge, Okmulgee. J. II. Simmons, Okmulgee. O. H. Taylor, Kl lli'iio. M. Silverfield. Oklahoma City. II. W. Ijiucrman, Oklahoma City. II. C. Price, Hartlesville. W. K. llrown. Chlckasha. A. o. Dovre, Wichita Falls, Texas. C. j, Davidson, Colbert. Jonathan P. Ilice, llobart. Sum Houston, Woodward. Harvey M. Uingley, Pryor. Dery Wharton, Ctishiug. Jesse D. Ford, Itlackwell. (irover C. Smith, Prague. Kdward I. Finch, Wcat herford. Dell D. Hull, hahoniii. Leon II. Hrown, Mangiiiu. Kdmoml Kvans, Hhawnee. Hugh N. Smith, Chlckasha. liolicrt W. G.ibbs, Sand Springs. Pftii W Switrtz, Lindsay. Fred Ilallein, Oklahoma City. J. P. Whlltenscll. Oklahoma City. F. 10. I loss, Muskogee. J. W. Amspacher, Apache. David M. Log-ail, Tableiiiah. Orla C. Almons, Cordell. J. W. Hubois, Oklahoma City. I). W. Ivong, Oklahoma City. C. C. (Irlggs, Yeiiger. CONTINUK1) nS PAflK fclOMT TULSAN A FOOD DICTATOR, TOO W. N. Robinson Is Here After Conference With Herbert E. Hoover. When Wnlface N. Robinson, owner of Hotel Tulsa, assumed the owner ship of Hotel Maltlmore in Kansas City a few months ago, ho fell heir to a real mnn-size job but it was a mere "cinch" compared to the titanic task which he has Just been assigned by I'nele Sum, Mr. Robinson admitted on his urrival in Tulsa last night. Is a Dictator. For I'ncle Samuel, thru his chief food dictator, Herbert K. Hoover, lias just accorded Mr. Robinson the role of not only providing for the larder of his Tulsa and Kansas City hotels, but In outlining the plan of menu for virtually every hostelry thruout the middle west. As one of three mem bers of the federal food conservation board, thru appoint nient bv Mr. Hoover two weeks ago, Mr. Robinson, the job, as cotumander-iii-chief of the food forces, but Mr. Robinson will be held responsible for making tho hotel men toe tho mark. Confers with Hoover. Mr. Robinson arrived In Tulsa yes terday almost immediately after a conference in Washington with Mr. Hoover. Plans were outlined ut tills meeting for enlisting hotels of the i nation in a food conservation cam- palgn,' designed to promote economy in liotn service nnd the products. A specimen of the foods, whose use will be encouraged, was provided at the Lion's club luncheon at Hotel Tulsa Thursday noon when meats, potatoes and pastries gave way to baked beans, stewed turnip nnd rice. It is pro posed to serve sm h meals as this cer tain days of the week, and by so do ing to make more certain that the musses may be fed, nnd primarily that the federal board's "F. O. H." slogan will result In feeding our boys in France. Tribute to Tulsa. "Plans for our work are virtually undeveloped," Mf. Robinson said last night. "Muny Ideas were broached and the campaign outlined thoroly at our conference at the national capital but there still are many features yet to be threshed out. 1 cume to Tulsa on a regular visit to 'my hotel here, but ns mi'cli a.-i unything to rest up and Incidentally to become imbued v 1th a little more of that famous 'Tulsa spirit,' which will bo So essen tial in my task as a 'dictator.' "I believe one of the chief reasons I was appointed to this Important post was because I hailed from Tulsa or rather because I am a Tulsun. Tulsu's and Tulsans' reputation for rioln'i things certainly are known In Washington as well as thruout tho entire nation nnd undoubtedly soon in Prance und eventually In Rerlin." Hog Prices Soaring. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Another mile stone In tho upward march of hog prices was reached today when choice heavies sold at the new rec ord prico of Jl per hundred weight. Regulars W ar Strength WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 With the volunteers of yesterday the regular army was raised to its full war strength of three hundred thousand. Since April 1 more than 183, 98 vol unteers have been enlisted. Twenty three states filled their quotas and 25 old not. Recruiting will continue, however, without any let-up, as tho war de partment expects to keep up a steady flow of volunteers Into tho reserve. HAIG'S MEN AGAIN stlSUISH INTO ENEMY Sharp Infantry Attack Carries First Line Trenches Held by Crown Prince. ALLIES BOMBARD OTTOMANS British Monitor Silences Shore Battery and Destroys Turk Airdome. Hy The Associated Press Roth the Itritlsh and French uimlcs facing the Germans In Flanderw have again struck hard blows nt their antagonists and have been lewarded with further gains In the line of Crown Prince Rupprecbt of Ravariu. While the fighting has occurred onlv on isolated sectors It seems evident thnt the heavy artillery duels In progress all along the front from Nleuport to the Fraiico-llelgian border ure the forerunners of a resumption of the big allied offensive which the ruin and the accompanying mire stopped almost at Its Inception more than a Week ago. Driving eastward from tho sector of Yprcs in the early dawn of Friday, Field Marshal Halg's forces took for their own all the Germun first line positions east of llooge between I'rezenberg and the Ypres-Menln road, Including the village of Westliook and helil them in their entirety notwith standing the usual countera't.icks launched by the Germans under an ex tremely he.ity barrage fire. French Also .Siiiis(fii. To the north near Rixschoote nnd Iiingmarck French troops have cap tured several farms held by the Ger mans nnd also have taken a number of machine guns from them. The (Canadians. lying In their trenches nt the doorstep of Unsand the Itritlsh forces holding trenches south of the famous Vimy ridge, are coming In for intensive shelling by the Germans. On the long neglected front near St. Quentln the Germans have de livered a surprise, attack of consider able proportions, but were unsuc cessful in gaining ground any where except some weak points In the cen ter of the French line. Otherwise the fire of General Pertain's men put down the sally, Inflicting consider able casualties on the Germans. Like wise on the Alsne front the Germans haVe delivered onslaughts ugainst tho French, but here also they met with the ame result that have marked the previous attempts of the German crown prince to pierce the French lilies defeut. Killed by Steel. At several points the Germans man nged to make their way into Isolated trenches, .but met death later In hand-to-hand fighting or were cap tured. Asido from the front in France little fighting of moment Is taking place except in Galiclu, Itukowana anil Southern Moldavia. In all these sectors the German and Austro-llun-ga rinn.s are declared by the Rerlin war office to bo continuing their gains. Southeiist of Czirnowitz, the capltol of Ilukowina, the Germans have pene trated Russian frontier positions and further south fighting with their allies, they have taken height posi tions between the Trotus and Putna valleys nnd In southern Moldavia, In the region of Fokshnnl have thrown their forces across the Surhltza river on a wi.ie front. Turkish llultcry Silenced. Kntente warships since Thursday have been bombarding the Turklsu batteries along the coast of Asia Minor, according to a dispufh from Athens to the Kxchange Telegrapn company. Itritlsh monitors have suc cessfully reduced to silence one of the Turkish batteries and have de stroyed an alrdomo Installed near an other. Oklahoman Claims to He Son of God and j Hrolher of Wilson World WaMhlnKlon Bureau. 704 Metropolitan Hank Ituilil inir. WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 18. Claiming he was the son of God and brother of the president. Dr. Glenn Miller of Chandler, Okla., was ar rested this afternoon while making In quiries for President Wilson's office in the capltol building. Ho was turned over to the city police by the capltol guard and sent to Wushlngton hos pital for observation as to his sanity, In his pocket was a letter addressen to the president, the first page of which read as follows: "Dear I'rother: I am here on a matter of grave Importance and must see vou at once. I must get in touch with you. Will you be here at Continental hotel, Wssh ii.gton, nnd must see you ut once. It Is God Almighty's wish. Ho H the ono that counts In this war. 1 urn his son and king, and your broth er, arnl must get you on this Import ant business. God Is all und strong, und he has sent me, as his son to seu you. my brother, to show you the w., The kaiser cun't rule the world us long us I nm God's son and king und your brother." Doctor Miller says helg a hlropnie tor. und 23 years old. He Is above six feet, well dressed, well educalea, oi pleasant personality and bears the earmarks of a man of refinement. In his pocket there was also found a letter from his mother, which showed she was a refined and highly educated woman. It was dated "Grand Vnlle" but no state wus given. ' was addressed to Chandler, at the Continental hotel. A .clerk said he arrived last evening, registered ana pr'ld a nlsht's lodging In advance, and attracted no unusual attention. "1 cunnot see why you would de tain mo when f uni on such u grave mission direct from my Father. God Almighty, with a message to mv brother," he said to the cupitol guard. HOOVER OUTLINES FOOD REGULATION Constructive, Not Disturbinj?, Regulations Proposed Un der New Law. AMERICA FACES GREAT DUTY Must Provide 40,000,000 Men Engaged in Carrying on War. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. With tin signing of the food control and food survey bills today, Herbert C. Hoovet was formally appointed food admlnls. tiator and Immediately issued a s'ate nient outlining the government'- pur pose in food legislation us follovs: "The hopes of the food administra tion arc threefold: First, so to uld the trade In the fundamental food commodities as to eliminate vicloiu speculation, extortion nnd wasteful practices and to stabilize prices In the essential staples; second, to guard our exports so that against the world' shortage we retain sufficient supplies for our own people nnd to co-operute with tho allies to prevent Inflation of prices; and third, that we stimulate In every manner within our power the saving of our food in order that we may increase exports to our ullles to a point w hich will enable them properly to provision their armies and feed their peoples tho coming winter. Not Disturbing Factor. "The food administration Is called Into being to stabilize, not to disturb conditions and to defend honest en terprise awuinst Illegitimate competi tion. It has been devised to correct abnormalities nnd u buses that have crept into trade by reason of tne world disturbance und to restore busi ness ns far as may bo to a reasonable basis. "The business men of this country, I am convinced, us a result of many hundreds of conferences with repre sentatives of the great forces of food supply, realize their own patriotic ob llgutlon und the solemnity of the sit uation and will fairly and generously co-opcrato In meeting the national emergency. I do not believe drastic) forces need bo applied to maintain economic distribution and sane use of supplies by the great mnjorlty of the American people, nnd I have learned a deep and abiding faith In the Intel ligence of the average American busi ness man, whose aid we depend upon to remedy evils developed by the war which he admits and deplores mt deeply as ourselves. Hut If there he those who expect to exploit this hour of sacrifice. If there are men or or ganizations scheming to Increase the trials of this country, we shall not hesitate to apply fully the drastic coercive powers congress hns con ferred on us. .Must Supply 10,(11)0.00(1 .Vonproducrr "Tho deep obligation is upon us to feed tho armies ami the people as sociated with us in this struggle. The diversion of forty million of their men to war or war work, the additional millions of women drafted to the places of their husbands and brothers, the toll of the submarine, all have conspired to reduce production so that their harvests this autumn Will fall five hundred million bushels of grain below normal production. Always de pendent upon Imports from other countries for a substantial part of their food needs, our western allies because of the destruction of shipping by submarine and the isolation from the normal markets by belligerent lines, are forced to a large degree upon our markets not only as the nearest but as the only mnrket of re lieving their bitter necessity. "Therefore, whereas wc exported before the war but eighty million bushels of wheat per annum, this yenr by one means or another we must find for them 2t!Vnoo,000 bushels and this In the face of a short crop. Our best will but partly meet their needs for even then they miist reduce their bread consumption 25 per cent and It will be war bread they must eat war bread of which a large portion con sists of other cereals. Annual Supply Dcplctivl. "Already the greater call for meat und animal products duo to the stress of war on the millions of men on the fighting line nnd the enhanced physi cal labor of populations ordinarily subsisting on lighter diets, coupled with the Inadequate world supply, have compelled our ullles to kill up wards of 33.0HO.OO0 head of their stock animals. This Is burning thn candle at both ends for thev thus are stifling their annual production. Therefore not only must we Increase thrtlr supplies of meat and dairy products, but must prepare as war tors on to meet an even greater de mand for theie necessary commodi ties." ALLEGED HIGHWAYMEN HE1D IN COUNTY JAIL i:. If. Richardson and Niiiiuir Iavler Identified by Victims. K. H. Richardson and Nomar Ijiw ler are held In the county Jail on a charge of cojolnt robbery, having been arrested Wednesday night by police officers shortly after a complaint had been received of a robbery. The two were arraigned before Justice I,ee Daniel yesterday afternoon and wero held for preliminary hearing, llond was fixed ut J3.000 for euch of the defendants. m According to the allegations Rich ardson nnd Iiwler held up F. Muggy and J. It. llrown at Fifth and Peoria about 9 o'clock Wednesday night. Hoth victims and highwaymen were In automobiles. The rotibers made away with (50 in money und a gold watch. Two Dead III Implosion. F.AGLK PASS, Texas. Aug. 10. Two young women dead, ono fireman mlss Inv, and three girls badly scalded, and two brick buildings partially demol ished Is the result of a boiler explosion in a corn mill at Piedras Negras, Mex Ica, opposito here, early today. Two men, owners ( the mill, lire p Jail charged with criminal negligence. All are Mexicans. Officials in Plodrus Ncirrus are withholding d..t.ib V