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ERFD When yon finish rdin this 1 per plni-e lrent atainp on Hiia mitire, hand taini" to any ioll em i hive nnd it will la- plaii-d in th hand ol our foldo-rn or ilm Hi th front. NO WKMTINO, NO AUDKKSS. A.- 8 llurlemn, l'u.l-tnshti-r Ui-ni'iul. OOSH! Aftrr til.' iiolirn ofl'irir havf lt cidflil In rnlrfitttf ihi ori'p "nt-Hm nt llirt a v i it i ii if uiiiri kcntioni wo Mlffff''t iln'v Him il.i'ir niirnti'in to th mali imrtli'H win) in.-ikt liu riiirht-4 lnb .on n In n mnul iluliiM prrinlt ilium ti. K' t Intrvtlirr. EDIT IO"N VOL. XII, NO. 330 TULSA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 1917 14 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS is ii CANADIANS KNOCK TEUTONS OFF HILL Suffer Only Slight Casualties in Carrying Much Coveted Post Near Loos. COUNTERATTACKS REPULSED British Also Push Lines Into Northwestern Environs of Trembling Lens. 1MMTISH FRONT IX Kit AM R AM) KKLOir.M. Auk. 15. After the Iirillinnt advance thlH morning In which the Cunadlans captured Hill 70 and then swept on not h went of Lens the attackers were In clone grips with the Hermans In the western part of I,ens late today. The attack began at 4:25 o clock Just as the first gray streaks f dawn were appearing. All night the Hritlsh guns had lieen pouring a steady stream of high explosive shells Into the Herman positions great detonations overlap ping one another like the rapid crackling- of a machine gun fire and swell ing Into a mighty volume of thunder that shook the earth and stunned thu senses. Culm lloforo Slorin. Then a short time before the hour of offensive arrived the batteries abruptly ceased nnd a strange, almost oppressive stillness fraught with the portending cataclysm which must fol low crept over the country which until then had been nn Inferno of death. It had been raining nnd pray clouds still nunc low over the trenches where crouched tho Canadian infantrymen, waiting eagerly for the arrival of the moment which would summon them to attack. Suddenly ten minutes before the time set for the attack every Hrltish gun within range again broke out with a hurricane of shelling nnd solid Il'ies of crimson lightning belched from the Oermnn trenches as the ex plosives broke about them. To this lurid picture was added the unforget table spectacle of the burning oil which the Hritlsh threw on the enemy lines. Croat clouds of pinkish colored smoke rolled across the country from the flaming liquid nnd the murky sky threw back myriad colors from the conflagration below. Attack by Moonlight. The moment of attack arrived and as the Hrltish Runs dropped their pro tecting barrage in front of the Cana dian trenches the clouds parted and the crescent moon appenred. I'nder the light of this beacon the Canadians leaped over the parnpets and began their methodical advance behind their bnrruge fire. Tho Hritlsh barrage was without a flaw. Hehlnd It the Canadians mounted Hill 70 and swept along the rest of tho '.'i.e. On the crest of the hill whre bo much blood had been spilled before, heavy fighting might have been expected for the position was well manned with machine guns. The resistance here, however, was not strong and It was not until the dwell ing In the outskirts of the suburbs were reached that vigorous fighting occurred. The ground over which the Infan'ly advanced wns honey combed with ltritish shell holes and the barbed wire defensis had been levelled so that they gave, little trouble. The first serious resistance from the Hermans was met at a point where the enemy was entrenched strongly In connected cellars and here sanguin ary fighting occurred. Iens Mass of ItnliiH. The place Is a sample of other suburbs about Lens. The city Is sur rounded with colliery communities, which are so close together and so tienr-the city proper that they really form one lnrge metropolis. Hens be fore the war had a population of thirty thousand, but It now Is a mass of ruins. Kolowing thojir usual tactics the Hermans had carried out systematic destructions of the houses nnd had constructed strong underground de fenses. The whole city Is undermined with tunnels and dugouts which have been reinforced wi"h concrete and must of the ruined buildings have been turned Into machine gun cm placements. It was in such difficult surroundings as this that the Cana dians were battling today. The capture of Hill 70 Is another triumph for the Hritlsh fighting or ganigatlon. Wounded Canadians re turning from the henrt of tho bat tle today were loud In their praise of the perfection achieved In preparation und the efficient protection afforded by the artillery. I. W. W. STRIKERS TO BE GIVEN THE LIMIT Washington Officials Prepared to Act If Crops Permitted to Rot in Fields. SI'OKAXK. Wash., Aug. 15. Threat of a general strike by Indus trial Workers of the World was ener getically countered tonight by state hnd city officials who declared the law would bo allowed to tiiko Its course ngalnst the men who proposed to let the harvest rot nnd to tlu up activities necessary to the wur in re taliation "for "systematic persecution against our members.'' James Hawaii, district secretary of the Industrial Workers announcing that a general strike would be called August 20 In Washington, Idaho, Mon tana and Oregon unless the organljia tlon's demands were granted, said DC, 000 men would quit work. In reply to the threat Governor Alexander of Idaho said his state was "prepared for all emergencies." "1 have made arrangement to pro tect every Industry In this state from any attack, first by law and second. If necessary, by force," he declared. j Food Shortage May I Force Holland Into j War Against Allies j f AMSTKHDAM, Aug. IT.. "If I we fall to persuade tho Ameri- I I can government to permit a con- t tin nance of the supply of grain It manifestly would make Hoi- I noniip ruin for Holland. " unanl- t mously ileclnred the members I of the official Hutch mission who I t are expected to sail for tne i I'nlted States this week and who were interviewed today In a body I I by tlte Associated Press. t Whether such r.:i eventuality would ultimately force Holland t Into the war the members of the I I mission did not care to prophesy. Thi.s, they contended, depended I on the capacity of the Hutch t I people to bear privations and on I I unforeseeable circumstances, but I It manifestly would make Hoy- I I land's position most serious and I I would make her more than ever I I dependent on tiie central now- I ers to whom she would presum- ably be obliged to turn to try ? I to get grain us well s the pros- t I etit essential coal, necessarily in I I exchange for equivalent ponces- I sions and In which case the I I American aim of stopping Hutch I food exports toward Germany I still would be defeated. I t... ...... ........ JAPANESE-AMERICAN DIFFERENCES SOLVED Misunderstandings Wiped Out by Three-Day Visit of Island Mission. A PACIKIC PORT, Aug. 15. All doubts and misconceptions which may have cxisti'd between Japan and the I'nlted States have been wholly cleared away in tho three days which have elapsed since a Japanese mission landed here, Viscount K. lsbii, am bassador extraordinary and plenipo tentiary, declared In an address to night. "You have convinced my govern ment nnd people that the heart of the greut west is all right," he said, "and that friendly co-operation from now on Is to be the "keynote of alt relations between America and Japan." Tho ambassador after three days of entertainment gave a dinner to Hreckenridge Iong, third assistant secretary of state, and his staff, the army und navy officers assigned to the mission and state and city officials who have participated In their wel come. At the viscount's request Mr. Long cancelled a dinner which he planned to give. Viscount Ishii apparently In high good humor Jested with his four score guests "During the pnst three davs I have been making what I believe you call In America a whirlwind campaign." he said. "Your kindness has been the whirlwind nnd I and my colleagues have been the wind-driven leaves. Fortunately most of us ere young men still In the prime of life and we aro endeavoring to stand up at bravely as possible to the kindly blast." WILL MAKE A REPORT ON NEEDS OF ROADS State ""Engineer Working on De tails for Million Dollar Improvement. What Tulsa county needs In the way of good roads is to be the sub ject of a set of recommendations which are being pjrepared by State Kngineer Cunningham for presenta tion to the directors of the Chamber of Commerce early next week. The state engineer will leave this morning for Oklahoma City after a tour of Inspection over this county for the past four days, during which he has. In company with K. liee Ciuthrey, highway commissioner of the Chamber of Comniarce, and Hun Catton, county engineer, visited every section of the county and made a close survey of load conditions here. I'pon his return to Oklahoma City he will enter at once into the task of preparing a set of recommendations ns to what character or roa Is should be constructed thru this county In the event that the voters sant-Uon he Issuance of a million-dollar bond issue for good road Improvement an 1 con struction. lief ore leaving for the capital last night, Kngioeer Cunningham declared that Tulsa was most favorably rituate-.l for the construction of a harl sur faco highway tystem thruout the county, and that It was prob.blo n working basis as a maximum of one hundred miles could be reached, which would place every section of the county In easy access of this hard surface roadway. Submarine Toll Againct British Ships Falls Off LONDON, Aug. 15. A falling off In Hritlsh tonnage sunk last week by mines or submarines Is indicated in the weekly admiralty statement made public tonight. Kourtc.en vessels of 1,000 tons nnd more were sent to the bottom as ngalnst 21 the previous week. Two vessels of less than l.tloo tons were sunk last week, the sume reported the previous week. Three fishing boats met with disaster last week. J Wants to Fight I World I npiliil HiirMu, i loot l'miil'li'1! Building. t OKLAHOMA CITY.-Aug. I John J. Coone of Tulsa has I resigned as first lieutenant In the I I regular army nnd enlisted here today ns a private of the first- i class. A first lieutenant's salary t is $2,000 per year, while the prlv- I I ate receives but $42 per month. i Coone stated he wanted to go to I France and believed he stood a I better chance ns a private than i as officer. HOOVER MAY GRAB 1917 WHEAT CROP Food Administration Is Deter mined to Stabilize Prices Thruout This Year. FORMS $50,000,000 COMPANY Government Holds All Stock; Millers Agree to Help Work Federal Plans. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The food administration prepared today to take over the entire 1 'J 1 7 wheat crop lf necessary to stabilize prices thruout the year. It formed a 5'. 000. 000 corporation with all of the stock held by the federal government to buy und sell wheat at the principal terminals. The move was the first of a series to be taken to reduce the price of bread. Millers wilready have agreed to put themselves under voluntary regulations and are working out with tho food administration a differential of profits. Hlstributlon of Hour by wholesalers and the baking (f bread will be taken up next. Standard IVlop Xeclcl. The hopr of the food administration is to establish a scale of prices from the farm to the grocery store, elim inating undue profits and ending speculation. The maintenance of a standard price for wheat, Its officials believe, Is tho first and most nocessary step. In nnnounclncr formation of the wheat corporation the food adminis tration also made known the person nel of a committee which will fix a price to be paid for this year's wheat yield nnd the names of thirteen men who will net ns purchasing agents for the corporation at terminals. The wheat corporation will be put under tho nd ministration's grain division. lis chairman will be Her bert Hoover and Its president Julius Haines, a Huluth exporter now serv ing as a voluntary aide In the food administration. The price-fixing committee will he headed by President Oarfield of Williams college and will comprise twelve members, represent ing producers nnd consumers. Allies Must Huy Flour. The wheat corporation will handle nil allied grain purchases and will do the buying for the American govern ment. If found advisable It also will serve as broker for the milling Inter ests, purchasing wheat for tho flour mills to keep the market steady. The allies will be required to purchase flour Instead -of wheat on the theory that manufacturing costs will be re duced and American Industry encour aged. All of the grain men who are taken Into the food administration's grain division will disassociate themselves from business Interests and will glv.i their entire time to the government without remuneration. Authority to license grain elevators nnd milling concerns wns given form ally to the food administration today in a proclamation by President Wil son. Mr. Hoover hopes that operation of the licensing system will make un necessary any extensive government purchases of wheat except for the government itself and for the allies. More than one hundred representa tives of biMtrds of exchanges and ele vator systems came to Washington to day for a conference with officials on the government's plan. At the end of nn nil-day meeting they issued a 1'ate ment approving the food administra tion's proposals. Navy League Head Dares Daniels to Resign Post NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Colonel Hobert M. Thompson, president of the Navy league of the United States, who was asked by Secretary Daniels to re sign as a result of a statement issued by the league concerning a recent ex plosion in the Mare Island navy yard, today sent a letter to Mr. Daniels say ing he would retire from the leepue if Mr. Daniels would resign as secretary of the navy. Colonel Thompson wrote that If It were necessary for Mr. Daniels to re main as secretary of the navy "It would probably be better to have some one other than himself as head of the Navy league." Bartlesville Man Killed by Explosion of Nitro JAM KSTOWN, N. Y.. Aug. "15. J. W. Allen of Hartlesville, Okla., mil two other men were killed and thi'fco Injured by an explosion of nltio-gly-cerlne left In nn almost empty can Just as an oil well was being prepaid for shooting at Warren, Pa., today. Americans Pressed J j Into German Army j . Against Their Will WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Reports of American citizens impressed into tho German army and recurring pro tests against the drafting of partly naturalized foreigners In this country are presenting some difficult prob lems for the government's Interna tional law experts. Jt became known today that an of ficial Inquiry had been begun at Her lln by tho Spanish ambassador into stories that Germany Is forcing Into military service those of German par entage and birth regardless of their claims to American citizenship . How muny Americans might be af fected Is not known hero, but there are believed to be in Germany loss than one hundred men of unques tioned American citizenship. In many respects this position co incides with that assumed In neutral protests against the drafting of aliens here who have taken out fiist papers. President Wilson Is considering these protests, but in the meantime Provost General Crowdcr Is placing such men on the rolls of the national army. . Tulsa Should Hid Ambulancers "God J Speed" to France j "For immediate service in France," is this Import of in structions Just received at Camp Sinclair ordering the ambulance company to prepare to leave Tulsa within the Immediate fu ture. When this group of men leaves thu fairgrounds and en trains for Ixiug Island it will mean that they will sojourn no place for any length of time un til they are upon French soil. For the most part the ambu lanco po in puny Is composed of Tulsu boys. When they depart they nre leaving for active ser vice In tho great world war some, perhaps, will never re turn. A public celebration should be tendered these men who have not waited for the draft but who have given their services to the.li' country to the country that is destined to prove a mantle fac tor In making- the world sate for democracy. The Forty-second division Is making ready for the voyage overseas. The ambulance com pany will be a unit In this di vision. Tulsa certainly will not permit these men to leave with out a public "(li.lspeed to France," honoring her In roes. There is no lime to lose. They may be gone m-xt wk. S inday would be a (.'ood time for this recognition. Tulsa's civic and patriotic organizations should get together today. ENTENTE REFUSES TO WARM UP TO PEACE Washington Will Not Issue Statement Until Official Text Is Received. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 .'..Confer ences among entente diplomats today crystallized into conviction the opinion here that Pope licnedict's peace move Is not likely to change in any substan tial degree the attitude either of tho allies or the American government. It is agreed, however, that there must be made a response to the pope's proposal far more comprehensive than a mere acknowledgement of receipt. To do this without opening the field to argument which might result In de veloping differences between the allies to be seized upon by the (tci'mnns Is realized to be a difficult and delicate undertaking. On the other hand some ponsldera tlon Is being given to the suggestion that tho pontiff has given President Wilson a golden opportunity again to impress on the American people and the world in most convincing fashion the rectitude of his position In recommending to congress the dec laration of a state of war with Ger many. Secretary Iansing 4s reserving any expression of opinion until he has the official text of the isjpe'i message. F.x perience has taught him that often traps are concealed in diplomatic com munications thnt nre not visible In any abstract. While there is no disposi tion to question the good faith of the pope, it Is conceivable that he might have been imposed upon by German cunning, assuming that ho has been Induced to take this step thru the pleas of the strong Catholic elements in Austria and ltavarla. WEEK'S WEATHER GENERALLY FAVORABLE TO COTTON CROP Good Prom-ess ltesrteil From All States l-'.xcepl Florida; Gisiirsln Picking. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The weather during the past week was generally fair and good for working I the rotten fields, says the weekly ! weather and' prop bulletin Issued to- day by the department of agriculture and good progress was made in culti j vatlon over the belt, except in parts I of Alabama, where there was exces 'sive rainfall. j Cotton is fruiting well in Arkansas, Tjiuisluna, Tennessee and Southern North Carolina, while it made good : growth in Oklahoma. There has been . marked Improvement in the crop's condition In South Carolina and the stand now has reached a seasonal de- ' velopinent, while in general the crop in this state may bo considered from good to excellent. Deterioration in the crop Is re ported from the western Florida area, ilue to damage liy tne boll weevil, hir. ln Georgia picking is under way ami the crop generally Is good, though j there is some progress in tho activity ; of the weevils. I Cotton Is opening In many sections' ! of - Louisiana ami picking has com Imenced. The plants are doing well In j northern and eastern Texas, but are deteriorating In central, western nnd .southern districts. Hroonicorii la IX'inaml. Kpfi-inl to Tin- World. RINGI.ING, Okla., Aug. 15. There nre broomcorn growers in the Lindsay j district this year who will make $20,. 1000 to $30,000 out of their brush, lie I cording to T. D. Wagner, who has returned from a business trip to Lindsay. A record price of $125 a ton Is being paid for brush and there Is a mad scramble among the hun dred buyers there to" get what their companies require. I Waive Exemption j The following registrants of Tulsa county have been found physically fit for military service and clulm no ex emption: A. M. Uurdetto Oliver Oliver Howard W. Couptr Irvin Klrharditou linvid .1. Mrlieur Hamuli Mnorn M. Alkln Krllt-y Jpkko V Ii.yh K. AV. Curron Mrrris KIIy Thrill Mrl'hcmon I.t'wiN Caitada Hayinond Jl. .Mc.ji'r Wavua Mikel Kov Liplmer II euley J. II. Archer K. If. Vt'vitl J. L.. brown John A. Little l.awrvnra K. I.ytl . V. I'erryman Waltar Adama 5. J, (.''iniipr H. 1. Tropa ' Walter W. Wyatl Kerney Will A. Hrourn r'red L. 'rngrov Th'iinaa C. Willlaina lit-org Clark Lutbtr Arnold, a 11 Arm, ..' I AlVlDULAItljtKo W TO LONG ISLAND National Guard Division Will He Mobilized and Trained at Camp Mills. DEPARTURE DATE NOT SET Local Unit Redoubles Effort to Be Ready When Early Call Comes. WASHINGTON Aug. .yT. na tional guard illvisltm to go to I'ikik c, rcpros. nlliig 211 tlnto ami tlic In Irli'l of Columbia, will Is' inobiilcil at .Mlncolu, I,. I., at a camp named Al bert I,. .Mills nfK-r the late llilga.licr General Mills, cliii-r of the division of niiliilu a I fairs. in spite of the fact that It was one of the hottest days of the summer, there was no shirking or no hiiii. lin ing yesterday among member of the klahoma ambulance compa::y No. I when It was put thru two long, stren uous drill sessions. Realizing their penod of training will be short and determined to report in condition to make a creditable showing when the division Is mobilized on l.on' l.slaml, the men are eager to learn ami quick to pick up the truining points schooled into them by their officers. Virtually the entire morning was spent In ili'lll in marching in Miiad and company formations. In the af ternoon Captain Ijireau gave another of his lectures, this time on "Physiolo gy." a.s applied to the field work of the ambulance men. l''ollowing the afternoon lecture an olber long drill was engaged in. which closed with an hour's workout with the litters. More and more compli cated are becoming the movements with these equipments, and more and more proficient are tho men In coming lav by day. Nor were the engineers less busy during the entire day. Asido from a detail which resurfaced the oval of the roail about the parade gTouml. the engineers were lined up most of the day in squad nnd company drill formations. Men of both companies were put thru a regulur physical examination yesterday and the medical department Is constantly looking after the physi cal welfare of the men. The taking of Identification photo graphs was completed also yesterday. Disloyal Utterance May Soon He Made Felony WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. A bill directed at the activities of the 1. W. W., making utterance of disloyal lan guage a felony was Introduced today by Senator Myers and referred t tho Judiciary committee. The measure would penalize utterance of any "dis loyal, scurrilous, contemptuous, fiur ring, abusive or seditious languag" about the government, constitution, 'resilient, army, navy or Fliif; or the urterance of any other language v.l'. i i'h tcd to bting the government -ir the I resident into contempt or scorn or wli'eh might Incite resistance to si ite or I ational authority, with .1 fine of from $Ti00 to $5.0110 and In in.-, ri i ( nt of from six months to five vears. VICTOR JACKS ENDS LIFE III Health Caused from Typhoid is 'I hot to Ho M olive Hespondent over ill health Victor Tacks, 21 years old, ended his life last night about 7 o'clock by drinking poison at his home near lilghth and Trooht. lie was unmarried und lived with his sister. When his sister die covered he had swallowed poison she fainted and for a time was in a pre carious condition. It was at first thot that she also had taken poison, but proved to be nothing more than the effect of the alarm and excitement of the brother's suicide, lacl:s had had typhoid fever several veils ago and, according to friends, had never regained his health. ilu had often threatened suicide they stated. The body is at Movvbry's un dertaking parlors. r pti an v is MMMUID. T"!smi Who II. is .lust I.ccii Awarded UTTLK HOCK, Aik.( AuK. 15. Captain Hotjut Clayton Uray, ills': romriiMsi'int'd ut Kurt JjOKUn II. Km. in the officers' rcHfivo (vtrpH, and MImh Kmma ArKwe Stpp,irl, both of Tutwa, were ni:wrl'r! here thi aftrrnonn by Ilt'V. It H. TVnipletMn. dean of th" Trinity i ;it l,n,l ral, at liiH honi. Kirn IJc titf-naiit C. V. I-Vriy, uIku of TultM, wih th-? only ntH'ixiaiit. OBESE INDIVIDUALS. It must Tin A'l nlttfl thnt cut mi email;- n frit man U lucky 'nroiiKh to entire ral Im-uu-tifnl younif Intly l fari forth for nn Him'tig at th "mevii1 i nd in the thirt parlor. It in nut a!o ht tulu 1 1 toil that oiiii'tiim'S indi vidual who ui run xpiruou for their ro ini'lity are jthio to foax pi ii in It l -anti-fill young !!)' into meinK out a marry itijt purittn. Ilowt'Vtr, Htiri'i'hH of fat iM-n in Ihii rpert ia rar nml when one of the hfty portion ... lucky (Hough to .mike a t e inpjrary Im'ii bunion with A voiirtu li(iy of IrU Tr'tf WnT ronmoVrutile beauty thiy rertainly , as aume hostile attitudW As thry w .id die down the main thorofarpi they rant la!Wul f.owm at the 1esa hefty individua a who wo-iti fate approvingly upon their companion, At'.l tu (lei of fat Dien in thu respect are brouicM about by two reason one is they figure evry man they meet Is try inn to atcal the lady and the othpr ia caiunl bv the knowl eiige that evorybody is wondering how the young lady happened to nay yes. All wom en, be It undfrtttood, are beautiful tome are more betutlfjl thin nthnrs, of course, hut lt are beautiful. Now let's see ab uf the weather. eterday ' maximum temperature wis some U7 degrees; th minimum tiinpr uture wns 71 degrees, The breeze wi.s from the south and the skies wert cl.'sr, l or to jy we take pleasure in announcing con liuiied fair and waiuier wiatlier. a a a n i 1 1 niiiArnii . .. . ajrf 1 J3 "Zimmie" LONDON CHEERS TO EXHAUSTION AS KHAKI GLAD FIGHTERS CARRY STARS AND STRIPES THRU CAPITAL STREETS What Londoners Think of American Fighters The Standard displayed on the front pagp, the large headline "sous of the pilgrims back In loinlon," under which It says: "l-ean, lithe, Nlralglit-lKKkpil, Ihin-llpiH-il, set -jawed, Ibcy Im-pi-pssiil everybody as dorrs rather limn dreamers; men of few words who look jou straight In the r take your .measure at a .glance, give you I heir opinion In a rough epigram anil I hen get to business. Thpy arc a distliiPt set of men or a definite tipc. Not Canadian; not Australian; not X..v .c.il.iodcis: but in the snap of the oc and the evprcssloii of the mouth some thing distinclly I nllcd Males." DEUTSCHLAND TURNS COMMERCE RAIDER Huge Siilimarinc Converted From Merchantman to Ac tive Fighter. COPKNHACKN, Aug. IS. The German commerce submarine I leutsi hland, which visited the I'nlted States beti.re that country entered the war, has been converted into a war submarine, according to German fleet gossip reuchliiK the Associated Pr ss. 'J he I iculschland has a great radius of action uml has been fitted with six torpedo tubes. The submarine. It Is said, may soon leave for the Pacific to operate against traffic from San Francisco. The F bont w-as to have stalled uctlviiie., some time ago but an explosion on board mused delay. German losses in siibmnrines, ac cording to the Informant "of the As sociated Press, has been from 20 to 21! boats since the start of un lestrlcted submarine warfare. Four additional boats are said to have been lost in the Mediterranean. Germany now has almost three hun dred submarines, tho newest boats being of the big nea-going type nun armed with a six-inch gun. The enlisted personnel of the ie., knew nothing of American prepau tloiis for actlvo participation in the war. The men were told by the of fl eers that America's declaration of war on Germany was only Issued t, cover preparations against Japan and that AmeiicaiM would not be used In Kiiropn. MORE PROMOTIONS FOR OKLAHOMANS TO COME Hugh Johnston Advanced to Lieutenant Colonel; Locke May Succeed Hoffman. W'ortil Waliitirtti BuTvau. 7l MtniHJitan Itank lluillin WASIIIMiTiiN, Auk. IV-HiikIi .Inhimtnii of 1 1 km ul ,'! him I'pcii iio nmtcil tn tlw rank nt Ili'utcn.mt rnliint'l In lli" I'i'Kiilnr riny nml at-tiichi-d tn tin' inlni ailviMim? Kon imiiI'r staff. This promotion prol i lily means (li;it hi' will not K" Knuiri", as tho di'part mi'iit ha HtaN"l tlmt It vvimiIiI nut wild any fmm trvii (li'liii rt in t Id r'runri! iiiuli'r tin rank of llc'iitinant-coloncd. An M tl-ir 11. J. Iliirli y Ih schi'diilrd for m rvl.-i In I'ranc c, It Is prolia Mi- lie will sunn ad vain'. Ilowcvi'i', at tills time l.o Is at tarlii'd lo the war offui' Inn'. Major Vlrtor M. I.mkp lias a.' .kvil to lie aMsmni'd lo tli oklahom-'i S.i tlonal (iiiard li t-'liiKMit. Tlii'ie has not yet lici'n uny Intimaliiin from tin; rvm di'pn rt mrnt n.i to who would l ap pointed ! nl iu-1 to Miii'cci'd Itoy Hoff man, will has tiprn advniH'i'd to tho rank of In iKi'dipr-ni'in-nil. t'apt iin William A. Urcn, (,f thi Oklahoma rKlmciit, h:i ai-ki'd Senator ' iwimi to intcri'i di- for lilm for an n ppolnt in -ul as lleiitpiian'-oolonel, In chhm I.i "ili'ii nt-('olonr Jane Ih m.uln onlou'd. Major .lack Allry sump Unit- n-ro mad) application for u colonel. Artillery Used Against Span ish Ite vol ut ion arics MAIUllK. Auk. 1 R Premier Da to at noon today announced that artil lery had hepn used In I '.arcelina aitalnst a house In the I'aso de (iaici.i, from which hidden revolution-men had fired on and killed Captain Justo J'ernande. and wounded three si I (llers. Tho house was demolished i,nd a number of Its Inmates wore killol or wounded. Artillery ulso was icod Ut .Sahitdell 111 'ata Inula, ten miles northwest of Hnrci'lona, where two civil Kuurds were killed and three wounded und a la rue number of atrik ers killed and wounded In the fii; lu lu if. Itelnforcementrt have been sent to Hubiidell. j Getting Chesty AMHIUCA.V TltAININO CAMP IN PKANCK, Auk 15- The utrlct physi cal training out of doom tho iiieiu hem of the Anierlcun exilitlonary forco ure undprRolnic is having Its re sults. no turned up toduy when field hPHdiuartprn received n letter from a company commander in which he said his men were developing so fust that nil their unlloiiuH were icet tlntf too him a 1 1. Some the uniforms, he wrote, now were four Inches too Niiiull about tho chest. ENTIRE CITY DOES HONOR TO VISITORS Cabinet Meeting Breaks Up to Permit Ministers to Pay Respects. KING REVIEWS PARADE Tumultuous Ovations for the Americans I'.rings Smile to Lips of Monarch. I.i.'ln.t, Auk. 15. American tumps paraded triumphantly thru 1 onilou today uml were reviewed by King (leoi'Ke at lluck Inifhaiil palace and by Ambassador l'.n;e. Tho pro cession, which, despite the drizzle, broiiKbt forth virtually entire Iindoii to its doors, broke up temporarily a mietintt of the cabinet and 1'remler l.lod (Iioikc and his colleaKut-H paid their it-speils to the overseas forces. Mil lions of Londoners, many ut tin in waving American flan's, cheered themselves lioaife mull ihe Americana departed. The slreets from Horse liiaida parade up Whitehall to Traf algar sipiare, Piccadilly; (Irosvenor gardens, Ilucklnghaiii palace, I'ull Mall and Westminster bridxe were banked solidly with men, women und children. "(io .ct '1111-111, I toys." Win n the troops swung into White hall a roar of cheers which was hoard many blocks away was started. It continued all along the route. Traffic: was slopped Windows and roofs were crcwded. Persons In tho throngs of spectators -out Inuully shouted out (.reelings such as "We're glad to see you, America" and "Oo get them, boys." Tim Americans for tho most part kept their eyes lo the front. Only oc casionally did a man here or thero look to the right or left, grinning btoailly or wiggling a hand In such a wav that tho olficers could not ree him. The greiitest crowd gathered In front of Huckli'gham palace. The people completely filled the broad plaza and overflowed to the palace grounds. The king, accompanied by the queen, the household staff and officers, took his place ut the gate. The Americans then f i I : I past., eyes left, officers at salute, while the bands played and the cheering and waving of flags continued. As the first Stars and Stripes passed the king and his party raised their hands In salute. KIiik I'di-ciiI to .Smile. The I-'lag was dipped and the crowd roared approval ho vigorously that the king was forced to smile. The win dows anil roof of the palace were crowded with soldiers and attendants who silently waved to tho Ameri cans. A slight rain fell during the review, but not a spectator departed. After the review the Amerieaim camped temporarily on the green park at tho rear of the palace. There they rested and had lunch after which they re sumed the march thru the city, the earlier scenes being repeated. I-nter they delarteil fiuiii Waterloo station. .lust before the Americans left Lon don t ixlcabs filled witn old men fell In behind the procession. They bore big banners inscribed "London di vision, I'. S. civil war veterans." The veterans stood up In tho cabs and cheered, the hindmost troops respond ing. China Takes Over Three Interned Austrian Ships SHANGHAI. China. Aug. IS Three Austrian merchantmen Interned in the harbor have been taken over by Chinese naval forces. The ships wero undamaged. No resistance was of fered. Tile Herman and Austrian ships now taken over have un aggregato tonnage of IX.OHO. DRUMRIGHT MELEE FAILS TO MATERIALIZE Mayor Nicodemus Brands the Story of Anticipated Riot as Ture Invention. OKLAHOMA CITV. Okla., Aug. 15. No attempt was made tonight to holu a meeting at Drumrlght, okla., to per. feet un organ!.. it Ion to opposo the se lective sen Ice not. Mayor W. H. Nieo. demiis toid a representative of tho As. soclated Press over the telephone early tonight. Reports sent out from Drum right that suc.-i a meeting hud been lied and that citizens had organ ized to prevent tno assembling of untidraft agitators hy force of anm If necessary, wero branded as "pure Inventions" by both these tiffb la'is. "No armed strangers have arrived In town toi'ay," said the mayor, "aim no trouble is expected." Urace Arnold, a woman attorney, had asked for tho use of the (it hall, the mayor said, and had Peon told that no objection would bo raised to Ihe meeting If It was of an orderly character. The town was quiet tonight. f'