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OICL AHOMA'S
REAT EST
NEWSPAPER.
FINAL
EDITION
2V
Army of 5,000,Q0OMen
Urged by GenerafWood
United States Must
Keep 2,500,000
in France
PLANES JSHORT
American Army.Saclly in
Need of all Kinds of
Munitions-
WASHINGTON, March 23.
Pack from a visit to the west
rrn battle front, Maj. Leonard
Wood in a confidential state
ment today before the senate
military committee declared
that allied military opinion is
unanimous that the (Jerman
offensive will fail and urged
a great increase to four mil
lion or five million men in
America's army.
It waa Heneral Wood opinion'
m'i ordinal to hi auditor. Unit Kir
r.rrmjn on the western (mni now
nrc numerically superior, both on
Hie (trounil and in the Hlr, (nil (hat
the alllra are in a bet;er position.
hlle confident that the (let man'
offensive will he halted before the
enemy has gained any material oh-
ertive, Ueneral Wood KiiKkfni i-il
that the offenalve may change the
mfnre Into a more open contest
1 nr th.tl reason lu recommended
th 1 r-nlnlnu of American forces tor
epen warfare aa well us fort trench'
fa-Ming. .,
Army Too Small.
The general wan before the com
mittee for three hour and frankly
discussed the situation In Kurope
nn.l at home Stating ihat the
French nc disappointed In the el.c
of tho American armi thus far iient
tn Knrnpp, according to committee
men, her, he recommended Itnme
I'mie lepa to increase both the
American expeditionary force and
tne army in training In thin coun
tv. Chairman chamberlain mid
i;niTal Wood recommended that nn
army of t.bOO.000 men be main-
Inil In France at Ihe earliest pirn-
hie moment, and 2. .'.GO 000 more
in training at home. Another i'iiiii
mlttee member placed (leneral
Wood recommendttliun at four mil
lion, one-half In franc aa noon aa
ihej eati be aent there. In thin on. I
nection General Wood also recoln- '
n ended compulsory untveraal mili
tary learning.
Men. Ship. Artillery. I
Men, ahjpa and artillery, In the
e-rder named, the general la eald to
Iwjve Materl, are the principal ml II
ltir peed of the aJtlea from Ameri
ca While declaring that tieneral I'er
"hinti men are in fine condition
nd nrn well equipped, he deplored
the fact that they lire without Amer
ican artillery or airplanes. Training
with the American force, the gen
rl eald, ha been rapidly accom
plished and mppliea are plentiful.
In urging the pereeeity for more
llilps. tlrnral Wood crltlclaert the
present tihliiplna: ariangemerit and
aid he hod suggested to the war de
railment that fat ami alow ship be-j
aegregntcd in the rnnvny ao that
fust nhlpa will not be held back by
the rlower vessel.
The breakdown of Ttunsla haa
trendy Improved the morale of the
Carman army and the Herman peo
ple, (ienernl Wood "aid. lie added
that America ahould Pv more at
tention tn the Italian situation and
iu.ened that Americana of Italian
erurtn be aent tn Italy to combat the
'"nan propaganda which haa been
t'Hve in that country.
Associated I'reaa dispatches from
Ihe American front telling of the
freedoni with which Herman slr
plsne flew over the American Jlncn
ewir.g to the lack of American air
plane tilth which to combat them.
te confirmed by tieneral Wood I
The French flyem on both side of !
the American aector have been pro- !
lertlng the American front against l
nrnv airmen, the general anld. Vut
It time thev are too buay else- I
l'tir t rt mfftrri Qimialn t.rnl.i.
' At tlmee he aald the tierniansi
Pev o low that the Americana
ere able to fire nt them wnh re.
Votverg.
TULSA COUNTY HAS 312
DRAFTED MEN IN SERVICE
wo lliindretl I'ony-Klilit Slacker;
:22 l-ft In C'lana One for
l atorc alle.
' T'llaa rniintv aiimII nt ih ,.li,.
J 312 drafted men In eervlce and
flacker, according to a report
'"rwarded to the adjutant general
J'everdav hy the ronntv aelect on
"nard There were S.5 7I men ie
'"re.l and after excepting the men
in service and the alackera. .1 . n 1
cleea'fled under ths new draft
'"'datum.
Tbare now remain 522 men In
r,"" one, material for future draft
upatlonal exemption claim
re allowed to 4 men. The cUm
M Mngie men with dependent In
"'"lee 2Jf,, and there are I sf) In
inur. which In cotnpoed of
hurried men with dependent only
131 men m.,r, fn,Jnrt tl, (, phyabvilly
hi i"f l,'lln' r'V the board.
"I' h include all except the al:u-H-
Spinning None Drive In
Fatal to Gotham Boy
Truer WoiiTII. Ten Vnr.h 2 5
KJ"t W M 'N"ii-rn of
Jnrk r"V kMIrd Inatantly
t., , l'n '-leulenant A. X. Imn-ii-tn.r
Toront.i. Ontario Intored
h.. LnBr "H thl afternoon
r fid ""ne "n wnun inev
o ,,; u trc ,n "l"n"
The Weather
I
-- -mmA
Tt'LH. Mirrh :
Matimum 7 i oiim
tntun r 7 ; iO'ilh indt
And dr
OKI. AM.! A Ti
A.my warinr t ,
l.lll hl N A T
tv ini WeiP'iiiV
rir : y rtiinf
AHKASH?: Tiifi
day fur. mine
'air, virmrr tn
nd fcn'ith tortion
KAH T TKXAS;
Tui-k-lKf fair, warm 1
rr f rrr n wat
foat W r A n a iiUjr
fair, warmer tn Iht
nortHa't portion
V V.SV T K X f:
Tnfctiaj anl n
b t'tianca in tcmi.cra
iur.
REPUBLICANS WILLING
TO STAND ON RECORD
( onf id. -lit Voter Will Not t;i Vp
t'lty to DciiKxratlc Vkt)
ItcRlnio Acain.
PROUD OF SMM0NS' REGIME
I ffb It nt. I (iiinmUal, ( Iran, Splen
did Men I'lai-ml nn Ticket
for April Klc-tloii.
j For Good Government
For llnr .. T,.h
11. Him-
I fnona.
J , ,1'or Auditor l-'rnnk Newklrk.
I 'or t'omniifaioner No. ' 1
T. I. Kvana.
I'or 'oinmlHeion"r
('. H. Ynunkman
No.
lor 'otnmlmioner No.
J. M Adklnaon.
I "or I'ommlMiioncr No.
. A Moore.
4.--
Hopuldlcan limlqunrtrra for llio
1tT raniMl)m will he om-icI (Ii
niornUi on thp animii flour of
tin1, nld World htillillnt. M
Spnwllln haa brrn rln lerf rlialr
tnan or the city committor ami
will harp cJiarve of the qnancra
Telephone will he Inatallnl torlnr
nil llila off,w w h t,P tTntr
of pollllrwl iu-tlvltlrw during the
laniimlm. .. ,dU)rl (lx. w ,.
ttnr,
VNTtether the people of Tulea want
ood, honeat, economical gAerpnient
nurlttg these atlrrlng time of wni
or whether they delr. tn return to
Ihe haphazard. bontlxnr r..im.
which prevailed prior to two year
age will be determined hy the ole
of the people ut the cty election next
Tueilay.
Hutlffled that the people In thl
war ae want Juat a ll'tle politic or
a lertlwin nature a flexible the te
P'lbllcan party In Tulea ha deter
mined to niakc a purely e.uiiiH--Ide
appeal to the oterK In order
to tr up a little feei ng a posMlble
In thl critical time w hen the oner,
gle of all Ihe people ahould be de
voted to one endthe winning of the
war.
Stand on Uncord.
For Ihe paat tno year the repub
lican party, headed by Mayor Sim
mon, ha governed Tulaa. lie wa
elocled two year ago hy the ote of
the decent people of Tulaa anil I
aatlafied to hrlng to the vote of the
people of Tulmi hi tivo year'
rcord of accomplishment
Three thing worthy of unuul
note hu been accompllahed d irlng
hla administration. They are:
A 190 per rent cl.nner city mor
allv than Tulnon have ever known.
I'or the first time In the modem
hlirtnry of the eltv, It finance ore
on a good eound bai. with the city
warrant worth 100 cent on the dot
1 Ar and In place cif n deficit mih a
be had when Mayor Simmon n
Hiin.ed i fflce there I now a eurplu
In Ihe city treasury.
l-'or the f-at lime In the hlMtory of
Tuha real proKi ha be-n made
Inward t'ohlng Till most per
plexing problem, that of furnishing
pine water thru the city main.
Any on of thee three thing If
n -cou pllshed by an administration
dominated ,by' l'ne Intereai would
have been lauded to the hlc by the
nine persons who are now trying to
t ar down and wreck the force of
good Koicrnmenl Put under May
or rMimrions and hi i lmlniatration.
all three thltiK have been done In a
workmanlike manner, without any
fu.-n of flurry '
Woinlcrful Aoiompllalinirnl.
To a a'ttdent of municipal gniern
n.rtit It I a wonderful uccompllHry
mini and one that "ulwi houbl
proud of. Tulsa ha long been ieel
ln gr-od, honest, effb lent, limine
li.-n to adtii nlfcter her -irfiilr at'd
p.iw ihat b two (Ar of work these
n en baie tjcen fo.ind and tete 1,
the reocle who hale the real In
terest of T iNi at beurt will ace th.it
the ere continued In office
'lh- ti'publu an, so far un It t
itssible. mi1! not In thl short ram
piilL'ti of one eek diM'UHH Ihe fall -IniH
(r shortcoming of the r nppon-:
tot but i' ' ei I lent from the c.ih
of mrn running the opp sIHon cam
tiaiu'n tl at to elect the denioerntl
ticket would be putting In p'iwer the
Hiie i bar.i'-'er of administration
tlii. f mnde TuIhi n oie snot on the
"h "lv Jiollt c ' of Oklahoma.
The decent, law abiding people of
Tulsa should nut and will nd sleep,
on their llfhH The (,p,f.sit j.,,i
alredi uiti: ev r tue.inH t mm n to
professional twd'ticlcns t- ti.e
elrctlon next Tue dn. The lleruib
llcnn orvan it'ou l content, how-'
ever, tn let the f.i'e of Its ticket rest
with the pe'-p'e !m belteir In de
cency and rlitlil If thi'e people J
who do lel eie In those thlr-gs wi'l
only vote, then the rilt I iies ir-l
and T'llsn Will hn'e to more veirs
of efficient. coononiiMl and clean
government i
--
O'.f fti eii A n kd
j nArtt t'ieKotc
m i t'Y
Mhi lu t'iai
mi eoIln
j
"Zimmio"
i -
THREE BILLION IN
THIRD WAR LOAN
Honda Uill Hear 4'S Tor
Cent Interest, Secretary
McAdoo Announces. v
NONE TO BE TURNED DOWN
All Over-Subscriptions to I'.e
Accepted ; Other Issues
Needed Later. j
MATURITY rjATEUNDECIDEq'
Troliably 'J'wenty or Thirty
Years; Amount Is Sur
prise to Lankers.
WASlllMiTOX. March I.". Sec
retary McAd" announced tonight
Ihat the amount of the third Liberty
loiin w ould be i,(inii.(iou.noi at
4 14 per cent, ami that all oier
Miharriptlnn would bo accepted.
The new, I'oihIh will be non-con-lerllble,
but bund of tbe first and
se find Liberty loan iiinv be cn-
letted Inlo the new ti t per vr"'
securl'les
Authority to Issue It riOu.finft.OOO
In bond In iidilltton to li e 1 -OtIO
already iiulhorl.ed and utilMsoed
s proposed in new loan legislation
prepared f.- au bin la.slon to coni;ra
an that the total nnmum which may
be iHHued Is I. I B. 000. 1)00.
l:iiciii' Ih'low I l mat ok.
Mr McAdoo RUld expend Itui e of
b l ulled StnV and Ihe allied gov
ernments bad been much below e-t"-ales
scil thai consentient ly II w
not neiffwriry to make the loan
, i aim I J.OuO.OOO.OOO.
-w HI l,e Msked for author.
lly to make additional loan io ii.e
si
allies dm Inn the coining Minimi
The riecivinn In make Ihe new bonds
Inconvertible. the secretary an
nounced, wa reached In order to
put an etid to the expectation of
higher Inlerest rales.
Maturity I'ntftililcsl.
, Tho maturity of the bond I t
to be (ieeriniiied, ' but. It wa offi
cially 'stated that thev would he
long term, probably between twenty
ami Ibir'y year.
Other feature which will he set
tled n soon a congress pnase the
necsarv authorizing legislation are
the length of the campaign and the
term of payment on the bond.
Most financial observer were
surprised ut the comparatively small
aire of the loan mid at the interest
rate, both of which they had expected-
to be higher.
Lenlalallon will be drafted tomor
row hf Chairman Kitchln of the
hoiinJway and mean comreBttee to
provldV for an additional bond au
thorliatlnn of 14. fiOo, (100,000, more
than the fS flflA. 00ft. 000 sum already
authorized, hut unissued, for the In-
crraaed Interest rate, for continuance
of loan
lo the allies this minimt'r" rr"n' " wi-nr
seuance of more than Ihe i 'n.' . .
and for Issuance of more than Ihe
14.000.000.000 certificate of Indent
idebt-
do... o .i,oi.,-i...i ..
will be made to rush thl legislation!""'1 """"'J li'raUMl for bry.
through both bouse this week BO
that final plans may he made for
and third laberty loin and Ihe en
graving of the bond faces l.v Ihe first
of .next w eek. No opposition to the
legislation I looked for In either
house.
Most banker and business men
with whom Secretary McAdoo ha
conferred recently Indicated that
they expected a loan of about IT. -O80.0OO.U0O
at ..ii Interest rale high
er thnn 4 '4 per rent. They brought
word that the country waa ready lo
absorb that iitnoiint.
The necessity for further authori
sation for certificate of Indebted
lies arise from Ihe fact that about
$.1. 250.00". 000 ulready are outstand
ing and the treasury plan lo Issue
morn than 1 1 .000.000.000 more be
fore the third loan clone while the
cni law i f i.ooo. nuo.npo
I'redlt to allle now amount to
14, 110. COO. 000 and about Z. 000. 000.
000 authorized loan yet remain lo
be executed. This would not be suf
ficient tn rontiliun the rale of IfiflO,
000.000 n month thru the summer
month and ennseo.iientlv nn addi
tional authorization I asked by Hec
relnry McAdoo. The amount of this
will be determined I y congress
I U.VriM I I) ON'AfiK T 'KI.VK
Council of Defense Warns Aliens
Not to T etnpt Fate by Hun Remarks
The "open-season'' on pro-Hermans
declared hy Infuriated Tnlsans
mid which bus resulted in the death
of two men iv-l'hln Ihe past three
liaiN who hud expressed the hope
that Hermany will win Ihe war hits
caused the TiiIkii County Council of
hefense to lsue an official warning
to all persons Indulging in sedition
and, unp;itrlotlc utterances.
The Inflamed , state of the public
mltui. laiiHcd by the great battle
now rawing on the western fiont I
ititide t!ie laij of the wandng and
liny person who five expression to i
ilisio.viil s' rillmen: Is n.'ified that
fie diiea so "At PIh peril "
In I tn I llumiir
The staiement adds lh.it "l(ial
American cltUec ure In no hutunr
t this time to tolerate abuse of Ihe
nation or disrespect lo the Flag."
Follow lei; Is the sti tement .
To Ike I'nlill.-:
"The Tulr. i County Council of ie
f. use ili-erns It advisuble to s.iy to
the public nt this time that because
of the high tension caused by Ihe
frightful situation In Cut ope and
the outhurii of putrlnlii- fervor
Minion! the I'tiltid Mutes, all per.
.i-rw licit,! be i.irrf'il about making
or lepeat'nr dh-tovsl reituuks r,f any
character for Ihe reason tli.il loial
Alieric:in iltitris are in ttrft humor
to toleiale a''Ue of tlie nation o.'
ll'.stespecl to the Flag
"Any per in or peisoti who utter
dl-lo'nl or unpatriotic statements do
so at their own peiil and cannot ex
pect tho protection of the lojul clt
Ifenshlp of this nation
l uoalrlotlc remurk or demon
stration glv aid and Comfort lo
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 11MS
Official American
Casualty Mullet in
Died of Wounda
I'Hinti- John T. Kirbv.
Died of Diaease
Scrgt. .loir Mansion.
I'reiaic I ranklln t isipcr.
ITtiaie .lusi-ph I'. I inrrl.
I'rlialc l.niivl I . Stafford.
I'rUnics I Icii Iici I'M kens,
'Imn
Mutson; U liulinip S. Iiwcrv.
Died, Cause Unknown
l'llintc .losrtdi K I rlckson.
Died of Accident
I'riiatc nthouT llonmno-kl.
Wounded Severely
( idoni'l iHiuglas MacArthiir.
Lieut, itoval Tharp.
'oip. Arnold I'aiico
I'rii.ito Tartar A lullinKh.ini.
I'rlxat" 1 1 1 hi nt Ihitisniutr.
I'riiate riiarles I. buller.
Private Allium o rfiron
I'l ivate Jiimr Mcl lanlelsnn.
Private Mark A Itesnlck.
I'rKate pan Sanders
I'rliate Major M. Shelton.
i'llxete llurrv Phepperd
Private Jjrlon I, Thorburn.
' Slightly Wounded
Corporal Oscar Iv Thomas. I'nr
inrsl .Inniis M, Hasting, Corporal
John Iwiysbork.
Pilvate I'M vx aril J Collin.
Private llenrv Toobey
Private Charlie A. Trent
Urliale loseph II. W bbll
lYIvalc Jacob Itnisw.
RAINBOW OFFICER
AMONG WOUNDED
Colonel Douiflan MeArthur'a
Nume on Tershnig's
latest List.
SAMMIES KEEPING BUSY
Shells Exchanged With Huns
on Toul Sector; Enemy
Quits Trenches.
VAKHlrTOV. MrHl ill. Tot
Imugla MpAmiur, chief of staff of
the ItalnbOMf dlvlalnn. Iina lNrn
severely wourxliil, aivordlng In
rneaagt reryivcU tsrtiir from tirn-
ioiici sic.nniiur inrmenf was
me war ocpwrtmeni a censor ncro
-ry.
Twrlr other name were nil tlie
caaually list reodTiHl liMluy. "
A M I.HK'AN AIITIM.KKY
1 H.N(;N WITH m iss
WITH TUB A M KRIl'AX AltMV
IX KHANCK Sunday. March 24.--American
artillery on the Toul sec
tor continued today to shell effect
ively enemy flrat line und communi
cation' trenches, the town of St.
Xnussaiit, and billet and dump
north of Hoqiieteau Many of the
Amerlyan shells have1 fallen In the
Herman trenches und the first two
line In at least one place haa been
virtually abandoned.
On American patrol freely In
spected thl point In tie enemy line
without molestation last night and
thla nlnmlng and remained there
ontact between the Infantry dur
lug the last 24 hour.
An enemy airplane early thl
morning rut off II engine at a great
height over thn American line
northwest of Toul and planed down.
When close to the ground It dropped
a uuantlty of bomb Some were
of m new variety which explode In
midair with u bluish red flash and
gave off a cloud of mustard gw.
Hrlng heavier than Ihe air the
rntrisrr.n iyi i-aok Timr.n;
the enemy and the citizenship of tbe
I lilted "lates will not tolerate such
evidence of dlslonltj
TIISA COC.VrY I'UI'NCII, C)K
IiKFKNSK.
"J Hurr tllbbons. chairman"
I'rot.M lion for Urll-Hctiavrd
In giving out thl statement Mr
i.lbhoiM added that the law give.
ru,l protection to alien enemies In
Ibbi mutiny who behave themselves
keep their mouth shjt and attend
to their business. m hen they
'and about the streets snd ti pub
lic dii"e abusing the I nlted Slain
and Its soldier and expressing Ihe
bone tint American soldier win I,
killed they cannot expect to esiape
the cense, ineio es f thrir follv
Herman snd other foreigner
who are In this country were per
muted to enter a ftlend and If
they have now turned enemies, they
had belter get out uulck. eald lilb.
boo.
In thl connection he "tinted the
following extract from our of for
mer Ambassador ,lme W fi,M,
ertlcle on "I a e to J-'nee with Hal
seriem:"
"We did not line H;iy riflren of
foreign milieus to our rIhiim f hei
cioe be-e to e-raie aedfdom ami
siarlion ami forced tollnnri serv
ice in un nrmv where tley could
never be rrfflcei We sfnt them no
egeiii'slon tl'kets when they 4-ame
here ss b i If -str.rved peasants We
opened to them the door of hospl
tllty srld of oppnrtunliy. and we do
rot propose that they shall pay us
like the froien anaJit of Aeaoo
Hindenburg Sacrifices in Vain;
British Defensive Is Stiffening
Fear Not, Only Have Faith
Hun Offensive Sure to Fail
ASIirXiiTo.X. March :.'
'The war 'lepartment ees no
i.ioac for iilitiu on Ihe pait of
the people of the l ulled Stales.'"
s.ud Major tieneral Peyton '.
March. acting hltf of alaff.
i oinini-iititiK toda' on the situa
tion in liiince "sMr Imtigla
llalir has announced that Ihe
lliiiish withdrawal wa In ac
coribitiie mill a geneial plan.
That a ii nouncemeul I to be ac
cepted." '.Major Oeneral- Mcljichlan,
mllt.ii) attnche to tn the Hellish
eiob.isi, made the following
statement toduy to the Associated
Press:
"To, lav new ahnwa that our
line ,,f defense Is lint broken but
nnlv hen: The baltle appears, In
fact, to be pursuing the course
thai tiiiuhl be expected in view of
Ihe tremendous weight of the tit
tack. So far a can be gathered
th" enemy ha i oncenlraie.f
HKiilnsI u shout half the tolsl
forces wheh he had on the west
ern front; hi concentration of
artillery I on Ihe aame unprec
edented scale Kven .111. our ad
vanced line were actually pene
trated In a few place only.
"On bv far the greater part
of the sector attacked our retire
ment hue been voluntary and In
accordance with previou Plans,
to stronger position. Hud our
first line been nowhere penetrated
this ri-i Ii ement would In all prob
ability have taken place Just the
same. Tu haie held on indefl-
PATRIOTISM OF HUN
SUSPECTS IS TESTED
lama Vigilante Isptermlrwil
Make iYHian Svnipalhlsrre
Smnrt; Woman Hhlcw IUIL
In
MM A, Ohio. March IS . Klva
business men of Delpho. a Herman
settlement In wewltrn Allen connly
near here, auriieed of pro-tlermao-tturi,
war hunled out by volunteer
igllnee coitiinltlea f four hun
dred men and fifty women of the
town, taken Into a brilliantly lighted
downtown ireet and forced to pub
llcly aahile and kl the American
Mag tonight under pain of being
hanged.
Three other. aln business men,
escaped from the mob. laler de
clared tonight, according to word re.
celved here, that the demonstration
will he repeated tomorrow night un
til all suspected pro-Uerman have
been punished.
KMN HIU Kl) Tti hum:
ltlll IIV II.I.INOIS Mill)
HK.NToV, III., March IS -Mn,
Krancl I'ergcn. a wotni.n of llohe
mlan birth residing at West Prank
fort, outh of here, wa ridden on a
rail through the main treet nf thnt
clly late today by five hundred mem.
her of the I-oyalty league who
rharge her with disloyalty. She wa
made lo wave a Klag thruout the
demonstration and to shout prulso
for I'realdent Wlleon at varlou in
tervals. .sur.i.(.i iiMTtrt
W AH.NKI) Tl) 111) (.4H)1
rHICAfiii. March 2 B.- Several
eltlien of (iary, Ind , tonight went
to the rectory of St. John Kvangrll
cal church and after warning the
rector. Heverend Martin l.trnrk that
ha niut support all move of the
government toward winning the war
confiscated picture of the Herman
kalewr and a pillow bearing a Her
man fljig The picture were taken
torn the same room where the Hev
erend Kdtnund A. II. Kuvser, said
lo have been an agent nf on llern
stoiff, was shot to death pearly two
)eur ago.
1 1 FTY Aimf STHl Hilt
4 I I I HKATI l III N WIN
clllCAOO. March -- More Ihan
fifty person were anesled tonight
for celebrating the Herman offen
sive. Farly In the evening police
were attracted to one house by tha
train of "Ile Wacht Am Hhln '
and a a result of arrest mad
there, federal and rlilc authorities
combined In a drive thruout a Her
man settlement where It was found
thai n general celebtathti was be.
Ing held Herman flag wei dis
played In many plice and tn many
house group were found. sittKlng
fleritiuii songs Hottfires nlo were
lit In some parts' of ihe cifV one
man arrested, when asked the cause
of the elehratlon. declared flial be
hRil "held himself bai k us long its
possible, but the great tlertnan vic
tory w loo great nn event not lo
be celebrated."
NOTICE
to M. W. of A. and
R. N. of A.
.Mi M 'uti-rp W initltiifn of nif r
I' a anil 1 1 n ,i I fiKh Im. i s f
m-iliM ;ti- lnvifr Ui H'fci'.il
nn oji'vi nifftiriK tftntuht ut .10
Mt K. of I. Hull Mtiil hrliiff 4tM1t
frlrnd fir .ronpi t I i rtiili'1itt
that they mn rltr up. .
Itpfrenhmentu mrrri.
luti'lv iiould lone meant tinnec
essinv Ioms of hf... As II i a our
losses hale I, ecu crmsldri able but
H"l M.fwliK The eoetii). ou III"
other band, musi liuie lost very
heal i, v , all li ked lolisist
entli in dense masses, reiving lo
break down our defenses by blmrr
weight of nuuihci
"After Rninng a few mile of
war rwept territory lie Is now up
pioa.hliiK the fust of our main
defense wnh nuinv of his best
division- already out of comtnls
loti It nuiv well be that he will
1'ui'i a lurther advance If he pur
sues the leckless luctb a of tho
last few dais.
"The allies, however, run afford
to wan with eijuiinimltv. Ilermany
has made no secret that she-' is
sinking everything on this blow
Sim Iiiin promised her people anil
her allies Hint It success will
produce Hi lory and peace.
"So long aa tho buttle end, a
there Is every prosprrl that It will
cud with our armies and those
of our allies Intact and In a posi
tion a strong us they have ever
occupied, ilermany will have
fulled and failed decisively. Tha
opening of the fighting aeason of
l'l will find her with Ihe flower
of her army gone and with her
people dlsheurtened by the moat'
. i.ertaculur and costly failure of
the war.
"Hehlnd our nnnle engaged I
the great Trench army and kIo
our strategic reserve which have
not been used."
German Sympathizer
I a Compelled to Kiss
Shoulder of Soldier
MIAMI, Okla.. March 33. Wil
liam Farley, an alleged Herman
ympathlter living n richer, five
miles north of M anil, was com
pelled by Irate rltlaena lo kiss a
eoldler'a should, four lime and
jalut him ten mlmitna. J-Wk-y
had been reviling th flag and sol
Her uniform. After lielng com
pelled to kl lh soldier tinl
torin and unlul him, h wa
hrought to Miami and plnid In
Jail.
Supreme Court DeeUion
On Draft Law Expedited
WASHINGTON. March lb.- The
rlFht of the government to draft
men under Ihe aelectlve service act
for foreign service will he determin
ed by the aupreme court of I'nlled
State In an order made today the
court agreed to expedite the rase of
Itobrrt fox. who by a petition for a
writ of hnbra corpu which waa de
nied bv the lower court, attempted
to obtain hi relenae from the Na
tional Army. Into which he liaifrheen
drafted, and fixed pril 1 &, next, for
hearing argument Cox la stationed
at Camp Kunaton, Kan.
Austrian Are Helping
Germans on West Front
CKNKVA, Sunday. March S4 -There
has been om doubt x
preed In the entente pre recently
a lo whether Austria really waa
taking an active part In the western
offensive. Sienna paper clear up
thl point, elating thnt tbe Austrian
smriernr has lust rnlurnnil tn 1'l.n.ii,
after visiting Austrian troop on the
t landers front
AIRMEN BUSY OVER ITALYi
i:ight .Asiro-i;pniian Maihliic lali niaKi'ii larKii.y hhiuk urn riiiauine-ArraH roau. 1 ne Uer
niini of iHfcndcr. ..(mHii. employetl a Targe number of divisions in this assault,
nosiR. March 5,v There in j which in the early hours was held off by the British gunners.
"h';,rs,aInMr,;e,:;Vo:,r;;,eri - or th- hist four days French refugees have been rtreani
wnr office announce, i to,iv iiirht'ing back from evacuated towns in large numbers. Evcn'i
TT.rY.:'h R0"K the roads leading to the front were to he metojd
t various place, between i.ke;men, women and miinrrn an irunging stoically behind theif
.1 and the Hrenta. Iioric-ilru vv ti cai'Ih of hoiisphnlit fnrnitnro nr nvin naebinn
Hard.t and the Hrenta.
Teuton OAs Kalimatcd
. ,,,.,,,
at 100.000 hsVtru Dau
S'luiin'cr - ii i i ....... ... .
be , ,ff Vhe IiVie,, muPaV;;,,,.:.'";''"!. Thursday morning and
s.i'd today that Ihe c . inin- nui'i bciflgSeeil.
be losing at least lull nun men .i .; ivl Strong force of Inf m'tv flung
on Hie west front They Ina.l.t :i;ls themselves against Ihe Hllll-ll f innt
deduction from the lieiin.iim' plan hue h'iJ iiftei ,i fieri e lriiggle broke
of mussed attack, the nuiul
trooii ttiev are cniplov Inc 'in I
Ill
nlrengtk of ihe allied ichinTc
The 11 Illed oNe ,t d ' ,
I.
would 4e far less th.ni tlme of in..
Hertnan iieiadhe thev art funtnn.
on the defensii'e
M lis. Ill Hi, I I HF t IT ,.
on OM Mi orliifi iiileiil Mirntl 4 on-
vclielon at Oklahonia t in , '
Mrs Mlnelte ItC'lltes. ciity s .1 - '
peritlleftdetlt of school. left ,ivt
nll'ht f o i ULilimii i i'iI, to Jido'id;
Itie convention of the Vife ,
I,
M '
tl'OI of I'outllv S'ipeiml
llhllh open a thtee f,i
HO te todci Ml Hedges I'
la' V of I io' IISHi" i itloo
Mill's I I,-,, i ,f ( i i ,,i , I,
1 I ! I i f Ml" ' ... II " ' K hoe
I loroll'.v I alien if T il.. u
Snw i
I'l'
f . i t l In. e in tin -ni.:i
I tl-1
lest held f ei tli , to
Mis lledlte 'Vhf will
Tlllsl.cooe.i . In the lie ;
pet tnncvli.p r, itevt" to b"
. loiuor row
I
"M i '. It e I
rsn,l
elUnt i .i,
he'd their;
i
Ct'ftlQ'
': -
10 TACKS
Haitf Is Inflicting Knormous Casualties
While Retreating Orderly to
Stronger Positions
GERMAN ADVANCE CONTINUES
Berlin Announces I-'rcsh Victories But Admits
Awful Price; Claim 45,000 British Have
KPIl Prilnner
- - - a I IOWIIVI
. I
LONDON, M.rch 25.ln . me...ge to Field M.r.h.l H.l
David Lloyd George, the British premier, My that the m0
nece..ry to replace thoee lo.t re either now in France or'
already on their way. All gun. will U replaced and -till
further re:nforcemcntj of men and fun. are ready to enter
the battle.
WITH TJIK I5RIT1SH AKMY IN FRANCE. Mirch 25
U"" " anomcr nay or moHt decorate and santruinary
fiKhtiriK nlonsr the whole front of the new battle aone. In
tact, in tho northern sector there has been no cessation In
the nwful work mnce yesterday morning. . '
The Germans have continued to hurl great forces of In.
rantry into the conflict, depending largely on weight of num
bers to overcome the increasing opposition offered by thn
heroically resintincr teritiah.
On the northern wing of tho offensive the enemy thij
mom tltr lirlno-hf un Brlrlitlnnol I.J.. -ri ... . I.
v '-""' "Kvmuiiai uuuyi aiifr an au-nigni
struggle of the fiercest nature and renewed his effort to
brcHK the Rritinh front in thn rsirlon t f-.,tn- m- n..
...
fioum neur me center or the line an equally strong attempt
s being made by Jhe Invaders to extend the long narrow aa. ,
iiiin wmcn mey naa pusned in south of Bapaume, near
Longucval, famous in the annals of the battle of the Sotnme.
Slaughter Terrible.
iL if, Place"Lwere 'ln the "cene of "hamblea In which
1 n O ItrtMih nilfin nn nrtinrkAre nn If i . j . . , ,
V ii iivi iniciiicii exacted a lerrlDie ,
toll of death from the closely pressing Infantry. Still furthei
south the Germans were pounding the front hard In an en
., t hi u i Li i t .
the British right flask back,
were oaitnng doggedly to force the enemy back and reclaim
the positions previously held by them along the river.
The decision at all these center la vet in ahv Mr an 4m '
as is Known at tnu time and the struggle goes on with un
abated fury. The resistance of the British right winf W
been particularly spectacular. ' "
Germans Cross Somme.
On Saturday the Germans essayed crossing of the Somme
in 1 ha Noala aoelne Viiil iks wvJlllHM -
caught in a hail of Machine
wiped out. yesterday, however, the Germans succeeded In
getting troops across in this manner and followed these ad.
vanced guards up with strong forces which pushed on in the
neighborhood of Morchaln. The British were contesting
t b A Annmtr niluiiii.aa fiaM.lii -ml . 4 l.l-.l ..a l . ,
v.iv 'iniiij "u'tiii ro jit-itwcij (tnu v iwvcni, reports were noio
ing the hard-hitting enemy strongly. ' ,
The battle on the historic ground at Longueval wc perhapi
the most spectacular of any along the front It w'as a day foi
machine gunners and infantry.' The Germans were pursuing
"i"i iovuvb vi "umuin ivissiu in iiisuwru loririaiion anoj
the British rapid-firer squads and riflemen were reapintr a
iiuiiiu iiuivrBL Hum ineir iunuiona on me nign grouna. nou
ii'itkutandiniv I V. n I m I s, wi V. I A lA.-.- . V. . f I .
niuiniaiiuiiit incii uiiiuic lunors me ucrmaii Kepi coming.
on, filling in the places of those who had fallen and pressing
their attack. The British artillery In the meantime poured in
a perfect rain of shulls on the enemy, carrying havoc into
the ranks of the enemy. In this section the Germans were
nnrratint? without the full miDnort of their o-nna hur.n.. 1
' , . .
their rapid advance.
Britith Forced
In the north, In the region
nitrht were forced once more
i i :.. i o.:
" "''
1 It possible totlay to give
..u 'e n... i ,. f,.v,t !
niteni were mrcen once more to aoanaan Mory, which had
hanfe hands several time in the last few days.. They fell
bnck for a short diHtance and the battle this morning was
.i i i i.. i . i it .
:a iew DeHiiiKinit m uK on ineir uhckh.
I - ---- -
ciiiirl uiul Sf Onontin The
. l . . . i i. ... I ..1 Thai
s.oei.il places They
none ,.,'ie.l dun h.iid for Ten-
Plcnv near ll...ci,o,t
,
tlturri. I.clv -i.ult.
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li,ii!-h hid t ,'."i, i ''"'" "'
here a iM'tle . f pie.ll f.-r..etly xvtis
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-epe.itedly
hy l.forlll
,,i soitilli't w.isih'
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com ti 1 1 ii n-ei i
1, 1 1 I k 1 m: Ipi
koi.ill fine llii tin
op vi. in iitiaMe, to
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;r no I III ii
While Hi
s'llll:;e w ;n lo tvnj.
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Illl.i 1 11 ' t
i.iiiiv flucR five dni.ions
1 "i- in fro"' of ll.ii ri-
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f ill I' .' s. f'
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ndel the .irilttK!"-'- In
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PRICE 5 CENTS
.B.vi w finci a. i w vua
" irm Tr,P," rteaie.ana awing
while the determined defender.
gun and rifle fire and virtually
- " ' . VVlRUDf VI
From Mory.
of Ervillers, tho British last
to abandan Morv. which had
- i i . ,. n
. ,
details of that most mportant
it,. ... v.. r. ' '
i, u u i w i,-
conntrv horn wi. gkrnnnHa n
- . oiiituilill.11 III
the Germans advanced without
The HeiMiuns captured Ilervlllv,
,t ,rMxh r,r ,irK wh
," in n oasoing mini.
'"tt.ic! which forced Ihe enemy
"'''"I-"" Tlie tie,,,,.,,,, how.
iii-i. In nn attack' farther down th
,. ,,,,, ,,,..,, , ,.H,h ,
'vlng ''oek and the whole fionl oj
iMh ,r ,s compelled 10 gll
wav. (ailing hack to the line of tha
(,,,MIIIir '
. ...
I tcrt Inch I iililesliil.
liverv lie h of round wss enn.
te.-.-ed as the I4rltit.li withdrew an
some, of the most magnificent wnib
of (he win was done bv the hard
li'iops Who loiinht th leir r-lisri
action and allow, t Ihe main fore
io retire In an orderly and minl.r.
'Hie manner The fixliit'ig snttthw
I
Itoisel was especially severe
ott
Sillurdlv tile Herillin were lire
and ihi-'e was nn v et y heavy fight.
iliK l.l this .eitlon. The enemi
f in e, poshed forward to occupV th
evacuated lerilti.i'v and s thei
eaini. ihe-,- wets deluged with hc:i
le. ihe Hellish a'tlllery.
'o finer target could have bee
offeri-il lo the defending anllleev.
British .tgainnien, who shot all day with ope a
to a line ihru.'sliht and covered the r..,M.t i.
trtikl nf flwo . l A- I. 4 .
lie,,. ' 'V"
Ulilll'l