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REATEST
NEWSPAPER.
FINAL
EDITION
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, MAY 1, VMS
VOL. XIII, NO. 229
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M'NULTY IS MADE
MAYOROF TULSA
Seconds Own Nomination in
Mectlnflr at Home
of Mayor-Elect.
C0MMISSI0NERSH1PS PLACED
Ncwblock Bratcn to Tolice
riace by Bohn; Forced
to Take Finance.
CURRAN GETS SIDETRACKED
Refuses to Vote and Drawl
Water Department an
Apportionment.
Mayor-elect Charlea H Hubbard
admlnlatrUon was lndurtd Into of
fice yesterday and "m'
of Tulaa'e city government In one of
the most remarkable and extraordin
ary prot ecdlnge In the hlstury of mu
llirlpal government.
While the new mayor win eworn
In Thiiraday ut 1)1" home, 110 Kat
Tenth etreet, hy County Clerk Krank
Ingraham. he wa unable to be prce
ent at the meeting of the new rom-
puawloner at th rlty hall yesterday
morning and they adjourned nUl t
o'clock In the af tcmoonijii meet
with the mayor at his iiume. Hut
the mavor illd not attend the meet
' ng. Nobody aaw him except !
Attorney .lohn It. Woodard and
Oly Auditor Charles F. Hurko. None
!..!..,. were nerinltled
tl lilt. I" H '""
Iii enter hla room. None of the new
paper men were permitted to see
hlrn. Kven George; F. Klnrk. who
took the alump In hla behalf In the
recent election and waa rn-mi
with having exerted considerable In-
fl.ienre l,i the recent election. u
tinahle lo gain eniranr iu
mayor'a bed chamber-
Mavnr Hubbard la a very alck man
Juet how aerloua la hla condition
ti.ihi.dy know. Mr, llubharn sain
vMtariliv however, that he waa re
covering, "doing splendidly." and
she hoped he would be able to aee
Ma frlenda within a few flay.
Merlin HrM In l.lhrmry.
While the mayor lay In closed
room upstair In hie home, the new
city cnmmlseloner hetd a meeting
downstairs In the library, where an
omsnlallnn waa effected.
While many expressed donht to
the legality of the procedure. City
Attorney John It. Woodard, upon
whose advice the proceeding were
put through, aaeured the new com
missioner that they were "within
the law." and that their action would
eland the teat.
So they proceeded to carry out the
mayor'a elate" by tho election of
Martin .t. VrNulty, Jr., aa mayor pro
tem. which means that Mr. McNillty
will be mayor of Tulsa until Mayor
Hubbard ifficcntly recover t
permit him. to assume the dutlea. F.
M Itohn waa elected rommlaelonar
of police and flra.
WiMHljvrd Vote for Mayor.
A peculiar Incident of the meetlnf
waa the action of City Attorney John
n Woodard. can' In the vote'ii
mayor iiunnarn. Me showed no au-
Ihnrilu f... .I-...- .. . .
'" " a. Bnii aoutit waa
"rr'wi iy many tf ho had any or
If the mayor could aiva M. ...
Mr. Woodard, however, voted, Just
the aame. on every proposition.
Pecans of thla and because glen
the meeting waa not held In the city
'"nm mat the new ad-
ministration la not leeali. .,r-. -i....
Frank Neftrk. retiring rlty audit
or, wa one or theae. Other w
a Z, ,r""Pnl' "lually aa
"" nepiorej the mud
dle Into which the city ha been
plumed by the change of admlnle-
i, "Ll!n"."nd ,h', ,nbl of Mayor
Hubbard a admlntatratlnn to har-
monle.
T'hm"''.'l'lonr, rertcan.
i.J. eoinmlKalonera are at
!;"7.h,M " lgnme ,
the departmenta and of courae Zmr
appolntm.nta u ,, 0
celled r ' M '", nm waa
It waa understood
that It a-
nen-hiock
"a eqiiiillv aa trnn.
'"NTIXI r.n XJr,K nine
BAKER TO PROSEcUfE AIR
DELAYS IFNEED APPEARS
U v I.".""'"? J" 'nrew a,
uiiht Information. Hut uw
Hc Ihi No rom-luaion.
W ASHINfJTON. M;,y , -Z
k'r ""-"n-d la'teT
"' linn w,;i,i , . , n 11 to warrant
qutrv "" "r,,rr " official la-
uhre(?,hTh:rn' rrrziTin ,,n
a,..,, -a-eneral for action In the
t-ouru If that waa deemed Viae
Oklahoma to Furnish 4,000
of 233,000 Men Called in May
t The Y?alhcr
muni S: "l"d,
,od rlrar .
OKI.AM '
F.wra.r a" fana.f
r.ellf ""
r.aof l
o'f' I 1 N :
a.wrear fair, an'
whl warmer la
nerih rortion; ta
dar fair
AllKAHA-!
hi warmer; "a
iter fair.
. kmartllflt.
Miiurr
ULm ewf i
a reel OovLMt Baaj
leant, ii-rii
..rioer In BorlheaM
i wtrmer in
Zimmie'' p'r.?""-J
3 ' Tk lAS
1 WKKT nVlh
, . . B...i.. aarllv llUO
mo TmiTroB uuunxi"-
There II a. Iiaia nool. ' n" "n'n
tt bTi esnit borne em . h.
We r.n ain. aaam n honry
!!' freia aaaier tree
There'll he Urn. ene-.h ''
Ida lrmrr nr
Time ee.ft lo a'"" lrr h'B
h..., leek i dene. ,..., .oh a
Rul rt.hl no- w. reu.l Ii'l"
male aim I" .lew. .
All w. w. a.n.1 b. 'la t th. w.r
i hex w do
Th.re-il h. II- for ..m.h lahr la tka
fled end jlormm . h
Wiea we't. .he.lhed en, mere '"'r.
..a .i t. dried all ,",,h'r,.,irlw..
There II be time lor .eili.h ''
Ih.e d.r. of wlrif- aee -" .
And the eld H.i . pmudly w.iaf e -r
nrare that e Bi.de hi la.l.
Bal lod.r r are nrmr
Nrw' lh lime fnr el( denji inf .
mull
all be .oldler., we
Taere'II lime enmih for latilr wen
the Mr. are heme '".
We r.n re.rh ihe el. we re after when
the btillel.' i-ee.e to rin;
We n cur .elfi.h vlea.nre.
I ... .-I.i.k ....
We r.n ire.n wur
Aat r.n fill wlih .M etir m.a.ure la ln
future . nipf ii.t.
We ran lre.4 once more the ele'er and.r
prereftil .hie. of h'ae
Bat until the war I. eter we've a ilagle
ta.a in e. .
Coprrihl Idia br Kdir A Goeit.)
victortaTkTng"ompany
IS ILLEGAL COMBINATION
Juilcr Hand lawwra IHemoJutiim It.
elrainlns Order In New York
Federal Crmrt.
NKW TORK", May S The Victor
Talking Machine company waa held
to be an Illegal combination In re
atralnt of trade In a final decree
algned late today by Federal Judae
Auguatua N- Hand. The court liuiued
the uaual diaaolutlon rratrainlng or
der In such raaaa.
Th" trovernrnent aJlagerl in Ita p
IB ion that th Victor Talking Ma
rhtna company had ivwlematlcally
nade contract and eniraged In
romtilnat.ona In reatmlnt of trade in
violation of the Hherman aoll-truat
law.
Jn fllrwtlng a decree a en I net the
company the court found that the
concern had I'limiriHrtert competition
among wholejwile daatrlbtitora and
retail dejrtlera In the I' cited State
purrhaMlng and selling IU products
and had otherwtee reirtravlned trade
and rrrnmarcc by bringing abmil
an arreememt that reetrlctlona pro
mulgated ty lh company with re-
erect to re-aalea. pemona and terrl
tory would he olmerved. Approxl
mately 110 wholcgile dlaiributors
aid 7.010 retail dealer wer. af
fected, according lo tha urt'a
findings.
l-rohlbitlon agalnet restrictive or
territorial agree menu regarding re
aale prtcen. warnings to dlatrlhutora
nd nrnJerw and reifuiail to aell de
fondant's products to riewjeni fall
In to ohaerva the real rti-l lone are
Included n the ordere. Th com
pany la elan enjoined from requiring
wholesale aad retail dealer aolllng
Ita firodrtcta to rwfraln from ualng
or permlMlng to be uaed talking ma
cMnea, recorda or appllancea pro
duced hy rival nuinufa-turerw.
HOLBROnsN cTmMANO
OF SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT
fWHVteaxla lienerel Itiickman At ho
f'alla In TpmI for Duly efaH;
UUkt Oia ogee.
WAWnrNOTON. May I MaJ. Hen.
WUlard A. Holbrook waa nkmed by
th war department today to eucoeed
Brig. (en. John W. (tuckman as
commander of the Houthern depart
ment, (lenerel llolhrook iaa been
In charge at (.Kmp Hherman, Ohio.
SAV ANTONK1. Texas. May J -MaJ.
tlen. John W Ituckman. com
mander of the Houthern department,
haa been relieved of that duly, but
retains hla rank of brigadier general
In the regular army and will go In
the Northeastern department as com
mander, with headquarters In Hos
ton. General Ttuekman Tilled lo pass
the phyalral examination for overseen
service laat Monday, and aa a result
hla rank aa a major general, national
army, waa forfeited.
General Ituckman will relieve Ma)
Oen. William O. Johnston, who will
heenma commander at t'amp Cody.
V. M.
Colonel Baker 1$ Named
Central Quartermaster
WASHINGTON. Mar J.-Amir
orders today announced Ihe deeig
natlon of Col. 'hennery (t. Maker
aa departmental quartermaster of
th central department with head
qu art era at Chicago, relieving I lent.
'nl. Hherrard loleman. Colonel
Maker has been In charge of the
motors dnlsloruj of the quarter
master coipa
Bank Clemrlnga I p Again.
The hnnk rlexrloaa for Tulsa for
th week ndlng Thuraday. May J
were III 7m.Jli, aa compared with
t 113.111 for the tame week a ear
ago an Increase 2i.t per cenL
Movement ('amp Will
SUrt May '.tt; Throe
States Kxclutletl.
ARMY COST FIFTEEN MILLION
Cantonments to He KnliuKrd
and Every C.uanl Camp
Will Ite U.st-.l.
OKUIH'MA CITV, Mav J. Ok
lahoma will be rullc, on t,, fin
proximately 4.IMH) men In tl.'' M-iv
movement of scliv t men, Die .ul
Julant getii'tal's department an
nounced tiMay. Iiefiniie figures u,"ir
not availanlo as the .idHiiunt ij'-n
eral had not compiled the number
of enllelmitilM nine April for
which the ntu'c will l.e Riven, ciedit.
WAHlllNti'li'N. M.iv :; .-'in nl
tuncotiHlv with Ihe auniMineeineni
today tliat . t , 1 1 ii men fiom 45
htrttca h.'id liien i.illeii in li.in the
coIoih In M.iv. S-rel;w 1'nker in
dKalfil the m-ii c of iVie povrrti
menl i piling for no mixing Ua
llghtinar eirencih by etntintt Unit
cunptri'fa hid Iron njike.l to appto
prlute aiMM oxi-naleU- 1 1 .'i.iifiii.nOn niiO
for the Hit:n for the nexl fuxal war.
That amount if exelneive of fun'',
provbled In the fnrtificHttoiui bill
hlcli not only overs connt defenMm
t ut aji :i rule pl o t't the lilli of
heavy fic'd orilnnmc
Ijii-t -er the irinv eatHimtew
greiratrMt K . ' n 0 , 1 1 (i . i 'I o an. I no,.
PII0.00O lo 'iv tor a force of l.I.'in,
uufl men Whleh Ihim ulie, ,ty been
exceeded
The rail for n ipiartor of .i million
men during S';iy goiw to nil Ht;ite
except I '.ilifoi ni.i. Un iron and .V'
Hila. xvhlch with the luetrnt of
Colm-lblii already have supplied co
large a part of their nuot that It
waa decided not to tnelude them th.e
tltno. The fiioveVoent In most atatea
will begin M'ly 5! 'd will be (inn
pletrd itt flv duy !v thw order
the war department almnflona I
pl:in of naaembllng men In even
month'y Jncri-menta tif approxl
nntelfcfe hundred thouaand I n
der the n-Mtmft propram II In
tended In Mill out not to exeeett fc'.n .
O'lO ad lltlonal men d-irlng l!Hi The
COyTtNl vn ON TAiiK fix
P1ERCE0I LC0 RPOR ATI 0 N
IS ORGANIZED IN MERGER
tVnmilldaUon of All ITxinrrtlem of
IMrni'-l'imlyce' Oil Aswa-luUnn
Aiiiioutiii'd lit DallaN.
PALI. AS. May 3. futisolldatlon
of all the properties of the Pierce-
nrdyce) nil association Into one or
ganlr.atlon known aa the Pierce (Ml
association waa announced hern to
day by K. !. trolley of New Tork,
eoeretary ami comptroller of the as
sociation. The consolidation la ef
fective as of April S. 11. The
merger Is a aequel to the recent de
cision of Texas cmirte that the Pierce
Oil K.aeorlatlori should he permitted
to do business in Texaa. Kor sev
eral years Ihe Waters- Plerco OH
company had been barred from the
state because of alleged violation of
the Texaa antl -trust law. The
pierce-I-ordvre concern, which haa
been operating In Texaa. waa con
ducted entirely Independent of the
IMerce association.
The Pierce Oil association ta a
I.IH.nnn.non Virginia corporation and
has properlv In Missouri. Oklahoma.
Arkansas. Louisiana, and Mexico
Consolidation of the two properties
Mr. Colley said, would permit of
many extenslona and economy In
operation. More ritenr.lv produe
tion In Texas, and Oklahoma, he
aid. was to be expected at one.
GORE ToTeAVE "CAPITAL
, FOR BENEFIT OF HEALTH
Art on Aflxw of rtirsli-ian; (Vttnea
in Oklahoma f"r lull; Af
senrv Imlcflnltc.
WAmilNdToV. May 3--rnalor
T. P Core of Oklahoma., on advice
of his pnyti'.-lana. will leave Wash
l.iKtnn S'inday nlglit for an Indefinite
...,i..a H. ill en first to Okla
homa for a short visit, and thence
lo hie former home in .Mississippi
He announced today that he would
return to Washington only at Inter
vals, his heallh permitting, on prees
Ing builneea.
l or some time the senator baa not
been well, since bis serious illneea of
a year ago. and while II Is believed
he is nut of danger .It left him In a
serious nervous state which only a
on change of climate Aill reitify
Furlough for French
Soldier Arc Extended
PARI.". Mav 3 General PetAln
has decided that furloughs to sol
diers, which. In the past few months
have been restricted to raees of dea'h
or (laurcrnin Illness of near rela
lives of soldiers, shall be extended
in future lo Include leaves of ab
sence to attend marriages or other
family celebration.
Kritixh Aviator (let
10b Airplane in Italy
LmNIuN. May ,1 -In their cam
palKii in Italy to date Hrito-h at in
to rs have destroyed 1 n'J enemy in i
chines, while losing 1-1 themselves
according to an official statement
from the war office on the campaign j
on the Italian front.
Southern Yard Speeding,
Shipbuilding Operatiojpm
WASHINGTON. Mav 3 -Amnj-j
log" progress In shipbuilding opera-
Gone In the eouth was reported to j
the shipping hoard lod iy by I. Prior, t
who is Jo bark from aiy Kii-pc, lion
tour In sou'beru yards.
LOAN WORKERS HAVE
BIG TASK IN WINDUP
ampslro. rmrm nruil luy Willi
Minimum t.oal not Yet Offl.
i-Uilly PaaM-.! m Knlow.
BILLION EXCESS HOPED FOR
Tnasiio Official. n (Ivrrhoprful
of liolu; Mitch Itcyoiiil;
Swn-iI Is I rgisl.
CHICAGO AND BOSTON OVER
Olla r IMstrlctH Sure Tlicy Will Vaaw
1 00 Per tent line; IWuikx to
May 0s"n lto. '
WAHMIM'lToN. May 3 -With only
one ,,,y of the third Liberty loan
c.impaiiin Ihe tolal Milrrlptona
night lone rearly to the la.000.d0fl,-
000 level leaving- a big task for loan
ivoikem tomorrow to gather enough
eleven'.h hour pledges to Insure the
billion or two ovrrecrlpllon sought
by the treasury.
official reporta tonight allowed
J2.MU.fUtl.40ii. nti Increase since last
right of la L'Hl.Ton. which Is the
t'lgiiiwt day's buslnesa ever recorded
since the third loan campaign opened
four weeks ago 1 1 was said addi
tional subset Iptlona obtained after
reports were filed might aend th
total above Hiree billion.
The campaign will close offlolally
at midnight Saturday, local time,
and most of the country' 27. "00
banks will remain open through the
evening to aecomiuodata procrastin
ation bond liuyeis. Without doubt
the day will be the blKgewt of th
campaign, for aa la th last two
loans, big business Intereata have
failed until almost ihe final hour lo
file their subscriptions, and thou
sands of small bond buyers have pul
off entering" their names on the
honor roll. The total also will he
boosted tomorrow by tho recording
of subscriptions already mad hut
not supported by Initial payments
and rnnsenuently not officially re
pot ted.
Not Oyerlioprf ul.
Treaeury officials tonight appar
ently were not overhopeful that the
loan would run lo $4,000,000,000 or
more, and, therefore, they were In
sistent that campaign cnmmltloea
get every posalhle aiibacrlptlnn of
re-eubscrlptloii to help th govern
ment meet the huge expenses looked
for In th next few niontha-
The headquarters review again
emplmslr.ed that It la neceewary to
pay only i per rent of the auhcrlp
iloii when the rledae is entered. Ihe
balance, to he paid by Installment
l iter. Hanks unlverwally have mad
arrangement for lng $,'() bond
for la rash and S a monlh or JI00
bond for HC cah and J 10 a month.
Tho Chicago and Honton federal
reeerve district were the fourth and
fifth district respectively In go over
coNTiNrr.i) on PAor. mi.
GOVERNMENT IS READY TO
PRESENT I. W. W. PROOF
IV I Incase Identify ftlgiutlnre to Ra
UilMUh 4xrrcetiiri of Ikm-n.
raenta Selred. '
CHICAGO. May 3 -The govern
ment tody cleared1 the way fr
presentnion of evldenre intended to
prove Urn I 112 leaders of the In
dustrial Worker of the World on
trial In federal diatrtct court hare
entered a ror,eplrn-y Inst ywu- to
oHetrurt enlistments, munitiona pro
duction and other war nieta.fre.
A numher of wltnewsea. all em
ployee ( reel mem her of the f. W. W.
appeared for the government and
Identified signature, literature and
a'leged aedllloua matter put all of
them Hiwrrted tt-m there had been
no aeerecv about the acllvltlea of the
orranlJitlon
The (ib)ect of the government In
ralllnu these wlttirexen w.ia to -tabllsh
In ihe records Identity of
documentary evidence setwd In the
roverr-metrr rawl lat Heptemher
and th i prevent poesfhla delay
through legal technicalities
Croirder Send Out Call
For 6.000 Skilled Men
WASHINGTON. May J- A call
for K.207 skill'-d men for the na
tional army was sent out today by
I rOVOSI ti'-onwi i ruw.ir,,
I All slates are in bjde, exceptma1
Ik.. Irev It direct the more-
mrnt of the men on May 17.
Kuan I Nominated Head
of Aircraft Production
WASHINGTON. May II John D.
P. van of Montana, recently aelected
lo lake charge of aircraft produc
tion, was formally nominated today
hv president Wilson to be chairman
of the aircraft board
Municipal Market
Opens Today
Finent Dinplay of
fruits and
ve(;ktablks
lowest Prices
You owe it to your jrnv
rrnment to help thin food
conservation movrmfnt.
When you rat more fruit
unil
VPjfPialilort you
SAVE WHEAT
Zccbrugge Channel Is j
Blocked; Germans Are,
Attempting to Repair
leONOON. May 3 latent ir
portji show- the Unriiunn are dis
playing KTeat ai;lnity in endrav
ormg to rapalr the .tivmsce aosei
at eehrui;ge. the Oeini.iii euh
marine bM- on tbe Helm in oift
bv Ihe Prltiab naval l.n-l I'm
channel still trniums bio. x.-,t n.l
II in thought hl.ely It will rrmain
so tor a contu-'nible iline
,r,,lt flOm the fl l th It tbe
ertltto-e u occupvl bN l,n
sunken conciete Meel, Hie p.
eltion of Ho- eunken i i iiln. r The.
tie. which la at th-i edgo of the
hhmj, ui Ilk. I lo Increase tne
dlf f u-tilties of dredging and pr
vent the harbor from bi log soon
cleared i p.
Admiral .lelln-oe. lonnei- fleet
lord, haa sent warm congrat
ulations to Aittoii.il k'-vcp m
commond of the natal louis at
the time of tan raid, i n his
achievement 1'lann for the en
lerprlse wre anlimitteit nrl up-
proved bv ilmiial .lellicor, w lien j
' be waa first era lord.
PRATHER ONCE SAVED
PAYS DEATH PENATY
N'cwrm Klnrlrm-uliNl at McMoati-r for
Murder of Cellmate Millc Hcrv.
lug Llf Torni,
CpeiHal tn The World
M ALKHTKK, May I At II JO
thla mornliiB John Henry Pralher.
negro, who waa convicted In Ihe dla
trlct court of Pittsburg fount y on
July 11, 117 on the charge of mur
dering Charlie Ita), a fellow cort-
vlct and hla cellmate, waa leeirn
ruled In th electric chair Iu the
state penitentiary. Th current waa
turned on at 11:10 and eight shocks
wera Bent through th body before
I'rather waa pronounced dead. This
waa the aerond tima and for the
same offena that Pratlier had faced
death aentenca by verdict of an
Oklahoma Jury. On July IJ. Ill I,
he waa decreed lo dl hy atecutlnn
hy a Jury In Oklahoma county on
th charge of th murder of a whit
man at Oklahoma City, but tan min
ute before th time fnr carrying It
out he waa granted executive olem
ency hy tlovernor ! Crura, and
his aentence commuted to Ufa Im
prisonment. IRISH BILL NOW SAID TO
BE ASSUMING FINAL FORM
Parliament May Fk Pmvbhvl, Ac-
rordlng to Statement of Lon
don lapera.
IXiNDtjN. May t Contrary to tha
Dally New statement of ytrday,
th Time and tha Dally Chronicle
today ay that th government I
going ahead with an Irian bom rule
Mil, which la aasumlng definite
shape. I
The Tim ay It nndaratand th
government la approaching tha auh
Jert from th standpoint nf a gen
eral constitutional reviaton. and th
preamble would establish a federal
principle for tha whol United King
dom. It will propose a parliament
for th whol nf Ireland, with pa
cific power recommended In th re
port of th Irish convention.
There la reason to believe, adds
the Tlmee. heelde the ewfeguarda for
Plater auggeated by the convention,
another safeguard may h provided
In the form of an I later committee,
with power of a veto over leglalallon
nd possibly of administration af
fecting Plater.
Conference Called to
Prove American Unity
NKW TOKK. Mar I For th
avowed ptirpoe of convincing both
Germany and th entente power
that tha American peopl will accept
othlng lea than pear with victory
a conference of governor and ex
governor will b held at Indepen.
dene hall, Philadelphia, May 17. It
waa announced her today In con
nection with the convention of the
league to Lnforce peace. Twelve
governor and forty-lhre former
atata exeeutivea bays accepted invi
tations to be preaent.
Argeitine Miniter I to
Handle Export Problem
M'KNOrt AlllrW. May ! I T.
Mumol M. Naon. Argentine amhaa
eador lo Ihe I'nlted Ht-aiee. hut been
appointed Argentina high finan' al
rummlHBioner at Washington, he .
log special commission to handle
th ttutlon arising from difficul
ties attending exports to Argentina
nf lndpel.abe raw materials,
Thl poet la in addition to the am
bassadorship and there Is some like
lihood that the two offices will be
separated laier with lr. Naon in
the Biiperrnr position
DUtrict of Columbia
Not to Be "Hone Dry"
WAKHINGTON. May 3 The
house committee on post office to
day turned down a proposition to
make the lustrict of Coluiob a ' hone
'dry - pepresentative Itaodall or
California told the committee thai
rorigresa has been alia, ke.l becnure
the district alone Is exempted from
the prevision of the law agilnst alup-
ment nf Ibpior loto dry territory The
committee voted adversely on Mr
P.andaH'e hill to Include the district
In the hone dry law.
Labor Delegate Keach
Havre on Wag to Pari
HAVPK Mav " The American
lilior delegwUon wbicti hss been ts
itlier IMirioo arrted s H;ioi- ttun
jnioininw The An.ero arie an to ar
I live ill Pat If tine evenlim.
TRADE AGREEMENT IS
MADE WITH NORWAY
I Hrwt t oniincn Isl tempail Witli
I Northern I iirocn Neutrals I.
I MiMmhI h War IVatnl
HUNS DENIED NATION'S AID
No Supplies I Tom 1 nlie.1 Malew to IV
I Mil I.- Heplsiv" I iMrle to
4 in I ra t ISiwerw.
EXPORT TO AMERICA OPEN
Norwegian to fMinpllc Preim
This 4 iMii.lrv and In Send Avail
able ITialun Here,
AHIINi.ToN. May 3 -frlgnlng
ot a general commercial agreement
between the I'nlted Hlatea an Not
wai. tbe f'rst agreement of the kind
lo bo rnteiel Into y Amerlra wl'b
one of the north Kurnpran neutrals,
was anno it,, cd tonight by tli war
Hade boar i.
I'nder th agreement Js'nrwav la
aisured of supplies lo cover her ""
mated needs so far aa they can b
furnished without .detriment lo th
wai needs cf Hi I'nlted HUtwa and
ttM iihsocinti a and Norway on her
pail arei to permit unhampered
expoit to Amerira and It alllea of
all piodueif not needed for home
consii m it loii.
It is tirovided that
linn, of Ih
supplies Imported
from the t'nlted
Htates or its associate or forwrded
wlih the alo of Amerlcn hunker
colli ahall an dlrw-tly or indlreilly
to the lenlial power to ba uaed tn
replace rotnmodltle exported lo
those countries. Thl applies to
anything produced by any aux'lllarle
to production ordained uimur me
Tha agreement waa algned ny
Vance C, Mccormick, chairman of
the war trade b'rl, and lr. Krlt-
loff Naneen. th fatnoua explorer, on
a suerlal mslon to thla country
from Norwav.
NOT TO TusTWriWTNTIL
NEW CROP, WOMEN PLEDGE
PUwnlotlmi Ailnpli at VtieraUow
Onnvcntlcm Hall for Haffrasjn
and I'MmlblUon Alan.
HOT BPKINOH. Ark.. May I
Resolution calling on rnngreaa tn
pass immediately a "bona dry" pfo
hlhltlon art that would raver the
period of the war; demanding of
congr th Immedlat nctnint nf
th pending resolution (or aubmla
alun of woman auffrag tn th va
rloua legislature of the date, and
pledging all the member or lha or
ganisation ta alMtaln from th ua of
wheat until th negt crop ta harvest
ed, were feattirea of th day' aeaeton
of th blannlal r,onvnllon of th
funeral Kaderatlon nf Women's
Clubs, Th aubjeot of th next mast
ing place of the convention haa not
been raised, thrr being no cam
palarna on for that honor. It ta pruti
abla that thl matter wilt be left tn
the board ta determine on year
henee.
Jane Addama. Chlrggn, 111, Mia
Julia Ijithroji, Burgeon General Blue
and thrx look part In lb regular
convention program today, eeh
peaking on war topic solely. This
"wr service' convention of th fe4
ratlnn ha been thus fr wholly da.
voted to th dlsrusaion of war work,
the organisation of th women Into
unit to carry out th varloua phase
of the work, and pledging all ' the
women of America to every need the
government may announce.
TO V0TTT00AT6ii SEDITION
(Vmfrreooe HeHirt on IVauUIlj
lilaloyaj Ai-U t'p la fcnai.
WAHHINGTON. May I An agree
ment to vol at 4) o'olocg tomorrow
on the conference report on th sedi
tion bill penalising disloyal aata and
utterance waa reached late today by
the senate after another day of at
tack on feature alleged to limit
freedom of speech and extending the
postmaster general' mall cenanrahlp
power.
Crltlclam nf the measure wa con
tinued bv several senator, led by
ftenalor Uliernian of Illinois, Kepuh-
In an, who again ass.tlled administra
tion officials including Attorney-
Genernl Gregory arid Heeretary
llakrr.
THIRTY-TWO ARE INDICTED
St. Isinla l.ranit Jury Make Partial
It port on Utsioysl Invemigwtton.
,T I.ol IS. May J. Indictments'
cbHiVlnr 31 men and one woman'
with disloyally were returned today
by a federal grand Jury which made
only a partial report. Among tho
Indicted w..a lr. Charles M. Nelns
bera preiolent tin'll It dlstianded of
tbe Mlsaoutl branch of the German
American alliance Twenty six mem.
b,. i a of the I W W. are also named
In the Indictments
Opponent of Increated,
Pontal Kate Win Point
WASHINGTON. Mav i - Another
development regarded favorable to
opponents of increased second-class
postage ratea whfi h become effect
l-e .lulv I, came late today, when
tbe lenale post office committee ap
pointed a subcommittee lo report
whether the postage (j'teatlon may.
under the rules, be made a rider to
tbe poet office appropriation bill, or
tnual he a separate bill.
a,rma Smuggler Iteleaaerl.
I.F.AS l-.NWtillTII. Ksn, May J -
b t.ir or ho. years old. who has
been serving a term In the federal
I t! 'in her for running arms end
miinnlon. to Mexican federal forcea
I in violation of neutrality law. was
released today He left for, Mexico
i -Hooper
j ".off'-e blart, ia tlgnt.
J Lead Hritith at Yprc
tien.
lliariie.
Commander of one ef the I'trlllsh
artolea ut pre which has !en re
ceiving some of the most terrlflc
blnwa landed hy the Germans In
their attempt to rapture thla strong
hold.
ROADS LOSE HUNDRED
MILLION IN EARNINGS
MimyiTiI of Government ficrtlon fur
Three Months' lltiiad r xpe1
xl, OffewU fsay.
WAHIIINUTttN. May S iKiring
th first three months of government
-egulatlon lit American railroad
alio wad a net operating Inconi of
i4,10.ll against 1144,011, l9 for
lha nam period under prlvata di
rection In 1 I T.
Tha ruining report indicate
roughly that tha government ol
mora than IK0.ttt.000 In operation
nf the ralnoada during January,
Kebruatv and March, although rail
road admliilalratlnii officials looked
for audi a lerord a a result or pan
weather ana traffic lne in Janu
ary. They believe Ihe I us will ba
made up In latef rnontha.
Marrh warnings, although far be
low normal are ahnoat twice aa
much as in rwhniary and ara mueh
better thu In January, hm a de
ficit in railway operating Inroma
Kt.r thi. find tlma th (nteratata
rnmmaeu oommlasl"' rpurld tha
tm H -'nat oaeratUift ..laonm
which Is the basis for rovernment
eamnanaallon. This for th lit
road reporting ainounte) to 14,-
H&.eOO, whim la ia opeeaiioa
come, la egpendlture ft equip
ment rent and lolnt facility renia.
Kor lha aame raad tn the eor
respondlng aarlod of last ynar thl
Item was 1I.000..
The eommiaalona report to'
Marrh I r-wmpl"l". Blue relurai
ar ipctt4 from li additional
"?
HELMET-MAKING PLANT IS
BURNED AFTER EXPLOSION
Maarrr ftri Itarrrl tornlaMty
New Tor Isnstmyevl; Iowa
tnat-eal at llOO.OOe).
of
NKW TORK, May I The plnl
of the Murer fleet Itarrv-I rnmpany,
covering an entlr bloch at Hunter a
point, K I . and engaged in tn man-
ufaotur of war material, moauy
steel helmeta for the iroremmeni,
was destroyed by fire late today,.
The fire followed an egploelon
Th plnl waa formerly occupied ny
the New Tork Creoaotlng company
and wa taken over by the Mauler
enmpanv about ta monins n.
About two hundred men were em
ployed The Ins ia estimated l
i0,r)ftO.
Coal Strike Add to
Trouble of A utria
7.1'lticil, May 2 --The. strike In
the Oombrowa coal fields. Ih larg
est In eastern Itiissla, scc-oidln In
s Cracow dispatch lo the Neun Zu
richer Zellung Is llm biggest and
most serious of any outbreak since
the Austrian iH-cupation of Poland
The altike beitan on Apul R. and
exiennen epecnuy io an i rie nuoe.
In Ihe district The Austrian au
thorities took severe repreive mex
surei wlihout avail and finally sus
pended the entire paxsenger (ruffle
of the territory.
(ierman Aked to Prove
Ambulance (iuie Charge
WASHINGTON. May 1 In addi
tion to drovlti- officially Ihe Ger
man charge Hut American aviators
have gone to Prance under tbe guise'
of ambuUni men ami V. M. C. A
attendants the stale department lo
d.iv re.piestee) the Hpanlsh govern-'
merit to require the i;rman govern
ment to produce proof of the allega
tion. Senate Vote Again to
Kaie Wheat to $2J0
WASHINGTON. May J The sen
ate today again formally recorded
itself h, favor of increaelnr the cov
eminent minimum guaranteed price
..he. I lrn. l i ".(I ,. Ii..l.,.l
despite rejection of the proposal by I
the bnure It Insielel on Ihe wbeiil!
l-laure In Ihe Mtirlc-lH u al a opt o I la
tio-i bill, letuii.ing the incisure to'
conference b..f it i. eccru l ! v i
pev 'el tbe j , po.l A. o '. d ilia t!o re I
II. H.
GERMANS DIVERT
DRIVE TO SOUTH
Ccnlor Fire Now
Region Near
Givcnchy
m
GIVE UP YPRES FIGHT
Vress Tells People Cap
ture of City Not
Worth While.
FRENCH TAKE HILL ON AVRE
l Important Height; RuMltuit
KtHre II un; Berlin Claim
Succcbs KUewhere.
I I'M'UV May 1-IUvlng met wlthj
a reverse n l heir operation sn tha
northern Ui of th nnars alia
whete the French and llrttieh havg
stood shoulder to shoulder In ' ;l
rtnee of Vpre and the high grou4
which fiirma., bulwark In front !
the channel porta, th German haVs,
as Indicated by th moat recent
iorta, turned to th aouthrn aid e .
the Hurt in the aUWd lines Is
nonhern 1'ram.e. ;
On Thntwday and Krlriay th Oari', .
maa artillery had seemingly can
tered It fir on th line hetweaa .
tilvenehy and th Niepi forest aal
It may b that th enemy aoen will
laumh nn attack a an I net this vttttf
-ctl'n nf the Urittah Una.
TrvameeMkr t 'aiiiiorwi(t la I,ya -. -Dlapatnliea
from th Hrttlsh heaeJi '
quaalee tell nf traniendou cannon,
arte in the lya region whluli may M
taken tn mean the part of th Haa,
ler battle field at nr near Mer.
villa, where the Uarmana mad thali
geeateet advance after lha fall ) .
Artnentieiea. AKtetw appewrlnf Ig .
Gern-ea ni wpape wouM am U
indiont. that thee will 1. no tr
nieill-ite t tempt to take Tpre. Kit
wrt writ lnaw hat may he oonatdt
ered Inspired rsvlesVa af th sttaa.
tlnn ay that imt king wnwM sow aa
gained bv th iwptur- of th rulne
rlty, This may mean that th Gen .
man win turn their attention l
ome other part taf th front for I
new effort and tha bombardment J
th Imew near Mervllle anal furtnei
eart may he tha first step In an at.
lempt xo ror Mnaigni inrougn tat
allied urmlea or cut through toward
thw south and fore a wntlsh
llremevt from the Arrwavl sail.
tf"t ..' 'o..frM roir n? lafauwT,
gflflitp- !. -Va-fnimid la) Ualk .
lor In the laat day.
Venc4i 'M HIR.
While waiting fr th Germane ti
make th ait move, the allies hevj
not been IdHv All aroea; the Itoi
their aatrola have been aetlv anl
at Hangar ami VUlers-airetonnruaj
before Amlena. thsy have tahet
lac Ileal position from tba Tautnaa
On of th thee position was bit '
l north of Castei, a hslght whlel
arTnrded gond obaervallon at th)
allied ooramvnl ratio llaee.
ri hmiaw rnunwo
TIIKK.VTKNS l.rJUeUMK.
la'NIHJN. May I There gravi
uneealpee In Uertnany ever trs)
new from th raat where apprntl
th t.'ermena shortly will b chMv
frenlwrl with rwhelmln rllffl
rultlea which wilt shatter the whol
fabric nf tha rVfat latong paara
ay nn Anisterdaen itck to thl
I Hilly Hapree. Krom r'lnland tf
th I km I ne there la ever Inereaaln
npposlt'.in ta German oppraasiret
Vienna reports. It add. ,sy mot
nf th T'kralnn crop war rul a
hy the peasant who would ralhe)
Inrv than feed the tlarmans,
- ..atr.
f'APTl RK B0.0M I.N
rtNI-AXn. 1111x11 CLAIM.
TlKKI.IN. ia letmdon. May J.
"In oitfhetrn r'lnland w hv
overwhelmingly defeated th enernj
during fivj-riay battle near lakhj
and Ta"a.hua. rapturing 2B.an
pr, snnera." n the Germen offli
rial roniniunlcallon leaued thl vn
IrK
-r'rom other theaters." tha eon.
munlcatlnn Id, "ther la nothlnl
new to report."
I'(M ll'N GIMMIVh XIYW
IVt I I IIKH ITALIAN All MK
PAItlM. May 1 --The military a
thorny of General Koch, aa a reauj
of the Italian adhesion, haa been ea
tended to nil the Western front -anj
the general now become eon
loander-ln-chlef of all th alrle)
armle in the west, says Mrc4
Hulln, In Ihe Kcho de Parts
M. Hulln saw Premier Clemen
reau nt Ihe war council at Abbeville,
The premier without going Into dej
tails said he wae satisfied with thf
results of the conference.
I.I UIMNsi AT)VJS'4 K IN'
liOXIT. niM ii msiN
HASKI., Hwitaerland, May 1 -.
f.ertnsn troops In 1'kralnla with
h.ise on the line between Kkalrrinu)
slav and Kharkov have advanced II
the region of lioneta river eoi
basin, according to dispatch ra
reived here.
The lionelx river coal region la i
the eastern part of the governmwii
of the 1'on Ciawacka. Thla repol
shows that the German advance l
southern Itussla haa extended to I
line almost directly nnrth from thl
cuaterti shore of th eea of Abov.
German Sag They Trea
Sammie Just a Other)
' V .SHI N VP IN'
Mav 1 - A nsw e f
tbe state deparl
Spenlsh gtiveni
h' i " m'l'H'V of
i I'"'" ItllclIKO II
,
. ot .is to tlo troth of reporta th
i i i . 1 1 ; prtw or war hv
en i.itieimi in 'lerniny. tl
i-t. m c -ernmcnt today deca-i-h
.'; X" prtHoiiio nee accntrled tl
.nie lie,, loo nl etei! to prluone
I ulc I I .ii.uhalillcs. .