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You're NOT Giving
You're PAYING
You Arc Going to Face
the Returning Yanks
Soon Get Right PAY
Kick In on War Funds
OKXAHOMA'l OKEATUT KEWBPATU.
UT.ASKB WUUI ASSOCIATED rl3S.
VOL. XIII, NO. 52.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVKMHKll 11. 1!1S.
11 l'AdKS
I'KlCE 5 CENTS
fe, 7AIVV IVJ lftr 111!
r m. itoa'v ki l r m ttw. i f m arm m --r iw n ibh i i 1 k
Xj XJ l) XM .
NEW ARMY PLANS 'Germans Must Maintain Order
ARE BEING MADE; to Receive Food From Allies
Genera! Staff Will Soon Sub
mit Outline of Reorgani
zation to Hiker.
TRAINING QUESTION OPEN
tniver.al Service May lie'
Apai" Proposed; Legisla
tive Struggle Expected.
DEMOBILIZATION UNDECIDED
Program to lie Determined on
In Formation of New
I'olicie:!.
WAc'll.
f(,r the r'
partm'tit
jre .n .i
Rfrn-ral
,sci '-'a; )
..i.... ir
ING'P 'N. N"V. 13. -Plans
.u'g.iiiixaiinn nf tin- war d'"
.iii, On" army Itself now
.s nf formulation liy 111''
luff and soon Hill In' before
Laker, orders fur 1 1 1
. -ihing up ''f tin' 'i mii v can
nol In- ptutn'.ilgatc.l uiiul these i'I.i n
finally i.n rupietod us the doiiio-
l:li7..iiii'!i program is dependent urnm
the i'f till" reorganization
poln i .
Th S'"-ri tary h.'i.i liiil I-.f that
nrw li-gis a:i"ii will In- necessary t
rarrv " J' ;)l ! "! ;.ir.iat imi ami It l.s
ii , ',, ! i ;i il' fmiti- iiroKraiii
Iftvv c'l'irr'.is .it thr rarlif.-it iiosi
ubli' iii'iin' 'it- TIiih may r'nii'ti the
hiiif ir.i'i''ii of iiiiivi-ral i.iililarv
truiniTnf .ii"l unify official anli'Mpaii'
a lnn i ir i -: . i : J r.ia' hi-fun-final
ai n il in taken nti whatrviT
poll' v Mr I'iiImt may iimpnsc.
h?x'iMifi: luv aiiiliii:7.t tlio tnaln
trnnnri' o' a i-iralar army "f npirnx
lniii!l ."iT'i.inii men. While it i nut
pnsMhie a et to fun-cant thf Illlln
Iiit nf Aiiiern-an tnmH that iiiiimI
if Hup! v "1 in i:iirnp even aft'-r
.(.n'e ir":ili'd have In en mkiipiI,
military men hellrvi' nnw that the
aa' h'l-lze.j reir'ii ir ilalil;shment ran
no; pri-v I'ie an aeiu.ite forre fur all
ijrjgin." it inirue ami ahroaj.
I'.nlM fur War Only.
of ihe : . 7 ' . u j o men imw tinder
arms. pruliaMy not morf than l'iO.
f') are umler uhllKafiuti tu m-rve
i.yond the retrtnral ion nf n-are.
Tlire were Home 7,000 officer anil
about I.'".""" men (i the recilar
.irmy he:i ar wan ilerlare.l. Kx
piraiinn uf enlitmentM. liuwever.
prulial'lv has cerve.l to rortnro this
coniiicIrr.iMv ami all wrtline enllt
raentir are f ir the perioil of the war
onlv.
Thousanrl.n of officers now In wrv
i' are on temporary rommitHlonit
in th reKiil.ir estahliHhrnent. Thv
'ommliixinnp were inwiied foava rtefln
ITf pcriD.l of years anrl I he men
r:!rM he hell, although the general
attitido uf the ilepiiftment would
not mrlirite any InietiMon of hol.llnn
'.'rh officers" uiMlnM their will when
lh war ei'ierir. ney has passed.
Th num! er nf men tieccnsarv to
W nihin'aine.j In Murope proliahly
mil tie worked out ,y (ieneral l'ersh
lrif stuff in;,) since winiilar ealcula
t.nna f.ir the Cnited States and It
mww.iiiw are l.eltitt made here, and
it m rxper'ed that the size of the
irmy for which It will he neci swiry
to provide noun will he arrived nt.
Mnj AdiiMiito I'ntvpnnl Tralnlmr.
The Keneral ftaff'H recommcnda
ina (hi t,i the way the army In to he
forme,) me expected to embody the
iirinciple of unixorMal military traln
ii A ti:l prepared hv the Ktaff
mst before the Tnlted State enterea
ti e war, mitlined the general Hchenie
'Inch Is Hkelv to he a vain advocated
modified in the icht of war experl
nee and the results of the operation
if the selective draft sywtem.
At this tit,,,, it was planned to enn
'inue the trarri.sons for tho I'hillp
Pm. Hawaii and Panama on a vol
untary kiy;, hv si'lectiiifr men who
I'ftcii army life after they had
P'lmiert thrmiRh their periods of train
ing, outside of thewe overses forres,
tmwfver. the staff proposed to re
model the standing nrmy Into a
strictly trainltiK force, composed of
rricrs and non-commissioned offfl
Ts xvho should he dcx eloped Into
"oertK m Rettinif row material
Tiieklv Into shape and throiich
'"o.ie h.m.ls year after year, nh'Mild
pans the classes called to the colors
'ur training.
Prnlm May IV Iti'vivol.
Iwh the com missioned ami non
"rinimlssioned ranks of this training
'Tee. It was plannexl. should he ic
rr'"" who d.splaved
aniiy during their training. There
' rea.ion to expect that some similar
project will aaln he brought for
jard. although neither I'resldent
"iison ni.r Secretary Maker Is now
"ninirtfd to univenwl training as a
Wional policy, in his last report
rki Z r R,il 11 WH-, not a qifstlon
,r" hul. he decided whlln the
"ntry w:u at war.
Pemohilrtaiion of the existing nf
J!1 "'rps. l,oth lino and staff,
'7" Pirate element of the pns-
n i problems of the war department.
' ' 'certain that efforts will be made
th. V ,h" n"'n who have shown
nemselves ,,al!fied n wtl'h relation
"P flth the government that their
IT "'r CKn 1' quickly re-secured
V.T. '"''"'""ft Ihe completion of
"i'itlons are being dls-
,h'!'s"" ,f,,,r ft'iming officers to
Drolia . ",at,ls are "Pected to
eon,. ,r "n arm' f','"" officers
tin ik m 'r to ,hnt uspd I" hullding
' reP!;r"n, army- Similarly, it
tnr?.v". ns Pfl'ihle that steps
Mh.,..V ""ffinljiatlon of 'an ample
form J"8'"' w"l he taken. The
heh." P rejwrvn, however,
Iiyord?. !,v voluntary obligation or
ti"rr- will depend upon the mlll-
P"l'y to he adopted.
.'' ANA. Nov 17 Tk.
'Her ,r:,n:'n"" thls'ntornlng.
general
This
im,.. "rt xvork dav sine.
the
first t" ,l"r!;r,'1. Havana fur the I
narlv ,n f'l effect of
'-"M rr I, rythin" being tied up ex-
r,t't cars. The ulri
t"i"''(;"t,ru',n.'; ""'kfrkers under'
WEATHER REPORT
TI'IjSA, Nov n - -Maximum. 7':;
nijriniuiri .11. Miuth wiikIh mt ejear
I'M.XllliXIA lliuraila.y and Yr
ilay f 11 r, iwiiii what ua,riii.T
Mil HUM n.url, fair;
I nUaii fair tir.,1 warm.-r
- ItK AN ' XX T'tn-,Ur fair. rm
it in iMirulit-jMl jsirtaou , Krnlsy fair,
warncr
KA.-T TKXS Thursday ,,r.
artn-r
XXKST TKXXS ThnmiWr 'air,
iiT:n-r rii r.orih ert.n: Kn.tv fajr
KANSAS l air mtfi uuel lt-.iiM.r.i-tar..
Iloiri'iat Kri.Ui tir4.aMr untrl
lb! In ciwl. parUy cU.iuly coobr ill
c.,l i'rli.n..
Compromise.
'Pro l ?i ranniil Imtbr wult a lie.
Ititfht ruiuifil niminiliim with wronft,
Kor I. i-i! u in and heaven l hi;h,
('tu iliMi.nl itmri tie mk'i.i long.
Sli'i M-vrr hat. :tn' 1 1 1 1 r. at le l,ie
'r .eartu In lov Itie llnvg hi Nate.
Hawliv will tint mate ith tnrlle it'iYi,
Virtue ami lre are hrparate htatfp.
'I'tu' ro,i' die slier,, the Ihixtlex Krow,
iiniiiitr ami muter m-vr mt-fl
h-:, M'i ' aiii-H II., the (jra-i-a iro,
'imt rohi Itii luitu-y of its iwrl.
Weak lit.ka with ilro- ilei-troy ihe rhair..
Ni'l taka friim iik-ii the llt;tit uf day.
Til i ompri tnlc u ilh Vlre u, Tain.
Th,- tattittii applea aouu Jeray,
llruira n. ver atop the ranfer' fonran;
It thriva l'i.it,-at'ti the iia'liei,t pam
And piHiti hha'l atrtke with ne'ih.i',1 fnrre
I'n r'-aih Min i1 vital i-tot atrain.
On thlfting Kamia of iia-e oVrjut,
't'rtith ri letnplei raon'it Kafeiy ri.xe.
I.,-f in net now our hern. r..heat ;
'I'hi'V dul not die fur rnmprmnme
t ( ij'.i nrht If in by Krlrar A. Oueat )
Reports Conflicting
On Ex-Crown Prince;
Death Unconfirmed
X)Pr.XII iKN. Nov. IS. Tho
former crown riiiv Is with hi
troops nt the fnint, iiix-ording to a
ilisiuiti'li from tin wml-of ficlal
Wolff bureau of liVrliii, nxHx'exl
lien-. .
IOXDOX, Xov. 13. f5:3.i p.
m.) Tho l!rlil-h forrUrn offlep
Iuim rocrlvol no coiiflrmatlon wliat
I'trr of tho nMnors that ilu fomier
(icrnian crown prince lias Ix-rn as
NiMKlnalctl. according lo tho.
cliniigo Telegraph conipuny.
Mr The AaiwialAt Treax.
C nnfltdtnaT roport-s mmc from
I'.iiropo ns to tlio fato of the for
mer tiennnn crown prlnoo. KIs
patclies from Ijotulon ilixlare lie
ws shot and killed Monday by
frontier guards while trying to ex
cne Into Holland. However, a ills
ptitcli from Tlie Iliwrue under to
day's daip, nays that the former
crown prim? has arrlyed at Maast
richt, southern Holland.
BAN ON SECURITIES
WILL BE CONTINUED
Capital Issues Committee Refuses to
1.1ft Ilnrs as tJovornmont Needs
Must lie Cared for First.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. Re
strictions will be continued hy the
government's raptt.il issues commit
tee on the floating of securities for
building, road ronstruet'on and de
velopment enterprises noi absolutely
essential. It was stat'd officially to
day, despite the w. industries
board's partial removal of limita
tions on nunwar construction and
manufacturing.
In view of the necessity of obtain
ing another big war loat. In the
spring, the treasury, with which the
capital issues committee is affiliated,
holds that the securities market still
must b. left 04en largely fur gov
ernment securities. ""onsequently.
even though business Interests find
it possible to obtain building and
road materials and necessary ma
chinery for construction, they will
have to demonstrate that their
projects are needed or advisable in
the light of the national situation
before tho capital issues committee
will approve stock or bond issues.
German Submarines
Ask to lie Interned
IVrON, Nov. 1J. rive flennan
submarines arrived at Iaumkrona,
southern .Sweden, Wednesday and re
quested tho naval nuthoritien to In
tern them, according to a dispatch to
the Kxchangn Telegraph from Copen
hagen. The submarino commanders siiid
they did not dare return to Germany.
Good Fellows, Here's
A Chance to Be Santa
To a Lonely Soldier
Want to kick In on a Phrislmrui
present fur a soldier boy in France
who has no relatix'os or friends to
rernnmbor him ?
The Red Cross wants to know
Two thousujKl boxra with labels
all addnxssed to soldiers, and only
needing to ho packed with such
things as will chnxir a soldier in a
foreign country on Christmas day,
have been Kent to Tuisti by the
Ked Cross organht;utiirh. with the
Biigifestlon that TuIsmjis fill them -
because no one else in the world
cares for the individuals repre
sented in the empty cartons.
Anyone wanting to take part in
one of the biggest Christmas ideas j
ever presented to Tulfann enn get j
the hex, the label and some sug- j
goHtlonn as to how they can be j
filled by calling on tho Ked Cross
headquarters- j
Wilson Replies to Sol fa Ap-j
peal; Will Consult With
Our Allies.
FULL GUARANTEES REQUIRED
Assurances Must He (liven
That Distribution of Sup
plies Ue Made Fairly.
WASHINGTON. .Sin. 13
n.anys appeal fur fund haa
anttwui vd by I 'resident Wilsci
i ier
been with
the proriiLii' that he will take up !
"im the allies immediately thi
qucBtlon of sending suppl.es if lui
auranci can be given that order
will Im? maintained in Germany and
an oqurtablc distribution uf food
guaranteed.
Secretary Lansing handed to Mm
mter Sukcr of Swiucriand todav a
reply to ,i note ileiivmed yesterday
transmit!. m; a iiiesxage from i liun j
cclliir Hliert, urgently icijueMtiiig mat :
the primdeiit n.Iorm him by ixircle;
wneiiier mi' lulled elates wiiulil
semi foodstuffs under bui.ii tondi
l.uiis Secretary l.trming's reply to the
Swiss milliliter, dated November 12.
1 uilows:
"1 haxe the honor to a, knowledge
the risu'ipt of your iiolu of today,
tl aliflnltliiig to the president the text
"f a cable imiuiriiig whether this
government is ready to send fooil
stufls into Germany without delay
:f public order is maintained in Ger
many and an equitable distribution
,t to. id n guaranteed.
"I should be grateliil if jou would
trants.'iiit the following reply to the
German government;
"'At a Joint Kt'jwion of the two
houses of ciiiigress on November 11
the president of the I'nited States an
nounced that the representatives of
the associated governments In the
supreme council at i - rant lies have
by uriauinioUN resolution assured the
peopie of the central empires that
everything posnible in the circum
stances will be done to supply them
with food and to relieve the distress
ing want that is in su many places
threatening their very lives, and that
steps are to be taken immediately to
organize the efforts at relief in name
systematic manner that they were
organized in the case of Kelgium..
" 'Furthermore the president ex
pressed the hope that by the list, of
idle tonnage of the central empires
it ought presently to be possible to
lift the fear of utter misery from
their oppressed populations and set
the-lr minds and energies free for the
great and hazardous tasks of political
reconstruction which now face them
on every hand.
" 'Accordingly the president now
directs me to state that he Is retnly
to consider favoiably the supplying
of foodstuff.1' to Germany and to take
up the matter immediately with the
allied governments, provided he can
be assured that Ihe public order is
being and xxill continue to be main
tained In Germany and that an equit
able distribution of food can be dear
ly guaranteed '
"Accept, sir. the renewed assur
ances of in v highest consideration.
tSignedi "Hi U'.KIIT LANSING."
This message was sent in reply to
the following message from Mill
iliter Sulzer:
"l)y direction of my government. I
have the honor to transmit the fol
lowing cable;
" 'The German government urgent
ly requests the prenident of the
I'nited States to Inform tho German
rhancellor. IHiert, by wireless
whether he may he asRurcd that Ihe
government of the 1'iiited States was
ready to send foodstuffs without de
lay if public order is maintained In
Germany and an equitable dirdrlbu
tion of food Is guarant I.'
"Accept, sir, the renewed assur
ance of my hrgheit cunMide.nititi."
DECLARES MANUFACTURERS
SHOULD RESTORE ALL MEN
NKW YttK, Nov. 13 KNrery
American soldier and sailor will find
his old Job awaiting him upon his
discharge from service, according to
a statement Issued here today by
Stephen C Mason, president of the
National Association of Manufac
turers.
"The outstanding
every manufacturer.'
said, "now li to be
back into his plant
dropped their wot k
lives at the disposal
obligation of
' the statement
reudy to take
the men who
to place their
of the nation.
It is their plain duly to have an 'open
door' fur a return to opportunity and
prosperity of every American soldier
slid sailor who seeks to return to ! in
rormer employment arm occupation,
regardless ,,f how- the position may
have been filled during his absence,
in the servii e of our nation."
PEACE WILL NOT CHANGE
WAGES OF RAIL EMPLOYES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 The I
railroad admini.itration plans no re- .
diiftion in railroad employers' wages ;
under peace conditions, and likewise,
no m.itenai lowering or ireign' ami
p;U"ongcr rates. It whs stated an- i
thontatively today. Loth are likely j
to remain at their present levels, al-j
though wrlh many readjustments
durltis' hp period of changing the
nation from war to peace.
Ihrietnr (leneml MeAdoo hasi de-
clareii mat. ne wouni lower hits as
soon as it was determined revenues
would lie suffiWent to pay wage In
iTKtMCN and the higher cost of mate
rial!, supplie and other transporta
tion elements. It was explained to
day, however, that the time when this
would be possible is not yet in sight.
Masnryk Goes to I
.uroH.
1 ?. Thomas
WASHlNGTi IN. Nov.
G. Miusarvk. former pt'
'zeeho-Slovak na: lona I
s.-le
nt of the
imil. xxill
leave Wii.shirKrton Frblav night
his way to Lurope to assume offi
,1s the first president uf Ihe new r
public of Bohemia,
V'
lARRESTOF HUN
LEADERS ASKED
Independent Socialists in (ier
I many Want Tirpitz and
Others liefore Jury.
FRENCH DEMANDING TRIALS i
.
Deputies Introduce Resolution
to Rring Men Causing
' War to Justice. 1
i
ORDER RULES EVERYWHERE
Wol f f BureftU A IinOUncCS Acts
of Anarchy End; liolshe
viki Kxpelled.
A MSTKIt 1 1 A M, Nov. U.- -The In
dependent sucial democrats In the
new government have demanded the
arrest of Admiral von Tirpiti, for
mer minister uf the navy: major
General keim, president of the Ger
man army league; Dr. Wolfgang
Kapp, president of tho fatherland
party; Admiral von Holtzendorff,
former chief of the naval general
staff, and others, and the establish
ment of a tribunal to try all per
sons primarily responsible for the
eontltiilatlun of the war and hinder
ing peace. This Information is con
tained in a lierlln dispatch to Um
Telesnuif.
1'AIUS, Nov. 13 . t HuvaO Sev
eral members of tho chamber of
deputies today proposed In the
chamber a resolution requesting the
government to enter Into an agree
ment with the nt her allied govern
ments fur the trial of rill former
rulers who were responsible fur the
great Kuropean war. 1'nder the
resolution the extradition of the
rulers would be reiiiested. no matter
In what country they have taken
refuge.
IIRIISH, Nov. 13. (I lavas. 1
Wolff bureau dispatches from Her
lin declares that order appears to
rule everywhere In Germany and
that acts of anarchy have eeaWd.
The majorities and minorities have
divided the authority between them,
but the minorities have been rele
gated to second place, It appears.
The majorities are charged with
preparing the organization of a Ger
man republic.
Kxpulslon from Heme of a bolahe
vlkl diplomatic mission was carried
out in the presence of un Inquisitive
crowd. The automobiles containing
the members of the mission were es
corted on the way by infantry de
tachments In motor trucks.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
URGED BY STEEL MEN
Institute Comirltice rax-ors Con
tinued SiisrLslon Outlook
Hogurded trpilmlstlc.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. Con
tinuation of government supervision
of the steel Industry during the
Period of read Inst ment to oeace
I , I Inn. wu. r..,..m ,,,n,lu.l ,.!, v
by the steel committee of the
American Iron ami Steel Institute at
its first meeting xcith the war itv
duMrlcH board Mince the signing of
the armlHtice.
optimism over the industrial and
labor outlook, as affecting the steel
industry during the transition from
war to peace marked the confer
ence, the belief was expressed that
there should be no abrupt Itera
tion of price or wage level.
The chief purpose of the meeting,
It wiis announced, was to preserve
"industrial stability" and the dis
cussion covered general trade con
demns, national and International.
After the conference, officials In
explaining the steel committee's
recommendation for continued su
perx'lslon by the wur Industries
lioard. said that if price control were
abandoned and the price of steel
decre;isei those who storked up
with raw and acmi-finihed mater
ials at the fixed price could not
compete with those who could go
j into the market with lower prices
'prevailing on the other hand, if
j the price should increase, nuinu
fa Hirers with stocks on hand would
I (l ive an advan.age Government
j supervision and price control, it. was
I explained, w ill prcxetit liny such
iiidilioriK and stabilize the industry
until
it is un a peace bas:s
Allied Fleet Arrives
Off Constantinople
IXJNIioN. Nov. is The allle,
fleet arrived off Constantinople to
I day. having pawed through the liar
'dandles Tluelav. the lid tu iralt V an
nutll.r lirttish'and Indian troops!
uix-upvmg the furls paraded as Ihe
s(,ips passed,
.
Petain Issues Order
Not to Destroy Hun
Property in Germany
I'AItlS. Nov.
Gen.'iul retain,
of the French
dressed an order
troops, in which
diers who w ill ne
13 - i llavao) -"p.
commander
armies. has -l-uf
the 'lay to his
be asks the sol
i; py i lerman ter-
titory not to permit their resent
ment over German ;olcnce in
France to lead 'hem astray .and to
respect persons and property
"After having beaten the adver
sary by arms," the general con
tit, lies, "ynu will imjio.-e upon
i' him the ,!Kii,ty or yo.ir a'lltudc
i and the world will wonder what
. i to admire more, your conduct m
mjccv or your heroism in oa tie. '
Wilson May Name Commission
To Plan Conversion to Peace
I ASK GOVERNOR CHECK
UP TULSA'S MORALS
rclllhuis t Irciilaicil cslcrdny Cull
Stale Into ('mi. liMi, os IsM-nll)
Mu tor Says lie i h-onim It.
ONE PETITION WITHDRAWN
Mrs. Lindsay I'roa-nlisl It to I'ew
TuKins cMiTda.x but Ijlst Mght
(.ol Out of tin- How.
A petition P. Governor Williams
asking him tu start an un est uei'l""
of conditions in Tulsa, xxith refer
ence to in. ii. ils, was ciii'iila'cd ycMtcr
day, Mrs I.ilu 1 1, Lindsay presenting
It tu a number uf local citizens.
"I l ill ii I oriKinate II, e petition,"
she said. "It was given ine by citi
zens here w ho aked ' me to elf
culate It."
Mrs. Lindsay said last night that
she much preferred that her name
not be connected with the petition
but said that she had circulated it
dining the day and bad obtiiined
some sugual iiics. When asked who
prepared petition and who gave It to
her. she said that ho preferred not
to give their names without flrsrt con
sulting the parties. Iaiter she wild
that mi far as Imr petition wim con
cerned, It would not be circulated,
but that there was another petition
being circulated, she was advised, by
S. It. W-wls.
"I didn't get a slnarle signature to
the petition,' she slatrd, "and will
not have anything to do with It in the
fill ill e. 1 prefer not to do ,'my thing
but the charily work that occupies
my lime, i.ml I'm not In this row."
S I: Lewis, mentioned by Mrs.
Lindsay, scud lie knew alsnit Ihe pe
titions being circulated, but that he
had not seen "the other one," und
didn't know who was circulating t
His information about tin,, petitions
was based, he said, on rumors that
had reached him.
He was asked if he had signed the
petition being circulated by Mrs,
Lindsay.
"I'm not on outh. I don't know as
it is any of your business," he wild
His signature is saJd to have been
on the petition circulated by Mrs.
Undsay and to have been the flrut on
the list.
"I hax'e heard of the petition." said
Mayor Hubbard lust night, when told
that It was berng circulated. "Ho far
as the mayor Is concerned, you may
say for me that we welcome any in
vestigation that any one -grand
Jury, attorney general or the gov
ernor may care to make. The city
police department, for which the
mayor is responsible by the cliarter
ttJid by court decisions, is as efficient
as Ihe administration knows how to
make it
"Chief Allen, who conducts the en
forcement of the laws under the nom.
mlKHioners' orders, is an efficient and
trustworthy official, and i have ubso.
lute faith that he Is giving Tulsa an
honest and earliest service.
"I rinllze that there ore people n
Tulsa who are earmtst In thes mat
ters und I hold nothing against any
nun or woman who runuti in good
faith and offers criticism of our
work.
"I trust those whs sljrn the peti
tions asking for an Invest Igutloti do
so In guild faith and with a View of
making Tulsa n bigger ami better
and cleaner city. I do not question
their motives I am willing to abide
by the decision of any Invemlgutliig
body or individual and do nt with an
ulmolute confidence u-1 to the wit
come." The text nf the petition wast not
available last night but is saJd to be
a re,piit to the governor to direct
the attorney general to make an in
vestigation of local conditions.
GERMAN ARMY-MOVES
BACK BEFORE YANKS
A merle nils Iti'liinin u Old l-iwllimis
IVaionilljulon Is Ita'Mciitcd
lly ur Hoys.
Hy Tlie l,Minl,.ii l'r,.
WITH '11111 AMI.Illi'W l:l
iks on Tin; m i; i s i : a.m. io
MM.i.r. N,,v 1,1. I i; mi p in i
Germany's artnx was mux ,t,g s,,,w iv I
along l:s whole front 'ow.iid the
rear today !
Tin- Atneucm f i r r es remain . x -i
iicill Will r- the Mel,- Ub'll lb ej
a rmisi i w . nt i n io . f f -". j
So far as Knitw'i at tile .Ainctvu'i i
army tiea-biuaetei i,., ,lipnsitnin !
lias b. en ,lisii.i e. t., '.a.i-l, at anyj
point that pari uf trie ,.gr. emeu' ,
providing (nr i'n- withdrawal of tin-.
Genu, m troops 1' !.. r'-il.Z'-d that!
the reversing of ihe gi-ais uf the
great brol.cn Gorman machine Uul
not be simple I
There W-. ild il.ne be, ri n s.ir- '
pr.H,- amuixa; the American ..ff ic is (
had the C-rman fro:,' roniu;iii;.l ai-
most iitieh itige.l. but already 'lo-rej
appeals to bay,, been lefi lniii.ed
i-i'..; . in front of ihe Amerh aim '
in tit- mure ih.iti a fringe of ..,!., i
In son... places even that line lias
been withdrawn so far that th,
arrm n,e ,.i this side do not kiunv
its location
The Oi-'hi.'iiih reluctantly aban
doned their error's to inntinue fra
ternization where the Ijluu sllil were
;u pioxilnitx, but threats to hoi. I as
prisoners anvone approaching the
Ameri' in lines pr oh.aliv stopped
'heir . ;s
lu hiiid the A'nepl, ati line th- ac
ivity of the supply linin-i inMinU'
todav and the troops mobilized i.
tb" front settled down to routi.'
'''' Tlu-.e was an I tu t ei.i ; n
number of leaves o Abs.ttee. ho.-,
n vi.
' TlVsidont HuS PropoS
al Under Consid
eration. WOULD BE ADVISORY
Function Would Ho to
Surest Steps to
lie Taken.
LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY
Kniorjicncy Laws Studied
To Host ore Nation
To Normal.
WASHINGTON, Nov 13- I'resl
dent Wilson has under eunsldeiutlon
Ihe appointment of a reconslrueiion
commission to develop a comprehen
sive program for the nation's i-mi-xerslon
from a war to a peace basis.
The commission would be advisory
rather than execiiilve in functions
and the plans developed ami co
ordliiateil by It would be carried out
by exisllng government departments
and agencies.
As now considered the commission
would he representative of commer
cial, Industrial, labor, agricultural
and social Interests, lis membership
would be small and It w.mld deal
with all phases of the grail problem
of easing the country from wur to
peace.
Oppose Coiiarrcwdoniil I'lan.
The president Is understodd to he
distinctly opposed to the suggested
plan of having a congressional pntn
mlsMlon prepare n reconstruction
program, lie Is said to prefer men
xvho can give their entire lime to the
work and who have made special
studies of economic and social prob
lems. The president Is said now to
be considering what emergency eg.
Islation may be necessary before the
government can proceed systemati
cally to turn nil resources of the
country to peare-tlme production.
How to shut off further war pro
duction without efoslng plants,
throwing men out of work and caus
ing financial strain, is Ihe most Im
mediate, rcconatriictlon problem fuc
Ing the government.
Hundreds uf telegram of Inquiry
reaching government department!
today disclosed anxiety of hualneis
men over this question and offered a
multitude of suggestions for dealing
with It. As a clearing house for
such suggestion the reconstruction
commission would function. K'slsh
Ilshment of such a board was rer
otnmende.l to President Wilson by
Professor fi. M. W Sprague, an
economist nf Harvard, w ho has con
ducted reconstruction research, work
for the council of nnllonal defense.
Government authorities having
charge of the placing of war eon
tracts are considering a plan for di
verting raw materials from war in
dustries as fast as these curtail their
iictlvitbs. lo other Industries where
they can be used nt once for recon
struction needs War orders will
not be cancelled In n wholesale
wnv until such u plan Is developed, It
is believed.
IIiisIiichm Men Xntlous.
In this connection Ihe (-number (If
commerce uf the I'nited State today
mate public a letter to Ptcsidciit
Wilson citing evidence of anxiety
among business men over the presi
dent's future course, suggested de.
velopment of uniform policies for all
departments and some measure for
preventing a sudden drop in prices
of raw material.
"As you are doubtless aware,' the
letter said, "the cancellation of con
tracts hv some goverrim.-nt agencies
during the last ten davs has caused n
great deal of apprehension end dis
til rbaiicc. the exient of xxhich. for.
tunati ly. has not attracted public nt-
letitmn bei.iuse the war news bus so
greatly over shadow.! it. The dexel-j
upon n's Incident to the c-.im ellailotis I
M-ferieil to Indl. a'e the illffl llltiesi,
ie will hive to face unless the trans .
I'I'.n b gradual and Die vast labor!
and financial interests Involved ate'
most carefully safeguard", The;
s'oppagc of work In 'be small nnin-'
be-- of instances where steps have
already been taken is causing un- '
e.'i.sinesis among the banks which, in ;
, tiniest ..'.i-iv in ii-. .'ire ex'emling
-ti.lit to 'lie cut. ra-ts arid Is like
wise affecting the credit of large
hunter'-- "f -ei bi on! r.i .'..'-s who are;
Mlpp'Vll " Tin's the principals j
(Xn.VTlNt Ktl OS l'',F. TK.N i
A merican Casualties A re Not
Expected to Exceed 100,000
WASHINGTON. Nov 11. -Officials
b'-re r.-liiiiiih! that the to
tal i asti litu-s to the America tp ex
peditionary fores In the war will
hut exceed Hio.nnii Including 'I"
men I. ill. d in in lion, xv.i ui.b !.
died of Wounds, .ll.scu.se and iici I.
dents an-l the missing who t;-ir
xx ill I eouiite f.,r. Sun f
those win. liaxe t n tus.-;lii,-
probably will be accounted for
wridi 'iie prisoners ate r-turi""!
from ' J"r man , .
It xx a-- Mil to.iiy 'ha! i' pioe-
ilbl W'.il be Several Weeks before
the re cur, I uf -asuiirjes e.'Ul be
cohipi-t"d I ' ,-i regarded us al
iiiusl c, '1 un that many nf the cas
ualties in 'tie reC'-tl' heavy fU'hl-
ing b 'to- f., -t an ! second Aiii'ti,-
c.i e a r 'iri Im'. ' not Vet b ell
M'porte.l J.lSts 1mi lilUSt be coin-
pi.e.l nf 1 1 n 1 1 p i r' e. American
us Pi.-s It -iti-h ,i nl French
V--iita csps i.illy t nun among
be t'ni'ed SliteH folees bli;aie,l
a. In aiiti-d units. J.n-aLlui iiom
PEACE SETTLEMENT
MUST BE JUST ONE
i
Premier l.loil George ! lures III-
xalrloH Musi lie Hone Away Willi
In Insure I'l-muuicncc.
j WILL BE ELECTION ISSUE
Nut lire of Terms Will He Issue to Go
llcforo llnglisli Voters He
imgo has mi Place,
LoMiiiN, Nv M ( itritlsh
Wireless Service ) "One of the
principal Issues at the forthcoming
general election will be I h.fiattire
of the peace settlement. It will' mean
Ihe settlement id1 the world." Pre
mier Lloyd George made this state
ment In. an announcement to hi lib
eral supporters on November II.
Mil lenient Must lie Just.
"What are conditions of peace?
Thev must lead tu a settlement
which will be f utidiimentally Just.
No "ettleincnt that contravene the
principles of eternal lustloe will be
a permanent one. The pence nf
171 Imposed by Germany nn France
outraged all Ihe principle of Justice
and fair play. Let us be warned
by that example.
"We must not allow any sense of
revenge, snv spirit of greed and
grasping desire to override the fun
damental principle of righteousness.
"Vigorous attempts will be made
to hector and bully the government
In an endeavor to make them depart
rrom inn strict principle of right
and to satisfy nine base, sordid,
squalid Idea nf vengeance and avar
ice. We must relentlessly set our
face against that.
"The mandate of thi government
at the forthcoming election will
mean that the ltrlllsh delegation tu
the peace congress will be In favor
of a Just peace "
Is'ngiie uf Nulion Ncirnmnry.
Iilscussliig the question of a league
of nation the premier said that
such a league w more necessary
now than ever. He pointed out that
Ihe conditions which prevailed In
the Ilalkans before the war were
now affecting practically two-thirds
of Kurope.
"A large number of small nations
have -been reborn In Europe," h
continued, "and these will require a
league of nation to protect them
against the rovetoiisnitss of ambi
tion and grasping neighbors. In my
Judgment a league of nations Is ab
solutely esfntlal to permanent
peace.
"Of course, we must have In thi
country un efflrlent army to police
Ih empire, but I am looking for
ward to a condition of things, with
the existence of a league of nation,
under which conscription will not be
neressary In any country."
Colonel Roosevelt Is
Making Rapid Recovery
NKW YORK, Nov. 13 Phvalrlnn
attending Theodore Itoosevell, who
Is nt Itoosevell hospital here suffer
ing from wiatiia and rheumatism,
said tonight that he had passed a
comfortable day and that his prog
ress toward recovery could hardly
be more favorable.
Marshal J off re Given
). S. Medal of U. S.
By General Pershing
PALIS. Nov. 1.1. (IUva)
Genera! I'ershlng, in the name of
President Wilson, presented at the
military academy this morning,
the distinguished service medal to
Marshal .loffre, the hero of the
Maine. In his add less the Ameri
can' oimmiinder in-chief, suldi
This medal Is a symbol of our
respect f,,r Miur noble character
and of our admiration for the great
task 'Mi accomplished Your name
will aiways be iiiisocl.ited with the
results we have obtained.'
Marshal Joffre. In thanking
General Pershing, wild he was
proud of the gte.it distinction,
which serxed tu draw him nti .1
closer to the American army and
people. lie lidded:
I am proud to have been the
gi.dfai her of I tie noble American
nrrr.y which was the determining
cause of our victory. 1 loxe lh"
American soldiers as though they
were mine "
wounds also piobnhlx xxill be re
ported for some t.tue while lists
uf slightly wounded being sent by
i ou riers may be delay .-d.
The dally .wtn for several days
have consisted r,f approximately
1 100 names il iit, Secretary linker
has Indicated that a considerable
number of reported ens laities, re
ma!! to Is given out, but that
tb will he released as rapidly
us newspaper can handle them.
An unofficial tabulation of pub
dsue I casualties s's including
tlu.se of November 1-', shows a
giaml lotal of Tl.H'jrJ I'areful esti
mates nrule today, based on knowl
edge of battle conditions faced by
tlie fust and second armies In the
days immediately preceding ces
siiMoti of hostilities and on 'he
inei.ure lists heretofore, lead offi
cios io believe that all unpublished
an.) irteiierie.i ciisuuitlew will not
i'X.1'1"! It'i.lMHI,
lis! incites based ou p'-evious rec.
or, is fix the total marine casualties
iu I'lancu ut ica U1a.11 i,00O.
ARMISTICE MUST
BE CARRIED OUT
Allied Command Tells Ger
mans Conditions Can Not
Now De Modified.
TIME LIMIT IS EXTENDED
Additional 21 Hours Is Given
for Kvacuation of Rel
jfium und Alsace.
WAR COUNCIL TO SOON MEET
Paris Hears Versailles Con
. ference Will Convene at
Early Date.
laONlMiN. nv. lJ.The alllea
high command has sent to the Ger
man high command by French wire
less it message that there can be no
mollification of the condition of the
armistice, including the annexes, at
this time.
It I added that a supplementary
period of 24 hour for .the evacua
tion of llnlgliim, Luxemburg and Alsace-Lorraine
has been added to th
14 day stipulated In the original
text, so as to permit the text to
reach German headquarters at the
desired time.
PARIS. Nov. 13. Oiava.) Th
German delegate to the armistice
negotiations have issued a statement
asserting that a brief delay In that
evacuation uf occupied territory and
delivering of rolling stock Is In
ilespensable. They declare that to
withdraw the troop and deliver
the rolling stock Immediately would
render the execution of th arm
istice impossible.
PA HIS, Nov. 13. Ths Interallied
war council la expected to reassem
ble here at an early date to take up
question growing out of ths sinn
ing of the armistice and concerning
the conclusion of peace. . No date,
however, has yet been fixed for ths
meeting.
PARIS. Nov. 11. (Ilavaa.) Ths
Herman command has aaksd th
French government by wireless to
request th population of Alsace
Lorraine to remain calm during th
Gernytn. retirement. The mnnaag
add that the population Is hoslti
toward ths German troops.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. All of
the old treatl of amity and com
merce under which International
trad has been conducted between
the warring nations automatically
have been destroyed by the war and
It will be necessary to provide
whole new fabric of trade treaties.
The peace conference may signify
its own Ideas as to how these shall
be framed, 'but K will remain for th
individual nations to rive thes Ideas
concrete form in special treaties.
ihe supreme war council In Ver-
Ullrs did more than consider th
subject of armistice and It Is now
learned that for a long Um preced
ing the final collapse of ths central
powers much study and attention
was given to the subject of final
peace In' all oC its ramification.
Therefore, when the peace confer,
ence meets It will find before It a
fairly well digested program for th
conduct of It Irualneas, calculated to
keep the sessions well within bound
nut only In the matter of expenditure)
of time hut also In the range of sub-Jectn-to
be discussed.
Owing to the number of question
to be considered and the amount of
original Investigation required to ar
range final settlement of many of
them, It I expected that soon after
convening the peace conference wlU
divide the delegates Into a number of
subcommittee to deal with different
branches of the work and It Is re
garded here as certain that It will
provide for the appointment of per
manent commission to sit after final
nd Inurnment of the conference to
perform the wore of things that must
be done to set the commercial and
economic machinery of the world at
work again.
'BLACK DIAMOND" WANTED
FOR MURDER IS ARRESTED
OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 13. David
Wilkinson, alias "Itlack niamond,
wanted in two southern states for
murder, was arrested here today.
Wilkinson's record, police, say. Is a
vlxid history of daring escapee,
"killings" and gun battles. He es
caped from the Georgia penltentinry
by sawing through the bars of hi
ce and dropping into the prison
vard.
The other murder, which police
say is charged against him, was com
mitted in Sherman. Texas, xvhere he
is alleged to h ive shot a woman
TWO KNOWN T0BEDEAD
IN EXPLOSION OF POWDER
PKOIIIA, 111.. Nov. 13 Two men
are known tu have been killed in a
series of explosions at the Western
powder plant at Kdxvards, 1 miles
northwest of Peoria, at 6.1.1 o'clock
tonight. Kire followed the explosion
ami ihe people are fleeing from F.d
wards, fearing the litigh jxjwder
magazine will blow up.
Warships Being Built
Will All Be Finished
WAS-IIINGTON, Nov. U.--AII war.
ships now under const, -j tiun or con
tricted for will be completed, Secre
'ary laiilels said t,day after the
weekly nu l ling of the war cabinet.
He also anmnin, ed that the navy
yards at Mare Island, Cal.. Philadel
phia, Norfolk and New York, which
have enough work on hand now to
keep hem Jhis.v two years, xrill be
enlarged. ,
You give the money and the war
workers do the rest.
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