Maybe we'd have fewer
broken idols if we took
the precaution to nail them
to their pedestals.
Cos tic n Oil Company
This is your day at the
W. S. S. Bank
OKLAHOMA! OBXATEIT HBWSrATEt.
JJiAUliD W1P.E ASSOCIAThY) P HBAi.
VOL. XIII, NO. 58.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, WKDNKSDAY. NOV. 20, 1918.
lfi TACKS
PRICE 5 CENTS
METZ IS ENTERED BY MARSHAL PETAEM
PRESIDENT PLANS
INDEFINITE STAY
Wilson Likely to Remain Un
til Main Peace Points Are
Settled On.
WILL EXERCISE FUNCTIONS
Chief Executive Will Keep in
Constant Touch With
Washington.
TO INSIST ON CONDITIONS
Kreedntn of Sea and League'
of Nations Project Re- I
ciive Attention. I
WASHINGTON. Nov. U,-T)cmn.
rratic ti it urn who conferred with
(resident. Wilson tonight for two
hours h-ft Hie White House with the
impression that tho president now
plana to remain In France Indcfl
niti'ly or t least it i4 il thu major
portion of the work of the peace
gluif-rt,m1 lias been completed.
The president wax 'understood to
I especially Interested In the appli
cation, in the framing of tho (Tnaty.
nf the principle of the freedom of
the mms, which he enunciated in hlM
14 tiTiiis anil on which the allies, in
agreeing to discuss peace with (ler-f
many liaie reserved the right of uc-;
Hon .it tli" peace conference.
The plan for a league of nations
was another subject to which the
president was said to have given
n.uih study, lie wan understood to
regard this an essential for the main- !
trnance of the peace of the world.
Ihiring h tH absence from the I'nlt-i
l States the president plans to con- j
tlnue to exercise all the functions of
hu office. He will keep In com
munication with Washington by
wirelc-s while at sea nnd ty cnhle,
ami. if necessary, by dispatch bouts
while he is abroad.
While In France the president was
Kill to plan transaction of any neV
rsa.iry executive business In the
. American embassy. Technically he
then would be on American soil.
Should lie visit London or any of
the ether allied capitals the embas
sy there would become his execu
tive headquarters.
besides discussing his plans for
his trip abroad, the president was
understood to have taken up with
th senators problems of recon
duction and necessary legislation.
It was said that he opposes creation
of a reconstruction commission,
either executive or congressional,
preferring that the work be done by
existing ;iH'lu, such as the war
Industries hcuVfil, the food adminis
tration and the war trade board.
Senators attending the conference
Included Simmons and Overman of
North Carolina: Pomerene of Oiilo;
Walsh of Montana, and Swnnson of
Virginia, all chairmen nf Important
Committee. During the day the
president had conferred with Sena
tor Martin of Virginia, the demo
cratic leader. The-American mer
chant marine, labor problems and
the war revenue bill were other sub
jects taken up at the conference tn
nltrht. which lasted until about 10
oVlo'k. The president was said to
have reiterated his views on the
necessity f,,r a great fleet of ships
to carry the nation's commerce and
to that end favors continuation of
the government's shipbuilding pro
gram. Kegarding labor, senators were
'"Id to hive becnvtold that mainten
ance of utmost confidence between
employers and employes Is particu
larly essential during the period of
reconstruction.
Retrenchment In federal expendi
tures, as far as is consistent, was
said to be desired by the president.
'hn told the senators he already
hid taken steps to that end. In this
connection the pending war revenue
'UN TINTED ON P.UiK Till ItTKKN ...
BARRON FIELD At FORT
'1
- .j
WORTH TO BE ABANDONED
TVip.T WORTH, Texas. Nov. 19
Order received at Harron field to
1'y from Washington announce tho
'"sinn'dniiaiice of that field as a
train, ng school for flying cadets. m.
jnediately p,,n tne receipt tif the
'elegini,, n fPl(j or,2er was issued
"muring all cadets at. the field to
"Port t lm, orderly office and de
clare their intentlon'as to the choice
l4ert of Immediate discharge witli
""t Ciiiitnlssion or completing tralr.
mg courses, (if the 214 cadets. 17j
onndiinre,! the Intention rf return t.
flvlli'in nfp. 30 .whe,j , rontlnuH
: '""mK and nine are away from the
"eid on furloughs. No orders have
Vet been received as to when the
""' will actually be abandoned or
' Jua: what time the cadets will be
"'en discharges. Flying will be con
unued until further orders from
"ahington
FORMER COMMISSIONER
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS DIES
W 'ASIII.voTON.
Nov. 19 FTancls
, ' ' upp.
former rommlsVoner of
mnian
, .,.,,.1, n, ini.u iiiuay hi. ..-
(iff..!.... Jl.l l.:
"me here. Mr, Ieupp was born In
; ork 1S49 nnd for a nUm
tin v''"'!, ed an editorial posl
'h the New York Evening
her0,u,ip Wi'8 aPPinIP'l a mem-
,".oin hi ii'ii;iri i-.iiniiii.--
'"nor, i,v i.IC!;,,,nt Cleveland and j
a,, . "'""iiissioner of Indian uffalrs:
' r"g the last four years ttt the'
,h,'s've'' administration, lle.wisl
. author of several books on the!
"Jiati question
WEATHER REPORT
Tl I SA, Xv 111- L, ,, HI;
,'!'l'",u"V s;I: ""'" ""'s ami clear
"kl I hl W,.,l,.lnv ,r..l,,
fair. c.jI.I.t in norlli :,J w.Ht portions;
lloirila, fur t I.r
I.OI'ISIA.M l-w.ls geocra'.ly
Ioi""r."",r: Th 'i r .l ,i y (.rubahly fair.
AKk A.NSA V: ,.,l,.,,,lv UM,,.,,
ir,e,i,,) ,.., ,r , ,,,,-n,,,,.,,
.i'iriUy ttM.,tled rnali r
'IT AS. ,1,1, ,l,v
pnih iit.lv i,l,.i m i.,.r(i,,. ,,,!,;,,
nei.-r in mirtliweii ittiii. Th.irsilay
iii,..til,., in fa.r ,,, w,.,t ,,uM,
;kst tkxas ,i,.s,i.v ,,
re.il.T ill iiurlh p,irii.n, . Tliurailay fair,
rul'li-r
kVs'S: fur We.lr.,dv and
1 hura.laj. i-.il.h-r rji,n,ld) i,ik'i,i.
AN APPLE TRET, IN FRANCE.
An .-,,,!,- ir,.,. j,,..,, ,. ,,,, av
I'riiiljii-.u ni,..li,i,,. ,lai 'h, Hv,
A,r.r,ln, i it,,. ,,,,r , ,,,,
lla.l l,i-in a faitlifiii fn.-inla i.. man
It ha, I I, ,...ii kind to itfl Kho ,an,r
Nor the iraieler'a ia,-e .r name,
In.t with the p,n.;,-.t ,j r k,,
lla.l -''ar.-.l ,i, ,:,,cnH in the spring
; " ' fri'in the m mi mer' a dreary li.-at
To a, I had wfrVred aoerl retnat
When autumn l,iuht the haryest lime
Its l.riinrliei a!lkli,i wisliril might Hiinb
Anil ink,- fr.iM, ii, am a lemb-r ehoot
III i ti rh,,.,,., . I 1 1 -i o i h fruit,
J"'1 " Iy ni.'-v, upecrh or ileeH.
Have i'ninl neigiihur'a h.arl u. t,l...il
'"' b's I,. .11 il.,n,. ,i hiKU ihti-nl
Ila',' han li.-.'ii bom lmn, vc viaa
m.-aitt.
Yet apple tr,.r of fiell nr farm
lliivc nui-r ,.,ne one mortal harm.
Thn run. (he Herman s" in to K'ance
AcrT f.Miiof 1 h in applr tree bv rharre
III,,- linr.'il ila I,!ohim. in the apring.
They he.Til the nnir l.' thriMh.'a trhf
T'i. v r-teil in th. cofihuj htiale
lis n!,l anil frien.lU bracchea made,
And in Ihe fall m fr.nt ihiy ale
And then they turned on il IV hjl'e.
I.ik. I, easts, on hUmd ard passion drunk
The, l.cwed great garliea in il trunk.
Iteneattl its roots, with hell's delik-h(f
Ihey i,la"cl destrnriion'a .hnn-nite
Ai.d b,e- di dentil ,ih iuit.ili glee
A irentle. f-H.ti.l'y apple tree.
M.-n may rebuild their homes In time,
rVifilv ealliedral timers uiav elimb
nd beans forret their weight of woe
s over them life's current, flow
Hut this their lu-ti rrc shame nl all be:
Thev wut to dealh an appln tree'
ttopirifbt Mils by Kdirar A (iuest I
Government Heads
Will Review Allied
s" Regiments in Paris
PARIS. Nov. 19 When the al
lied troops march under the arch
of triumph at the close of thowar.
allied sovereigns and chief mag
istrates nill be present, suys the
Matin.
It Is understood that the klngN
of Fngland, Italy, Belgium and
fWbln, l'rlnee Alexander of
I'.reece, president Wilson of the
I nlted States, a Japanese royal
prince, representing the Mikado,
and official" representatives of
china, Portugal, rtumnnla and the
Smith American republics will.be
present,
Tt Is snld that each ally will be
represented hv n crack regiment
which has fought In the most
notable battles of the war.
ARGFNTINE AMBASSADOR
RAPS AT NATION'S POLICY
WASIIINOTON. Nov. 19. llom
ulo S. Nairn, who resigned last week
as Argentine ambassador to the
I'nlted States, announced today that
he will go to Ktirope to follow the
proceedings 'of the peace conference
before returning to Argentina
Krederlco M. Quintana. former
counsellor of the embassy here. It
was announced today, has been ap
pointed charge d'affaires until an
ambassador Is chosen.
Former Ambassador Naon's letter
of resignation to President Iflgoyen.
made public today, crltlclr.es shnrply
the Argentine president's policy of
neutrality In the world war and In
dorses declarations of President
Wilson for unltv of action by the
American republics.
Proclamation
Whcrrns). the lust Tlitirwday of
Not ember has Nsrn obwn eil In
our t-oimtry for 21)7 years as a iluy
of prayer and thanksgiving; anil
Whereon, In tills November, the.
elllens of the 1'nlteil States and
those of our allied rountrles find
themselves In n slate of unpreee
ilent. joyntis rvllef nt the KiuiTwfnl
termination of a long and hitter
war upon the ntriwloiis horrors
of Ih-iiK-slart-fnllltarlsm: and
Wherena. 4iod In Ills power has
supported the allied armies nnd
4uoiesnnd brought them victorious
out of the mighty four years' strug
gle and
Whereas, freedom and drne.
racy have won with 4;ihP help
over barbarism and slavery;
Vow. therefore. I. Ihe miivor of
the city of Tnl-a. Oklahoma, do
hereby rail and refluent nil eltlrens
of TiiK'i to properlv and patrlotl
mllv observe Thursday. November
28. lfl!8. na u ifHv of praver and
thanksgiving, with the object In
vlnv Hint vwvmav be brought to
realize more forcibly, the rich and
glorious heritage which hns been
entrusted lo us for safe keeping
for our genernllon nnd our poster
ity.. And to this end may we spend
said dav In solemn thank' for the
blessings of democniey and free
dom of tho common people, who
line under Jn constitution and form
or gOienifnetit which has for one
of its basic irlneitdi"s I'm nil men
tire born coital. It Is fliilmr lb-it
public ralherlng Ik' held in the
city of Tulsn In Ihe churches and
other meeting plai-es morcntlv lo
celebnilf Ibis historic day.
In witness, whereof. I hnie here
unto set itn linnd this 2:td day nf
November. 1918.
' If. If VISUM"'.
Mayor of Uic City of Tulaa.
NAVY EXPENSES
WILL BE SLICED
Conprressional Committee
sists on All Possible
Reductions.
In-
CONTRACTS ARE CANCELLED
Ordnance Demands Cut Down
Since Conclusion of
Hostilities.
BUILDING PROGRAM IS UP
Indications Are Program for
New Vessels Will Be
Carried Out.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 Read
justment of departmental appropria
tions from a war to a peace basis
was begun today by congress.. The
house naval committer took up re
vision of the naval blip for the next
fiscal year and members were In
sistent that expenditures be held to
the lowest possible minimum con
sistent with effective optratlon and
upbuilding In the navy.
As recommended ,v the navy de-
partition!, the bill rarrles a total of
I l2.44O.nnn,O0n, the estimates being
made n the belief tM.it the war
would continue through next year
Rear Aifhitr.il Karle. -chief of the
I ordnance bureau, who was before the
commit tee today rhM the H..i..i
ment is now revising Its estimates i
and his bureau alone had eliminated
more than half of the J4OO.O0O.O0O
calculated as necessary next year
under war conditions.
Admiral Knrle also revealed that
since host ill! ies ceased the ordnance
bureau has cancelled contracts
amounting to $42 1 ,.tS9.000, pra-Ml-rally
half of the amount approprl
aled for the bureau since the war
be tan.
Today's hearing had to do with
only one-fifth of the estimates In
the bill and after the committee ad
Inurned members could not hazard
a .mess as to the final amount that
will he recommended for the navy
Secretary Daniels will he culled Into
conference tomorrow for discussion
of the navy's needs and the commlt-
I teemen hope to get a
clearer Idea as i
to me sie of the task before them
Representative Ptitler of Pennsyl
vania, ranking republican member of
the committee, and who la expected
to become chairman of the com
mittee In the next congress, led today
In demanding downward revision,
hut other memtw-s also insisted now
that hostilities have ceased govern
inen expenses mind by, held down
sharply. 1
Mr. Itutler criticised Admiral
Farle's reipiesf for I '?.. 000. 000 for
ordnance and ordnance stores next
year, saying It as greater than the
amount npproprlated In wartime. He
-also voiced objection to the comple
I Hon of the 112 Kagle boats at the
j Ford plant at Metjrolt. When asked
I whether Henry Ford would lose
; money If the contract was cancelled.
Admiral Fiirle said Mr. For if re
I ceived no profit for the work. The
plant, he said, was financed by the
j na'K department
Appropriations and authorizations
for a second three-year building
program are Included In the navy
bill, but these were not reached to
day. Ther" was no Indication as to
the attltuiMof members on this proj
ect, hut It is generally expected that
congre.sN will approve the plan.
Rush Plans Unchanged
Secretary Raker Says
W ,SH I NHTON. Nov. 19. . Then
has been no change In the Russian
and Siberian situations from a mili
tary standpoint. Secretary Maker
said tod, iv. and no plans have been
made either for sending additional
American troops or fur withdrawing
any of the forces now operating In
Siberia or Kuropean Russia.
British War Casualties Total
More Than 3,000,000 Men
I-ONI'oN. Nov. 19 -MlritlMh cas-,
mi it ies during the war, Including ..I
Vo.,', ;? "' ",lvltl. totaled
3 043.991 it was announced in the I
IM.ue.- in . .Miiiiii.iin KMnty uy J.intn
1 Ian Maepnerson. parliamentary sec- 1
j reiary for the war office, of thi-'
j number the officers killed, wounded
jor missing aggregated 1 42.634 and
, the men 2.907.3S7. The total losses I
In the fighting on the Franco-llel- j
Igian front were 2,719.642. '
I The total of Hrltisli losses In killed '
ion all fronts during the war was;
j ; ft .!." . Of these 37.13 were offi- :
leers and f2029yere men.
j The total Hritish wounded In the
I war was more than 2.000.000, the i
i pal liamentjfry secretary's figures,
i showing the aggregate to be 2.03p,-j
j 122. The losses in missing, Including'
I prisoners, totaled lu9.I4,i. j
1 if the wounded 92.644 were offl-'
'cers and 1.9.19.47) were men, i
! i'f the missing, including prisoners'
! 12.9l were officers and 347. Val were
, men.
1 The figures given include troops
from India and the dominions.
The Dardanelles expedition cut
the I'.ritish 119,729 casualties 1 if tills
( number l.Tbj ufficers were killed ur
Abdication Decree
Will Be Published
to Stop Discussion
Hv The AMoctatfld Treas.
- I'AHIS, Nov. t- III Ofller In
coil tlu iIImiismIiiii as to wlti-thcr
William MidiciiMillcrii has rcullv
alMlbnicd as (Icniuui cniN'rtr It Is
understood thj- Uennu.i goicrn
incut Intend to publish his decree
or ulNlleutlon, This mimkIsus of an
attempt In justify the war vtl the
k'niviml of (.erinany's Iwdallnn.
Thi' alHllciiilon diiri'O, uiitinl
Ing ti, i he isriVHMimliit at Zurich
of I, 'Information, copiiuflm lih
lllfM1 words;
amid difficult ic and lo put
an rud ui Dip nMiurnlng and suf
ferlng of my xnpli reiioiiiie
I he llinuie mid Iciivi' my faithful
Hiihjets free to eluxwo ja iroveni
ineiil Mhk'h herms to them mosr
compatible with honor and lo their
liilentit."
NATION'S WAR LOANS
GO OVER 17 BILLION
(.rand Tn Is Keaehrd In Four
loans and Savings I'.aelimUo
of Overniibssrlptlons.
SHORT MATURITY PROPOSED
llfth Offering in lc Mails In Sprliifc
Prolmlily HI lie for Period of
Ilvo YiMir or Iiomm.
WASHINGTON, Nov. U.Tota
""'criptlons
to tho fourth Liberty
loan were K. 99,047, 000, the treas
ury department announced tonight
after final tabulations had been
completed. The oversubscription
of Sits., 047.000 was 1 6.48 per cent.
F.very federal reserve district ex
ceeded Its allotted ipiota.
This makes the fourth Liberty loan
by far the greatest war loan eer
floated by this or any other govern
ment. .or the fourth consecutive
time In the last IS months of the war
the American people have given
mors than the government asked to
finance the war program. Including
the four Liberty loans and war sav
ings the nation has (Alsed 17.Kf2,.
000,000 In populur loans and this
does not take Into COn en 1 1. n
oversubscriptions which were not
accepted.
Honds of the fifth war loan, to
I "e orfered probably in rtin spring.
will he of short maturity, Secretary
McAdoo announced today. This was
j Interpreted as meaning five years
or less. The secretary sul.l It Is im
possible now lo predict the size or
time of flotation of future bond la
sues, neri-tsssry to cover the remain
ing expenditures growing out of the
: war. tint added that It is -entirely
i clear that the moment had come
when the Interests,, of the govern
I mont and the country would be best
! served by the Issue of bonds of short,
inaturities and that that would be
the policy of the treasury."
Short term lutuls treasury offi
cials feel, would be bought more
readily than those of longer ma
I turlty. Previous liberty loan Issues
range between 10 and !)0 years.
Whether short term bunds might
be sold at the Interest rate nf. 4 V4
per cent set for the past two liberty
loans, or might be Increased re
mains for future determination. -
F.xlsting war obligations mature
as follows:
First liberty loan, $2,000,000,000,
redeemable at the option of the
treasury after 1932 and payable not
later than 1 947; second liberty loan.
1 3, 003, 000. 000, redeemable after
1921, payable In 1 942; third liberty
loan. f4. 170,000. 000, redeemable and
payable without option in 192H;
fourth liberty loan, estimated at
II. 99, 047, 000, redeemable after
1933, payable In 193a; war savings,
tx7tt.330.0ofl. up to the present pay.
able In 192.1.
With this program of maturity,
the treasmy by exercising lis option,'
can call in Ihe nation's war debt for
redemption In Installments every
five, years until 1917.
. j
,,, Bm, . .,.,, Tl, wo,JmI(.(, ;
were 3.010 officers and 7:..f,0S others
The n,lsig. hiding prisoners.
W(.re 25S officers and 7.431 others
( ... ,n V ,,.,.,L I fn.nt I K l..L-u..u
were 27.3 1 8. (if lliese the killed were
2S5 officers and 7. 330 others: the
wounded 818 officers and IB. Oils' oth
ers; the missing, 114 officers and
2.715 others.
The casualties in the Mesopot.1
mlan campaign tot. ilecr' 97,fi79. In
l-.gypt, f,7.H.r.3. The total casualties j
in France were 2.7 I . Ti J . of this!
total 2.769 officers were killed and ,
died of wounds or other i-anses. '
and f.i;2.l.1 men. The wounded to-j
tailed 1.S33.34.V comprising 3 112'
officers and 1.7r0.2n3 men. The,
mlssltiK. Including prisoners, totalled
326, 69.'., comprising 1 0.145 officers,
and Jl.l. 49 men. !
In Italy the ltrltlsh losses totalled'
6 73:: in the east African campaign
17.123
In other theaters the total c;i-s-ualties
were 3,297.
In addition to the gr.ind In'iii of ,
deaths. there were 19,00(1 deaths
from various causes among troops
not forming any part of ihe cxp.. - i
dilibnaxy force. I
BUILDERS' ARMY
COMES TO TULSA
Capital Issues Committer Re
leases $700,000 for High
way Work.
SUPPLIES ALSO AVAILABLE
c
I!an on Materials for Road
Cfiiistnietinn Lifted, Kti";i
nt;er Advised.
FINISH PLANS NEXT WEEK
Cli.-inilier of Commerce and
Commissioners to Com
plete Details.
Tiilm county's paved highway con
siruciion may be put under way at
om e
Toe ciliit.il Issues cotiiiiiitli.e ui
PvYaehitiglii jislerday removed Ihe
bus which h.ivn held the coiinlys
highway plans in abeyance Ulid Ihe
way is now open., to the security
market in hn h t7oo.00o road bonds
may be h .1,1 a telegram from the
capital le.sues com mil lee to F. ,.
Irfiiiglry. county i tiglneer, brought
Ihe k-ooiI news tbat road develop
ment may .ig;i n be put under wav
in Tu lea county thus Insuring the
completion, within a jeur, of one of
the greatest highway ssiems In the
country -s
No lime will be lost In getting the
plans under way. The advisory cuni-
nutl I Hie chamber of cummcrcc
will meet early in- I week with tile
county ciiiiimiHM. oners to complete
the urriiiiii'lfi-iiiH for lssu.iig the
lion, Is which have been legally up.
proied and which awaited only the
sain Hon of the capital Iwiues com
muter before being marketed. The
Miembeis of Ihe advlsiiry board are
J. M Iterry. It. M. McFarlln, i;. W.
Sinclair. Oram R. McCulbiiigh, ;. II.
Hopkins ami '. II. Iiouglas.
It is believed that actual construe
lion can be put under way without
delay. .More than duo hundred miles
of road hutri been mapped and blue
pftils are ready for the construction
enslneeis. Practically everything
pertaining to Ule buildmg of the
roads was brought up to the minute
whllH war was holding up all but
work which waa cliuiscd as neces
sary to the Interests of the nation
while engaged In war.
There should be no delay n sc.
curing the necessary materials wlih
which to begin construction. K. Ilee
Uuthrey. highway comm Issluner of
the chamber of commerce, received
a telegram yesterday morning froNu
Ihe l ulled States highway council
at WiiHhlnglnri advising blio that the
ban on maierials for road construe
tlon has nlso been lifted and that
transportation facilities will be pro
vided as Mi pie-war days.
Where the fust road work will he
done had not been determined yes
terday but I his mailer will be
threshed out by the commissioners
and representatives of the chamber
of roiiimercn. It was considered
likely yesterday that the Hand
Springs road might receive attention
f II Nt.
UNITED WAR WORK FUND
MAY RUN UP TO $310,000
Subsertptiions coming In a little
at a lime, een though the united
war work campaign has officially
closed, indicate that the fund will
run to ttloouo. When the fln.il
closing was announced Monday
night, there was u total of L'lln iMill
In pledges and (ash accounted for.
but there were, also outstanding
liumheis of pledge cards that had
not been turned n.
I la llibiirlon-A bbott won the 1,11711
for the best stole window lo boos
Ihe diive This window represented
an humble country home and tin
old folks. II sytn lniied the joy ,.f
the old fa'her and mother on re
ceipt of a letter from their son tell
'.ng of the excellent care he w.is
given by any of the numerous ul
fare agencies.
In receiving the $;,n prize. Halll
bur'oii-Abboti stipulated tbit i (
should go to the benefit nf the Tulsa
boys' home
DALE JONES, NOTED TRAIN
ROBBER, AND WIFE KILLED;
1, )S A Ni 1 KI.KS, Nov 19 - ('harlle
Forties, alias Dab- Jones, said hv the
police to have 'been implicated III'
nutucroiix train rohherieM and mitr-'
devs iii v. irons parts of the country.;
and bis w.fe. were shot and Hlp-d 1
wiien d"t.,itics atteiupteit to arrest '
the couple at Arcadia, a town about ,
20 miles from here, tonight.
According to the sherrff's deputies
an atempt was made to anesti
Forbes on ,1 charge of murdering .1 :
W It', wan. captain of detectives of I
Colorado Spllllgs. when the alleged
bandit open.,, I f.re. The r.ffieeis re
turned the fire and miinv slm's wete
exchanged. Forbes Is a!s,, wanted in
, iirific'tioii with a train roiibery in
K.ins.ts about two mon'hs a-'o, the
police said.
Iron Crosses Selling
iow for Cent Apiece
"
T'.VKIS. .N'fiv. n -Tin- Iron vrHP
whh-h f rr ri 1 r cm mt or n. l.iv -
lnhiy lM'Mt'iv(. tlnnm: Mih w;ir imw
nv' tit'tliK Hfild iti tio j-iiiiiny fur ff
pf n rt ir alnt,r. din; AinT.f;t!i
.f-ri apio.f. ;i t'N-t'imu from Am
.lei Uain b.i a. i
Will ReprvHcnt Huns
at Peace Preliminaries
sj-us m.iiju
Mathlns Kihcrger.
Dr. MiIIIiIih Fibeiei, leader nl
the centrist paitv in liermanv
headeif he armistice delegation, 1111,1
dispatch. s Ml ell I Ii .11 him lis Ihe most
probable choice -for 1, unhiding the
prellinln.il ies In art.iuging the final
peace coiiference. In which he Is ex
pected to In. one ol the Herman rep
resentatives.
BREWERS' ACTIVITY
WIDENED IN SCOPE
Vildencc IScfore Senate t'ommltliH'
Shown Intcrcsl In M.uilgoiiiiry
Ailicrtlhcr nnd V. J. PuST.
PRODUCTS ARE ADVERTISED
Piiblicntlon (ommlltce Sees Thai
"Certain Subjects" an- Wrlllcll
I by l.iiiiloeil Wrlicrn.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS-KvI-deiue
designed to pruvo Ibal brewsts
.ism. si, U William F. Hhcehan and
Chillies II. Allen lo flnancu tho pur
chiisM of the Montgiimery Alabamu
AdvertUsT, was oflire.l lodiiy at tile
on lilliK ut the eeiuilu Judical y suli
coiniiillUe s In v i-a. 1 Km I" 11 of blew era
aci nuns. The liupiliy was 01, Hie, I
by ihe senate aliei loseinsurea bad
been 11111,1,. Ui.it hiewri) lineirn s bad
loaneii Arthur lir.abiine tJ..ouu lor
ihe pun base of the VN .fsnlngioii
llioes . , )
I '. VV. I'eigenspan, with'talioiu III Is
bann dealt In securing Ins man,
Identified as brewers men who had
endorsed noli a for tio.uuo each on
which .1 Philadelphia, bank loaned
Allen und Mirrhan 1 100,1)00. alleged'
In tune been used lu pu . clia.sing Ihe
Advertiser. Hcgciispan said that
i.dwanl K. Si hui dt, a Philadelphia
brewer, lino, lie, I the liuu.liuu under
writing for thu AdyeriiM-i and that
eilher the brewers' counsel In Wash
ington or Mr. liriHliane had ar
Hingeil tlie loan for the puuiehase of
the V usliiiigtiiii Times His lecol
lectloii was that liiisbane had so
licited the loan.
Aids New .Jersey PiisT.
I'elgeuspiin also hsiified that he
had arianged finaiiiial iisHii.ince
for the .Newark, (.N. J.) ledger to
the extent of ll.'.O.UIHl which ripre
setilid loans at dlff.ui nt limes. The
brewers' 01 gauizalions contributed
no part of Una fund, the wltneuH
suid.
('ther nctlvitloM of the brewers
also were in,iiiieit Into by the com
mittee Hugh F. I ox, eecietaiy of
the I'lilteil Slates i'.M'Wecs llSMOCia-j
ton. aiiiuittcl 1I1.11 bnweis' propa-I
l-'alol.l h.id been pu hli'dll-d III Hie
lllteiiiiiliuii.il Monthly edited by
Umge S Iveeter Xiern k
ut the I' .it lie, land, ,1
publication. Fox s.ild
l.liovv nt the 111,,, llie
, lib I, she, I ltl.lt the 'cf
H ") I HTIII-lll 1
lie ilM iiol
iitatt.'! v., in
1 U pu M h'li - 1
llMli Wll.H llM'liflt.l tiV.llll pill it'l 1
riiH.iiMit. hut 1h.1t tif ti.iM "h.nl noine !
USJ'- oh nf ;t Mitll c thi n "
Al t ril'M (I rrMiHtH.
iM'Htlimt , fun hr l- .Major Iv
!.owr-y IImhk h t iht m tuv jmlKf
,lIM,lr V'l'ltfr.l l' 'It t,it Illlt'Ill, 11 nl
COUIIHfl fl'f Oil' Hfll.lt IIIMltttl l, I
l'ux f.tu iliiit it W'l I r i Ihihuh"- if
tilj" Jiill'iV it. lull t'liMl in i l ! nf t h
tirwiM" iiHK'in :i 1 1 4 1 r 1 t' Jul 1; t iHt Thf i
l-roilm l nf Iim vm'Ih an., t h:it iti H- '
iniriK It .'iiiplovt-.i wiitit "u writ- !
.p 1 rialii itijits" n-l.thi'K to th'
tr w-rs ini'lr, j
WritriM it i iii'l in thi-. fMiii.i''tinn
Wi rt John kotrn nt .-v i!k, who
Wlott ril.lft.T tul! ; Mi the At-
-int..- Monthly .ml wtinff h.tliij w;ia
hi-i i'. hv I n In ! $.'.,000 ii y';jr,j
1 1 Kil ivii id II W.ll 1. 1 11 in. it .1' hot of
u 1 1 it-If A 1 1 ii hlinh'! .11 tiif'd jf .1 1 ;th'l
orhiT iioiiinaK iiri'l .!. '. iv
MINERS TO BE RELEASED
AT ONCE FROM SERVICE I
WA'lll.'iTi'N', ."v l:i Itoine
di.it. iii:im- from tli.- aro v of men
in tin, ning in this country who,
prior to liie.r Itidi'tioii Into mili
tary s.r.ice. were anthr.ni'c coal
Illinois, bale been otdered b S"i re
l.lly liakirat the re,ll t ot the fuel'
admin. st r,it.i;. 1'igen' in e, for In
iTi'iisi'il ooil .c'iot, of 11 11 1 tir.ii'lte coal
b'd to the psu.lig of the Older, the
foi-l ad iidiiis' 1-11 ion a 11 flounced to
night Itistttle'lons sent by !
Secletary
Hup I'Olll
.1 11' lit'. 10, te
I laker to 1.
toil, 1, let. ilit
tliin ' s in 1,
,tik-
t.'rit
I'l.tv
II,,., I. Menl
hose Wtl 1 d''
fi , It,e 'I' ' ' ,1 pll -
1 ii. ni'J i i ? u d:s-
to W - ;i , 1 g'loi.
s: 1 f t " r ' s 1 ' 1 ,
ten 'Ail !
lha, i,'-'
Lorraine Capital Over-
joyed at Return to
Mother Nation.
GREAT WELCOME GIVEN
Kvpryw bore Advancing
I'Vonch Hcccivc
Ovations.
YANKS TO RESUME MARCH
Halt Is Made to Move
Headquarters
Forward. ''
WITH Till-: AMVUH'AX AHMY
OF oc I P.VHON, Nov. IV,
Willi Ihe exception nf few lajr
gnnl units, the last of Germany's
armies dlsnpiicaml Imlajr behind
their nun frontier.
The 11111I11 lHdy of the fJerman
army Is already lH-yond the i-lty of
Luxemburg, whero tlio oiuln
Hon Is prcuirlug to reeelve) tlio
Amcrlonns. An Inventory allows
Hint tiie giins, aminunltlon and
general stores found lay the Amcr.
leans attained much greater pro.
port Ions loday than previously,
line dump of signal corps supplies
Is estimated in lm valued at no
less than 12,000,01)0.
PAItlrt, Nov. I9.--Fr'nch troops
iimler command tit Marshal Petaln
entered Metx, the capital of Ixirralne.
this morning amidst great enthus
iasm on the part of the population
scour, I ing to an official statement
from the war office today.
French advance guards yesterday
entered Hie town of Ht. Isiuls, oppo
site llasel, HwlUrrland.
Tho war office tonight describes
the operations along the Frerrch
front as follows:
"Our advance continued today
without Incident other than mani
festations of Joy by ths civilian pop
ulations. In numerous localities ths
Inhabitants displayed touching-
mougnt in nringtng tortn. notwlth
standliiK the difficult conditions;
loon mr our soldiers.
"The material ahandonsd by ths
enemy la accumulating as well as ths
ntimner or liberated prisoners who
nave rejoined oar lines.
"In Helglum we have reached the
line of Hourselgne-Vlelllerlenne.
"In Lorraine In Ihe meantime, a
detachment has pushed forward on
our left as far as Harral, our advancs
guards establishes; their front along
Kterherg, llrtmmorrclng, Huverne,
Allenvlller and Wangen.
"I be entry of our troops Into 8a-
vertm under command of General
(iernrd was made amidst rea en
thusiasm at 10:30 o'clock In ths
forenoon.
"Marshal Petaln made solemn en
try Into Mot, at the head of the
troops nf the Tenth army, command
ed In the absence of (leneral Man
gin, who had suffered an accident
through a fall from his horse, by
i.eiierui 1 .remit e. -rue entire popu
latloii went out to meet our troops,
loudly acclaiming I hem. The old
city of Lorraine, captive for 47 years,
and finally reunited to France, has
manifested In a iiever-to-be-furgot-ten
way Its love for tho mother
country.
"In Alsace our souldlers received
yesterday the same moving welcome
In the loyal town of t'olmar."
YANKS It LADY VOH
ANOTTIFH ADVAMi:,
Hv 'In. .n'il.-il I-ichs
WITH THF A M K Kit TAN ARMY
OF OftVPATMN. Nov. 19 Well
Into Helglum and within a few hours I
march of the Herman frontier, on j
the south. .Malor (ieneral Joseph T.
Hickman's army gathered Itself to
day for another Jump Into evacuated
tllllllOI'V -
The line : unchanged. In ac
cordance with plan tho march has
been halted for 11 short time, while
the heavier artillery, supply service
and other eh nieiita can be brought
up. However, (ieneral Hickman's
hj .i,biiarlcrs were moved on to Lnn
fciiyun tonlghcsjind corps and divis
ion command, ' made similar ad
lances. v
As tho Hermans withdraw, the
concentration of the army of occu
pation Is liicieased, and not for a
moment has vigilance been relaxed.
All possible tactical advantage Is
carefiillv taken and the forces are
so deployed that Hie peaceful march'
might easily. In Hid presence of thu '
(XlN'i'lSl.'KI) ON I WOK TllillTKKS I
Danger in Delay.
Yes, there Is real danger In de
laying to read and use the World
Want Ads - the dangr of losing;
out on your great opportunity to
adiance yourself to a better po
sition. At this time, when so many
men have Joined the army or
navy, thero ars many good posi
tions open to men who are not
able to serve their country at the
front. Hut these positions will
soon he taken If you do not get
on the Job and look for them In
Hie place where all wblo awake
employers advertise --the. World
Want Ads
;-. (.in today -studv the vTorld
Want Ads car, fully and they will
,-.i,l ou lo a better Job.
Phone 6000 or 6001.
GERMAN FLEET
LEAVING PORTS
Submarines Reported Passing
Through Canal on Way
to England.
VESSELS DEPART FROM KIEL
First Section of Hig Ships U
On Voyage to Surrender
To Allies.
ALL TO PASS IN REVIEW
King George to View German
Navy on Wednesday
At Itosyth.
I.ONDON. Nov. !. Qerman sub.
marines to be handed over to the al
iul".l,,?v )J",,, through ths Kaiser
Wllhelm canal on their way to Kng
and. aooording to advice received In
t oenhagon from Kiel kind transmit,
led by thu Exohangs Tilegraph com.
pany. r
tTonelderlng the surrender of ths
Herman ships to the allies, a German
wireless meauaga received hers says
'.r.'M.1 nBOi"T of U-boat crews at
W llhelmshaven November 15 It was
resolved to lake1 ths submarines out
whenever the noccasary orders wera
received.
The program for tfie surrender of
the German fleet, as the result of
conferences held between British and
Herman naval authorities, a that tho
"hlpe will leave German ports on
Wednesday and will bs taken over
by the allies on Thursday. King
(ieorge and the prince, of Wales will
review ths grand fleof at Itosyth on
Wednesday. Later the floet will sail
for ths rendesvous assigned for ths
surrender ceremony.
COPKNHAOBN. NoV. H Ths
rirst seotlon of ths German fleet to
bs delivered to ths allies hilt Kiel on
Sunday for ths North ass;
This seotlon of ths fleet comprised
the battleships Hayern, Grosser K.U.4
fuerst, Kronprlns Wllhelm Mark,
graf, Koentg Albert and Kalserln
an, ths battle cruisers beydllts and
Moltke. T
LUMBERMEN WILL nt ITI INF
PEACE PLANS AT CHICAGO
NEW ORLKAN8, No. Read.
Juatment of the American lumber In.
dustry to conditions of peace will bs
discussed at a ivies of mass meet-
iieaiiiiiiiia rnuar, fsove inner la,
at the Congress hohpl. Chicago, and
continuing probably for several da vs.
Lumbermen from ell na ri nt ih
unneu stales ars expected to
present.
Ths Hnuthern Pine assocfatlon 1
ha
artll
bs represented by J. K. Ithoadea.
secretary-manager; I, It. Putman.
director or advertising and trade ex
tension, nnd 11. M. Klckoy, general
accountant.
Kenresentatlvna nf tha Inmh. l.
dustry who have been In Washlng-
inn sirongiy urge tnat tns entire In.
dustry Join How on a common plat
form with reference to International
Political conditions. nrnlnnrSlv. in
dltlons of labor supply, relation
with government agencies after ths
war and ths development of foreign
markets. .
Judge K. n. Parker, commissioner
of priorities divisions of the war In
duotrlrs board, will address the lum.
bermen at Chicago relative to ths
extent to which tt mav ha lit..i
for the government to continue In
effect the regulatory measures whlrn
nave Deen touna necessary during
the war.
SCOTTISH RITES REUNION
STARTS WITH ENTHUSIASM
Bpeelal to The World
M ALKSTliK, Nov. IS Notwith
standing the fact that the epldemle
of Influenza kept the state closed for
five weeks nnd McAlester six and
also caused the postponement of the
annual reunion of tho Scottish rlts
bodies of tho valley of South Mc
Alester on two occasions, the open
ing here todny found the citv
crowded with Maaons from all parts
of Hm slate. "
The class work started off with
nearly 300 candidates for the de
grees, nnd Is going forward with a
spirit that benefits the times.
With M. II. Grant of Meridian.
Miss., grand Inspector general of his
state, on hand to represent the grain)
commander, (Ieorge p. Moore, who
Is now In Prance with tho Yanks,
Frank Craig, venerable master
of the lodge nf perfection,
opened the ceremonies and con
ducted the work from the foutth to
to the fourteenth degrees. These will
bo followed by tho rose ctolx degrees,
the historical and religious work of
Masonry.
Addrrwiscsi Nowata I. O. f. F.
Ppn-ial to The World.
NOWATA. Okla.. Nov. 19. with
fitting reremonles the odd Fello
lodge of this city and county held
their peace celebration tonight.
Among the speakers was A. A. .Small'
of Tulsa, who made an intensely
patriotic talk. America's part in the
war was discussed from many angles
by Mr. Small.
Postal Censorship I'ndx.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 DIs
! continuance of postal censorship of
press communications was announced
today by the censorship board. Cor
espondents abroad sending press
material by mall tor publication in
'his country may forward tt In the
regular course, Instead of through
the censorsMr. "ces a Nqw Yurk
and Sun Frajiciscu, v
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