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VOL. XXX. NO. 57
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OKLAHOMA CITY. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 191R
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DINNER PALES
AS ATTRACTION
BESIDE ECLIPSE
The Roast Probably Will Burn
at Home Tonight.
GUTHRIE CLAIMS BIG SHOW
Parties Go From Here to View
Phenomenon,
Eclipses and War
Battle brtween Mulct and Lydians
slopped by eclipse of May 28, 585
n. c.
F.clipse of August .1. 4.11 B. C,
marked first year of Peloponnesian
war.
Persians rlrfealerl near Cnidus im
mediately after eclipse of .I'M B. C.
Tyrant of Syracuse aided in war
against Carthaginians hy eclipse of
(.10 B. C.
Alaric, the Visigoth, appeared he
fore Koine "in a great gloom,"
probably eclipse of June 18, 410 B. C.
Fclipse' occurred February 24, 45J
A. D., when Atilla, the Hun, was
ravaging: Italy.
In 733 A. I). "Aethelbald raptured
Somerton, and the sun was eclipsed,
and all the sun's disc was like a
black shield," reports the Anglp
Saxon chronicle.
Olav, king of Norway, was killed
at the battle of Stiklastad during the
eclipse of August 30, 1030.
And the famous battle of Crecy
was not fought during an eclipse,
as its historians proudly boast.
You needn't hurry home to dinner to
night as your wife will be too busy
looking at the eclipse to put the sub
dilutes on the table, bhe may even
forget the dinner and scorch the beans
rnai sue goi ims morning at ine i-io-i.-rty
market. But never mind, for we
are assured by the wise guys that we'll
never have another opportunity as long
as we live to see such a siRhl as this
eclipse. And, anyway it doesn't cost
a cent.
Parties Oo to Guthrie.
Several parties went to Guthrie to
see the eclipse, since that is the near
est place in the direct line, in spite ot
running into mud holes in the pitchy
darkness of the evening. Those who
stay at home may get a good view of
the phenomenon with a good old fash
ioned smoked glass. The glass should
be dampened, then smoked. The chil
dren at the school playgrounds will
look through glass which they have
prepared, and they know at 1 about how
an eclipse happens, because the play
ground supervisors have told them all
about it.
The eclipse will be viewed at the
weather bureau station, and records
made of the velocity and direction of
the wind and clouds. Hut the weather
expert will be no more interested than
the small boy, with his piece of smoked
glass, who is viewing his first eclipse.
Does Guthrie Own It?
The total eclipse has opened the old
snre between Guthrie and Oklahoma
City. The war is on to the hilt. Listen
to this colloquy between friends who
buried the hatchet many moons ago.
"I'm glad that Charlie Haskell is not
porrnor of Oklahoma," said a Guth
rie man as he flung himself lazily into
a chair and placed his feet comfortably
on the desk in a down-town office
building this morning.
"We might have advertised this
eclipse as an exclusive Guthrie event
and when we woke up this morning
found that Charlie had swiped the thing
and carried it It Oklahoma City.
F.r-yes, I'm thankful that he's not gov
ernor and also that the shadow is away
up in the air so that none of you fel
lows ran pull it down here," he mused.
"At this distanre it seems as though
mc have the eclipse safely Kicked
away."
Guthrie's One Attraction.
"I don't know so much about that,"
bawled out the Oklahoma man. "We
have not tried to interfere with your
little edipse . id won't if you stop your
bragging about it. So far as I'm con
cerned, as it is the only thing you
have had in several years that is worth
a dnrn. I'm willing to let you get away
wnn ii, nut we (ton t like to near tnis
boosting.
"You're coming up ain't you?" in
quired the G. m.
"Sure, I'll he there with smoked
glasses and a microscope," the O. C.
m. derlared "If I miss seeing the
blaring sirfi irtth my smoked glass, I'll
see if I can find any trace of the old
city "
GYPSY COMPANY WILL
GET $1,250.000 REFUND
Arrangements are being made bv F..
B Howard, state treasurer, to refund
the $1.2W.tK) paid in taxes by the
Gypsy Oil company on Osage leases, in
accordance with the derision of the at
torney general The refund will have
no effect on the (ax levy, said Mr.
Howard, as the tax had not been con
Miiatoat W Baaiung up budgets.
Gen. Pershing
Bossed Fight
At Cantigny
American General Personally
Directed Fifiht for Town
on May 28.
WASHINGTON, June fl-Gen-eral
Pershing personally directed
the fighting of American troops at
Cantigny, from where the Germans
were driven, with a loss of 200
prisoners, members of the senate
military committee were told today
at their wt -kly conference with war
department officials. The village
was taken by .the Americans May
28 and all German attempts to re
capture it have been in vain.
The important part American
troops have taken In checking the
recent German drive was told to
the senators, who are informed that
the advance probably has been
stopped for the time being.
v.i a.
STATE APPROVES
PLAN TO SELL
MARLAND LEASES
Present Owner Given Prefer
ence Right in Sale,
At a meeting of the state school-land
commission Saturday morning a resolu
tion was unanimously passed authoris
ing for sale certain school lands, among
which are the much discussed Marland
leases.
The resolution affirms the right of
the oresent holder of the land to re
gain it under what is known as the
preference right." Under this rule, if
the present holder's bid is not as high
as some other bidders, he bas the .right
to raise his bid, thereby' regaining the
land.
Minimum Price Set.
It is further stipulated in the resolu
tion that no bids will be considered
which are not equal to or more than the
minimum price set on the land in the
advertisements of it.
The original leases covered about
120.000 acres of land, but all of this
except 30,000 ncies was given up. Be
fore the action of the board today the
original lessees gave up almost 5,000
moie acres so that the preference
right will be exercised on only approxi
mately 25.(X) acres.
No date has as yet been set upon
which the bids are to be opened. As
soon as the necessary material is gath
ered the lands will be advertised, and
thirty days after this the leases will
be awarded.
Five yeai-, ago, under the Cruce ad
ministration, the land was leased to
E. W. Marland of Ponca City, Okla.
Much of the land was subleased by
Marland to various people, so that
many were involved in the case.
Compromise Ends.
About a year ago the former lease
expired and the question of the disposal
of the land came up before the new
school land commission, The board
advertised the leases under the prefer
ence right, but this was contested and
taken to the courts by Governor Wil
liams, who was against the preference
right rule.
The rase bas never been settled, but
the action of the board today may be
considered as a compromise between
the two parties and as closing the case,
since the matter of the preference right
and minimum bids were both included
n the resolution which Saturday passed
the commission unanimously.
MRS. FINLEY TsHEPARD
IS ILL IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, June fl.-Mrs. Finley
I. Shepard, formerly Miss Helen Gould,
is seriously ill with appendicitis at her
home on Fifth avenue. Physicians to
day reported her condition satisfactory
and it is hoped an operation may be
avoided.
CloudyTonight
Weather Forecast
LOCAL FORECAST Partly cloudy to.
night and Sunday.
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ROGERS WILL RUN
ALTHOUGH ILL,
APPLEBY SAYS
Republicans Confused by Re
port of His Illness,
MEETING IS DISARRANGED
State Committeemen Talk
Plans at Session Today,
"Harry Rogers will make tht race
for governor on tht republican
ticket," said John D. Appleby, sec
retary of the committee who called
the meeting of the republicans In
this city. "Eugene lorton, editor
of the Tulsa World, talked tm the
phone with him today at whWeWrns
be assured us that he will lead the
republican ticket in the next state
campaign. Mr. Rogers la at present
sick In bed at his home in Tulsa."
Representative members of the re
publican party of Oklahoma, including
members of the state committee, are at
odds to know whom the party is to sup
port at candidate for the nomination
for governor as a result of the seri
ous illness of Harry Rogers of Tulsa,
who was the choice of the republican
preferential convention held In Okla
boma City a month ago.
the members of the party met at
the Skirvin hotel at 10 o'clock this
morning and it was expected that
Rogers would be present and would an
nounce himself as a candidate.
Too 111 to Make Race.
At 7 o'clock this morning A. A.
Small, chairman of the Tulsa county
central committee, telephoned Rogers'
home at Tulsa and a reply from the
physician who Is attending the repub
lican leader said that it would be folly
lor Rogers to file as candidate and
make the race for governor.
Rogers has been ill for several weeks,
but his condition took a turn for the
worse during the last week and last
iiht two physicians were at his bed
side. The physician who talked to
SmaP informed him that Rogers is a
sick man and that it would be impos
sible for him to make the race for
governor.
'I he meeting of the republicans was
scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock this
moining and those who came to at
tend the conference expected that
Rogers would be here. His illness com
pletely disarranged pi ans for the con-
terence.
Final Answer Today.
John D. Appleby, secretary of the
committee who called the conference,
asserted that members of the party be
lieved that Rogers might announce that
he would file and become the repub
lican standard bearer for governor. At
noon members of the party were en
deavoring to get into communication
with Rogers and to ascertain positively
whether or not he is to be a candidate
Appleby asserted that a final answer
would come from Rogers late this after
noon. The meeting was called to select
candidates for offices who were not
nominated during the preferential con
vention. The one topic discussed was
Rogers' official acceptance. Those who
had agreed to back Rogers' campaign
came to lay before the republican lead
ers and members of the state committee
details of the campaign.
lake Hamons, who made the charge
durhig the meeting of the state com
mittee that Arthur A. Geissler, state
chairman, was pro-German, came here
irom nromore 10 atienn tnr ronierence.
Victoria Cross Is Simple Thing;
But It Means Glory and Wearers
Are Heroes, Private Peat Says
By PRIVATE HAROLD R. PEAT.
Late of the Third Battalion, First Cana
dian Overseas Contingent.
Corporal John Chipman Kerr was the
first of the Alberta boys to win the
Virtoria cross. As decorations go. that
cross is the simplest of any. To the
British mind it conveys all of heroism,
honor, glory, self-sacrifice.
The cross itself is fashioned of
bronze the material is supposed to be
taken from one of the guns which were
used at :he Crimea On one side of the
cross there are two words two words
only
For Valor.
Corporal Kerr has come home Not
many who win the V. C reach home
again In F.dmonton, his adopted home
town, a civil welcome was given to the
soldier and to his little bride, won in
the old country also a bare year aeo.
Newspapers interviewed the corporal
They have recorded' his appearaace,
HERE. ARE SURVIVORS OF TORPEDOED LINER
LIEUT. CMiPOELL
IS HURT SLIGHTLY
IN AIR BATTLE
First American Ace Wounded,
Father in U, S, Hears,
COI.DF.NDALE, Wash, June 8
Prof. W. W. Campbell of l.irk observa
tory at Mount Hamilton, Cal., who is
here to study the phenomena of today's
solar eclipse, received a cablegram from
France today stating that his son,
Lieut. Douglass Campbell, an American
aviator, was slightly wounded. Campbell
is tne tirst American ace.
The cablegram brought little Infor
mation beyond the fact that young
Campbell was wounded in action and
that his injury was not serious.
the honor of being known as his
country s first aviation "ace" wss
earned spectacularly by Lieut. Douglas
Lampneii on May
w.e.e.
Henry Astor Is Dead.
ALBANY. N. Y.. lune 8,-Henrv
Astor, a grandson of John Jacob Astor,
died at his home at West Copack yes
terday. He was 87 years old. IV lived
me me oi a reuuse ana was credited
with havinir declined murh nf hit ahar
of the family fortune. His widow sur-
vives.
they have described his torn, twisted
and mutilated right band, they have
told how llis Majesty of Britain pinned
the cross to bis tunic, thev have told
how the soldier man spoke not of "I"
but of "We" when he mentioned what
was done in France: and the newspapers
have further recorded two sentences
which were spoken by the corporal.
Here they are:
"Mother was pleased "
And as regards the fighting itself
"You just go along and tackle every
thing that comes "
In the Gray Dawn.
It was the gray dawn of early morn
ing that rrro hour struck for a par
ticular section in a particular platoon
of the 66th. A bombing raid was to be
carried out. Every man held himself
tense as he waited the signal to go
over.
The bombers stood shoulder to shoul
der, while the bayonet men ' took one
last rub with a flap of an ovmuat
r d
ChickensRoost
On Roofs of
Moated Keeps
Riverside Park Negroes Revive
the Moat and Drawbridge
of Medieval Days,
The drawbridge and muat of. medieval
days still survive in Oklahoma City.
If you don't believe it take a ride
through the flooded bottom lands in
(lie neighborhood of Riverside park..
When the negroes of this section want
to go to the main land these flood days,
they let down the drawbridge two
planks rather perilously supported on
three soap boxes and cross from the
front' door step to the higher ground
along the car line.
Doubtless after nightfall they take
the drawbridge in or null it up which
ever is correct, and thereby protect the
chickens that are marooned on the
ridgepoles of the chicken houses in the
rear.
Further out at sea in the bottom lands
the water is up to the level of the
window ledges and the empty house
would indicate that their inhabitants
have sailed away to visit some of their
higher and drier neighbors until water
subsides.
up and down the gleaming steel point.
Zero
I'p over across down I The enemy
cringed a moment, then gathered him
self in an effort to repulse the on
slaught. A couple of our men fell,
three shook blood from their eyes,
whether their own or soother man's
they could not tell. They were not
down, that was the only sure thing.
Along the enemy trench, step by step,
inch by inch; tripping over the dead
body of a Hun, smashing a bomb into
a dugout doorway. The task was nearly
complete Almost tune to go back
then tragedy
Just One Chance.
A heavy mob of the Hoche rounded
a traverse, bombs were running peril
ously short in British hands. Were
there even enough to fight a way back
ward, out up over and across again?
It was John Chipman who saw the
imminent disaster first. Not a second
. (Continued en Page 3. Column tj.
Some nf the survivors n ) the U. S.
steamer Carolina, sunk in the Huns'
submarine raid on the U. S. coast,
above. Smaller, picture at left is of
Lieut. G. Nadal, army officer, among
the survivors. Other small picture
shows one member of crew with his
coat, which he said he found after it
had been torn by shell fire from the
submarine. These survivors drlftad for
hour In an open boat before reaching
an Atlantic port.
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VICTORIA CROSS
GIVEN SEBCEANT
FOR SLAYING 100
Non-Com and Ten Men Inflict
Great Losses on Huns,
LONDON, June 8, via Ottawa An
nouncement of the award of a Victoria ;
cross to Sergeant Albert Mountain,
West Yorkshire, was made in the of
ficial gaiette. Mountain's company
was compelled to fall hack before the
advancing enemy mass. Volunteers fof
a counter attack were being called when
Mountain and ten men stepped forward.
He advanced on the flank with a Lewis
machine gun and enfiladed an enemy
patrol, of which about 100 were killed.
Mountain rallied and organized the
party for defense and covered the re
tirement of the rest of the company.
With one non-commissioned officer
and four men he successfully held at
bay ftOO Germans for half an hour.
Later he took cemmand of a flank
nnst and held on for. 27 hours, until
finally surrounded.
bulle
. AN ATLANTIC PORT, June l.
Unconfirmed reports la shipping
circles here today were to "te ef
fect that a German U-boat bad
either been captured or soak off the
Virginia coast sometime daring
yesterday by a United States de
stroyer. A destroyer which bad
been petroling the Atlantic coast
In this vicinity returned to port to
day. Members of the crew were
In high eplrfta but refused to say
word regarding their operations.
SM0XE YOUR GLASS
TO VIEW ECLIPSE
If the sun is sinning at 6:25
o'clock this evening when yon besin
to look for the eclipse, do not squint
directly into the sun.
Get a bit of broken glass, hold
a lighted match under it until there
is a film of carbon covering the
glass. The easiest way to smoke
glass is in a coal oil flame, but few
of ut have coal oil in our homes
today.
A developed photograph film will
be just as efficient as a piece of
smoked glass.
PERK'S
KILL SCOPES III
DEFEilDluG FROilf
Intire Tip of Enemy's Wedga
Cut Off by Operations. :i
CHEZY VILLAGE RETAKEN ;
Vital Point fn Defense of Locro
Sector Also Regained, r
By Th AaaodaUd Prut. '
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY,
IN FRANCE, Junt 8. ThtMta ;
ond Franco-American attack
n the neighborhood of VeuilljN'
a-Poterie and Bourenchea wu
l brilliant succeaa to the al!i4
arms. It waa continued verttr J
day with an advance in th
Chezy aector, further north
west on the line. . ,
American troops on the frock
northwest; of Chateau-ThleTrr
mowed down the enemy wit
macnine gun and rifle fire w
midnirht laat night wheft th '
uermana made an attack as
their poiltion. They fought
like demona and at one point
killed 100 Germana.
Artillery Active '
Near Montdidier
WITH THE KHFMf lt auuv tw
FRANCE, June 8-The revival of artil. ;
iery activity m the sector betweasa 1
Noyon and Montdidier is claisning at. '
temwn tndav. Whether the Germana
Intend to deliver another Mow here '
with their ttill powerful rtaervae tan. -not
ha saraaaasLi . baas, stia kutiauu.
ht at t7 iVifmy..
French Push on . .
To Northeast "
PARIS, June fi New progress war '
made by the French Inst night In the (
region between the Marnn mnA k
Ourcq, northwest of Chateau-Thiarrn .
the war office announced today. .
It this sector French troona have
pushed their way through Cheey to Iti
eastern outskirts and have reached Iba
western edge if Dammard village, .
In the district south of VeiillVlu ;
Poterie the Germans made twn violent .."
attacks along the Bouresches-lt-Thlolet '
tront. the enemy was repulsed whr -heavy
losses in etch rase.
Whole Tip of Wedge
rusned Back w ;
Associated Press War Review. V
Allied pressure aaainst the. C.Mman'
lines northwest of Chateau Thierry '
shows no Indication of relaxation. The -enemy
having yielded readily to the '
first thrust against him on Thursday, :"
the ententt forces have pursued thtf
advantage and are realising ne-,'
progress In a series of local opcrktioHtt ''
waoit Tip mated sUek. j ;
The whole Carman tina at the tie. at!
the salient driven into the allied frarl
has been pushed back In this proeV ?
ine ainea lint it now astrtdt the tL
non river ana potntt ot vantag havj
been secured north of that stream. . 1
According to reports from the fratrt;
the attack of Thursflay began ant a
front of about three miles, but the rt 1
action has spread until now it extend t
from Hill west of Chateau-Thierry, j
to Dammard, over seven milet to thai
northwest. Along this line the alliet',
have won ground with encouraging
rapidity. ,
Marines Hold Groaad. . '
The French official statement men .,
tinns two violent attacks against tht ,
Douresches-Le-Thiolet line. It is on '"
this section of the new battle line that
the American marines have been In
action and'they probably are still op
erating here. The fact that both Cer
man assaults were repulsed with heavy
losses indicates that these Americans
are still lighting with their initial:
vigor.
According to official statements the
heights east of Hautevrsnet have been,
taken by the French, which may indi -
cate that a wedge has been driven into :
the German lines north of tht Clianon
and that the retirement of tht Germans i
that the retirement of tht Germane 1
farther north of Shery and Datrtmartl .1
mav have been accelerated h (he rfan. i J
ger of being trapped by the rapidly ad
vancing allies. ;
French Recapture
Point Near Locre t
By The Associated Preet. l
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1
FRANCE, June 8 Locre Hospice,,
which the Germans captured on Wed
nesday night, mis retaken by the French
yesterday. They battled their way to)
this I'uch contested position and com t
pletety re-established their original tintw
The French have thus removed a snore ; ;
or less serious threat to the village eg ,
Locre, which itself is an Important d
frnse for Mont Rouge and other bSL
liag immediately (o the weak. '.. v'