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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

oeRmLEss WATER, FIvE-cAL
LON BOTTLES IS CENTS. W. ].
LANE. 23u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02
Offers Reward for Radlum.

The government of Ontario offers
$4,000 for the first discovery Of radi-
um in the province.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02
THURSDAYS CALENDAR.

Ladies matinee dance at the
Elks' club.
East Ardmore Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor ice cream
! social has been postponed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

The report of the wafer and light
commission Of Virginia, Mimi, GOV.
ering the operation for the first six
months under municipal ownership
showed a net profit of $l1,19iG2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

War tactics have changed greatly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

The present crown of the English
king was made originally for Queen
Victoria at her coronation in 1888
The principal jewels We're then taken
from other crowns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

Some Of the leading German news
paperspapers CT the country arc
printing special articles in English
daily, giving the German view of the
European war. Although the move
ment has been inaugurated less than
fortnight it has proved quite pop
ular.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02

New Jersey has 161 municipalities
with water which is treated in some
way to purify it. Yet some sec
tions of the state are noted for their
water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02
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WEDNESDAYS CALENDAR

Wednesday Lily Bid Bridge
club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-02
FRIDAYS CALENDAR.

:: c. w. b. NJ. of the First
:. Christian church meets with
:: Mrs. Tom Roberts at three
:: O'Clock.
:: Miss Floy Alvis entertains
:: the Wednesday Lilly Bid
:: Bridge club at three o'clock.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
ALL OF KAISER'S ARMIES
GAINING GROUND SLOWLY

on the enemy's country and that the
richest French provinces are occupied
The French and English fight with ut
ter contempt for death but We are
gradually wlnning ground, he said
Germany is prepared 10 wage war for
years" or The situation In the east hs
said he considered the Russian often
Tve had becn failure
"The German army" he added,
which was victorious earlier against
superior numbers Is bound to be so
IN the future"
Berlin, Dec IA An official com
munIcdtion issued today says:
Light attacks by the French b.
tween the Meuse aud vOsges were
easily repulscd Otherwise there Is
nothing to report from the western
theRter " war.
prom east Prussia and southern
Poland there IL nothing to report
"In northern Poland our operations
are taking n formal course"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
CAUGHT ON
SPIKE GIRL
BARES PLAN

Milwaukee Dec l4-Sam Hirtz. ac-
cordlng to the police, ran music
studio for the teaching of the piano by
day and a love parlor by night
However, when the police ralded the
studio they found that all but one of
the girls who were said 10 be In the
habit OF paying evening visits. had
fled through a skyllght by means OF
a ladder.
Agnes Spoehr was caught by her
skirt On big nail as she fled and pro.
ided evidence against Hirtz, who has
been held on serious charges.
The detectives found when II WAS
too lace that tina xirll slsAtaEs IA .tils
Hirtz place paid their evening calls
by climbing out Of windows In the
lower floor ~ the flat building and
going up fire escapes to the roof
Then by means OF skyllght and a
ladder they were able TO reach the
room which Hlrtz had furnished elab-
orately.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
British Submarine, Bill, Makes
Daring Raid in Dardanelles---
Dives Under Five Rows of Mines
and Destroys MesSudieh Which
Was Guarding the Field---Diver
Escapes Gun Fire and Pursuing
Craft

London Dec l4An official communication says the Turkish
oateshp essudeh has been Opedoed by British submarine
the Dardanees The communication says yesterday submarine
Bill charge OF Lieutenant Commander Norman Hobrook en-
tered the Dardanees and spite of difficult dved under
the mine fields
Although pursued by gunfre and torpedo boats the II
saey after being submerged ocpp for nine hours When
last seen the Messudieh was sinking BY ms sDrn -
The Messudh built in EngsA 4 and reconstructed in
Genoa in 1903 She 332 feet ld With fifty beam
10000 tons burden with speed half knots She
carried q Of 600
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
POOR SERVICE LETTER

The suit Of william Thomus
against James Lusk. william O. Nix
ON and william II. Biddle M receiy.
ers Of the ~. Louis and San Fran.
cisco Railroad. IA being heard In su.
perior court today. Thomas b. suing
for 1880 on the grounds that when
he was discharged from the employ
OF the company as section foreman In
January OF this year the service letter
given him In 10 vague In construction
az 10 be of no benefit In securing u
position with another company.
In fact, he alleges, the letter is
worse than nothing nj all and does
not comply with the statutes which
require that on dismissal from the
service Of corporation an employee
shall he furnished with such letter
a. shall definitely set forth his term
Of service and the cause for his re,
lief from employment
Another cause of action N ihat
Thomas was induced. he Slaims to
remove earlier In the year M.Stmng
from Oklahoma City 10 take NJ me
position of section foreman there AMI
was promised permansnt employment,
(which was not Furnished
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
FOUR ATTACK
NEW DRY LAW
Arizona Governor Issues Proc
lamation Making Effective
Several Measures.

Phoenix Ariz., Dec li.--Goycrnor
George w y Hunt issued today HIS
proclamation making effective Janu-
Hry /, 1915, the new prohibition law
the 80 per cent measure aud other
propositions carried ut the November
elections.
Attacks upon the dry" law will be
made Immediately by four lines Of or.
sanlzed business Similar action Is
said to be- contemplated against the 80
pel cent measure, which provides that
" yer cent Of the employees In all bus
lness where five or more persons are
employed shall be American citizens.
Treaty Violations.
Attention to its alleged violation OF
treaty rights Of aliens already has
been called by the British and Italian
ambassadors.
Action against the prohibition law
will take the form Of applications for
injunctions by Father Thomas Con
nelly, pastor OF All Saints Catholic
church at Tucson, Ariz. alleging that
II will interfere with the use Of wine
In the sacramcntal service; by a syn
dicate operating drug stores as the
representative OF the druggists by II
Phoenix hotel company for retail II
quor dealers, and by Phoenix firm
acting for wholesale liquor dealers
One Preelamatien.
.GQysrnor Hunt recently was N-
quested by Secretary of State Bryan
to defer the proclamation Of the ~
per rent law lending the govern.
mciit's determination Of It's possible
conflict with treaties The governor
found later. however. that II was com.
pulsory for him TO include all meas
ures carried at the election In the one
proclamation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
TWO MURDERED
BY MEXICANS
Secretary Bryan Directs Investigation
Of sonora Incident Canada Gives
Carranzss Views.

Washington, Dec. IL Thomas
Francis and another American whose
name was not determined. have been
murdered In Sonora, Mexico, accord
ing to report from the American con
sular agent at Cananea. Secretary
Bryan has directed an investigation.
The killing took place between Aqua
Prieta and Nacozarl.
Carrpnza, through consul Canada st
Vera Cruz today formally advised the
state department that any use OF force
by American troops at Naco, Ariz.. n
their efforts TO keep Mexican bullets
from the American side win be "con.
sidered an act Of hostility, however,
well disposed the government may
be-"
Carranza deplores that Americans
have been killed, hut suggests that
these accidents have been due 10 care
lessncss on the part of Americans, or
'imprudent curiosity"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
OKLAHOMA CITY COLD
Temperature Lower Here Than In 9th
er Parts Of State Fifteen Below
Zero In Kansas.

With eight degrees above zero In
oklahoma City this porning, tempera-
lures from fifteen below zero in north.
western Kansas to freezing in Corpus
Christi, Texas, prevailed In the south.
west II was three below zero at Kan
sas City, six below at St. Joseph. five
below at Topeka, two above at wichl.
ia and Concordia.
Oklahoma City was probably the
coldest point In the state. The thar
mometer was ten above ut Altus and
eleven at Muskogee The morning on.
ened with crisp crimpy atmosphere.
hut clear and bracing. The predictions
nre for fair and continued cold tonight
and Tuesday but warmer Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
AMERICANS
WILL ST UDY
WAR CAUSE

New York. Dee H. fla" Darncgir
endowment for international peace
has announced TINT It will ulis week,
begin campaign for the better uu
derstnndiuc u international relations
ny sending hodles u' college students
tu the leading colleges oC the .ouutry
to organize international pdin, .luh.
Thcsc clubs viii study rh" fundn
mental cause ~ phr European war
with the view N d,leuhiuiur what
political reconstruction j. necessary II
repetition Is to be ayrrtcl, accord.
inE 10 IN" announcement mNo" by
Dr George NRsmyth Of Harvard m.
vCrsity Dr Nasnylh was onr of
group Of Americans who, last summer
offended school of International
rolity VA England
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
OKLAHOMA CASE
NOW PRECEDENT
Interstate Commerce Commission Rs-
tablishes Rate Principle In Port.
land Cement Ruling.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE inter
state commerce commission establish.
ed principle today In the case Of the
Oklahoma Portland Cement company,
against various western, southwestern
and southern railroads, that "a car
rier may not by rate adjustments re-
serve territory II serves for plants 10
Gated ON its own lines"
II was held by the commission that
on shipments OF cement from Okla
hrma to Arkansas destinations, there
should be differential Of three cents
under the Kansas gas belt rates and
a differential Of two cents under those
rates to destinations In Texas and
Louisiana. ttI.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
MANY CHANGES
ARE PROPOSED
Further Probe Of Government
Control of Telegraph and
Telephone Systems.

Washington, Dec IA Further In
yeshgation OF Postmaster General
Burleson'S recommendations for gov
erilment acquisition OF the telegraph
and telephone system Is proposed in
the postotfice appropriation bill, which
IL practically completed. II Is said 10
carry approximately $S25,OO00oo,
Efforts in the committee to exten,l
the civil service TO third class post
masters tailed, and no civil service
extension IL provided. The office of
assistant postmaster, however. for
many years fixture In the larger
cities will be abolished by the bill
Concentrate Authority.
In first class offices all activities
would be regrouped 40 as TO concen-
trate nll superN ising authority In each
office, under superintendent OF II
nance AMI superintendent Of mails.
No provision Is made for the pro
posed experimental aerial mail service
or automobile service.
Raising the maximum balances &C
ceptable at postal banks from $500
to 5000 the interest TO be payable
only on deposits up TO $1,000, would
be authorized. Rearrangement of the
salnries Of superintendent their as
sistants, cashier aud others, having III.
pervisory authority Is authorized with
provision for an additional 81, ,O00, 900
expenditure
Payment Changes,
The bin includes as a rider the rail.
way mail paybill, passed by the house
and pending In theesenate TO change
the basis Of pay from a tonnage basis
TO that Of the car space used by the
mails carried
While rejecting the Recommendation
that all rural carriers be put on All
individual contract basis, the commit
tee wrote into the bill a provision au.
thorizineA m an experiment, the put.
ting Of rural carriers Of one county In
each state ON contract basis. In.
creased pay for the rural carriers Il
provided for AZ recommended by the
postmaster general.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
ITALy'S UNEMPLOYED MEET
no DISCUSS GRAVE QUESTION

Rome. Dec. 14,--Great mass meat.
ings were held at various places
throughout Italy yesterday with tho
object Of calling the attention OF the
government 10 the grave situation that
Ia caused by the lack OF employment
and the steady risc IN the price ot
food stufS. Resolutions were adopted
urging the government to adopt i'm.
mediate and adequate measures of re-
lief and recommending particularly
that large public works, capable II
employing the masses nov out Of work
he undertaken.
Special delegates were appointed n
discuss the situation with the cabinet
and 10 deviss remedies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
Won Der GOltZ Considers Posi-
tlOnS of Germans SaiiSlac.
Tory in East aud West.

Berlin, Dec IL. The Togebatt cor.
respondent at Sofia, Bulgaria. tele-
graphs an interview he had with Field
Marshal Baron Won Der GUltz while
the latter was Oh his way TO CONSTANT.
nople. Regarding Belgium, Baron Won
Der GOltz said:
THE situation IL normal, the pop
ulatlon having convinced themselves
that the Germans are not barbarians
life continues as " In peace time. The
Belgians fought bravely, and such op-
ponents, should he esteemed"
Regarding the situation In the wes,.
the field marshal pointed out that
the army Of million Germans was
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14

SHOT IN Eye KILLS MAN;
WILL PLEAD SELF DEFENSE

Seyre Ok, Dec. l4.-Iouis smith.
shot In nm alteration recently with ".
y Wilson. n dead. and Wilson hns
heen placed under $4,000 bond Tho
bond was secured immeditely. 'rhe
men had Quarreled and Smith was
shot in the eve Physicians NJ FIRST
were Of the opinion that the wounA
was not serious hut complications set
In later which resulted fatally, II
has hen claimed by Wilson's friends
that he acted In self defense.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
sAyRE CITIZENS PLANNING
TO CARE FOR DESTITUTE

seyre Ok Dec. h,---At the sugges-
tion Of members Of the board Of ed
ucation citizens Of this city viii hold
a mass meeting Monday night at
which efforts will bc made 10 system
atically care for tho destitute people
Of this city. Clothing food and fuel
win I've collected and distributed to
the needey ones throughout the organ.
isation II IL proposed to perfect,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
GOETHAIs AGAIN REQUESTS
TWO wARSHIPs FOR PANAMA

Washington, Dec. l4-Col. Goeth-
ais governor of the Panama canal
zone, today reiterated his request for
two torpedo boat destroyers. TO bo
sent through the canal zone waters
10 prevent violation Of neutrality
through the misuse Of the wireless
and taking on Of supplies by beiliger.
ent vessels.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
KEEP DISTANT
SAYS WILLIAMS
Governor Elect Says He Is Busy
and Wants Pie Applicants
TO Write.

Governor-elect H. L. Williams this
afternoon, announced the appointment
Of Andrew Wood Of Garyin county
and Miss Jeanette Collar of Oklahoma
City us executive stenographers. This
completes the list Of appointees In the
office OF Governor Williams, the other
two, A. n. JeCraft of Durant private
secretary and Ancel Earp, executive
clerk, having been announced Satur-
dny afternoon.
GoyernOr-elect Williams said this
afternoon that he viii make no more
appointments until he assumes the Of
flee OF governor on January H. lie
also made public announcement that
II will be- useless for officeseekers to
call upon him In Oklahoma City in the
interests of their candidates.
Write Don't Come.
The governor desires that anyone
seeking an office should take the mat
ter up with him by mail rather than
by personal call as he will be fully
occupied from this time forward pre-
pairing his message to the legislature.
since the election the governor elect
has been kept busy during most Of
his waking hours interviewing appli.
cants for office or their friends. His
ap0r 0rtments In the Lee Hucklns hotel
have resemhle,l somewhat an OklAhO-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
FARMER ASKS THOUSANDS:
SAYS CHARACTER HARMED

Cherokee, OK, Dec. I4.-Ralph
ss~m one Of the well known young
fsrnsew Of Alfalfa county. has brought
suit aeninst Henry Bsthsr. another
fAruer, asking $1,000 fbr defamation
~ character. Sears complalns that
ne has been accused q thsft, and
that TIE spreading a the sccusAtion
thrcushout the peishAerhocd has dam
aapd ~ ohArAcLsk }IiN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
STATE COMMITTEES FOR
COTTON LOAN IN CAPITAL

Washington Dec IA state com.
mittees appointed to aid IN handling
The Sl3b,OO0,000 cotton loan fund are
expected In Washington today TO con
fer with the federal reserve boards
cotton loan committee about details Of
the work assigned to them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS
IN ARGONNE USING MINES

Paris Dec. 14.-Today'a official.
communication says: There's moth.
Ing ~ Importance to report between
The sen and Disc.
I'm the Aisne region the enemy
bombarded our entrenchments. We
replied and demolished his positions.
Our artillery destroyed important
field work near the Aillise.
In the Argonne region we have
made slight progress by the use OF
mines.
"On the heights OF the Meuse there
has been violent cannOnading.
The enemy's batteries appear TO
have moved further north.
I'm the Woevre district our trooIs
repulsed two violent counter attacks
Petrogrnd, Dec 14.-Rep0rts here
from the front say the operations ot
the Russians north Of Warsaw hay,
resulted 10 q, decisive victory. sfyee
having -pserced ths tssssssa fssst ~.
yond Ciechanow and Przasnyu. The
hussian success on this front. accord
Ing TO these advices, has been clinch-
ed by the wide swinging movements
Of the advancing Russian left ON the
main highway from Piock TO Mlawa,
concluding In heavy cavalry engage
ments.
Paris. Dec. 14.-Reports here from
Berne state that a son Of the German
chancellor DIR. Won Bethmann. HolIweg
has been injured seriously ut Pietrkow
and that he has been captured by the
Russians.
Valparaiso Chile, Dec I4.-Des-
patches here from Punta Arenas ,le-
clare the German cruiser Dresden has
come into that port uninjured.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
OIL COMPANIES
SECURE WR|TS
Appeal 10 Supreme Court in
Case Involving Valuable
healdton Leases.

Two big oil companies having leases
in the Healdton field Of an aggregate
value OF approximately $7O,OOO secur-
ed alternative writs OF prohibition
In the state supreme court here today
to prevent County Judge n. f. COch-
ran Of McCurtain county from taking
legal action which would inyMidate
their lease titles.
The companies which secured the
the temporary writs are the Twin
state OH company and ] y. Mullen,
G. L. Anderson and the Somerset OIL
company Of Carter county. Each Of
the leases involved contains ll0 acres
of valuable oil producing land and
embraces property formerly allotted
to Bassie Robert, fulblood Choc>
taw Indian.
Would Set Aside Order.
The owners OF these leases allege
that County Judge Cochran upon ap.
plicatlOns filed by DAME Robert and
.Arllmlsse McGee, is about to set asid,
an order Of his predecessor In office
approving the deed Of conveyance TO
the land Rs made by the heirs of the
original allottee and under which the
applicants hold their title to the
leases.
The temporary writ granted by the
court today prohibits Judge Cochran
from entering an order cancelling the
former approval OF the deed and com.
mands him to appear at the beginning
NJ the next term OF the supreme court
'nnd show cause why he should carry
out such an order.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
X. M. G. IA. BOYS
DEPARTMENT. NOTES

Dr. George Bivan Of Fargo college
gave q most interesting and helpful
talk tosthe members OF the employed
boys class on the subject of Sex Hy-
fellow and his talk was Of the highest
character and was presented in a
highly scientific andfrom a
psychological standpoint Many OF the
fellows came forward after the talk
ana expressed their appreciation to DR..
Biyan for the excellent address given.
a. light lunch was served to the fell
lows in the boys rooms preceding the
address. I389
II. M. Pollock Of the Pollock & Pol
lock law firm will speak to the boys
next Sunday at 4 n. m. or the subject
Making Of a state. The early history
of the state Of North Dakota will be
introduced into the talk and lit will
certainly be interesting to every fell
low who feels loyal to mrs state. Chas.
Dawson will preside at the meeting
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
IS
ARRANGED FOR
FARGO WILL HAVE CHAUTAU0UA
DURING THE COMING SUMMER
PLAN ADOPTED AND EN-,
DoRSED BY LIST OF PROM.
NENT BUSINESS MEN.

The chautauqua for Fargo this sum
mer is a reality. At the meeting held
at the Fargo Commercial club, the
plan was endorsed by a large number
Of well known business men who are
public spirited and anxious to have
the citizens enjoy the benefit of lee
lures by prominent platform orators
and musical entertainers.
The program for this season is a
winner. The -Vawter people
nave certainly earned the right to say
once more: "This is our best
to date" 1t is a wonderful array Of
talent of high grade and great variety,
Following the custom Of past years.
there will be special musical features
for each day. Music has always been
a strong factor, and this year will
loom up stronger than ever Particu-
larry is this true in the matter of
range. People of all grades of musical
taste will get their fill.
The musical lineup is as follows:
The Dunbar Singing orchestra, The
Hinton Merdenia Co., Rogers and Grill
ley. Sam Schildkret's Hungarian or
chestra, The Airline Singers and Yod-
lers, The Redpath Grand Opera quar-
tel, and Quintano's band.