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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21
PRES. WILSON'S
MESSAGE ON MEXICO
Gentlemen of the Congress:

| Gentlemen of the Congress:
'''' 0"'' ~ ''''' o"' ''''"
tioli 10 sIlua''oh "nlcH mas arisen
in our dealings with General Vic
toriano Huerta at Mexico CITY which
calls for action and to ask your
advice and cooperation in acting
upon it. On the ninth Of April
paymaster Of the L. S. S. Dolphin
landed at the Iturbide bridge ar
Tampico with a whalcboat am boats
crew to take off certain supplies
needed by his ship, and while en-
gagei in loading The boat. was ar
rested by an officer and squad of
men of the army of Ger.rll Huerta.
Neither the paymaster or any one
Of the boats crew vas armed. Two
of the men were in the boa. when
the arrest took place and were
Obliged to leave :; ana submit to
be taken into r1s,cdv. notwith-
standing the fact ma the hc,t car
ried. both at her low and at her
stern the flag of the United States.
The officer who made the arrest
was proceeding up one of the
streets OF the town with his prison
ers when met by an officer Of high
er authority. who. ordered him 10
return TO the landing and await or
ders. and within ar hour and =
half from the time of the arrest
orders were received from, tbo com.
mander of the Huertista forces
Tampico for tba release If tho nav
master and his men
Huerta Makes Excuses.
THE release WAS followed bv |
APOLOGIES from the commander and
later by an expression of regret
by General Huerta himself General
EIuerta urged that martial law o5-
tanned at the time at Tampico. that
orders had been Issued that no one
should be allowed TO land at the
lmbide bridge; and that our sail
ors had no right to land there
our naval commanders at tba|
port had ro- been notified Of ary
such prohibition. and even if ,aey
had been. the only iustifaJla course
lpcp IN the local authorities world I,
I've been to rcouest the yaymasrar
md his crew 10 withdr7v and IA
odge a protest with he ,omnan1-
ng officer of the. fleet Adruiral
Navo regarded the arrest rs 50
serious an affront that Je was no,
satisfied with the APOLOGIES offered I
mt demanded that tba fIag of the ,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

Charles Sacra has returned to Val
paraisO, Ind, where he will resume his
studies at the university.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

The Fourth Ward Mothers Club
will give benefit at the Theatorium
Friday afternoon and evening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21
THURSDAYS CALENDAR

Lily Bid Bridge Club with
Mrs. Mark Kirkpatrick.
Ladies Matinee dance at the
Elks' Home.
Federated Mothers Club at
the high school.
Philharmonic Mixed Choral
Club.
Presbyterian Choir practice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21
SWELL CORNS? TRY
WONDERFUL "GETS-IT"

Greatest Corn-Cure World Has Ever
Known. Gets" Corns Sure as Fate.
Thousands say "GETSIT" is simply
magic. If you've tried nearly every
thing under the sun to get rid of those
corns, so much the better for GETS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

Charles Anderson, who has been
confined to his home several days
with diphtheria is convalescent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

Hear Jack London, Ardmore's young
Wizard of the Bow" with the big
T." high school auditorium, Tuesday
night, April q.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

The Presbyterian choir will practice
Thursday evening instead of Wednes-
day, as announced at the Sunday ser
vices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21
FRIDAYS CALENDAR

:: Thimble Tea Club.
:: Summit City Club.
:: Fourth Ward benefit at the
!: Theatorium, afternoon and ;
:: evening. :
:: Ladies' Aid Society of the
:: Broadway Baptist church give :
:. tea at the home Of Mrs. :
!: Thurmond. :
!. :; :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

C. & c. Nations TO Nora Hern-
stadt, part 3. 4, 6, 4sSw.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21

C. & C. Nations to Dave W. West,
part II, is3w.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21
REAL ESTATE CHANGES.

Jno. Hinkle 10 Mark Kirkpatrick,
part %, 3s2w
J. c. Graham TO J. VI. Lanford.
lot 1. block ., McLish Addition to
Ardmore. Consideration $4O0.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-21
Friendship for Mexico,

fTIenuSiIp IOI McNCO'
but ! earnestly hope that war is
not now in question I believe that
| speak for the American people
when | say we do not desire to
control in any degree the affairs
of our sister republic. Our feeling
for the people of Mexico is one of
deep and genuine friendship, and
everything we have 50 far done or
refrained from doing has proceeded
from our desire to help them, not to
hinder or embarras them. We would
not wish even to exercise the good
offices of friendship without their
welcome and consent The people
of Mexico are entitled to settle their
own domestic affairs in their own
way and we sincerely desire to
respect their right. The present sit
uation need have none cf the grave
complications. of interference if We
deal with it promptly, firmly and
wisely
"No doubt ! coaid Go what is
in the circumstances To-
enforce respect for our government.
without recourse to the congress,
and yet not exceei my constitu-
tional powers as president; but J
do not wish to act on a matter OIL
so grave consequence except in
close conference and cooperation
with both the senate and house
| therefore come so ask your ap-
prOyal that | should use the armed
forces of the United States in such
ways and to sdSh extent as may be
necessary to obtain from General
Iuerta and his advocates the fullest
Of the rights and dig
nifty of the United States, even
against the distressing conditions
low unhappily obtaining in Mexico
There can, in what We do, be
10 thought of aggression or Of self
sh aggrandizement. We seek to .
the dignity and authority
# the United States only because .
We wish always TO keep our great
unimpaired for the uses OF
liberty. both in the United States
nd wherever else it may be en-
,loyed for the benefit of mankind
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
PEIEK|A |
IsPlayed by Tommy Atkins and
a German Soldier around
a STRAW Stack.

LONDON, Dec. 2s.Atiow Tommy
Atkins and a German soldier played
ipeekaboo around straw stack and
ended by each peaceably leaving for
his own trench with an armful Of
straw Is related in o letterSto his fam
lily by a member Of Lancaster regi-
ment. ssisf = ~ st7
+ .At Armentferes we stopped ana
dug trenches SO close to the. German
lines, !" he writes. 'tthat one of their.
patrols shouted in English to a party
of our transport bringing up rations.
Here, you fools, YOU are going right
into the German. trenches
when you are fighting, you 90
nearly wild with rage. But during
the lulls, you cool down and think
about other things. So j thought ]
would go out into the field and get
some straw to make myself comfort
able.
81 was pulling out the straw on
one side Of the stack when ] saw: a
German soldier peeping around. !
had left my gun behind. What II he
would shoot me or take me prisoner.
To see which way he was coming l
peeped around again. he peeped. and
then we both jumped back. Then /
began to wonder whether he also was
unafmed. The next time We saw
hasA pthsrs We ~ o. ls'k lhe chances
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
EVIL. SPIRITS
LQ|RK IN TREES
Think Malay Coolies, Says a
Writer in January Wide
World Magazine.

1t, often happens, says a writer IN
the January. Wide World magazine,
that a gang OF Malay of Javanesc
coolies while engaged in clearing vir-
gin Jungle OF rubber plantation, will
leave untouched "a tree or group Of
trees rather than risk sthe anger OF
the penyngu OF. spirit BY which they
believe them, to be Inhabited. In; this
case resort is made to the Tamils,
natives Of Isdfa; usually engaged as
"tappersr of rubber trees, who, though
also superstitious. are more easily
tempted by monetary reward,
/. Case Is Cited
The following case is absolutely
authenticated BY an EngIishman who
is employed as assistant manager of
an. estate in Malacca. While a certain
portion of the estate was being clear
ed 1t was noticed that.a- group of sew
eral trees were left, standing in one
spot, The assistant ordered, the Ma
lays to cut them down, but they re-
fused, saying that these trees were
the abode, of an evil spirit.
A day or two later some Tamils
were Induced to- pile dry branches
round one nfsthe trees, pour kerosene
over the pile and set fire to the tree.
While this was being done a log fell
on one of the Taniis, cutting his
shoulder to the bone. When the fire
was lighted a snake. bit the Tamil,
who thrust the match in, and, in spite
OF the kerosene the tree refused to
burn.
Next morning the assistant ordered
the Tamils to chop the tree down,
which they did, but when the tree
gave way it fell on one Of the men
and nearly killed him.
Won't Touch Tree
The third morning the Tamils we're
absent from work, and on inquiry the
assistant was informed THAT they were
i'll. Surprising them 10 be merely
malingering, the European asked the
estate doctor to go round to the collie
lines with him and. examine the men.
Herei'the doctor found the whole sew
en- OF them really i'll, quite unable to
rise from their beds, and ordered
their removal to the estate hospital,
After this no Tamil, Malay, Javanese,
or Chinese coolie could be Induced to
touch these trees
The manager does not say much
about the coincidence, but so far lie
has let the trees stand; and IL he
should ever want them cut he will
probably have TO dc. the work him
self, for everybody In Malacca has
heard the story.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
In the French Army Are Dis
carded for New Blush Gray
Infantry Uniforms.

(Correspondencc, of Associated Pressl.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-The success OF
the new BLUSH gray infantry uniform
supplied to men who become eligible
to service this year sounds the death
knell of .ae red pantaloon.
The red pantaloons we've long in
passing. The heroic associations Of
their eighty-fiye years reign made a
change seem a sort Of sacrilege, and
in spite of the lessons OF the Trans
vaal, the army chung fondly to the
old red, immortalized on so many
fields OF battle and faniliarized 10 the
world by .Detaille and other military
painters.
Napoleon. the First was opposed 10
red for the infantry. The adoption
OF this color must be credited 10 Tic
omte de VauX, minister OF war in 1929
and it was his sole contribution TO
military history.
During the second empire a propoS-
ed change to blue was defeated by
the minister Of agriculture, who OBJ
iected that the change would ruin a
thriving industry in the department
OF vaucluse, which furnished the
..1nadder" with which the cloth was
dyed. III
After the Transyaal campaign the
question came up again and the min
lister OF war appointed a commission
to examine it: Nothing developed and
the Japanese-Russian war broke out
and the question being agitated again,
the minister OF war appointed an
other commission.
After the Balkan war, during which
the Bulgarian officers found It ex-
pedIent TO tear of the red trimming
Of their cloaks, a third commission
was appointed.
In 1903 the Boer colors were most
favored. In 1905 sort OF violet blue
had more partisans. In 1910 grayish
green was preferred and specimen
uniforms OF this color designed by
Dotaille, were worn by selecteds COM
panies at the maneuvers.
In the meantime commercial war
had bested the Industry of the depart
snent Of vnuciuse and the coloring
matter .nfaMff taii1As
|.|r|Ir =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Prob BI ION rs BIG
SUCCES SIS IN RJJSSIA
And is Very Popular with the
Public, Says Englishman
in Moscow.

Correspondence OF Associated Press).'
MANCHESTER, Dec. 26.-WritinC
OF the popularity OF the teetotal move
iinent In Russia, an Englishman in
Moscow says in letter to a Man
chester Arm which he represents at
that city: ~
Sat the present moment, 1t is inn
possible for any body in Russia; either
rich or poor. to obtain In any place
whatever anything in the form Of al
cohol, unless at a druggists with Y
doctors prescription. All the govern
ment vodka shops have been closed
since the beginning of the war, and
now ALI manner of wine shops are
closed. Even restaurants and hotels
are forbidden to sell alcoholic drinks.
The strange thing about It all Is that
nobody is grumblig and everybody is
pleased. It is claimed on all sides
only the Russian peasant does not
know what to do with his money. x
1.-The change that teetotalism has
produced in the Russian village, of
ten SO remote from the outside world
is wonderful. Children, for instance,
are being clothed in way never
dreamt Of before, warmly and gem
erously.
Government vodka shops, at least,
are closed forever. in Russia. That
much has been decided on now. ows
ing, the pressure Of public opinion.
Their business is dissolved. AS q sub
stitute, 1T is hprosposed to- establish
b government monopoly Of sugar, in
order that the poor may have cheap
supply. Heretofore, it has been out
OF their reach"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
German and A lied I roops
i've Peaceably ogether 81
the Same Trench For DAYS

i.
ONE trench mt y one side QE Tie 6tle
reeeiv 3D. orders q
The Germans moved over has IN 4
5bagga &c. and for number 0l ID,
ali went we'll Many sof the German
spoke Engl ieh on fronch Under -
strange circumstances friend Shin
sprung mp. Both fAetipns dread
the arrival OF a messeng
Newspapers skfriHek
One day q messenger came IN
plans for the renewal Of hostilf
werc hastily made, But Is me-
ger proved to be only q bears n
mail and newspapers for the Ger
mans. All gathered round while .
German began 10 translate The late
dispatch from Berlin. Unhappilf 10Y
the harmony OF the gathering re-
ferred TO Ostend by Its German mic
namcs Knles't spoke OF bomb dtor=
pings on various French towns rf
contemplated ain raids on Great BTU
| ain. 6 y.
The English trowpet, growled; tin
French grew excited. Both sides had
Iby agreement laid aside their lines
but both sides still had their fisi
Both Used them. A freerfoF- y night
Followed and tho undue com pnst
came, TO an end.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Allied Troops Hdl'e
a :. Music Hall' in
i Rear of Trenches

mhnitlon boxes, when one knows how
to arrange them, make d very good
stage q =
5 The performance begins soon after
the relief Of the guard in the tToiis
ches. The troupe, as we'll as the aiic
dience, is composed OF "aliiese Of 81
colors:: British, French. Canadian.
Moors. Sikhs, Hindops. Algerianss
Isenegalese generally covered
the mud Of the trenches Of FLANDERS.
The program generally consists ft'
songs. rionologties, recitatious AMI
Dances =
The performance concludes with
the singing Of popular choruses in.
French and English.
The chorus of the last song WIS
interrupted by different regimenta|
bugfe calls, and the audience and
performers dispersed precipitateiS %
join their detachiments FOR dash
10 the trenches
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
But German Newspapers Arrive;
and Free for. Al Fist Fight
is engaged lin.

Correspondence OF Associated Prkas5
4 iBoULOGNE. Dec 20 a Britislf
soldier relates a remarkable story Of
how the English and Germans hob
nobbed In the, same trench q few
miles south Of Ypres.
There were q handful Of Germans
and a smaller handful OF. allied forces.
Trenches we're butsa few yards apart,
and In these for more than 3 week
1.-THE men Of both sides had been bored
and inactive They amused tiiems6l-
ives as best they could exchanging
messages. swapping newspapers and
tobacco, hurting back and forth greet
ling and epithets.
Cooperation Necessary
More days passed and still neither
! side received orders either to attack
or to withdraw. Some sort OF CO..
operation seemed necessary. Accord
ingly, the Germans hoisted white
flag, and, advancing under this, en-
tered the allied trench for q confer
IIence. The result was an agreement
which was reached that 1t would be
more comfortable for. all ito live In
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Soldiers Upset Mem ally
Blythe Burs sting Of Shells
English Soldier Writes Letters
Home While His Mind is
a Blank.

Correspondence OF Associated Press.
q LoNDoN.5sDec. t2e. Confirmation or
stories that bursting shells have up
set men mentally by exploding near
them, sometimes without infifctinh
bodily injury, may be found in the
case of lieutenant Denys Cooke, of
The Black Watch, who was attached
to the Gordon Highlands.
Cooke has Just returned home to re-
cuperate. The. last thing he remem-
bers was sitting at lunch In q sup
porting trench. This presumably
was on November IL. He recollects
nothing from that time until Novem-
Der IS, when he found himself IN =
hospital train on the way to Havre,
During the interval His mind was y
blank, though, as 1t now appears, he
wrote several post Carols and letters
While In This state.
2 They were clear and lucid and were
duly received by his relatives; but
OF writing then. young Cooke has not
the slightest recollection He does
not even know what happened to him
In fie trench, but the assumption Is
that she'll burst very near his head.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
'''llECCA|'.
For Commercial Men Of die
BelIigerent European Nations
is Copenhagen.

tcorrespondonce o. Absoclatcd Pressl
+ COPENHAGEN, Dec. 26.This city
Is now tho mecca of commercial men
of all the befligerent nations: Tho
hotels are full, and business Is good
In certain lines Among neutral ma
tons, the United States is the bert
Represented. Many American firms
are making arrang ements for the In :
mediate establishment of direct agess
cies.
Germany has heretofore claimH1
the headquarters of the big AliipiI-
can houses, and their scandinayip Il
business has therefore been banded
mostly from Berlin or Hamburg
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
4 50 French e roops
all to Hear Order
To Retreat and They Are Cut
Off from Their Lines Four
Months. s,I,i.

Correspondence of Associated Press).
PARIS, DAG. $3.50 far as. known,
a party OF 100 French soldiers who
failed to hear the order to retreat
during the fighting in the forests ni
Belgian Luxembourg as for back as
August 20, are still roaming about
from one hiding place to another in
the woods resisting the enemy This
surpasses the record OF the 18th COM
pany of the 14Oth French Infantry
which recently passed % days within
the enemy,s lines.
Force Of Stragglers
The present party has now been cut
of, from the French lines for nearly
four months. 1t is Ga motley force
made .,of straggle fs Who. instead
of surrendering when they found the
return tostheir lines blocked by the
Germans escaped to the woods and
lived on the country as best they
could. picking up. ammunition from
the battlefields at night Aided IN
this by women and children, 1t is said
they got together 1900 cartridges
which they deposited in various cav
erns for safety. For shelter they
built huts and dug trenches, from
which they frequently emerged to
harass the Germans.
. The latter finally decided to beat
the entire forest, country of about q
500 acres. Columns of ], 0o9 men took
part in the hunt but we're unable to
discover the hiding place Of the starg-
glers. Despairing OF. succeeding by
any other means, they resorted to
persuasion and posted the, following
notice In the villages in the south of
Namur and .Luxemburg::
Notices Posted
French soldiers:
1--WE know where you are and the
strength Of your force! In your in
terest ii, will be :bettey that you sur
render. and we promise, in that case
that you shall be accorded the honors
Of war. You must know, however,
that you expose the population of the
country to reprisals; We have forbid
den all farmers, all millers and all
peasants. to furnish you with provis-
ions and in case OF infraction they
shall be shotn ~ =
The following morning another mo-
|'ttcei was posted IN BeatTain, signed
by the officer commando ling the French
detac hinent: ~
"Smee youfknow sosweA where We
are, come and take u. ~
The Germans have not yet reported
taking them, however, and they are
supposed to be. still rambling from
forest 10 forest between. Giyet and
:Bastcgne.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
Their Programs Are. Sometimes
Interrupted by Screech of
German Shells.

Correspondents OF Associated Press).
D1XafUDE, Dec. 26.-The "Allies'
Music HaH'' is half mile behind
the French firing line near Dixmude,
in the first barn on the right It is
devoted to variety, exclusively, but
the performances are not guaranteed
to be. continuous. The directors re-
serve the right to interrupt or to
change the program and substitute
artists without notice. Reasons for
this precaution, are obvious to any
one. who has heard the German shells
60 screeching through the air over
the barn.
"A candle here and there, stuck on
a bayonet, does as we'll as 1t can in
the place Of calcium lights, and am-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
ARMIES.
AT Death Grips in Europe Today
Number Nearly Twenty
- Million Men.

LONDON, Dec. gs.AThe belligereat
armies In the fields Of war today
number all told nearly Il, 500 900 men
or 2S,O0O.0O0 with all reserves and
new" troops counted according to q
French statistician, 81, Yves Guyof.
The expenditure required he estim-
atcs at an average of nearly $3.50
daily per man. or about 81 ,O00; 16O,-
900 for one year of warfare A single
yeat. OF the, present war. he thinks,
will cost about the same amount OF
Of money as the total expenditure for
all the wars Of the previous fifty
years.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
RED, PANTALOONS
FOR THE SOLDIERS

looms was made in Germany. No com
mercial obstacle remained, but ofIic-
ial routine had tangled the question
in SO much red tape that the outbreak
OF the war found the army still in
the conspicuous red trousers.
Millerand abolished all commissions
and dressed the class OF 1914 in the
shade he preferred.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
new OUIElI.
IS Needed by Soldiers Every
Month, So Great IS Tie
Wear and Tear.

(Correspdnd OF Associated prfs23
LONDON, Dec. $3.50 great g tho
wear and tear OF warfare thar q sol
dieFsin the fighting lines needs a new.
outfit every month. Wen over q mil
lion men have already been clothed.
and another million will Have 70 Ne
provided for Immediately, The khaki
industry. therefore, Is fourishine
Millions and millions Of yards 81
cloth are needed for unifofrls and
toyercoats. Though mills ara WorkinE
overtime, new mills have been Opened
and everything has been done to speed
up the supply It has not kept up with
the demand.
French, Belgian and Russian Or
ders hare also poured into the Eng
lish market. Some mills have hnN
four different arnS clothes on their
machines At one tine or another
The price OF khaki has risen con-
siderablg since flle outbreak OF Tho
war. The government Is buying
good quality which costs about four
shillings nine pence L yard as zsaIat.
three shillings eleven pence II lu'f
Norway broke ground l6f II n,-
tlonal PAY iiion On the gf51n1. of |0|
Panama PA VI International |1I|.'
fi}II| on October 4 Il
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

were safe. So there We were, he on
one side and r. on the 3 other, each
pulling at the stack. Then we turn.
ed our hacks on each other ana each
went t. his trench With arms riashii1R
a biE bunch Of straw He said iidtil.
ing ana j laid nothing