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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
BATTLE TO DECIDE MASTERY
BETWEEN OPPOSING ARMIES
Of MEXICO READY TO BEGIN
KHAKI CLAD MEN WHEEL INTO
POSITION BEFORE STRONGHOLD
NOW HELD BY HUERTA FORCES

COnSttutonaS Progress Has Been Slow Owing to NeCes-
Sy for Repairing Railroad Tracks and Bridges 1t Is Said
Prvates After travelling Over Tod Desert, Packed Like
SardineS in Box Cars Are Detraned and Begin Placing
Artillery for Most important Siege of War; The Few For
egners Accompanying Army Have Cracked Lips and SwO-
len Tongues From Akai Dust and Scanty Supply of Wa
ter Which Must Be Hauled
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
Realizes Overwhelming Re-
sDooSiDiIity of Position but
Is Distinctly Human in Men
tai Processes,
INTIMATE SKETCH OF
PERSONAL CHARACTER
Feels Overwhelming RESPONSE
b.Iity Of Position but Is Dis
docUy Human in Mental
Processes and Feelings,

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington. March 20.-New
Mexico. Cloudy probably snow
east portion Saturday. sunday fair.
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
CaillauN's Testimony.



Two days after the Monis cabinet
was formed IL managing director Of
the newspaper Bappel called and
asked il it was true that the govern
ment was opposed 90 the postpone
ment of The Kochette affair and If H.
had been requested by Rochette's law
ser I answered thar u was a mat
ter for Uochetto's lawyers 10 take up
with the premier or The minister of
Justice a few days later Rochetle's
lawyers came TO me and said his
health was So bad that he wished III
possible 90 defer undertaking the Sc.
we're cXeftious necessary for Ro-
chctte's defense until he had become
stronger He requested me to trans
nit his desire 90 N. Monis
"a asked NJ. Monis. on behalf Of
Maurice Bernard the lawyer Of Ro-
thette if the government Was opposed
To delay of the Rorhctte trial NJ. Mo-
mis- said be would have occasion To
talk with ". Fabrc about it / men
TONED that "a. hcrnara would uo aDie
during the cnse by his handling of
share issues connected with the R0.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
Two Former Prime Ministers
Are Interrogated by LegISIa-
tive Committee Regarding
Rochette SwindIIng Affair
CAILLAUX AND MONS
TELL OF INCIDENT
Neither Witness Attached Inn
portance to Request TO Have
Trial Postponed, Is Their
Version.

Paris, March 90 - Two former
premiers of France. Joseph CaillauN
and Ernest Alonis, and the chief pub
lie prosecutor OF the republic Victor
Fabrc. We're questioned by parlin
mentary committee concerning their
acts and motives in hindering thu trial
Of the banker Henri Rochettc who,
It Is avcrred. duped investors out of
$4,000. 600 ana ultimately escaped
punishment
The death of CASTOR Calmettc. edi-
tor Of the Figaro. az the hands OF Nine
CaulauX. caused this secret page in
the judicial history of The country 10
be reopened, Many OF It's phases are
still obscure and likely to De enrolled
by this inquiry with ts background
If intense public feeling Deep person
al and political ryalries are inter-
woven with the attempts 60 raise the
screen hiding the stmnee transac-
tons
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
Army Ready to Fight Against
Enforcement Of Irish Home
Rule Said to Number 1t0,-.
900 Well Picked Men,
ARMS NOT OF FIRST
CLASS EFFICIENCY
Ministry Is Determined 10 Pre-
serve Order and Measures
Are Being Taken to Repress
Any Hostile Acts
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London. March 2f.-The Daily
" Mails Dublin correspondent
z claims TO have visited the Cur.
+" ragh camp and says he ascertain
ed that over 100 officers, mostly
~ of the cavalry branch, have re-
" signed
The Daily Mail says IL under
stands that the ministerial con
e ference held last night decided
. 10 take drastic measures which
the government believes will sue
e. cesstully limit the area of the
+" resignations of officers
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21

London. March 20.-"War in us
ter, is the startling headline which
the sensational London newspapers
are displaying In the hlacktst type.
The government began To place its
regular troops IN ireland today so that
they may be IN position 10 deal with
any situation that may arise The
cooler mon among the loyalists and
the Ulster unionists. however, believe
that nothing resembling war is In
sight
The army council some time ago
considered tho possibilities Of home
rule strife and instructed Lieut. Gen.
Sir Arthur Henry Fit1roy Pagdet, who
commands the Irish garrisons, 10 take
necessary precautions TO maintain or
der and safeguard property. a gener-
al redistribution OF the forces In Ire
land therefore, was begun today.
Two regiments were sent from the
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21

At these tWo cities, after suffering
IONS hours n tho hoN ears whcre
tneN wrro stuffed lEc figs I'm "a box.
mud with Mi 8sant supply ot water
thc troops doIminpd ana formed Ia
columns m thc intense heat.
Fherr was Hule lues of time ln
puu-Ing into the dessert. som"
mounted oud others on foot Great
.louda ol fuc desert dust marked
thcr progress ever hwmmocks OF cac-
tua-,r1Wuod sand and through dry
water courses. Great tank wagons la
Dom with the water supply which has
been Villas greatest problem. rumhlcd
In tbc TWu The wheels U times
were almost hub-deep IN the sand H.
thrt emergencies branches uf tho
tough mesquite brush and soap weed
were wttod mtcr tho wheels. sturdy
pDau put bands 90 the pnkes there
Wele streams ol profanity addressed
lu uuIes iu language said 90 Doe iu
ths ra#po thc most adequate In the
world. HuI Tine columns would pro-
Ocod
Thc lips of rho few foreigners in
thc un wore cracked and swollen
from tha heat and alkJ dust. hui thc
MeNUJHe. trained tn suth conditions.
.tar.d their mouths with folds nc
.h.f blankets 8nd flreI bcttor An
rtea were hloodshof
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21

NJ Monis narrated that after DIS
ministry fen hc was 100 for q Ions
tme ipou recovering he read alu
siuus in the newspapers 10 some decu-
mont written by Victor Fabre.
NJ. Monis said.
So little Significance had this Roe
chetto Incident for me that ! never
mentioned IL 10 N Callaux / conn
pletcly forgot it until Ii again came
To my attention recently
This so-callc1 official declaration
by Victor Fabre is not really official
II rs a document prepared by him ta
cover himself meyer received 10
nor over knew anything about it q
sCr by The way il ls constructed th1
il was prepared after HE things had
happened
un Icing questioned by the presl.
dent Jean Juurcs as f1 his converse
tiou with a. CdulauN, NJ MONS rec
piled that NJ Cailla1X had considered
it unwise for Roehette's trial TO conl
on Immediately because Hochette
lawyer inten led TO go into trunsac
tions which would have been injurious
To public finance at Che time.
Tho examination of M Monis lasted
three hours Joseph Caillaux. tor
mer minister Of finance. was then
called and M Jaurrs ask him
"Cnder what condition did you iu-
tervenc to cause postponement OF the
Euchctte affair
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21

While al. lalllauN, restless ana
with an air Of suppressed passion re-
Piled TO questions asked him by mem-
bers Of tho committee, the bells for
NJ Calmettc's funeral wcro tolhng Al-
most an the notable literary and dra
matte pcrsonaRes in Paris, either were
In the little church of Saint Francis
de Sales for the funeral service or
followed the hearse 10 the cemetery
Former President Louhot and form
er Hremiers BRAND aud Rarthuu were
among the 5000 PERSONS who went go
the place Of intermCnt The route
through which the cortegc passed was
thronEcd the spectators standing
bareheaded Ina the interment rain.
Victor Fahrc public prosecutor
was the first 60 testify lie said
1T Is true that I received tho orr
der from Premier Mouis to postpon,
the Rochette trial
when ] was being examined hy
this committee In 1912. I was asked
whether Intervention from above had
prompted mo 10 request postpone
mcHt Of the BDchetto trial Ayailing
myself of the secrecy permitted o.
officials. i replied 'Na ] did not CON
slider IL within my powers Go MAKE
known my Interview with the
premier
when afterward NJ BRAND. as
minister asked me 10 explain. ] gave
him the document which previously
had been In my personal portfolio He
had NO right 10 make public what was
coUfldcd 90 him as minister Every
sentence in it. however is true.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31

us to have an Oklahoma city designat-
ed as a federal reserve city. but we do
ask that we be left alone to work out
our own destiny, and placed in the
district in which, if the plain intent
of the act is to be regarded, We should
have been placed Our people have
gathered from the four corners OF the
Union, they are young, active, full of
enthusiasm, and are not afraid of the
outcome of commercial rivalry, if Civ
en- an even start. For instance Okla.
homa City alone has $50 bank ac-
counts from banks in southern Okla
homs, Muskogee also has many, and
so have other growing cities. The
banks OF one of these cities last year
paid for Oklahoma cotton the sum of
$1O.342, ,9O2 80, and loaned to banks in
southern Oklahoma $S75,304 Each
year will see these and other Oklaho-
ma cities take a larger share in
financing southern Oklahoma products
if by law the reserves are not forced
southwark"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31

hears the bargain and that night es-
capes to the woods. After hours OF
flight she walks into a bed of quick
sand Larry is startled from his sleep
by her cries for help and arrives in
time to save the girl from certain
death.
He carries her TO his camp, recog-
nizes her and offers to take her back
home. She tells him why she ran
away and begs him to help her. Larry
finds home for her with an old
farmers widow, who soon brings out
the good qualities in the girl, dresses
her neatly, and when Larry calls to
see her, he can hardly believe Hazel
the same girl.
He continues his novel with Hazel
as the central figure and unconscious
ly falls deeply in love with her. The
heavy rains set in, the rivers break
their banks, and the entire country
is flooded
This is 1t partial synopsis OF "Will
o. The Wisp' See the picture, and
you will see one of the most inter
esting stories told on the screen. 1t
will be at the Majestic, one day only.
Friday, New Years Day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
FRESH CATFISH FROM WASH
ITA RIVER JUST RECEIVED.
CITY FISH MARKET.
STAUNTON

Staunton, Okla, Dec. 3O.-We have
been having lots of rain, and the roads
are getting in bad shape.
Christmas passed off very quietly
here at our little burg in the sticks.
L. NJ. Woodruff is having some
land cleared up to put in cultivation.
Mrs. Mollie Thompson and children,
OF Deese, spent Christmas with her
folks here.
The weather has been very bad, but
our mail carrier goes just the same.
We still get two mails a day. We
learn Mr.. Whitten is sick and has
employed a substitute.
School was dismissed for Christ
mas, but is taken up again.
Stauntoin needs a blacksmith shop,
drug, and general merchandise store.
and we hope some one will come and
put up same.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
THE WILL O. THE WiSP,
MAJESTIC, NEW YEARS DAY

Larry Thorn, a novelist and man OF
wealth, loves and Is engaged to Miss
Julia Rider. While at fashionable
ball, Larry discovers Julia encouraging
the attentions of Baron Won Keller
Some nights later at the club, the
Baron insults Larry and an arrange
ment to fight duel is made between
them. The Baron, really afraid OF
meeting Larry, sends word OF the
challenge giving time and place, anony
mously TO Julia. Julia arrives in
time to stop the duel, returns the
engagement ring TO Larry, and shows
her preference for the Baron.
Larry becomes piqued and discour'
aged with women and society in gen.
eral and decides to go away and forget.
He takes up a sort of hermitage in a
river bottom section of the country,
where he builds shelter in tree.
Ia this vicinity there lives a blind
old miser with an only daughter, very
pretty. but wild, uneducated impul-
sive creature who has never known
mothers love or care. In fact has
seen few people outside of her asso-
citation with the blind father. Larry
chances by the old mans house and
sees this odd little creature, answer
ing to the name Of Hazel.
He only gives her a passing thought
but later when alone in the forest, the
thought of her comes back ana shc be-
comes an inspiration to him for a
great novel.
Allen, a wealthy farmer IN the vi
cinity, sees Hazel and becausc Of er
odd manner and wonderful beauty. lie
sires her for himself. He calls ln A sr
father and with a big sum OF gold and
whiskey buys her from the oli raaH.
Hazel, from her attic room, sI-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
FIGHT FOR
POSSESSION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

tON lin NODD FftOM BAGD OND
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The Austrian operations from tho
Carpathians evidently formed an in
tegral part OF the general plan OF the
Germans for the Warsaw campaign.
Heavy artillery is being brought
up by the Germans along their cen
ter between Skierniewice and the
Pilica river This is regarded here
as purely a defensive move, de-
signed to prevent the breaking OF
the German line by the Russian in
fantry forces which are operating
there under the cover of artillery.
Unofficial reports from the War
saw front state that in comparison
with the heavy artillery duels, the
infantry operations are mere episodes.
In Galicia the Russians have taken
the important town of Gorlice, fif-
teen miles south of Tuchow, where
the Russians recently halted the
western Galician army of Austrians,
preventing il from joining with that
of General BOehm- ErmOlli, which was
advancing from Sanck- -Liscko Cor
lice is the junction point of several
railroads running east, west and
south through the Carpathian district.
The pursuit of the retTeating Aus
trians in the Sanck-Iisko district
has been carried as far as Yaslisk
on the extreme left flank of the
Austrians. which has been captured
Yaslisk commands the most import
ant highway into Hungary.
Hungarian prisoners arriving ~
Kiev state that their commanders,
in addressing the troops previous
TO the advance, said that the result
of the campaign would be the re-
occupation Of Lemberg by the Aus
trians and the capture of Warsaw
by the Germans and that subsequent
operations as directed by the German
general staff would decide the war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Personals

Edgar Choate of Denison, Tex, was
here today.
J. A. Lane OF Colbert was here to-
day on business.
George Ross of Purcell was a busi-
hess visitor today.
b. Z. Mobley of Wilson was here
today on business.
Commissioner G. W. Young Of Ber-
wyn was here today.
r. p. Cotton of Hickory was a
business visitor today.
F.. w. Fisher was here today on
business from BerwyI.
A. J. Ryan of Ryan was in the
city today on business.
A. d. Davis, a merchant OF Fox,
was here yesterday.
w. II. H. Keltner OF Healdton was
here today on business.
Buck Gardner and John Gillard OF
Durwood were here today.
M. X. Cruce of Oklahoma City is
visiting with relatives here.
Claud. "' Is returned from a
several We, lsit at Amarillo, Tex
C. NJ. Van Pelt of Oklahoma City
was in the city today, registered at
the Wilmington.
Mrs. Don Hasty of Idabel is in
the city the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
r. P. Hasty.
Mrs. Jesse NJ Hodges Ci Tulsa Is
here the guest of her sister IN -la"
Mrs. Ada Hines.
]. +. Goldsby is here from Gdrv,n
county, to spend the Eev Yea with
his son. Lionel Goldsb', AMI family
Miss Helen Walcott returned tn
her home in Ardmore this afternoon
She was accompanied by Miss Lucille
Lester. who will be her guest for
several days.-McAlester News-Cap-
ital.
Mrs. Sidney L. Cockce!l and son
Coleman, who have been visiting
with relatives here, le.. today fHr
their home at Tulsa. They went by
Oklahoma City where a brief stop
will be made with friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Woodmen Circle

Regular meeting of the Woodmen
Circle Monday afternoon at 2:5o. Al
this time delegates will be elected to
the biennial convention which VIII be
hold in McAlester in March. Ritual
No 5 is missing. and the member hav'
ing same, is requested to return 1t al
once as new rituals have been is
sued and the old ones called in.
SARAH NJ HOLLAND.
Guardian.
BIRD SANDLIN, Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31

There will be a demonstration by
a representative of the Iten Biscuit
Company of Oklahoma City at Claude
Stubblefield's grocery, 113 East Main
St, Saturday. January =, TO which the
ladies of Ardmore are cordially in.
vited. 31-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Annual Reception.

The annual reception given by
the pastor and officers of the First
Presbyterian church will be held at
the church and annex on Friday
night, Jan. 1, 1915.
All the members Of the church, all
church attendants, and all friends OF
the church, are cordially invited.
THE PASTOR
and Officers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Would not Injure Dallas.

"a transfer of the southern Okla
homa banks to the Kansas City dis
trict would still leave the Dallas bank
with a capitalization of S5,261, 100, ac
cording to the figures of August 8
1913, which show that the combined
capital and surplus of those Oklaho
ma banks asking to be transferred to
the Kansas City district, on the date
mentioned, was S6,217,413. Six per cent
of this amount is $373,044, which, de.
Quoted from the Dallas banks capi-
talization. as reported by the organiza-
ton committee. would leave the capi-
talization above named, which is over
$1,000, 900, or 80 per cent more than
the minimum required capitalization
specified in the act.
at is the belief of the bankers of
Oklahoma that the present division of
the state will operate to hamper the
upbuilding of the financial interests
within the, state, through the diversion
from Oklahoma financial centers of
bank business to which they are le-
ultimately entitled, by reason of the
fact that many bankers will feel COM
PEELED to open accounts in Dallas 9th
er than with the federal reserve bank.
I'VE Oklahoma bankers have asked
nothing of the organization committee
for the purpose of building up any
financial center. realizing that our
cities are not located so as TO entitle
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
oewi1Ts HAND. MADE CIGAR, SC.
Gertrude Barker Here

Ardmore theatre-goers should not
miss seeing the show tonight its
the great play. "The Winning OF
barbara Worth" with one OF the Dig
New York stars, Miss Gertrude Bar
ker. taking the leading role. Tickets
are now selling at Bomar's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Notice.

Beginning January !, all union shops
will open at 1880 a. m, and close at
700 p. m. except on Saturdays when
they will remain open until 1890 p.
m.
ARDMORE BARRIERS UNION.
31-3.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Good Show Tonight

THE Winning of Barbara Worth,
with Gertrude Barker and great cast
at the opera house tonight. Don't
miss it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Opera House Tonight

The best play this season tonight
at the opera house-"The Winning
of Barbara Worth" Tickets are now
selling at Bomar's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Opera House Tonight

The best play this season tonight
at the opera house-"The Winning
OF Barbara Worth" Tickets are now
selling at Bomar's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Catholic Church

Holy mass will be read at 1000
O'Clock tomorrow morning New Years
Day.. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
FIR. JAMES. j. WALLRAPP.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Good Show Tonight

The Winning of Barbara Worth"
with Gertrude Barker and great cast
at the opera house tonight. Don't
miss it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
STOP THE CHiLD'S COLDS
THEY OFTEN RESULT SERIOUSLY

Colds. Group and Whooping Cough
are childrens ailments which need
immediate attention. The after-effects
are often most serious Don't take
the risk-you don't have to. DIR. Kings
New Discovery checks the Cold
soothes the Cough, allays the In
tlammation. kills the Germs and al
lows Nature to do her healing work
soc at your Druggist Buy a bottle
today.
Have you house or a room you
wish to rent? 1t will cost but thirty
cents to rent it-try the want ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31

Yesterday Abrigal Carroll filled
suit against Joe Carroll, with the
clerk of the district court, for di-
vorce.