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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
STREETPAV|NC
BE|NGREPA|RED
R RAPIDLY !
BROKEN STREETS HAVE BEEN AN
EYESORE FOR A LONG TIME -
CHANGED APPEARANCE WILL
APPEAL TO VISITORS.

The president of the Chamber Of
Commerce stated this morning that
he was delighted to see that work
of repairing the paving in the city
is at last under way, and said that
he hoped it would be prosecuted un-
til every broken place in the paved
district is put in good repair so it
would present a good appearance to
strangers visiting here.
Mr. Mullen and the Chamber Of
Commerce, together with the city
commissioners, have had this ques-
tion to contend with for some tive,
and while the fault apparently lay
with no particular one, yet the delay
was exasperating and the appearance
of the streets was most deplorable in
some sections. Happily this will soon
be remedied, as the workmen are
rushing operations as rapidly as pos
sible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
RALLY DAY At
BROADWAY BAP-
T|ST CHURCH
REGULAR ANNUAL HOME-COMs
ING WILL BE CELEBRATED TO-
DAY WITH APPROPRIATE SER
VICES.

The annual rally day Of the men,
bers of the Broadway Baptist church
is being held today with appropriate
services.
The officers and members OF tie
church have made a special effort to
have every member and friend of
the church present at some of the
services today and the classes in the
Sunday school will vie with each 9TH
er to see which can muster the great
est attendance.
The regular services will be ma H.
tanned throughout the day with ser
mons by the pastor. Rev. d. H. Cooper
An attractive program has been
arranged by the Baraca and Philathea
who are still engaged in
their old-time rivalry to see which
can muster the greatest number of
every Sunday morning,
with the advantage decidedly in favor
Of the girls lately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
CITY PARKS
ARE PRIDE Of
THE CITIZENS
WELL KEPT FAIRGROUNDS WILL
BE UTILIZED MORE IN FUTURE
THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN
THE PAST.

Ardmore's parks are a source OF
pride to the taxpayers of toe cay,
and with each succeeding year they
are becoming more and more beauty
spots. The park board and city Of
ficials have co-operated IN the w9i k
of making the parks beautiful, and
they are hoping for greater things
another year There is a growing
demand for band concerts by the pso.
pie of tie city, and the city officials,
together with several public spirited
citizens, are making arrangements to
furnish this feature next summer.
Ardmore is a city large enough to
support a musical organization, and
one is already under process of or-
ganization. This band will be in a
position to furnish the citizens with
music another year and are making
plans to this end.
Central park is fast becoming a
playground for the children of the
city. being easily accessible. and
equipped with swings and other de-
vices of amusement. it is immensely
popular with the kids" of the city.
As a whole, Ardmore's park sys-
TEN is in good shape. and when the
new one is laid of near the stand
pipe, it will be an additional beauty
spot to the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
Cotton About Lebanon.

A. S. Dunning, who travels for the
Pennington Grocery company says
cotton about Lebanon is making a
fine crop. Some of it will yield a
bale and a half to the acre, and TN
less the crop deceives him, some of it
will make two bales to the acre
There has been a material decrease
in acreage in that section and the
crop in bales will not be greater than
last year. and probably not quite so
much.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
SATURDAYS CONFERENCE FAIL.
ED TO SOLVE DIFFICULTY, Ac.
CORDING TO ANNOUNCEMENT.
HELD SECRET MEETING
Conference Between the Anglo-French
Financial Commission and Ameri-
can Bankers Yesterday Was Kept
Secret.

New York Sept. 1S.-Today's con-
ference on the international credit
question had not solved the difficulty
at a late hour, although the session
of the conferees has not yet ad-
journed.
The Anglo-French financial commits
sion met the American bankers in
secret session today in an effort to
adjust the differences over the ques-
ton of whether the proposed billion
dollar credit would be used solely FOR
food and other innocent commodities
or include war munitions. This ques-
tion is expected to be settled before
the end OF the days session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
CALLED TO OKLAHOMA CITY.
Cr Young Cannot Fill Appointment
at State Home.

Dr.. ]. F. Young has bee1 called t.
Purcell on account of the death OF
his brother in law, r. G. Roach. De-
ceased was a Confederate veteran.
Funeral services will be held today in
Oklahoma City and Dr. Young will be
present He had planned to preach
sermon this afternoon at three
o'clock to the Veterans at the home,
but his absence will interfere with his
plans. DR.. Cooper, pastor of the
Broadway Baptist church, has agreed
to preach to the Veterans at the hour
named
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
SermonILecture Toniqht.

"Perils and Safeguards of he Ma,
ton" will be the subject of a ser.
mon-lecture at the Broadway Netho.
dist church by the pastor at the er,
vice tonight. DR.. Butler dehvered
this lecture in Muskogee ard So many
requests came to repeat that he did
so, and the attendance at the second
meeting was larger than at TIE first.
He has revised the lectIre recently
and those who hear him tonight " Il
be pleased.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
EDUCATIONAL DAY SEPT. 25
AT OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR

Oklahoma City, Sept. 1S.-Saturday,
Sept. 25, is Education Day at the
Oklahoma State Fair, Oklahoma City,
and all school children and teachers
will be admitted free on this date.
Through the influence of Superintend-
ent R. H. Wilson, the fair associa-
tion made more extensive prepara-
tions for the educational exhibits than
ever before. The applications for
booths indicate that the schools have
the courtesies shown
them by the Fair association and the
school exhibit promises to be one of
the most interesting of the fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
DIR. HARDY
HAS GIFT FOR
HOSPITAL
ROBERT WATcHORN GIVES THE
INSTITUTION $500 TO EQUIP
OPERATING ROOM ONE OF
BEST IN SOUTHWEST.

Robert Watchorn, who recently sold
his oil holdings at Heal1ton and at
Gushing to the Roxana Petroleum
company has made a gift of SO, 500 to
the Hardy sanitarium. The money
according to the terms of the gift,
is to be used in the construction and
equipment of an operating room.
When the room is completed there
will not be a surgeon better equipped
in all the southwest than DIR. Hardy
will be. 1t is also reported that DIR.
Hardy will perform operations with
out cost to those who cannot afford
to pay for the service.
Mr.. Watchorn's home is in Los An
geles, Cal. He came into the fields
in the early days and made some
large purchases. The sale which he
and his associates made are said to
involve a consideration not far from
three million dollars. Mr.. Watchorn
was commissioner of i'm migration un-
der the Roosevelt administration and
has been prominent in politics as
well as in oil. He expects to leave
here today for his home. He went
away from Los Angeles in January
and did not expect to De absent for
so long a time. He has made some
in Ardmore in the amuse- |
ment industry ana will frequently
visit the city. He is doing wildcat
ting now in Texas and in Oklahoma. |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19

London, Sept. 18-The war situation
was given new significance today when
the Federated Railroad Workers as a
whole indorsed the speech of J. H..
Thomas in parliament that conscrip-
ton would bring an industrial revolt,
and that the railroad workers would
walk out.
Conscription is the growing topic in
England, and the tension is becoming
more strained between the opposing
factions.
Paris announced today that French
troops have destroyed Turkish posi-
tion on GalIpoi Peninsula in the Oar
daneIles warfare.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
BOYS AND GIRLS
HAD Bic TIME:
YESTERDAY
AFTER DINNER THEY WERE THE
GUESTS OF MAJESTIC AND
THEATORIUM AT AFTERNOON
PERFORMANCES.

Yesterday afternoon, after the Boys
and Girls clubs had disposed OF a
bountiful dinner furnished by the
ladies Of the city, they were furni sh-
ed free tickets to the Theatorilm
and Majestic theatres by the proprie-
tors of these two houses, and en-
joyed the picture shows until time
to go to their homes. The ladies of
the city not only supplied enough for
all the visiting clubs for dinner, but
also abundant for the prisoners at the
county Jail, who enjoyed the dinner
also.
A telephone conversation was the
means of one colored woman of the
city furnishing some pies for the Wis
itors. She was asked over the phone
by one of the ladies who thought she
was talking to a white woman If she
would furnish a couple of pies. She
responded in the affirmative and yes
terday morning brought them to the
court house, stating that she was the
Mrs. So-and-So" referred to in the
and she believed the
white folks would accept the pies and
pronounce them pretty fair.
They we're not only accepted, but
were pronounced by the ladies to be
the best pies served yesterday. The
colored woman told them to call
again whenever they needed some
real old-fashioned pies, with plenty
OF juice and sweetening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19

~
SLAMS once befol evacuated, again has
been left to an 1c.oy which will at
tempt only to dela 4. .he German ad.
vance. All governn 4 institutions
and most of the factor 'lready have
been removed to places safety and
the civil population left long ago. Prob.
ably a more determined effort will be
made to hold Dvinsk, which, situated
as it is on the broad and fast-flowing
river Dvinsk, can offer a stronger re.
sistance.
Along the rest of the eastern front
there has been little change in the
situation. The German center has
made further slight advance and
must be nearing the railway east of
Pinsk. possession of which would sep
arate the northern and southern wings
of the Russian armies operating on
either side of the Pripet Marshes. The
Russians always have affected to dis
regard such a contingency, however,
the two armies are able to op-
crate independently of each and con-
sequently continue their offensive from
a point east of Kovel, through Galicia
to the Roumanian frontier.
The great effort to hold the present
line in Galicia doubtless is dictated
by near eastern politics, which grow
more complicated as the days pass.
Roumania alone appears to be definite.
" on the side of the quadruple en-
ente. Greece apparently has decided
% maintain her neutrality for the time
being at any rate. Meanwhile the al |
led troops on the Gallipoli peninsula |
(CnNTINJTED ON DACLN TuvINI IyLN\ |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
Teutons Near Dvinsk.

London, Sept. 1S.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's army now is well astride
the Dvinsk-Vilna Railway, his advance
guards having reached and occupied
the town of Vidzy, which is a good
twenty miles east of the line. This
wedge which the German commander
has driven into Russia's defense, seri-
ously endangers both Dvinsk and Viii
ma. The latter town. which the Rus
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
ANOTHER RISE
NOW NEARING
AUSTIN, TEXAS
BIG DAM BEING PUT TO SEVERE
TEST-SEVERAl FLOOD GATES
HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY -
RESIDENTS WARNED.

Austin, Tex, Ser Is. THE wat E
at the Austin dam had receded e..
feet since last night, but there were
signs of another rise coming down
the river today and the residents of
the lower Colorado have been VAIN
ed that inundations are expected.
No serious damage has been done
in Austin, but it is reported that sew
eral of the flood gates of the dam
have been swept away. This does not
affect the main structure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
To Fight Near MazatIan.

Mazatlan, Sept. 1S.-A battle is ex-
pected soon in the region of Aca-
poneta, 70 miles north of here, be-
tween three thousand Villa troops and
a part of General Daeguese's seven
thousand Carranzstas, who are now
mobilzed in this section. News of the
mobilization of the villa forces was
received here today and active prep
arations for a campaign are being
made by the Carranzistas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
MOTHERS CLUB BUSY.
Water Filter Installed at the Fourth
Ward BuiIdind.

The Fourth Ward Mothers club fur.
nished the school in that ward with
distilled water the past week, but
the women have installed Monitor
filter now and it will be used to sup
ply filtered water for the pupils from
this time on The ladies were great
ly pleased with their purchase and
would be glad to have their pure
water plant inspected by the club
members of the other wards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
AMERICAN BORDER COMMANDER
SAYS FRIDAYS BATTLE WAS
CAUSED BY CARRANZISTAs
ALL QUIET SATURDAY
Following Two Fights With Mexicans
Friday, Quiet Reisned Along Border
Yesterday - Pan-Amercan DipIo-
mats Discuss Mexican Question.

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 1S.-Colo-
mel p. Blockson, commander of the
post here, declares in a report to
Washington that yesterdays fighting
was undoubtedly brought on by the
Carranza soldiers, who attempted to
put the blame on the American troop
ers, charging that they fired
Complete order has been restored
today after the two brushes with the
MeXicans yesterday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
NEW RECORD
BY MILITARY
AVA 7 0R
WALTER TAllAFER-
Ro MADE NEW RECORD YES.
TSRDAY WHEN HE REMAINED
IN AIR 9 HOURS, 43 MINUTES.

San Diego, Cal, Sept. 1S-Lieu-
tenant Walter Taliaferro. a military
aviator was acclaimed today as hav-
ing made a new record of sustained
flight when he yesterday remained
in the air for nine hours and forty
eight minutes. 1t is estimated that
he flew more than five hundred miles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
Cotton About Kingston.

Hardin Morris, who travels out of
this city, says the southern portion
of Marshall county has a bumper
cotton crop Up to Friday night King
ston had purchased fifteen bales at
prices ranging from nine and a quar-
ter to ten cents. He thinks the yield
about Kingston will be very fine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
IF ENGLAND ORDERS C0NSCR|P-
ton, RAILROAD WORKERS MAY QUIT
FEDERATED RAILROAD WORKERS AS WHOLE
INDORSE J. H. THOMAS SPEECH THAT CON-
SCRIPTION WOULD RESULT IN INDUSTRIAL
REVOLT.

England Tension becoming More
Opposing Claims French
Reports Saying Army
Will Relief Turkey-Gemany Said to be Preparing
Portions Belgium Now
Under the sh Steamer sanzeferne
Topedoed by
.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
Consider Mexic an Question.

New York, Sept 1S.-Tre Pan-Am-
erican diplomats discussed at a long
session today MeXico's Internal and
international difficulties without ar
irving at definite program to which
all could subscribe. The sessions
may be prolonged indefinitely.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
sURMAN BREAKS RECORD.
Drove Fastest Mile Yesterday Ever
Travelled Over Dirt Track.

Providence, r. l.. Sept. 1S.-Bob
Burman today drove the fastest mile
ever travelled over a circular DIRT
track when he finished in As 3-4 sec
onds at the races here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19

Berlin, Sept. 18.-A Constantinope
dispatch today quotes Envor Pasha,
the Turkish minister of war, as saying
that large German army is soon 60
ing to the relief of Turkey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
British Steamer Torpedoed

London, Sept. 1S-The British
steamer Sanzeferine has been torpe-
doed and sunk by a submarine. Three
members of the crew are missing. The
announcement issued today does not
give the location of the disaster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
MINISTER STILL MISSING.
Searchers for Texas Minister About
Ready to Give Up Hunt.

Denver, Colo. Sept. 1S.-The chan
ces that Rev. Thomas r. Sampson,
the aged Austin, Texas, minister and
educator, is still alive, are deemed
slight now by the experienced noun.
taineers who have been searching the
wilds since Sampson disappeared two
weeks ago
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
CHANGE WALTER SCHULZ.
Former Oklahoma Newspaper Man
Given post in Switzerland.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The consul
sular changes announced today con-
tains the transfer of Walter Schulz.
formerly of Oklahoma City. from
Nantes to Berne.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
Germany Announces .Annexations

London, Sept. 18.-A Geneva dis
patch says it is learned there that Ger
many will soon issue declaration an
nexing the portions of Germany and
Belgium which are under occupation
by the German troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-19
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La, Sept. IS
The weather forecast for Okla
homa for Sunday is probably
fair
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-27
SAYS WAR HAS ENDED
WILSON'S GREATNESS
.'SpcctatOr" Believes President
is Too Fearful of Break
ing Neutrality.

LoSpoH. March 9G.-rhe Spectator
this week oditorially discusses what =
calls tho great dissatisfaction in the
United States over the attitude of rrrsi-
cent wilson Onward tu. war. Of whi,,
II Aa!m. to nave abundant evidence
The writer recognizes and approves a.
wise ana sensible the determination q.
the American people to abstain from
participation In the war, but says IL
has no doubt that the President his lost
public confidence through a mistaken
Interpretation of neutrality.
The Spectators main point IN cNplana-
ton of this IS hat President Wilson has
allowed his dread of breaking neutrality
70 run away with him. HIS couscQucu.
refusal to express an opinion on tn"
moral issue aud speak a word OF pro-
test or Indignation against the happen
ings in Belgium has led the American
Government into "A reductlo ad alb
surdum. The writer adds
president Wilson, with I've ct in
tcntlons in the world both moral and
political, has got himself into a perfectly
hopeless position. Indeed his attitude
IL desCribahle only az a tragedy Alas
trat he did not follow his natural in
stinct instead Of his reason. It would
never have betrayed him from the road
he wants to travel. If he had spoken
what vas in his heart. although II would
have offended Germany, th,r. woIld
have been no wal between her and the
United States. Germany would not have
sent an ultimatum to America h"cHusr
the President said good or cvil of differ
cnt things and no policy Of neutrality
could ignore that essential fact.
president Wilson VIII go down Ia
history as Il man 20 whom fate has b,on
especially hard liut for the war thu
world would probably have regarded
as one of Americas greatest aud
most high minded statesman A. I a.,
the verdict viii he like that NJ Tar0rus
on the Roman Emperor, Every one
you'd have deemed president WILSON
capable Of nobly filing his high of 'r
- h" had been untri"d IN IN" fire of 4
great or sig, Political luck never struck
Il man harder than it has struck him"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-27
S@5O,OOO,OOO CREDIT
FOR FRANCE NEXT.
j. p. Morgan Expected to Do
More Than Arrange for
Britain's 500. 600. 900.
TALK OF OTHER LOANS

j. =. Morgan while in Europe is
expected To arrange for a French credit
OF close to $50. 5000 . in this country
In addition to the English credit Of
probably 100000 GOO.
Not only are England and France in
the market for credits. hut Others of the
Allies and some Of the now neutral
nations would like to- improve their COM
merciaI position here. Russia. 1t is in
tiinated. would not be averse to another
sale OF notes here similar to those she
disposed of through j. J.. Morgan A
Co. ana other bankers "A few weeks
ago. Italy II she enters the was would
probably take steps 70 protect her ex-
change situation. Norway and sweden
are beginning to agitate the loan or
credit question once more. Greece Is
said TO be permanently In the market.
1t is believed that the necessary Eng
llsh financing will he done by the sale
of ~exchequer bonds. while France will
probably sell national defence bonds To-
American bankers. Some of these ma
Al'ihl b'i'l'f b'ttNg N'It ldhftI ny j. i.
Morgan & 60 and the National CITY
Bank last fall as security for a 10000
600 French credit established at that
time. Ii Is not unlikely thar there viii
he a public Offering OF these securities.
but the funds received from their sale
will not go outside OF this country. The
money will remain here to pay fpr
American goods needed by the Allies.
Sterling exchange rallied Yesterday
on the belief that a British credit would
soon be established IN spite of a Hood
Of new commercial hills. Demand
sterling closed AT lSo. with cables at
4s0A. This compares With i79Ts for
demand ana $50 for cables on Thurs
day. Francs wcr" steady Al = 3OLe for
checks ana 40 for cables Mark Hcre
slightly tirner AZ So, for sight drafts
and s3'S FOR cables Italian lire closed
AZ 10. with Austrian kron-u at - 81.
Thu rise In sterling put a stop to any
further engagements of gold for impor,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-27
SUBMARINE DISASTERS
IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

WAsHtNGruN. March 26.-The follow
ing list of the principal submarine dis
asterS in tn" iaSt ten years was COM
piled at the Navy Department to-day
March is. 1'Ot-A-i British lives lost.
II collision. running submerged run
into 10y Berwick Castle apparently
faulty peiiscope.
June .. 1s0i-Delfn. Russian lives
lost, - %foundcred ballast tank 'illrd
while hatch left open, wash of pass
ing steamcr caused swell and way"
entered hatch.
June ). lg0i-A-S. British lives lost.
II: foundered running fun speed ON
the surface took a sudden dive. filled
and sank.
July 8. 1908 Farfad,t. French lives
lost. - foundercd when suhnerg.ng
coming tower tubes leaked crew
tried to close and accidentally uper'd .
boat flieu aad sank crew responded
TO signals FOR thirty-two hours.
October IL, i9O6- I.utii. French lives
lost. IL fouudercd failed To- COME ny
after a dive examination OF hui.
showed serious leaks.
April 20. 1901 Focs. italian lives
lost. 10 s@asolenr ,Npios ON boat So
badly damaged that she sank
June -. 1909 kamhali. Russian: lives
lost. 20 collision NJ surface run into
by hattleship at manuuVres.
July II. l?U"-C-ll. British Ives lost.
10. collision runniug on the surface
At night IN collision vita steam
Eddystonc sank.
April ID. 80 No. u. japanese an
hands lost foundered v,utilttor left
open, suh'ncrging.