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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
POST OFFICE
BUILDING To
BEGIN SOON
RETAINED AND THE AWARDING
BOARD WILL PASS ON RESPEC.
TIVE MERITS SOON.

Out OF Is bids filed for the erection
of the new federal building in this
city the board have retained the
three lowest and will pass upon these
three and award the contract within
the next few days. The three bids
retained were from concerns at Wich.
ita. Kansas, Chicago, ILL.,, and New
York City.
In calling for bids the government
submitted plans for three distinctive
types of buildings of different mater
ial, and in the bids retained it is stat
ed that some are lower on one kind
of building than others and the award.
ing board will select from these bids
the type of building to be erected and
will award the contract to the lowest
bidder.
1t will be at least sixty days after
the contract has been let before ac.
tual work will begin on the structure
as there is a great deal of preliminary
work and details to be worked out but
representative of the Wichita firm
who was here last week stated that
actual work on the building would
surely begin this summer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
BODY HORRIBLY MANGIED.
White Man Believed to Have Been
Thrown of Train.

The body of white man, sup
posed to be I'm Pickens, was found
on the Santa Fe tracks at a blind
siding near Davis late Friday after
noon. 1t is believed that he was
thrown from southbound passenger
train No II by negro.
The railroad people report that the
baggage man on the train heard
quarrel on the outside of his car
north of Davis and it was reported
to the train men, who put a negro
off of the blind baggage, when the
train ran into Davis. The negro
purchased ticket at Davis into this
city and is said to have gotten of
the train here. It is thought he
stole ride from here to Gainesville
Friday night on a freight train.
1t was reported yesterday that
the negro had been arrested in
Gainesville and would be returned to
Murray county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
CITY
CASE To Be
THRESHED OUT
MAYOR FINES BANANA PEDDlER
FRIDAY IN CITY COURT, AND A
WRIT OF HAsEUS CORPUS WILL
BE HEARD BY FREEMAN.

a banana peddler by the name of
Fishman was fined in the city court
Friday for Obstructing the streets
with his wagon, but instead of paying
the fine he is preparing for war with
the mayor and Monday a habeus cor
pus case will be heard by Judge Free
man, who will pass upon the merits
OF the case. Guy Sigler, attorney for
Fishman, stated yesterday morning
that he was in the city court to rep
resent his client but was not given an
opportunity of doing so by the mayor,
whom he alleges, called the accused
before him and, without hearing as
sessed a fine of five dollars and warn
ed him to observe the ordinance in
the future, or the fine would increase
with each appearance.
Sigler after this procedure, then
took steps to protect his client, with
the above result. Just what the out
come of the case will be, is hard to
tell, several who have been operat-
ing stands on Main street. are watch
ing it with keen interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

London, May s.-The latest estimate
toniaht of the lives lost aboard the
lustania is one thousand one hundred
and ninety-eight. It is believed that
virtually all survivors have been land
ed, and there is little hope for any
more alive. OF the dead many are
women.
Queenstown reports describe the
bringing in Of the bodies Of great
numbers Of women, many Of them still
unidentified. The Queenstown docks
also are temporary resting places for
the bodies Of several children. One
dead mother there still is claspns in
her raid arms the body Of her three
months old baby.
When the Lusitania left New York,
she had nineteen hundred and one
souls aboard, twelve hundred and fifty
passengers and six hundred and ffty
of the crew. The passengers consist
ed of two hundred and ninetyone first
cabin five hundred ninety-nine sec
ond cabin, and three hundred sixty
one steerage. The first cabin Passen-
GERS were at lunch when the unher-
aided German attack came. Only about
ninety of them were saved. and only
seventy-five second cabin passengers
were saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
UNITED STATES
WILL AWAIT A
FULL REPORT
GRAVE CRISIS MAY RESULT
FROM SINKING OF BIG BRITISH
LINER, WHICH CARRIED MANY
AMERICANS TO BOTTOM.

Washington, May S.-President
Wilson played golf today and the
administration awaited the crystall-
izing of American public sentiment
and the arrival of full reports on the
sinking of the Lusitania The presi-
dent is determined not to act before
all of the facts are in.
How the news will affect the SEN
timent of the American people is
causing apprehension. High govern
ment officials admitted privately that
they regard the crisis as very grave.
The United States has directed
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to get
the German governments version of
the facts of the sinking of the Lusi-
tania.
No American action is expected at
least before the arrival of this re.
port.
Chairman Stone of the senate for
eign relations committee said he be-
lieves the sinking of the American
steamer Gulflight really presents
more delicate questions than the Lus-
itania's loss. Stone suggested that
the Americans aboard the Lusitania
had been warned and had no more
ground for complaint than if they
had stayed in a fortified city which
was under bombardment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

Queenstown, May 8.-The lusita-
MAS dead are conservatively estmat-
ed at twelve hundred and the sur
vivors barely seven hundred, with all
hope gone for the others. Nearly one
hundred and fifty Americans are
missing. Charles Frohmans body has
been recovered, but Alfred Vanderbilt,
Elbert Hubbard, Miles Forman, and
other famous men are missing, and are
probably dead.
Forty children were aboard the big
vessel, and many Of them perished.
OF the 23o first cabin passengers, it is
believed that only rs were saved.
The agent of the Cunard freight de-
partment denied the German reports
that explosive ammunition was on
board the Lusitania.
There is a dispute about the exact
number of passengers and some esti
mates of the number of passengers
would indicate that possibly fifteen
hundred are dead.'
The submarine rising one thousand
yards distant was seen from the lu-
sitania's deck just before the torpedo.
ing. The first torpedo hit the for
ward stokehoId and the second pene-
trated the engine room.
The explosion threw masses of de-
bris on the deck and rendered some of
the passengers nearly unconscious
from the fumes.
Within five minutes the lusitania
listed SO far that the lfeboats on
her side could not be launched. The
crew worked in perfect order. The
women and children were saved first.
The men were heroic and many Of
them were still aboard as the big lin
er's bowss listed and she plunged be-
low. Ptiful farewells were called
from the deck to those in the boats
Hundreds with life belts and on wreck
aae floated on the surface after the
Sinking Of the ship, the same as was
the case when the Titanic sank.
It was nearly four hours before ade.
ouate rescue boats arrived. BY then
many of those afloat were only corpses
which the rescuers lifted from the sur.
lace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
MAY APPOINT SANITARY
OFFICER FOR THE CITY

Commissioner of Police London and
Mayor Mullen were in conference yes
terday relative to the appointment
of a sanitary officer for the city,
whose duty it shall be during the
summer months to look into the san.
itary condition of all stores and
places where cold drinks are dis
pensed and where foodstuffs are sold,
to see that the goods are kept free
from dirt. and that proper protection
against flies is maintained.
The war on. the fly has already
started in the city, and the generous
use of Stacked lime is noticeable
all over town. Commissioner London
stated he was going to investigate
conditions in other cities in the
state and when he returns will be
prepared to make a report to the
board of commissioners, and then
some action will be taken.
There is an ordinance in the city
relative to displaying goods on the
sidewalks in front OF stores. 1t pro-
vides that they shall be elevated a
certain height. and the officers state
that this ordinance will be rigidly
enforced in the future.
Commissioner London left yester-
day for Oklahoma City, Muskogee,
and other northern points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
SHOOTING At
F. R|NGL|NC FRI
DAY EVENING
TWO INDIAN YOUTHS ENTER THE
FIRST STATE BANK AND AFTER
A SHORT CONTROVERSY SHOOT
ING BEGINS.

Friday afternoon a shooting affray
occurred at Ringing and as a result
one man is dead and another is at the
Hardy sanitarium in this city where
very little hope is advanced for his
recovery.
According TO report from Ring
ling, yesterday morning the two men,
George and Tom Myers, entered the
First State bank at Ringing and be-
brothers, cashier and bookkeeper of
the bank. 1t is alleged that the two
Myers were drinking and proceeded
to argue with the cashier over set
tlement involving a couple of dollars.
The cashier advised them to go away
and return when they were sober and
the matter would be settled They de-
parted and returned later when the
trouble was renewed with the result
that the Stotts brothers began shoot
ing, with fatal results.
George Myers. the oldest of the two
brothers, died at the Hardy sanitari-
um, Friday night, where the two boys
were brought for treatment, and Tom,
the younger brother, is not expected to
live. Yesterday morning he made a
statement to county attorney Hardy
and Sheriff Garrett in which he said
that there was no hard feeling be-
tween his brother and himself, and
the Stotts brothers, and he did not
know why they were shot. 1t is re-
ported that both boys were unarmed
while on the other hand, it is stated
that when they entered the bank the
second time. George, the elder brother
reached as if to draw a gun when the
shooting began.
The preliminary hearing will proba-
bly, be had as soon as the fate of the
younger brother is ascertained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Victim of Two Torpedoes.

The Cunard liner Lusitania. which
sailed out of New York last Saturday
with more than two thousand souls
aboard, lies at the bottom of the
ocean off the Irish coast, She was
sunk Friday by a German submarine
which sent two torpedoes crashing
into her side, while the passengers
seemed confident that the great swift
vessel could elude the German under
water craft, and were having lunch
con.
How many of the Lusitania's pas
sengers and crew were rescued can
not be told at present, but the of.
ficial statements from the British
admiralty up to midnight accounted
for not more than 500 or 900. A
ships steward who landed with 9TH
ers at Queenstown gave it as his
opinion that 900 persons were lost.
There were dead and wounded
among those brought ashore, some
of whom since have died. But not
name of rescued or lost, of dead
or injured. has yet been listed.
The Lusitania was steaming along
about ten miles off Old Head Kinsale
on the last leg of her voyage TO
Liverpool. when about o'clock in
the afternoon, a submarine appeared
suddenly. and so far as all reports
go. fired two torpedoes without warn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Sunday School Ball League.

The Sunday school league will open
Tuesday afternoon with the following
teams lined up against each other:
Methodists VS.. Presbyterians. The
game will be called at six o'clock
On Thursday afternoon the Baptists
and Christians will come to blows
at the same hour. 1t is hoped to
have at least two games each week
after the league is started
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
EXPRESSES
I CONFIDENCE
IN PRESIDENT.
FORMER PRESIDENT EXPRESSES
HIMSELF CONFIDENT THAT
WILSON WILL FOLLOW A WISE,
PATRIOTIC COURSE.

Milwaukee, Wis, May S.-"The
sinking or the Lusitania as reported
presents a situation of a most deli
cate character and properly awaken
ing of great national concern" said
W. H. Taft this afternoon. Il don't
wish to embarras the administration
by discussing the subject now, ex-
cept to express confidence that the
president will follow a wise and pa
trotic course"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
.LU5|TAN|A'S DEAD ESTIMATED
To NUMBER TWELVE HUNDRED
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES PLACE NUMBER
OF LIVES LOST AT ELEVEN HUNDRED AND
NINETY EIGHT, ESTIMATES OF ADMIRALTY
ARE HIGHER.

Big Barely Hundred and Hope
othersNeay Fifty Americans
Mssins-eody Frohman Recovered but
FoundForty Chill
Board Vessel of them peF'shsd-o"y Sever"
tsix Thirty ca/ Cabin Passengers Are Be
savedshp Liste hin Five Minutes After
Being Many Were Board When She
punoed to ".
- o Titanic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
German Attack Repulsed.

Paris, May S.-An official statement
says, the British yesterday repulsed a
violent German attack on their lines
near st. Julien. The British also re-
covered part of the trenches on Hill
90, which they lost to the Germans
three days ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
ITALY APPARENTLY PREPARING
To DECLARE WAR ON TURKEY
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND. DISPATCHES STATE
THAT ITALY HAS DECIDED TO ABROGATE
THE TREATY OF LUASSAN, WHICH is VIR-
TUALLY DECLARATION OF WAR


Germans Claim Province
Near Total
of
Western GaIca-AIes
Far Nasara-6rish Friday Attack
Their Lines Of Trenches on
Sixty, They Germans Three oavs aoo-An
other by Gern Submarine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Benevolent Society.

The Benevolent society has seven
teen suitcases donated by the chief
of police which they will dispose OF
cheap. Anyone wishing TO assist the
society may do so by purchasing
one of these grips.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
More German Warnings.

New York, May S.--A German Of
iicial advertisement warning neu-
trails not to sail on British ships,
was again printed in New York pa
pers today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

of the sinking of the Lusitania in CO.
lossal type and hail the successful
torpedoing of the ship as a new tri-
umph for the Germans naval policy.
The general impression is that Eng
land got what she deserved"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

London, May S.-The British ship
Den of Goole was torpedoed by a
German submarine near the North
umberlsnd coast today. The crew
was saved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Lusitania Was Not Armed.

London, May S.-The British gov
ernment officially announces the fol-
lowing: "The statement appearing in
some newspapers that the Lusitania
was armed is wholly false"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Gainesville Man Saved

London. May S.--Mr. and Mrs. |.
Lewis of Oklahoma City, who were
Lusitania passengers, were saved, also
r. J. Timmis of Gainesville. Tex.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Seventy Thousand Prisoners

Berlin, May 8.-The Russians cap
tured in the western Galicia battles
now total seventy thousand, and the
pursuit there continues.
1t is officially claimed today that
the Germans captured the city of Ii
bau, in CourtIsnd province, Russia
near the Baltic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

Geneva, Switzerland, May s.-lt is
reported that Italy has decided to no.
tify Turkey that she will abroeate the
treaty Of Luassann.
Such action is considered equivalent
to declaration of war on Turkey, if
taken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Sixty-Nine Americans Safe.

Washington, May Slate today
the state department had accounted
for sixty-nine Americans rescued
from the lSS who sailed on the Lusi-
tania.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Stock Market Rallies.

New York May S.-The stock mar
ket rallied today from the heavy
breaks of yesterday due to the sink
ing of the Lusitania
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

German Ambassador Leaves
Paris, May "a Matn report from
ambassador to the Vatican left Rome
today for Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Triumph for the Germans

London, May S.-The Exchange
Telegraph Company received the fol-
tesing today from Copenhagen:
Berlin newspa pefs print the news
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Guard Ambassadors House

New York May S.-German Am
bassador Bernstorff has gone into
seclusion here. His house is being
guarded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
British DESTROYER Sunk.

London, May Sit is officially an
nounced that the British destroyer
Maori has been destroyed by a mine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Another Trawler Sunk.

London, May S.-A submarines
shell fire sank the trawer Bennington
Friday, off Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
Tom Myers Dead.

Yesterday afternoon about two
o'clock. Tom, the younger of the
Myers brothers, who was shot at Ring.
ling Friday, died at the Hardy sani-
tarium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

Cuba will permit no more prize
lights. II is supposed that they hor-
rify the patrons OF bull fighting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

Progress in Dardanelles
Paris, May 8.-It is reported that
the allies have siIenced all DardaneIles
forts as far as Niagara.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La. May s. :
The weather forecast for Ok. .
lahoma for Sunday is fair. .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-09

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CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
PROBING FOR THE FACTS
IN BOMB CONSPIRACY
New York. Police Investigating Re-
port That Explosives Are Be-
ing Placed on Steamships.

NEW YORK, July IAN investiea-
tion Of the alleged conspiracy to place
bombs on board steamships leaving
here loaded with war munitions for the
allies was in progress today. A con-
ference of police officials, agents of the
federal government and private detec-
tives employed by the steamship COM
panies was called to consider means OF
cooperation to prevent the placing. OF
any more bombs on board steamships
in New York harbor.
A special bomb squad Of detectives
was assigned to work around the river
front. and all piers where war muni-
tions were being loaded on board
steamers were closely guarded In the
belief that most of the bombs are
placed in the cargo while it is being
transferred to steamships by lighters,
steps were taken to guard the cargoes
while in the hands of the lighterage
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
Holds Thousand-Mile Front.
Explanation Of the Lull.

AUSTRIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
in GALICIA. July IL, via London, July
1.-THE relative subsistence of activity
on the part of the Teutonic allies dur
ing the last week may be explained by
TIE fact that the goal set for the Lem
berg campaign already has been at
tanned. This was the recapture of the
city and the securing of strong de-
fensive positions to the eastward and
northward. These positions have now
been secured along the line of the Zlota
Lipa and Bug rivers and the ridge
to the northward of Krasnik
The Russians attempted a counter Of
fensive from Lublin against tho Aus
tro-German positions north of Krasnik
bringing up heavy reilforcements for
this purpose. Owing to this movement
the Austrian troops, which had rushed
beyond the positions originally select
ed. withdrew to the ridge, where they
have been successfully resisting ali
Russian attacks. They feel secure in
their present positions. and IT is be-
]ieved here that they can be easily
1eld against whatever forces Russia
can throw against them.
Indications now point to a period OF
quiet along the Russo -Galician front
while the Teutonic allies are preparing
for operations in other quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
SHELL|NG OF GUAYMAS
IS STAYED BY PROTEST
Commander Of Carranza Gunboat
Yields to Admiral Howard and
Foreign Counsels.

GUAYMAs, Mexico, July II. by radio
to San Diego, Cal, July IA general
bombardment of Guaymas by the Car
ranza gunboat Guerrero planned for
Monday has been prevented.
After a strong protest by Admiral
Thomas B. Howard by the United States
cruiser Colorado and foreign consuls
the Guerrero commander agreed to fire
only upon Southern Pacific trains en-
tsring or leaving the city, and upon
in the inner harbor.
The commanding officer of the Guer-
rero said the trains and steamer Bonita
would be fred upon because they have
been used by the enemy in the trans
portation Of troops. He agreed not to
open fire upon any other part Of the
city.
Foreigners and Property Endangered
Many foreigners and foreign property
would have been endangered by a gen.
eral bombardment.
The plan for the general lombard
ment was prevented only after Admiral
Howard and the French, German, Brit
ish. Italian and American consuls call
ed upon the Carranza commander on
the Guerrero. and made a vigorous pro-
test in the name of humanity. The
time for the bombardment had been set
for s o'clock Monday morning, but the
Guerrero commander agreed not to
open fire upon the trains and the
Bonita until 6 o'clock Monday night.
Blockade Declared by Gunboat.
The Guerrero arrived here Saturday
and Immediately a blockade was de-
clared.
A schooner which attempted to enter
port soon afterward was stopped and
ordered to put to sea. after Its pas
seneers had been permitted to land.
A protest against the blockade was
made by Admiral Howard and the for
eign copsuls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
USE PHONE FOR SUFFRAGE,
Leaders Plan to Make July 25 "Tele.
phone Day"

NEW YORK, July 12.-The empire
state campaign committee has selected
July Is as telephone day for the suf-
fragists. and announces that on that
day they plan to use the telephone al
most exclusively in their effort to OBJ
tain the right to vote.
On that day every suffragist in this
state will be required to call up two
men by telephone and urge them to
vote for the suffrage amendment to the
state constitution this fall.
Appeals will be made from suffrage
headquarters in New York and else
where to the governors of New York
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Mas
sachusetts to support the suffragist
campaign. The mayors Of New York
and San Francisco will be asked to
deliver short speeches by telephone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
BARS QUESTIONS
Rules Discussion of Shell Contro.
versy Would Be Detrimental
to Nation.

LONDON. July IL. 1852 p.m.-Ques-
tions designed to secure discussion of
the shell controversy and the differ
ences between David Lloyd George, the
minister of munitions, and Viscount
Haldane. former minister Of war; were
proposed In the house of commons this
afternoon. but Premier Asquith firmly
declined to satisfy the inquiring men,
bers OF parliament.
The prime minister pleaded that any
such discussion in the present circum-
stances could serve no good purpose
and that it would be detrimental to the
best interests of the nation