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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
Germans Threaten Riga.

London, Oct. 21.-Battles south OF
Riga, where the Germans have made
some progress in the new thrust at
the Baltic province port, and in Vol.
hynia and Galicia, where the Rus.
slams have gained rather important
victories, are now competing in inter
est with the operations In the Bal.
kans.
The Germans have concentrated
very large forces with a great amount
of artillery south of Riga, and as a
result a stubborn battle has been in
progress for several days. Field Mar.
shal Won Hindenburg, who is in COM
mand in this region, reported two
days ago that his forces had reached
the river Dvina, but as on previous
occasions this broad and fast running
waterway appears to have held him
up for the time being.
The situation, however, is consid-
cred by the Russians to be more
serious than it had been for a long
time and there is again talk of the
evacuation of Riga by the military,
who have been in sole occupation Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
SEC. DANIELS
NOW FIGHTING
THE GRAF TER
SAYS U. S. CAN MAKE HER OWN
ARMOR PLATE AT VAST saw.
ING - CITES PROFITS BY PRI.
VATE CONCERNS.

Raleigh, n. c., Oct. 2O.-What the
navy expects to do toward preventing
private manufacturers from reaping
excessive profits on the expenditure
of hundreds of millions involved in
the administration national defense
program was outlined here Wednes-
DAY by Secretary Daniels, Ia speech
at the North Carolina state fp =. Mr..
Daniels said his annua! ra1cit to
congress would recommend .e2i-lation
to enable the government tc pJd p
itself to build more naval craft, to
make its own armor plate and greatly
extend its manufacture of munitions
U. S. Well Equipped.
The government has invested many
millions Of dollars in navy yards"
said the secretary, and unless this
investment is utilized for new con.
struction, much of it is wasted. If
the government is prepared to CON
struct naval craft, private shipbuild-
ing companies making contracts must
compete with government yards. This
tends to secure competitive prices.
Not only must the yards be able
to build ships, but naval establish
ments should be equipped to make a
portion of all munitions Of war
Make Our Own Powder.
In this connection Mr. Daniels
pointed out that the government paid
eighty cents a pound to a private
manufacturer a few years ago for
making powder, but the navy now
was making it at a cost of about %
cents a pound. Torpedoes and mines,
he said, also were manufactured by
the navy at a great saving.
These cases could be multiplied"
he added. DO not understand me to
advocate any monopoly by the gov
ernment in the manufacture of muni-
tions. There are many things we
can buy from private manufacturers
at a reasonable price The navy, how
ever, should be free to make a large
part of its own munitions if private
concerns charge excessive prices, as
has sometimes been the case, when
the governmnt is shut up to buy from
only two or three manufacturers.
Armor plate at Half Price.
1T has been ascertained by a spec
al commission that the navy, with a
modern plant, can manufacture ar
nor plate from $3.50 to $500 as
gainst the non-competitiyc prices OF I
.425 to $iS6 a ton charged in the last
.ontract Experience in Europe /.
caches that the navy should not
onger rely upon private manufactur-
RS for proiectiles and, if con-
ress approves, we viii erect large .
actory which will turn oIt large
,roduct Of 1O-inch armor-piercing |
hells as well as smaller projectiles.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
An OFFICIAL
INVESTIGATION
Of EXPLOSION
EXPERTS IN ALL BRANCHES OF
DYNAMlCS AND PHYSICS WILL
ATTEND INVESTIGATION WHICH
BEGINS TODAY.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 21.-Of-
fetal investigation by the state of the
recent disastrous explosion at Ard
more, in which a number of persons
were killed and injured and resulting
in property losses aggregating perhaps
million dollars, will begin Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock in the state cor
poration commissions court room"
on the fifth floor of the Mercantile
block to be presided over by Corpora
tion Commissioner George Henshaw.
The commission Wednesday receiv-
ed letter from the German-American
Tank company, advising that it would
have a representative present, and the
federal weather department will send
an expert on air currents. 1t is eX-
pert inquiry will also throw light up
pected that representatives from sew
eral state commissions will attend
The state corporation commission
an exhaustive study of the
methods of handling high explosives
in transit and a searching inquiry in
to the nature of casinghead gas, which
was responsible for the disaster at
Ardmore. 1t is expected that an eX-
pertinquiry will also throw light up
1n many peculiar effects noted in con-
nection with the explosion at Ard
more
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

Washington, d. c., Oct .21.-If vii
! confscates the mines, smelters and
attic he controls, as confidential state
apartment advices indicate he is pre-
airing to do, the American govern
tent will find a way to prevent him
isposing Of his property in the United
tates. This may be done by closing
lie ports of entry to him or by holding
is property on this side for the right
Il owners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
MAN SHOT AND KILLED.
Dill Brisco Surrenders Following the
Death of T. E. Harper.

Frederick, Okla, Oct. 2O.-T. E.
Harper, a pioneer and well-to-do citi-
zen, aged 80 years, residing four
miles southwest of here, was shot and
killed this morning near Grandfeld,
where he had gone to look after a
farm which he owned in that locality.
Dill Brisco, a brother-in-law and ten
ant on Harper's farm, surrendered to
the officers and was brought here
and placed in Jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
Villas Generals to Quit

New York, Oct. 21.-MeXican leaders
1 the Villa party here are reported
o have notified Villa that he must
top fighting Carranza and come to the
Jnited States, otherwise all his promi-
ent generals will quit him. 1t is un-
erstood that these leaders will adopt
waiting policy without attempting
o violate neutrality.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
CRUSHED IN CANE MILL.
Boys Clothing Catches in Rollers and
He Is Badly Hurt

Ada, Okla, Oct 20.-Virgil Smith,
Is years old son Of Elliott Smith Of
Franks, Okla, was seriously injured
by a sorghum mill today near his
home His clothing became entangled
in the mill, drawing him into the
rollers and crushing him before the
mill could be stopped. Physicians
doubt his recovery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
OFFICIAL RUSSIAN STATEMENT
TELLS OF SUCCESS NEAR BAR
NOVlCHT.
NEAR THE CENTER
Scene of Russian Success is Near Gen.
ter Of Line-Nsh Admits Cutting of
Saloniki Railroad in Two Places
German Attacks RepuIsed.

Petrograd, Oct. 2t.-The war office
tory near Barnovicht, resulting in the
capture Of several German position,
1852 men, ten machine guns and one
cannon.
The BarnoVicht victory was near the
center of the Russian line where no
fighting has recently been reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
Another Raid TODAY,

Brownsville, Tex, Oct. 21.-Another
andit raid occurred early today near
Sebastian, forty miles north of here,
nd nearly fifty miles from Ojo del
lgua. A ranch house was burned and
he bandits were sufficiently strong to
old off the rangers and soldiers who
ried to pursue them. No casualties
ave been reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
WIRELESS OPERATORS
MAKE THEIR DEMANDS

New York, Oct 2O-The organized
wireless operators of the Atlantic coast
have voted for a general strike unless
their demands are granted according
to the announcement today by Secre-
tary Schnatzinetz. The demand is for
an increase which will raise the scale
$50 to $75 month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
Saloniki Railroad Cut.

Paris, Oct. 21.-A Nish official state.
ment yesterday announced that the
Serbian army was seriously menaced
and that the SaIohiki railroad has
been cut in two places.
The Germans last night made three
unsuccessful! attacks near Rheims, but
were repused with heavy losses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
FLOOD DAMAGE GREAT
Many Horses and Cattle Drowned and
Bridges Washed Away

Atoka, Okla, oct 2O.-The loss by
floods in Atoka County is much great
er than first anticipated The farmers
are beginning to come to town and all
report the loss of horses, hogs and cat
tie. }. l.. Brock, living in the eastern
part of the county, was here today and
stated he had lost more than 100 head
of cattle.
An iron bridge that cost more than
$1,000 and stood fifty-four feet above
low water mark on the Muddy Boggy,
near Farris, was swept away by the
waters of that stream and many other
county bridges, all new, have been
carried.
1t will be weeks before the roads can
Oe travelled
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
Caleb Smith Given Life Sentence.

Durant Okla, oct 20.-The jury in
le case Of the State VS.. Caleb Smith
burned a verdict of guilty last night
. 11:2O o'clock, ter deliberating
drty-fye minutes, and assessed pen
ty at a life term in the peniten-
ary. Smith was charged with mur-
n in connection with the killing
7 Newt Cariker near Bokchito sev-
al months ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
ANOTHER RBLQODY BATTLE
ON MEXICAN BORDER TODAY
SEVENTY FIVE MEXICANS ATTACKED FIFTEEN
AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT OJO DEL Aqua ON
MEXICAN SIDE OF BORDER THIS MORNING.

Eight
Forty-knute satteMexcan
When Mccoy with
Troops o Cavary-San Mexans "t2
"viva Vla'-Lus de Led Be u Rob-
berry Monday Yesterday Opposite
Attack-Usent American Authote q
Toay to the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
NINE YEARS
AND Bic FINE
FOR CASPER
FORMER PRESIDENT TO BE SUM-
MoNED AS WITNESS FOR Gov
ERNMENT TO TELL ABOUT THE
BOSTON G MAINE DEAL.

New York, Oct 21.-The defense's
counsel in the New Haven railroad
cases announced today that they ex-
pect the government viii call former
President Taft as a witness.
Taft will be asked about his con
forences with Lewis Case Ledyard
about the New Haven taking over the
Boston & Maine railroad
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

Rome, Oct. 21.-King Albert of Bel
gium replies mo" to the pope's letter
urging Albert to initiate steps for
peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
Forty-Two Dollsrs for seed.

Terrell, Tex, Oct. 21.-CottOn seed
sold here today at si2 per ton
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
THANKSGIVING DAY

Washington, Oct 21.-Presi-
dent Wilson proclaims Novem-
Der 25 as Thanksgiving Day.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE FIvE)
, 1915-02-03

AuslIiuu Government should follow the ex-
ample If Germany and conh,c sea t uil the
gram, flour aud meal III the country. PrHc-
tIcaIIy 10 grain is beng offered on the mar
kets of Vienna, Budapest aud Prague, and
a grent catastrophe threatens unless the
contiscatiou is adopted. The Press de-
nouLces the selfish attitude ol certain Hun
garian agrculturiSts who, it Is asserted, are
hiding grain and -four.
A Berlin Official statement says; "Duiu4
the night an expedition by n squadron Of
aeIopluues attacked the English provision
Establishments at the fortress Of Dunklik,
dropping many bomhs. An attack 10y the
enemy IN the Dunes nUv h-west of Nleuport
was lepulsed, and the enemy who penetrated
at one place rs fan as our trenchrs WAS re.
pulsed 10y Il night haNonet attack. South
of he La Bussee Canal the English attempt
ed TO rtcuplure the POSITIONS winch we had
taken from them, bat then attack Wa~ easily
repnlsed. In the eastern arena ne Russian
attacks IN the region of ku,scn, northeast
OF Gunlbinueu, failed, The enemy entfrliug
heavy .os4ts. To the norlh-eu east of Bonuow
aud east OF JoWicz, Central Poland, our
troops drove the enemy ont of his outpost
positions, penetrated INTO his main posIIIon
and captured his trenches, except one small
portion, md they were retained and ndap1ed
by us, notwil hetHndiHg Il fierce counter-at-
tack during the night"
The hope is expressed tina many of the
crew If he ''Bluchel" have been rescued by
fishing Vessels, fol owing II re egram from
WilheImshavtn stating that one survivor Was
picked up by a German vessel and landed
there.
The Berlin newspapers today print the
English reports of The naval fight, IL which 1t
is denied the British lost "a battle cruiser,
but they express confidence that the Ger
man claims that the British lost a minimum
of one cruiser, viii be borne out.
, 1915-02-03
Censored ut Jamaica.)

London. Jan. 30lh-N French official com
mnnlque last night states: con Thulday
there were only local engagements, but these
resulted favournbly to us. In the vicinity
ot Nieuport our infantry secured a footing
on the Glaude Dune, IN the locality men
toned in The communications of the eigh-
ttentb inst. A German aeroplane was brought
down by our artillery fire. In the sectors
of Ypres, Lens and Arras the artillery en-
g~ugtments were sometimes fallly violent
and several infantry attacks undertaken were
at once driven bnck by our fire. Between
Rheims aud the ArSouue the artillery en-
g|agememts were not Of great Intensity. 1t
has been confirmed that the German attack
lepulsed by us on Wednesday night Mt fon.
tame Madame cost the Germans dear. In
the Fosges there were artillery engagements,
our cannon at several points s~ilenclng the
German batteries and machine gun detach-
mpnts. We have everywhere consolidated
the positions occupied by us.
The "raiIy Mans correspondent ut Cairo
states that there was skirmishing yesterday
morning in the vicinity Of distant posts
eighty and eighty five on the Suez Canal. A
dead Indian was picked mp aud there are
evidences that Others were wounded. 1t IS
presumed that the Indian was marched be-
fore the advancing Turks and 1t Is believed
that be was II Jedduh pllglln, captured IN
that vicinity. The enemy is invisible III
daylight, since the skirmish at Ell. Knntar",
and at present h is inactive. British warshipS
landed small parties at Alexandretta, Asiatic
Turkey, and cut six telegraph lines. The
Turks did not offer any serious resistance
aud here were no casualties. The British
sailors also destroyed the telegraph lines
at Sldon, the local Turkish commandant
refining and sending word thas lie was
indisposed, and be remained invisible until
the sailors had re-embalked and the vessel
was disappearing.
Dispatches from Vienna state that the
City Council and the Press demand that The
, 1915-02-03
Censored at Jumaica).

London, Jan. 31,t-A French official bull
letu issued Yesterday says "Generaiy
speaking Friday passed que ly IN Belgium,
but there were artillery engagements before
Cuiuchy and near La Bassee, where the Brl-
fish drove back an attack by three German
battaliops, the latter suffering heavy losses.
North Of Arras, near Melville ST. WAIST, our
heavy artillery brought a German cutlery
under its fire and caused some calssons Of
the enemy to explode. In the sectors of
Albert, Roye, SCISSORS, Craonne, Rheims and
Perthes the artillery engagements at times
were rather severe, but our batteries acqu +
ted themselves efficiently. In the Woevre
district, near Flirey, the Germans exploded
a mine, the object of which was to blow up
our trenches, but as a matter of fact all they
did was to destroy their own"
A Berlin official statement says: "The
French losses in the fighting north OF Nleu-
port on January 23rd were heavy, over $40
Moroccans and Algerions having been found
dead in the sand dunes. The German ar
tillery yesterday hampered the enemy III his
efforts to make his way by sapplng opela-
lions III the direction of a sand bill east OF
the lighthouse located south Of the La BHsn"e
Canal, and last night The Germans captuted
from the French at this point two more
trenches which are connec ed with The p3-
sitions occupied by us on Monday. Ii TIL
, 1915-02-03

havoc wruugh on the German ships is reo-
liable from the fact that Mortified by the
carnage on board their vessels caused 10y the
British guns, and choosing like the men
from the Butcher" to trust to then floating
e%ouipment and The British sense OF human
ity. scores leaped overheard, preferrlng to
chance drowr,ng to what they regarded rs
certain death if they remained Oh board Their
ships, which, swept by shot and Shell from
the British guns, were ablaze and unfit to-
wards the end of the battle. It. is question
able if some of the vessels will ever appear
again. The loss Of life on board was so
gIent, and he scenes during the action 50
terrifying, that the men regarded their ships
as doomed.
Tie "Dnily Chronicles correspondent IN
Holland states that he has trustworthy intor-
nation that the "Delfingel" was badly dam
aged by fire and is now iii the Hamburg
u,cks for ovelbauiing, and that the "Seyd-
ltz" and "NIoitke" lie a. CuNhayen badly
damaged. There Oven POO hundred wound
ed at Hamburg.
After the action Admiral Beatty ordered a
p cial signal 10 be boisted: "WelI done IN
domitubIe stokelS."
The DAILY AloiI' has received from an
officer an account OF the heroic work by the
HlAUOlQlIlDle ) 'DtdCh DQuUN pHC ""7
the slowest British battle cruiser engaged,
but the stokers made almost superhnDan
efforts to enable her to take her place III the
battle line and made her travel al a speed
nndreamed OF by her binders. Every stoker
off duty clamouled for the hon, ur AID priyi-
lege of gong INTO the stoke-bole, though
they Lad certain knowledge Of the tate
should disaster overtNke the ship.
Paris advices state that the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs has announced hat the Ger
nun armoured cruiser Room" has also been
damaged.
Dispatches from Copenhagen state that
the German cruiser "Gazelle", recently re-
ported as having been torpedocd by an un-
known submarine in the Baltic, now stated
to have bceh a Russian submarine, was 50
badly damaged that she will probably be
unfit for further service, The report that
the German cruiser "KolberG" has been
sunk is declared to be untrue, AL the squad
ION except the "BuIcher' having returned.
The casualty list Of the British armed
merchant vessel 'Yikuor', recently lost off
the north coast of Ireland, states that her
crew consisting Of 258 naval reserve men
ana boys belonging TO the mercantile marine
have all been lost, including tWenty-tour
Newfoundland reserves.
, 1915-02-03

of war, but rs State criminals, and are to be
tried by a military court for murder or at
tempted murder, but whether the Riders
actually killed any one is uncertain, little
news having come through.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT snys: Illegal re-
prisals are the only means in our hands
when fighting against German srvapery.
We cnnuot reply 10y the same acts, nor Is 1t
any use to threaten. Let us therefore take
advantage Of this incident TO pass flo"I
words to deeds, and whatever sentence Is
passed we should communicate it to the
Germans with IL notice that The All es viii
SO aot Whenever the lows of war are broken,
and perhaps when they know that then otic-
ers run the risk Of Il shameful death as
criminals, the heads of the German and
Austrian armies will cease sending thcm
against the peaceful luhlbitants of unde-
Tended towns"
A despatch from Rome states that the
Italian Ministers accepted invitations to
Prince Won BuIoW's dinner in honour Of the
Eaisrr's birthday, with a reservation against
war speeches, Whereupon he cancelled the
invitations.
Adyices from Petrograd state that the
Gernuus who attempted to halt the Russian
advance in Easr Prussia have been detelted
north east Of Darkehmen. The resistance of
the kniset's forces in tins province appears TO
be mad quatc, probably through lack Of suti-
cient infantry to take the open field. The
Russian aggressive campaign IS in full swing
north Of IiIslt and the Cars forces have de-
leated the Germans near Pogegeu and de-
stroyed the railway station there.
An important success ha, been won by the
Russians southwest OF The Duk,a Pass, the
Austro-German forces being driven into u
disordered retreat, IN which they Abandoned
large Quantities OF supplies. \ foot held by
the Ieutonic allies in the Tnckhlnie. DaI-
khouv region hns been captured by the Rus
sians and IL second fort completely surround
ed, the efforts OF the Austro- German army
to take the offensive In this district failing.
The attacks by the Germans neur Botglm W,
Russian Poland, resulted III failure, the
RuseIans IN that region succeeded III coun-
termining several German trenches.
The Chimes" correspondent at PetroElad
states that the activity of the Austro Ger
man forces in the Eastern or BeSked dlyisi II
Of the Carpathiaus is becoming the dominant
feature of the situation. The enemy's move
meuts ne rapidly developing within u frrnt
extending from he DnkIu Pass to Wyszkow,
Approximately one hundred miles. Their
columns are tying to cross the mountains
by numerous passes Within this trout, which
is fed by tour important railways from the
south. Przemysj stands III tho centre of tn =
euemy's hue OF advance, and its relief forms
apparently the immediate objective OF the
invaders.
Washington, Jan. 30lh-Tbe President
has vetoed a Bill for the restriction Of immi-
grafton.
The official opening Of the Panama Canal
has been definitely postponed until the 4 h
OF July. The President will then attend
and he will also attend the San Francisco
Exposition in Mach, going by rail and oe-
lIyerin8 speeches ELI route.