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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

London, Dec. 23.-lt is unof-
fcially reported that procla-
nation of martial law in Greece
is imminent because of the
growing uneasiness over the
possibility of the Bulgarians
crossing the Greek border. The
announcement that the Bulga-
rian officer commanding the
force which recently clashed
with the Greeks in Epirus has
been punished and the incident
closed, is the only thing occur
ring to relieve the situation.
According to reports from
both sides, the Russian bonn
bardment of Varna, the Bull
garian Black Sea Port, was only
a minor action, but it is known
that large Russian fleet is in
that vicinity, and the incident
may have been preliminary to
a serious attack.
On the western front, Berlin
announces that the summit of
Hartman's Weilerkopf, which
was captured by the French
Tuesday has been regained by
the Germans. The French, how
ever, claim that they have ad-
vanced still further on the right
wing of that position.
The Turkish report that the
Turks are successfully advanc-
ing on Alden, the British port of
southern Arabia, is denied in
the house of commons by the
secretary for India, who said
there has been no change in
the Alden situation during the
last two months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
PREPARING
FOR THEFREE
COUNTY FAIR
HORSEMEN ARE TUNING UP FOR
BIG THREE DAYS FAIR THAT
WILL BE HELD HERE NEXT
YEAR.

If one thinks that interest Is not
being developed toward the success
of the county fair to be held in this
city next fall, just take a trip to the
fair grounds any pleasant morning
and watch some of the fancy steppers
owned in this city getting their morn
ingwork-Out.
Several fancy horses are owned
here at present, and with the advent
of the county fair, many will be
added within the next two years. Sam
Baird owns string of fancy bred
animals which are showing indica-
tions of speed, and there will be no
doubt be a fancy program arranged
for the first annual fair next fall.
For the past three years Mr.. Baird
and a few associates have been keep
ing up the race track at the old fair
grounds at their own expense. and
the ring today is in very good con
dition considering everything. They
say it is a fast half-mile track and,
with proper working and an attract
i've program. will induce many horse
men from the state at large to come
here for three days fair The
newly elected officers and directors
OF the fair association are already at
work on the program for next year,
and promise the citizens that Carter
county will be second to none in the
matter of free fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
BOOSTER
EDITION FOR
NEW YEARS
LOCAL LODGE HAS SERVICES OF
SPECIAL EDITION FIRM, WHICH
WILL ISSUE A SPECIAL BOOST"
FOR ARDMORE.

The Ardmore lodge of Elks has II
reputation for doing things, and doing
them right Novelties are the order
of the day, and the Elks lodge of
Ardmore has decided upon a novelty
one which will do much for Ard
more.
The Elks' lodge will issue a special
Elks' New Years Booster Edition of
The Ardmoreite, to appear on Sun
day morning, January .. They will
virtually edit the paper on that date.
jolly their friends,-and carefully
avoid the fellow who wants to "lick
tn editor"
Being business men of this city.
they are going to picture the resour
ces and future growth of Ardmore
in this edition, which will be sent
broadcast to advertise this city. They
have their interests of this city at
heart, and they are going to adver
tise Ardmore such as it has never
been advertised before.
The wives and lady friends of
the Elks will sell the papers on the
streets,-a copy will be put in every
home in town, and the Commercial
Club, in conjunction with the Elks,
will send copies of this edition far
and near, thus spreading the fame
of Ardmore and its future possibili
ties. The revenue derived from the
advertising in this edition will go
into the Elks' charity fund. to relieve
the poor and to administer to the
sick.
When seen by a reporter of The
Ardmoreite this morning, Exalted
Ruler Boyd of the Elks said: 1--WE
are going to put out credtable
paper, and we want the support Of
all who have the interests of Ard
more at heart This means much
to this city,-we are doing it merely
to boost the town,-and we especially
want substantial advertising support
Our committees have all been ap-
pointed and when those soliciting ad-
courteous reception and good bunch
of advertising"
Secretary Harreld of the Elks said:
This is a fine thing for ArdmOre
and, as the Elks' lodge has always
done things right, the public can
count on the Elks' Special Booster
New Years Edition being a success
and a credit from every standpoint.
We will circulate $500 copies of this
paper and we shall see that they are
circulated, thus affording a most val
liable advertising medium to all those
who make use of the paper. The
united Elks' lodge is behind this
proposition, so let's all get in and
make it big success"
The Ardmoreite is under contract
to print $500 copies of the Elks'
New Years Booster Edition and from
the way the members of the Elks'
lodge are taking hold, we predict
great success for the paper. We
look upon it as a great chance to
boost Ardmore and from the prepar-
ations being made, we are sure there
will be many pleasant surprises when
the Elks' New Years Booster Edi-
tion makes its appearance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
ONCE SENTENCED TO DEATH;
NOW GETS PRISON SENTENCE

Hobart, Okla, Dec. pr. c.
Moorehead was found guilty in dis
trict court here and sentenced to
serve siNty-fve years in the state
penitentiary for killing Clifford Gar
rison of snyder Moorehead is a
negro Moorehead killed Garrison at
Snyder last February, and during the
May term of court was sentenced to
be electrocuted. The case was ap-
pealed, reversed and remanded for
new trial. Garrison was a bookkeeper
and was killed by Moorehead during
a quarrel in the office of the firm for
which Garrison worked
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Heavy Financial Loss.

Toxic, Dec. 23-Dispatches receiv-
ed here state that the Yasaka Maru
sank Tuesday afternoon and the pas
midnight The ship sank in forty
nine minutes after being torpedoed.
Marine insurance men state that the
property loss of this disaster is the
heaviest during the war. There is
great excitement here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

lery on the Anatolian coast of Darda-
nelles successfully bombarded Morto-
liman and the landing places at TEX
keburnu sinking two small vessels and
small ammunition ships. In one sec
tor, cleared of the enemy, we found
provisions and war materials sufficient
for an army corps for long time. On
the Irek front in Mesopotamia, Turkish
artillery sank two of the enemy's mon
itors and damaged another.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
BROTHER OF MEXICAN REBEL
LEADER RETURNED TO Ell
PASO.
TAKEN OFF 5, P. TRAIN
Hipolito Villa Was Taken from Train
in San Antonio Last Night by Of
ficers, Charged With Swnding at
Ell Paso.

San Antonio, Tex, Zee. 23-To
forestall habeas corpus proceedings.
by which IIipoito villa might have
obtained his liberty before document
AIRY proof was obtained from FL Paso,
he was started back to El Paso early
this morning, accompanied by a de-
tective.
Villa, who is brother to the Mexi-
can rebel leader was taken from a
train here last night, charged with
swindlng at El Paso.
When Villas lawyers called at the
Jail here today, they found their
client gone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
WEALTHYFT.
WORTH RANCHER
WAS MURDERED
FOOTPRINTS OF WOMAN FOUND
NEAR BODY INDICATES THAT
WOMAN WAS IMPLICATED -
ROBBERY NOT MOTIVE.

Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 23.-W. l..
Warren, wealthy rancher and hotel
man, whose. body was found in a
creek here yesterday, was murdered,
according to the statement of officers
today
A woman's shoe prints near the
body indicates that a woman was i'm
plicated. they say. Four pistol wounds
are in the body His money and
jewels were untouched.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
NEW LINER YASAkA MARU WITH
HUNDRED TWENTY PASSEN-
GERS, is SUNK.
ONE AMERICAN ABOARD
Marine Insurance Men Say Loss of
Yasaka Maru Represents Heaviest
Property Loss of Any Disaster
Since Beginning Of War.

London, Dec. 23.-The new Japanese
liner Yasaka Maru, with one hundred
and twenty passengers, including one
American was sunk without warning
Tuesday in the eastern Mediterranean
by an unidentified submarine.
A French gunboat picked up the
passengers and crew, landing them
at Port Said Wednesday. The name
of the lost ship was given as Sada
Maru yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
REMEMBERS HOME-FOLKS
Mrs. Stil'welI Russell Sends Check
for Christmas Funds.

Mrs. Stillwell Russell, who is in
Chicago, has sent to The Ardmoreite
her check for 81, TO be used in re-
lief work. Two dollars of the money
was directed to be used for the tu-
berculosis sufferer in Amarillo and
81 was to be given to Mrs. Curtis
for relief work in this city.
While Mrs. Russell is far away
from her old home. and from her
good friends here, she sends them
greetings. and says no other place
can occupy so prominent place in
her affections. and she can never feel
quite so close to any other people,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

Russian Bombardment Varna Only Action
it is Known that Large Russian File S in that Vicinity
and Recent Attack May be Prelimina. Serious Attack
by the Russians this Bulgarian P, :: Berlin Claims
Recapture of Summit of Harmans We 2 topf, Recently
Taken by French, but Latter Claim g Still Further
Progress Their Right Wing There z nstantinople
Claims Further Successes Against Allies z esopotama
Britains Losses at Dardaneles . December
Eleventh One Hundred and Twelve and Men
England Appeals to British Bankers to ain Ma
tions Credit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
FIRE DAMAGE AT PoNToToC
Several Frame Business Houses Burn,
Including Bank.

Roh Okla, Dec. 22.-POntotoc. an
inland town twenty miles southeast
from here. sustained a big loss from
fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Sew
eral business houses on the west side
of Main street were entirely destroy
ed. The Bank Of POntotoc was in
cluded in the losses. The amount of
insurance could not be obtained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

Washington, Fec. 23.-Despite the
foreign protests, Carranza has tenn
porarily suspended his decree re-
quiring Mexico City banks to re-
deem their notes in gold, according
to state department advices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Halt Montenearin Campaign.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The Montenegrin
consul here in a statement today says
the Austrians have halted their Mon
tenegrin campaign and are fortifying
the entire front in Sanjak, sending
the population and live stock away.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Obregon to Juarez.

El Paso, Tex, Dec. 23.-General
Alvaro Obregon will cross here this
afternoon to Juarez to take charge of
the surrendered villa territory and
troops. Juarez is reported quiet to-
day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
DONATIONS To
BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY FUND
FRIENDS ARE COMING TO RELIEF
OF GOOD WOMEN WHO WILL
LOOK AFTER THE POOR OF THE
CITY THIS CHRISTMAS.

The Benevolent Society is receiving
donations to its Christmas fund daily
and many are inclined to assist them
in their crusade against the empty
stocking this year The society can
use all it can get, and anyone so dis.
posed can kick in" with any amount
from a dime to a hundred dollars.
and il will all be put TO good use.
Following are the donations to
data.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

Berlin, Dec. 23.-In regaining the
summit of Hartman's Weilerkopf, the
Germans took fifteen hundred French
prisoners, it is officially stated
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Losses at DardaneIles

London, Dec aS.-Great Britain's
losses in officers and men at Darda-
nelles up to December II, was 112,921.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Spanish Elections in March.

Madrid, Dec. 23.-King Alfonso to-
day dissolved the cortes. New cleo
tions will be held in March.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
TEXAS GIRL SUICIDES
Despondent over Disagreement Of
Face, Girl Ends Life.

Face, Girl Ends Life.
Brownwood, Tex, Dec. 23.-Eoris,
the eighteen-year-od daughter of for
mer County Judge A. NJ Brumtield,
suicided last night by swallowing
poison.
The girl was respondent because
her face was disfgured by fire sew
eral months ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans. La. Dec. "a
The weather forecast for Ok
lahona for tonight and Friday
is partly cloudy and colder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Turks Claim Successes

Constantinople, Dec. 23.-An official
statement says: THE Turkish artil-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
WA|T|NCF0R
REPORT FROM
COMMANDER
WILL NOT REPLY TO AMERICAN
PROTEST AGAINST REMOVING
GERMANS UNTIL COMMANDER
REPORTS.

Washington, Dec 23.-The state de-
partment was advised today that
France will not reply to the American
protest against the removing of Ger
mans from American vessels by the
cruiser Descartes until the command
er of that warship reports.
France is said to be endeayoring
TO secure such a report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
Birth.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Tietgens
Wednesday. a boy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
NOTE WELL RECEIVED.

Vienna, Dec. 23.-The new
American note regarding the
Ancona made a good Impress
ion here. An early answer may
be expected. work having al
ready begun on il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

Liyen up your buslness-try tne
Want Ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23
GREECE WAY HAVE MARTIAL LAW
DUE To BULGARIAN UNEAS|NES5

GREEKS STILL FEAR BULGARIANS WILL CROSS THE
GREEK BORDER, ALTHOUGH BULGARIAN OFFICER
WHO CLASHED WITH GREEKS, HAS BEEN PUN
ISHED
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23

The weekly Ardmorsits reaches the
farmer.
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The broad ax., 1915-08-07
Oldest Bridge In ENGLAND.

Harold's bridge, said to be the Oldest
bridge In England. is near Waltham
Abbey, which the Saxon King Harold
founded. II consists OF a single arch
Of sandstone surmounting stone foun-
dations and spans a little stream, the
river Lea Across this bridge King
Harold Is said to have been borne 70
his grave In the abbey churchyard
after having been slain by an arrow
at the battle OF Hastings In 1905 The
sides Of the arch have crumbled away,
but the central portion is intact and
seemingly as secure as It was when
constructed. more than $50 years ago.
The bridge is not in use today, but
stands in q pasture adjoining the
grounds Of the ancient abbey, OF which
the chapel, now used as the parish
church, and portions Of the brick wan
surrounding the grounds alone remain.
Springfield Republican
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
A Gramophone Trick.

The neatest thing In gramophone
tricks Is to offer a bet to any member
Of the company that you can play q
record without the machine It Is q
perfectly straightforward matter, says
the Strand Magazine. Take lead pen
ell and a piece Of note paper and ex-
plain that this is all you are going 20
use. Then fix the lead pencil into the
hole Of the disk so that It can be set
spinning on the point like a child's tee
totum. Fold a piece Of paper. which
should be thin and crisp. and hold the
sharp point Of the paper in the groove
Of the record very lightly. so as not TO
disturb the equilibrium OF the spinning
disk. The record win be distinctly
played. only very family. Of course, a
you are substituting somewhat prim-
itive producer instead OF the patent
sound box
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
MAN.. 1ha, crossed a Mountain.

In 1889, when the Venetians were at
war with the Milanese they brought
half a dozen war galleys with twenty
five smaller craft up the Adige river
as far as Mort, some miles above Ala
Then came a feat which reminds US
of the Turks extraordinary achieve
ment fourteen years later at Constan-
tinople. By means OF rollers and 2,OOO
men the Venetians hauled these ships
ND to the mountain saddle and lowered
them on the other side TO the Lake OF
Garda. at was a task OF fourteen
days" says ]. ]. StOddard, "and
cost an enormous sum Of money, but
the result justified the holiness and ex-
travagance Of the undertaking, for In
the following year the Venetians, aid
ed by their imported gaIleys, vanquish-
ed their opponents and gained posses
sion OF the Iake."-London Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
Planting SUGAR zane.

In a bulletin Of the Pan-American
union on cane sugar in the Americas
it is stated that sugar cane Is planted,
not sown. A small piece Of the cane,
long enough to include two or three OF
the rings, or nodes, is laid lengthwise,
or stuck in a slanting direction, along
a furrow which runs the length OF the
field. In some sections the primitive
fashion Of planting in holes is stin en-
ployed. When the trench is planted
the pieces Of cane are lightly covered
with earth. In few weeks they show
growth above the ground, the germ
buds at the rings having begun to
shoot out in the form Of young cane,
the ring having at the same time
thrown out rootlets into the soil The
parallel trenches are made far enough
apart, say at least three feet to en-
able the workers when the wide
spreading canes are getting ripe to 60
between the rows and remove the dy-
ing leaves which burden the npening
cane, thereby enabling the naked cane
to mature faster.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
In the Stocka

In England the punishment OF the
stocks has been inflicted within the
memory OF men now living. In the
Manchester Guardian OF June IA. 1872.
there IL an account OF a man enduring
this form OF punishment at Newbury.
he was a rag and bone dealer OF In
temperate habits and was fixed In the
stocks for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. ''Twenty-six years had elaps-
ed since the stocks were last used"
states this account, "and their reap
pearance created no little sensation
and amusement. several hundreds Of
persons being attracted to the spot
where they were fixed" The 'tamuse-
ment" does not appear to have been
shared by the prisoner, who was re-
leased after four hours and seemed
anything but pleased with the laughter
and deriSion Of the crowd"
The broad ax., 1915-08-07


Mss Bayiey told ne that Mr.. Phfpps.
the ocufst. told a gentleman, who told
her, the following anecdote of the late
Duchess Of Devonshire: Mr.. PhIpps
was sent for to Chatsworth to operate
upon the duchess eye. He stayed
there some time and at parting re
ceived from the duke a fee Of 1000
Just before he stepped into his car
rage q message from the duchess
brought him to her chamber. She
hoped the duke had done what was
handsome by Mr.. Phipps. The gentle
man protested:
Yes, and more than handsome"
1T Is an awful thing" continued her
grace, ito ask. but really 1 am at this
moment In Immediate want Of such q
sum. and II you could. Mr.. Phipps"-
What could the oculist do? He pro
duced his 1000, took his leave and
never heard OF his money from that
day to this.-From "Recollections Of q
Long Life" by Lord Broughton.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
Tn. spominion" Of Canada.

We are accustomed to take the ex-
preston OF the Dominion" OF Canada
for granted, but the original OF that
somewhat unusual word Is known to
very few. When at length the great
scheme OF Sir John Macdonald was
realized. and the nine provinces group
ID themselves together into one great
onfederation. a serious difficulty was
resented by the choice Of a suitable
line. For a time almost a deadlock
sued
1T length one old member OF parlia-
ucnt rose from his seat and told his
-Olleagues that he had read in his BIZ
BILE that very morning the words, His
dominion shall be from the one sea to
the other" Accordingly he suggested
that Canada should be known as the
Dominion. or Gods Land. The sug-
gestion seized upon the hearts and i'm
aginati0ns OF those present. and It was
promptly acted upon.-Pall Mall Ga
Zette.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
A Joke on the Lynx.

Frequently during the winter nature
plays a joke on the lynx. Mr.. Lynx
does his hunting at night and lies out
stretched on some horizontal limb dur
Ing the day. Some day, while the
lynx Is dreaming, the sun comes out
bright and warm and softens the sur
face OF the snow to such extent that
when the animal climbs down and
starts In search OF his supper the soft
snow collects In great clumsy balls on
the long foot hairs. The lynx sits
down and with his sharp teeth gnaws
away the accumulated snow, gets up
and starts on, only TO find that the
balls have collected again Again he
sits down, a little less patiently this
time, and gnaws the snow away. In
a short time II has accumulated once
more. The Infatuated animal tears az
the persistent snow with his sharp
teeth and wounds his feet until they
bleed. You can often track the AMI
NAL by the bloodstains on the snow
Youths Companion
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
Truth Persists.

The prejudices Of one age are con-
demned even by the prejudiced Of the
succeeding ages. The truth haters OF
every future generation will call the
truth haters of another generation by
their true names-for even these the
stream OF time carries onward In
fine. truth. considered in itself and in
the effects natural to It, may be con-
sidered as a gentle spring or water
course. warm from the genial earth
and breathing up into the snowdrift
that Is piled up and around its outlet
II turns the obstacle into its own form
and character and as IT makes its way
increases its stream. And should It
be arrested In fits course by a chilling
season Il suffers delay, not loss, and
waits only for a change in the wind to
awaken again and roll onward--Taylor
Coleridge.
The broad ax., 1915-08-07
Our Universe.

Simon Newcomb, one of the most
eminent mathematicians, wrote:
Speaking roughly, we have reason
from the data so far available to be
Heve that the stars Of the Milky way
are situated at distance between 1OO,-
100000 and 2OOOO0,O0O times the dis
lance Of the sun
1T is not a chance. 1t Is not even q
collection Of things, each Of which
came into existence its own separate
way. II it were there could be nothing
In common between two widely sep
arated regions OF the universe. But a
a matter Of fact, science shows unity
in the whole structure and diversity
only In details
The universe, so far as we can see
#, is bounded whole. It Is SURROUND
ed by an immense girdle' Of stars,
which TO our vision appears as the
Milky way. While we cannot set exact
limits to fits distance we may yet con
ldently say that IT Is bounded"