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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
Germans MAY Sink Her.

Washington, Feb. State depart
tlt officials said this afternoon that
the Appam be held as a prize, the
ussian treaty of 1928 governs the
Sc, meaning that the boat will be
med over to her German captors.
me Germans say that the boat
ght be towed to the three-mile
lit and sunk, for fear of falling
o British hands. Sir Cecil Spring
be, the British ambassador, has for
lily asked Secretary Lansing for
release of the Appam.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
SPOKE:
At 7 D PEkA
KANSAS, TODAY
PASSED THROUGH KANSAS CITY
THIS MORNING EN- ROUTE TO
KANSAS CAPITAL - BACK TO
KANSAS CITY TONIGHT.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 2.-Presi-
dent Wilson arrived here this morn
ing en- route to Topeka, where he will
speak this afternoon. He will be
back in Kansas City for his second
address of the day tonight.
The crowds out to see him this
morning were disappointed, for the
president was still asleep.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
Not Expected Today.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The German
embassy said today that if instruc-
tions on the Lusitania were cabled
from Berlin yesterday, they are not
expected to reach here before to-
morrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
WILL. TIE CITY
VOTE To |SSUE:
MORE BONDS?
THIS is A DEeATABLE QUESTION
AND COULD ONLY Be SOLVED
AT THE POLLS - DECIDED OP-
POSITION DEVELOPS.

The chances are that there Is going
to be a very strenuous campaign
waged in this city over the question
of issuing bonds to maintain the city
street and alley department, which
is now broke" until the beginning
of the next fiscal year, and the
chances are equally as good that any
attempt on the part of the mayor to
call special election for the purpose
of issuing ten thousand dollars worth
of five per cent bonds will meet some
bumps when the voters of the city
get a crack at it," for the expression
was frequently heard on the streets
this morning that a hard fight will
be waged against the issuance of
more bonds at the present time for
any purpose whatever. and several
of the big taxpayers of the city may
be expected to take the stump against
the proposition.
The mayor has issued a statement
showing that there are less than a
dozen dollars in the street and alley
fund and that work within fact it
already has,-come to standstill in
that department, for the reason that
there is no money to pay the men.
It is a long time until the end of
the fiscal year (June 800, and unless
funds are provided TO carry on the
work the streets will be in a deplor-
able condition, but
Several business men and heavy
taxpayers maintain that the street
and bridge fund should have been
distributed throughout the year to
pay for all necessary work, and not
expended during the first six months
and let the balance of the year take
care OF itself. For that reason they
will oppose more bonds being issued.
It is alleged that the extra work
that resulted from the great explosion
caused the city to spend money that
otherwise would have been expended
in the regular course of city affairs.
On the other hand, some of the tax
payers maintain that 1t was not with
in the province of the city to hire
any extra help whatever, as it was up
TO the property owners to clean up
as they were paid by the Santa Fe
Railroad company for all property
loss and damage.
Last night at the meeting of the
city commissioners, a resolution was
considered to authorize the mayor
TO call a special election for the above
purpose, but after the matter was
it was decided that the
matter be deferred until further de-
liberation could be had on the sub
ject Since the mass meeting of
afternoon the matter of city
finances has been freely discussed by
taxpayers of the city. They are not
to offer any criticism. at
least openly,-but they are inclined
to the belief that some gross mis-
has been the cause of .
the present financial condition of .
the street and alley department.
At the mass meeting mentioned |
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
oat Sowing Time.

Robert f. Scivally left here today
for his ranch at Springer and will
spend the remainder of the week
there. He will make preparations to
SOW oats as soon as he can, but he is
of the opinion that a plow cannot be
taken into the fields for ten days yet
on account of the heavy rainfall dur
ing January; especially will it be ten
days before any work can be done on
land that was plowed in the fall.
Oats are generally in the ground by
the middle of this month, but they
may be sown any time up to March l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02

Several Hundred People Marooned Douglas and viii be
Without Food Unless Aid is Sent to Them SoonHundreds
Marooned Newport where water is from Two to Fifteen
Feet Deep But Long Distances Advces from There to Lit
tie Rock say Town has Ample Food and Provisions-Tran
Service into Pine Bluff Over Iron Mountain Railroad
Suspended Last Night-Houses Flooded in Inundated
Towns All Along the Larger Streams of the State Res
of State Convcts is Effected They Will be Sent Pen
tertiary at Little Rock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
.PPA|A RIDES At ANCHOR
NHAMPTON ROADS TODAY
ESSEL NOW AWAITS DISPOSITION BY UNITED STATES
OF CLAIM MADE BY THE GERMAN COMMANDER,
THAT SHE is PRIZE OF WAR-WARNING OF GER
! MAN SUBMARINE.

Hatzeld Personal Representative of German Am
bassad Bernstorff Arrived Old Point Comfort This
onis to Make Personal Investigation Into Case of APP
pans rince Declared that Under the Treaty of Seven
teens EightyFive, the Appam Should be Declared Prize
Shr ld that her Passengers will be Liberated Shortly-t
Ve is Declared German Auxiliary Cruiser, She Will
be5 rced to Put Sea- Where She Must Run Gordon of
b sh Warshps, and if Not Her Crew VIII be lnerned
" Other German Subjects at Norfolk Navy Yard
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
INDICATIONS TODAY OF POS
sl5LE IMPORTANT WAR DE-
VELOPMENTS.
TO ATTACK SAL.ON|K|
Germans and 6ugarans Said to Be
Massing Force of Hundred FIFTY
Thousand to Attack Saoniki -
Floods Prevent British Advance.

London, Feb. 2.-There are indca-
tions of possible notable develop.
ments in the Balkans in today's news.
A report from Athens declares that
the Germans and Bulgarians, with a
force Of 15o,0OO Turks viii likely be-
gin the Sdlonibi attack February j..
The British have been prevented
from advancing in the Mesopotamia
region on account of the floods.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
UNDERSTANDING on Lusitania.

Berlin, Feb 2.-The German gov
ernment sends instructions TO Ambas-
sador Bernstorff of such a nature as
giving reasonable hope for a positive
understanding" concerning the Lusi-
tania affair. it is announced today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
Turkish Heir Suicides.

London, Feb. 1.-The suicide Of
Yussf Izzedn, heir apparent to the
Turkish throne, in Constantinople, is
announced in a Reuter- dispatch. He
is said to have ended his life yester.
day by cutting his arteries. Ill health
is said to have been the cause.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02

Since the war began the purchasing
power OF the British Isles has, to a
certain extent, passed into the hands
of women, and landlords claim that the
money is being spent in an entirely diff
ferent way than it was when the men
directed its expenditure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
VESSELS STILL AFLOAT
TWO Vessels Which coIIided of Cape
Race, Still Afoat.

Halifax, Feb. 2.-The Japanese
steamer Takala and the steamer Sill
yer Shell which were reported to have
collided off Cape Race last night,
were still afoat today. according to
wireless.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
TOW BOAT
EXPLODES IN
OHIO RIVER
SEVERAL PERSONS BELIEVED TO
HAVE PERlSHED IN EXPLOSION
or BOILERS ON RIVER BOAT
"SAM BROWN"

Huntington, w. Va, Feb. "A num-
Der are believed to have perished
when the boilers of the Sam Brown"
a tow boat, exploded in the Ohio
river today.
Debris landed on both sides of the
river and the boat sank Immediately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02

Demanding that they be sent to the
battle front, group of French women,
wearing uniforms, recently attempted
to enter the chamber of deputies in
Paris, but were turned back.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
Rode in Parade Today.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2.-For the
first time on his present tour, Presi-
dent Wilson participated in a long
parade today, riding in an auto with
Mrs. Wilson through the principal
streets for forty-fve minutes Wilson
is the guest of Governor Capper while
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
Carried Much silver Bullion.

London, Feb. 2.-It is understood
re that the Appam carried half a
Illion pounds sterling in silver bull
B, which probably will be claimed
a prize, as bullion is contraband.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02

Mrs. Elizabeth Towne, editor of the
Nautilus Magazine, is one OF the few
women who has really won her own
way. Left with two small children to
support. she began the publication of
a four-page newspaper with a capital
of $50, but from this small beginning
the paper has grown into an illustrated
magazine with a circulation of over
80, 900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
Greece and Roumania Together.

London, Feb. 1.-The Adyerula, a
Bucharest newspaper, declares that
Greece and Roumania have signed
a dual neutrality convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
county Clerk Ordered Removed.

County CTerk Ordered Removed.
Ehickasha, Okla, Feb. IF. p.
Idley, county clerk of this county,
; declared guilty of using intoXi-
Is to excess and ordered removed
n office in district court here to-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
WEATHER FORECAST

4 New Orleans, La, Feb. .
The weather forecast for Ok
ahoma for tonight is fair and
lot so cold in the western por-
ion of southern Oklahoma.
thursday fair and warmer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02
FATE Of EIGHT HUNDRED
NEGRO CONV|CTS UNCERTAIN

HUGE LEVEE IN FRONT OF ARKANSAS CONVICT FARM
BEING CUT TO PIECES BY FLOOD WATERS OF AR
KANSAS RIVER. HALF OF MEN SAID TO BE MAROON
ED ON LEVEES, OTHER HALF IN BACK CAMPS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-02

The Weekly Ardmoreite reaches the
farmer.
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Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
TAXATION

One of the members of Congress recently figured out that the taxes he is paying his real estate personal property and securities, his income to the government, the taxes he pays to the Federal authorities his bonds and securities additional tax his munitions stock together with the paid to his state, county and city, aggregate little over one-third of his entire income Senator Jones' of Washington said recently that good business methods had been abandoned by the Federal govern ment in the framing of revenue legislation In the democratic party caucus, he said any suggestion which presented plausible chance for gathering in a few thousand dollars in taxes accepted and written into the revenue bill. Many of the provisions of that bill were so complex and involved that honest and careful man, seeking to pay what his government asked, would not be able to decide what his obligation to the really is. Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, recently showed that the present Congress has rolled up bill of s2 O00
 100000 against the treasury He explained that only appropriations but also authorizations and
 mitments for the future had be taken into ac- count He calculated the total appropriations to be $1710482722. Authorizations for the future reached s633644977, thus giving grand total of authoriza- tions and appropriations of 2 699 for the pres
 ent session. Meanwhile word comes from Chicago that comparison of food-stuff prices today with those of a year ago shows that there has been an increase of % per in the of ving-Leslies
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10

buttons Those who have volunteered to act as local agents for the "colec- tion' include the Arizona National Bank, Baswitz Cigar Company Central Hotel, Phoenix Bakery, Ed Elsie, pro- prietor and William Wedenhofer. As East as the contributions are received, they are being deposited locally with the Arizona National Bank, to be for ~arded later to Knauth. Nachod ( Kuhne. New York bankers, located at i20 Broadway.
 Il the circulars received here and used by the local representatives. it is announced that while Germany is helping all it can, private help is urg- ently required if these innocent little ones are to be cared for.
 The thought of these orphans, who are destined to taste the bitterness of life, even from infancy led to the foun- dation of the present American COllec- ton for German War Orphans" as sue cessor to the "Fechtschuie" founded in 1915, on the general plan of the German Fechtschule,' or Orphan En- deavor Society The latter has built six asylums in the last thirty years. the best known of which is at Lahr. Baden.
 This collection" is not restricted to Germans and their sympathizers, but appeals to all those who have any sym pathy for innocent little children or phaned through the war.
 "All amounts received will be publicly announced by the leading papers as well as by receipt
 ! Those who have taken charge of tho i collection of contributions locally ear nestly request that the importance O. l the work be realized and hope for fur i ther substantial aid.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10

annual desert entry proof yesterday before the clerk of the superior court, Robert A. Bishop and Charles Logan serving as witnesses.
 A license to wed was issued late Saturday night to Walter F. Jordan, a private in the Fourteenth infantry. and Miss Lotie Bacta of Spokane, who came here to wed the man Of her choice.
 An s. P brakeman named Goad. was killed yesterday near India, on the Los Angeles freight division by falling from the top of a box car. The negotiations for the rental of the Virginia hotel did not material
 ize. The place will remain in the
 hands of the owner. Mrs. Jennie Meade. who will continue to run it.
 The board of education will soon
 begin the erection of a cottage on blocks 1915 of the Townsend tract. for the Union High school.
 Mrs. c. F. Cendall, Miss Jarvis and
 E. C. Hutton of New York. touring | from that state to San Diego in an auto, stopped off here yesterday for | two or three days, during which time | they will take in the fair and visit | the numerous points of interest in and around Yuma.
 Harry BrWonstetter has moved into
 his new store building on the west side of Main street.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
BACHELORS
 ATTENTION

It's all very well to talk about the bread and pies that mother used to make but really and truly have they anything on those made by daughter?
 The Phoenix High school girls wifi deEnonstrate cooking in the home eco homie department of the fair. In the woman's building at 10 oclocl, Monday morning Miss Ruth Gold berg will bake mullins that are said | to be unequalled The following morn ing at the same hour Miss Naomi Kilbourn will make baking powder biscuits and housewives should take notice, for what Miss kilbourn doesn't | know about biscuits simply isn't worth knowing. On Wednesday morning Miss Beth Thomas will take the best ] means If instructing the public in l ginger bread by baking :t.
 This innovation is due to Miss Julia Harbeck, superintendent of the wom- ans department. Miss Harbeck who has charge of this feature of the fair, | is head of the domestic science de- partmert of the local high school and realizes in full the importance of the ! various phases of the work. She has appointed a splendid corps of assis- tants and the entire exhibit gives promise of being more complete than ever before.
 Mrs. F. T. Ceilings is chairman Of the needlework department, which will be judged Saturday and Sunday. Mrs T. W. Peinberton will preside over the culinary department where judg ing will take place On Saturday.
 The decoration detail of the build | ing has received the personal super vision of Miss Harbeck and her com
 nittee. The color scheme will bt
 green. The ceiling will be solid greer and pepper boughs will be used tC fill in the inches and corners.
 The womans building will open tC
 the public promptly at o'clock Mon day morning.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
Political Prognostications

There was never a finer illustration of the worth of political prognostcaton than the late cleo tion has afforded. The fulfilmen of the bare pre- dction that one party the other would win is not a sign of political prescience for or the other must win. But when the prognosticators go into details they are wading in deep water. Some few things it is true forecast by the many straw votes that taken throughout the country. They indicated a democratic trend toward Wilson in Ohio but they failed to disclose strength of it in other parts of the country. The Wilson people did not foresee the soldity of the republican strength in the eastern in the mid dwestern states and no doubt they were pleasantly surprised by the expected developments in the northwest While they professed a hope of carrying Washington and Cali fornia they believed their chances brighter in Oregon. As to Kansas their claims there were be- lieved by themselves to be nothing but bluff
 The sporting gentlemen of New York who gave long odds on Hughes believed they were backing a well formed judgment and usually they know with precision when they offer odds but this time they did not.
 Campaign managers frequently and almost invari- ably make extravagant claims and they did so in this But they always have another set of claims for the consumption of friends They are al- ways honestly though not always accurately con structed They are apt to be modelled after their wishes.
 In this state for instance. the republican campaign
 managers had reason 10 believe that they would carry the state for Campbell by not less than 5000. The democratic managers thought they had to be- lieve that Hunt would carry it by 5000.
 The late election has shown that there is no way of learning what is in the heart of the voter who it turns out, Is less gregarous than he used to be. He cuts himself of the herd with freedom and abandon that unknown in the old days. he intends to do be predicted" with abso- lute accuracy only after it has been done and his achievements have been duly recorded by adding ma chimes comptometers and similar devices.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
Oestructiveness of Modern Mar

The destruction of the great bridge the Dan- ube by the Rumanans in their flight before the Ger man and Bulgarian forces indicate graphically the extent of the wastage of property incidental to the varying fortunes of This bridge, which was regarded as monument to modern engineering skill
 was, including the approaches the great marsh over eleven miles long, and it cost approximately sS5,OO0,O00. It the longest and most important bridge in Europe, and it will not in view of the na
 tional poverty caused by the war be rebuilt in full
 generation following the restoration of peace. It natural to weigh the results of great war by the lives sacrificed and the debts incurred When the enormous loss involved in the destruction of public
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
The Unfettered Voter

A significant showing in the returns from this county that Campbell and Hayden each received majority in the neighborhood of $500 Thus appears that large number of voters crossed the party line back and forth. Another fact worth noticing is though the democrats have apparently elected all their candidates for county offices though by the slenderest of margins very large majority of the republican legislative ticket has been elected the senators by puralities running high 400, while two republican candidates the lead of the repub- lican candidates for the house the ticket
 We gather from this that the voters believed that greater should be taken in selecting members for the legislature and surveyed the lists before them with discriminating and partisan eye.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
Villa in the Saddle

The renewed activity of Rancho Villa, who is now having practically his way in the state of Chi huahua, and seems to have the city of the at his mercy, recalls the fact that General Persh- ing's army is yet in Mexico. whther it sent to capture the troublesome bandit dead alive The public has been loath believe that Villa is alive and is again heading band of revolutionists and making headway against the forces of General Car ranza; but evidence to that effect to be lative. It is thought that he seriously wounded by party of General Pershing's men, and nursed back to health in the mountain fastnesses If it transpires that the arch bandit is actually in the open field again. it should be frankly admitted the attempt by American soldiers to capture kill him Mexican soil a failure
Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
Make the Country Beautiful

About this time of the year, the city dweler, pecially the of vacant lots maybe the less residence owner is adjured put his place in order cut down weeds, remove debris and help make the town presentable for visitors to the fair Such advice is well placed. It is call patriotism. But the careless city property owner is not the only of fender So is the farm owner who allows his hold ings become fringed with weeds which this time of the year particularly unsightly
 The visitors who to the fair not going to stay in all the time in the of the week. Hundreds of them will drive all about the country roads and what they may along some stretches will more unfavoraby impress them than anything they likely in the city
 It will be easy matter to make the roadsdes presentabe and it will be of benefit the farmer merely but next summer. The vacant lot owner is not materially injured by his own carelessness. Only the community is offended. But the farmer who allows rank weeds and sunflowers to grow on adjacent to his place is suffering inviting in vasion of his land that will render it less productive