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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
Al PARTMENT
HOUSE To Be
BUILT soon
SIXTEEN MODERN COMPART.
MENTS WILL BE CONTAINED IN
NEW $4,000 STRUCTURE TO Pc
ERECTED BY CONTRACTOR.

J. H. Poulter & Son have purch ased
from G. A. Ramsey the corner at
First avenue and 9 street, southwest,
and will begin before the Is tn of
January the erection of a real, up-to-
date double apartment house at a cost
of approximately 100000. The build
ing will consist of sixteen compart
ments complete within themselves,
hreproof and modern in every respect.
Each apartment will have separate
kitchenette and bath depar tment, with
hot and cold water, gas. electricity,
etc, also a fireplace for each, fitted
with Louis Brooks gas heater with
copper finish and decorated mantle
There will also be a general amuse
ment room for games ;And dancing.
This apartment hous e will accom-
modate sixteen famil les, who can
live close in and eacl have a cosy
little home, something (which has been
badly needed in Ardm ore And it is
needless to say the b uilding will b
thing of beauty, TO-. these people
lever build anything 'that is not a !
redit to the communi ty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
CONTRACT LET
FOR E-NUN-
BER|NC HOUSES
MAYOR ANNOUNCES THAT HE
HAS LET CONTRACT AND THAT
WORK WILL BEGIN AT ONCE
GAS PEOPLE VOLUNTEERS.

The mayor announced yesterday
that he had let the contract for re-
numbering the houses and blocks of
the city to the City Gas company,
who volunteered to do the work for
their own convenience and the work
will begin at once in order that it may
be finished In time for work to begin
on new directory.
The numbering of the houses in this
city has been a Chinese puzzle for
a number of years In fact it is
doubtful if any of the numbers were
ever correct, for this reason it has
caused endless confusion and the gas
company for its own convenience has
agreed to do the work not only in its
own gas zone but all over the city.
As soon as this Is done, work will
begin on a new city directory, which
is badly needed in this city. 1t has
been several years since a directory
was issued, and that is now obsolete. (
The mayor and city officials are anx-
Gus to see another one issued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
See Break with Austria

washington, d. c.. Jan. New
myers to the relations between the
lited States and the Teutonic coun-
IS are seen here in the destruction
he British liner Persia, with a pos
e loss of American lives.
The disaster is mostly considered
Austro Hungarian origin and pre-.
nus a problem. in view of the recent
coma correspondence which has Just
settled by accession to the Amer
demands. 1t is believed here that
lJHflNUED ON PACE TWELVE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

about those whom he has helped. but
way deep in his heart are the memo
ries of the father, mother, brother, sis
ter, and children of those he came Ia
see and assisted as an Elk. Their
smiles guide him home on his way in
the night-their tears of gratitude
greet him when he awakes in the
morning, telling him that during the
night he has relieved those in distress.
he has administered to his fellow man.
He has fulfilled his obligation taken
at the altar of Elkdom, to be true to
himself and to the GRAND EXALTED
RULER OF THE UNIVERSE.
The friend of friends, the staunch-
est known,
And for real aid he stands alone,
And never weakens the slightest trace,
No other one can take his place.
He's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

London, Jan. 1.-The British
liner Persia was torpedoed and
sunk Thursday in the eastern
Mediterranean, of the Island
of Crete, and most of the pas
Sengers and crew were lost, &C
cording to advices reaching
here. At least three Americans
including Robert McNeely,
were among the passengers.
The vessel was approaching
Alexandria after a voyage from
London, bound for Bombay.
McNeely was the new Amer
lean consul at Alden, Arabia,
and was appointed October,
1914. He was a native of
forth Carolina.
4 The Persia was a steamer of
900 tons and was owned by
Peninsular and q ..ntal
ompany of London.
Besides Consul McNeely, Charles H.
t of Boston was a passenger to
hav and the third American was
f.Naru Rose of Denver, Colo, a school
f'y who left here on the Persia but
Z 's bound for Montreal, where he is
wed to have landed. Out of 100 |
assengers, four boat loads got away |
)m the vessel, according to the re- /
rts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
BRITISH LINER PERSIA SUNK BY
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE THURSDAY
MOST OF PASSENGEF+ AND chew REPORTED LOST
THREE AMERIC. IA tWERE AMONG THE VICTIMS
OF THE SUBMARINE.

State Department at Washington SEES Every Agency Amer
lean Government to Work for Gthering of Facts Regard
ing Sinking of the Liner and VIII Await Complete Infor
nation Before Taking Action-New Danger of Break in
Relations Between Austria and United States Seen How
this Latest Submarine Disaster Which Undoubt
edly of Ausro-H Hungarian Orgih-Vienna Government
and Austrian Admiralty Believed Working Cross Pur-
and that While Vienna Has Recognized the Amer
ican View, the Austrian Admiralty is Not in Accord
American Consul McNeey of Alden, Arabia One of Vic
tins, Other Two Americans Were Charles H. Grant of
Boston, and Edward Rose, of Denver, Latter Boy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
ALLIED FORCES ON GALLIPOLI
ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES
CONSTANTINOPLE REPORTS SAY THAT BRITISH AND
FRENCH TROOPS THERE ARE HAVING HARD
FIGHTING ON TIP OF PENINSULA.

Turkish Avators Said Have Dropped Bomb Upon British
Battlesho Swtsure But Result Thereof Not Stated
Russian Expedition in Persia Meeting with Resistance
Bulgarian Premier Quoted Saying that Expedition of
eutonic Forces Against the Allies q, 5a,oni Will Start
Soon-Heavy Fighting Continues in Galci2 Between Rus
sian and Auro-c Forces Ihcre-provson:ng of
the Montenegrins Becoming Difficult Account of the
Activity of the Submarines of Central the East
Mediterranean-White Star Liner Baltic Arrived in
New York Yesterday with Thirty-Fve Million Dollars in
Gold Coin from England
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
Teutonic Subs Are Busy

Paris, Jan. Austrian submarines
are sinking so many steamers that the
provisioning of Montenegro is becom-
ing difficult according to an official
report here today Many food laden
vessels have been attacked.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
More Gold 10 America

New York, Jan. 1.-The White Star
liner Baltic today brought thirty-fve
million dollars in gold coin for the
banks here. from England.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
RECORD AN
EARTHQUAKE
Of VIOLENCE
SElSMOGRAPH AT WASHINGTON
AGlTATED FOR HOURS YEsTER-
DAY BY VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE
OF UNKNOWN SOURCE.

Washington, Jan. IA violent
earthquake somewhere in the world
today kept the seismograph at George
town university agtated for hours
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
Steamer Abelia Sunk. Too.

London, Jan. 1.-The sinking of the
steamer Abelia, probably by a torpedo.
in the eastern Mediterranean is re-
ported today. The Abelia was $50
feet long and of $500 tons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

Some men will give themselves to
business this year. while others will
only lend themselves. In which class
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

John Logsden of Marietta is in the
city visiting with E B. Luke and fami-
"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
THE ELK.
(By Graham p. Taber)

THE AK.
m. c,,t,, u -r.h,
Fleet of foot he rOams,
Midst deserving needy> homes,
And silently the ONE above
Records.
He's
An
ru,
He's the friend Of friends-the
staunCheat known.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

II hope could only guarantee ex-
pectations. we would all get rich dur
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

Miss Ruby Randol left here yes
terday for a brief visit for a bfwyp
terday afternoon to visit for brief
time with friends in Dallas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02
STATE AND
GOVERNMENT
MEN CLASH
TEXAS AND FEDERAL AUTHORi-
TIES AT GALVESTON CLASH
OVER CONTROL OF PORT QUAR-
ANTINE FACILITIES.

Galveston, Tex, Jan IA clash
between the federal and state author
tiles over the control Of the port quar-
antine facilities was threatened today
when, Dr. l. S. Davidson. state quar-
antine officer here, announced bat
any ship captain, owner or agent
who diaregards the state quarantine
would get into the court
Federal quarantine officials were re.
Gently put in charge of the quarantine
situation here by the government.
Great interest attends the outcome.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
SEA COAST CITIES
WILL Be MADE SAFE
10000 Yard Range Guns
Will Be AT All Needed
Points In Year

Washington, Dec. lS.-Ameriean sea
coast cities-on the Pacific and Allan
tic--will be made safe from any hostile
naval attacks now known within the
coming II months, Major General E. M.
Weaver, chief of the coast artillery ser
vice, told the house military committee
today.
"Our coast defenses will be able to
protect amply all cities we are charged
with protecting, and stand off any nav
al attacks we can now conceive of, +"
Weaver told the committee Within a
year 10000 yard range guns-out of
sight ranged-will be installe3 at the
few coast defense stations nef now pos
sessing them, Weaver said
The new coast defense at San Fran
cisco will be equipped with 16-inch 40,-
900 yard range gun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
GEORGE IS BITTER
BUT SAYS ANSWER
WILL Be RETURNED
@WiM Not Put Heads In Moose
While Germany Holds
the Rope"
HER PROPOSALS MUST
Be MADE MORE DEFINITE
Must Be Guarantee That
Mlitarism VIII Not Again
Disturb World
BY Ed L. Keen.

s(United Press staff correspondent.)
London, Dec. 19.--The allies will not
treat with Germany for peace until Ger
many formally states the terms upon
which her peace proffer is based.
A formal note to this effect will be
sent to, Germany within few days.
Premier David Lloyd-George an
nounced such rejection of Imperial
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H Hollweg IS
peace offer Of week ago, in an epoch
making speech in the house of commons
this afternoon.
"The allies terms are complete re-
storation and full Preparation, with eff.
fectual guarantee~for the future" the
British premier declared.
He formally stated that England en-.
dorsed the. rejeeti4 of the German
peace terms which had been made by
Russia and France. He characterized
the Teuton offer as "noose" of rope
in which the allies were asked to place
their necks.
The premier emphasized the unity of
the allies by declaring that each had ar.
rived at the decision to reject the Ger
man proposal independently.
His terms of rejection of Germany IS
offer were couched in bitter irony.
Must Be Reparation.
"Without reparation peace is impos
sible,' he declared at one juncture.
GAN the outrages on the land and
sea cannot be liquidated by few pious
phrases about humanity
"The allies insist that the only enc
of the war must be complete guarantee
against Prussian militarism disturbing
the peace of Europe,' he declared.
Iloyd-George spoke of Germany as
swashbuckling through the streets Of
Europe" and bitterly pointed out hel
broken faith.
AT the outset the premiar declared
the speech of the imperial German
chancellor and the note which England
had later received "afforded small hope
for an honorable and lasting settle
ment.'
He referred caustically to the phrase!
in both the speech and the note about
Z" self defense" of Germany as "meant
to delude the German nation"
"Great Britain,' he said, "nevel
wished to check German development.
Feels Responsibility.
The British prime minister alluded t.
the terrible responsibility which he helt
as the chief adviser to the crown in thu
most gigantic war in the history Of tht
world.
He spoke carefully, in measured
terms, and was accorded the most in
tense interest by his vast audience.
''The answer to Germany's note i
that each of the allies have Independent
ly arrived at the same identical con
clusion," he said, "and on behalf o
the government | can give clear ant
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
FAIR GROUNDS ROAD
PAVING WILL COST
81 CENTS THE YARD
With Curbing May Reach
$l.l4---COnnnlission Gov
erllment Proposed

Declaring emphatically that the res
idents on the Fairgrounds road were
not being given fair treatment by the
council in asking them to pay for the
Paving of that street without thor
ough knowledge of what it was going
to cost per yard, Councilman Ward en-
age of the ordinance bill brought up
for final passage last night at the reg
ular meeting of the council.
He asked whether the ordinance stat
ed the amount that was to be assessed
per yard and was told that the ordi-
nance did not This was q suspicious
circumstance to him as he said the
council had promised the people it
would not be over sixty cents yard,
and in spite of what he said and in
spite of what the city engineer said
that the paving could not be done for
that amount the paving went ahead.
He says he was called q crook and
the city engineer was called crook
becuse they said it could not be done
for that amount. Now he said he has
been justified and the engineer has
been justified when the amount of the
paving after it is done is shown TO be
no less than 81 cents yard without
the cost of curbs or drains. With these
other things added it is probable the
cost of the Fairgrounds road paving TO
the property owners will amount to
nearly $l.14 a yard.
Left for New Council
He declared it was shame that the
ordinance should be passed on the peo-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
ARMY AND NAVY BOTH
NEED MANY THINGS
AND THESE AT ONCE
Universal Training for Army
Swift Battle Cruisers
for Navy

Washington, Dec. I9.-Universal mil
itary training is not only prac acticable for
Americanism but it is necessity, ac-
cording to George f, Chamberlain,
chairman Of the senate military affairs
committee.
Chamberlain approves many Of the
views expressed by Chief of Staff Scott
and Major General Leonard Wood at
yesterdays subcommittee hearing, out
of which the senator hopes to evolve a
complete and drastic change in this
e0untry's system of national defense.
"The bill l have prepared on this
subject" he said today, "is, in the
very nature of things, tentative, but il
forms the groundwork for effective leg
islation. ~
"The same trouble exists now which
has existed since earliest frontier days
That is division of responsibility be
tween federal force and the militin
of tho several States"
The greatest trouble with the ma
tienal guard il that both Officers and
men have had to give up positions
which earned for them support fol-
their families,' he said. $50 it must
always be under a militia system"
Chamberlain said universay military
training, instead of creating Clear
full spirit of militarism," will creatot
patriotism, (Which at this time seem!
well nigh destroyed, and work for rea
democracy -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
MEXICAN FACTIONS
COME NEAR HAVING
AN ARMED CLASH
Colonel COmduran Chased
Out Of Juarez By General
Gonzales
THIS Is OPEN DEFIANCCE
OF GENERAL MURGUIA
Colonel Flees to Ell Paso While
His Troops, l7O in Num-
Der Surrender
By Webb Miller.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
FL Paso, Texas, Dec. 19.-An armed
clash of rival factions of Mexican gov
ernment soldiers was threatened in Ju-
arez last night when General Gonzales,
commandant, ordered followers of Col
onel Luis Comaduran disarmed. The
entire garrison turned out and marched
to the cuartel, shouting vivas FOR Ire
vino and Gonzales Taken by surprise,
the Comaduran detachment, numbering
about l70 men, gave up its arms.
This action followed the flight of Col
onel Comaduran to the American side
of the border yesterday. After General
Murguit assumed supreme command Of
the Carranza forces in the north, he
appointed Comaruran as commander at
Juarez, displacing General Gonzales.
With his staff and few followers,
the new leader reached Juarez and went
to the commandments to demand that
the post be turned over to him. Con
zales flatly refused and ordered COM
aduran placed under arrest. The new
commander fled to FL Paso and Gonzales
asked the American military authorities
to turn Comaduran over to him as q
deserter, but no action was taken.
In letter reaching mining man
here, the identity of the unknown Am
eriean reported to have been killed by
Villistas at Jiminez when the bandits
entered the town several weeks ago has
been partly established, The letter states
that an aged American named North
rop left Torreon for the American bOr-
der and was taken from the train and
slain by the bandits.
Mining men have ascertained that
Northrop was in Torreon at one time.
For weeks fragmentary reports have
been reaching the border" from many
sources that "white haired Amer
lean coming from Torreon to the bord-
er was taken from train by Villistas,
slain and his body burned
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
TWO BOYS KILLED AT
SING SING PRISON
TO Satisfy THE LAW
Asked To Be Executed Three
Days Before Time, to Avoid
Christmas Funerals

Ossining, N Y, Dee. 19.--Stanley
Millstein, age 10, and Charles Kumrow,
age 20, gave up three days. of life
which something might have interyen-
ed to save them that they might spare
their families the sorrow of Christmas
funerals and went calmly to their
deaths III the electric chair here at
dawn today.
Their execution was set for Friday.
They asked to be promoted to die to-
day.
Millstein was the youngest prisoner
ever sent to death in Sing Sing. The
new warden, William H. Meyer, saying
that it was his grim duty under the
law, witnessed the execution Former
Warden Osborne and former Acting
Warden Airchwey always left the pris-
on on these occasions.
Out in the prison office, unknown to
Kumrow, his father sat from 3 o clock
lin the morning until after his son :
Ielectroeution, The elder Kumr0w had
travelled all day and all night in day
coach from Buffalo in the hope of see
ing his son before he died This priv
lcRG Tue plISOu dutHOlllits NSHiCu NM
The old man sat silent among the Off
cial witnesses, waiting in the warden :
office until the hour of the electrocu
ton.
The Father Waited
He watched them pass out in single
file behind the dapper little execution
er and the tall white haired keeper Of
the death house His eyes followed
them out of the door grimly, but he
said nothing. He was sitting in the
same position they had left him wher
the little group returned.
Only once in his lonely vigil from
clock until the hour of death die
the boys father speak and then it was
to utter plea that he be permitted tc
see his son.
81 just want to see him for a min
ute. just for minute, he begged.
"His mother is nearly crazy owe
this and | can t, just can't go bach
(COntinuad on napa seven
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
TO REPORT ON PRINT PAPER

Washington, Dec. 19-The house
rules committee will report out imme-
diately after the Christmas holidays a
resolution for investigation of the news
print paper situation, Representative
bailey, Pennsylvania. states today, Civ
ing as his authority a promise made to
him by Chairman Henry Of the rules
committee
Several resolutions Of this character
have been introduced.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
ROUND ROBIN ST|RS
THINGS Up ON BORDER
Whole Matter Is Passed Up to
General Bell Matter May
Be Ignored
BY Webb Miller.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 19-By orders
of General George Bell, Jr., command
ing the Eleventh army division here,
a rigorous investigation is under way
today to determine whether discipline
shall be administered to five hundred
and eighty guardsmen of the Eighth
Ohio national guard infantry for sign
ing Ground robin" protest, addressed
to an Ohio newspaper against a further
stay on the border and against camp
conditions and food.
In official quarters today it was stat
ed that the ring-leaders or possibly all
the signers of the protest may be sub
ject to military discipline. Until the
facts are laid before General Bell no
action will be taken.
Reports that Lieutenant S. j. Cole.
city clerk of Akron, Ohio, and Robert
Dixon, private of company G, were in
military custody were found to be the
foundation when Lieutenant Cole was
summoned to aid Colonel Vollrath, com
mander Of the Eighth Ohio, in his in
yestigation of the Ground robin" in
cideat
An original copy of the Ground
robin with all signatures is in posses
sion of the military authorities today.
After it was mailed it was intercepted
at Platt, Kansas.
No Truth in Robin
Although the substance of the pro
test has not been made public, signers
declare there was general protest,
chiefly against being held upon the
border rwhen their presence was un-
necessary" The protest also charged
that neglect and carelessness of Ger.
tain officers and of the medical lcorps
were responsible for the death by
pneumonia of Rodney Lapp recently
and included complaints against condi
tions at the camp and the food.
The entire camp of the Ohio guards
men is stirred by the investigation and
meeting of officers has been called
to discuss the situation.
Military officers are disposed 70 re
gard the incident in the light OF q
prank, led by disconnected guardsmen
with nothing in 1T of mutinous ha
ture.
"eWhether any action follows depends
upon the results of the investigation,
| said General Bell today.
"The incident itself is of no I'M
portancc. but we cannot encourage such
procedure. The preliminary inyesti
1a+;on shows absolutely no foundation
| for any of the charges contained IL
the protest. It is the work Of a fe"
trouble makers. The food and camr
conditions at The Ohio guardsinen' 4
camp are as good as any on the
| border. 7"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
Divorces Warned
May Lose Ahmolly

San francisco, Dec 19.-California
Divorces who journey to Reno to get
decree and incidentally alimony,
shouldn't return to this state if there
is any danger of her former husband
objeeting to paying the alimony-bc-
cause he doesn I have to.
In decision handed down by Super
ior Judge George f. Crothers here, Mrs.
Lillian Hamlin was denied petition
to recover $6.750 Her divorce was
granted in Seattle and the court held
that alimony cannot be collected in Cal
ifornia on such decree.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-19
x x x x X X X x x X
THE ALLIES REPLY

Providence, r. T., Dec. l9--
The Providence Journal today
declares that the allies in u re
ply to be made to the central
powers peace proposals within
the next 4s hours will state
there can be no peace negotia
tions until Germany voluntari-
ly leaves Belgium and repays
every cent of the monthly in
demnity collected from that
country.
The Journal states the allies
Il win recognize Germany's right
to hold any territory in France
that she may have gained by
conquest, but never will recede
from the stand that Belgium
must be restored.
The Journal says the reply
will state that the allies always
have stood for peace and that
there is no disposition to lg-
noIe.--any effort honestly put
!: forth. 1t will be stated, how
ever, the journal declares, that
the Teutonic offers are for the
purpose Of creating public senti-
y ment and they mean less than
: nothing.
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