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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06

Washington, d. c., March 6.
President Wilson today ap-
pealed directly to representa-
tives Bennett and Lenroot, re-
publican members of the house
rules committee to consider the
armed ship issue without a par
tisan basis and assist him in get
ting a vote on the McLemore re-
solution.
After the conference, both
the congressman said they had
no intention of being a party to
the considerations therein.
Col. f. M. House, who re-
turned yesterday from Europe
as special envoy of President
Wilson, conferred with the
president today, telling him the
results of his mission.
He absolutely refused to dis
.cuss any diplomatic questions,
but it is understood that he ex-
pressed praise to the admins
tration for the way the diplo-
mats are carrying on their work
abroad and to have had much
to say on the German feeling
in support of their submarine
policy.
Colonel House is said to have
told the president that there
are no more prospects for Euro
pean peace than a year ago.
The house rules committee
will bring into the house tomor-
row a special rule for four
hours debate on the McLemore
warning resolution. This action
places the measure in a parlia-
mentary position where the
administration leaders are con-
fident that they can kill it. Rep
resentative Bailey of Pennsyl-
vania, invited twenty congress-
men to lunch with him and
Bryan. Most of them are advo-
Gates of the warning resolution
and are opposed to prepared
ness. Among the number were
Slayden and Galloway of Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
THIRTY NUNS
DRIVEN OUT
0F MEXICO
AND CHURCH AND CONVENT
PROPERTY CONFlSCATEO BY
CARRANZA GOVERNMENT -
VALUED At S25o,cc0.

New York, March 5.-A party oil
thirty nuns, members of the order OF
Salesians, who said their church and
convent property at Morales, Mexico
valued at $25O00O, had been Confis
Gated by the Carranza government
arrived here Sunday on the steam
ship Antonio Lopez from Mexican
ports.
The members of the party, in
charge of the mother superior Fran
cesca Chaon y Antequera, are on their
way to Spain. They said they had
been forbidden to work longer in
Mexico
Our convent, where for more than
twelve years We had been educating
children of the poems, was closed ear
~ in December" one of the nuns
said. I'VE We're accused OF being in
sympathy with General Carranza's :
enemies and We were evidently con-
vlcted. At any rate, we were told
to leave, being allowed fto take with
us only our personal property.
Friends of our order in Vera Cruz
and other Mexican cities gave us
shelter until the ship sailed We
were not subjected to any indignities,
but it is hard to leave our work and
the hundreds of children whom we
have learned to love. Friends in
Spain have paid our passage from
Mexico to Madrid
Reports of an epidemic of typhus,
in Mexico were confirmed By mem.
b5rs of the party and by other pas
sengCrs. 1t was said, however, that
a systematic cleaning up of the towns
and widespread sanitation work, main
ly under the direction of American
doctors, was rapidly stamping out the
disease and that the epidemic would
be under control inside of two months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
Germans Unable to Advance.

London, March 6.-The Germans in
the region of Verdun are being hard
held to the positions they occupy by
the French. The fighting throughout
the region is still vigorous, but it
consists mainly of artillery duels.
Douaumont is the storm center and
here and in the wood to the east of
Nacherauville, on the east bank of the
Meuse, have occurred the only in
fantry attacks. On both these sectors
the Germans were repulsed by the
French. The German attack at Dou-
aumOnt extended from the Haudre-
mont wood to Fort Douaumont, but aC-
cOrding to Paris, it was stopped by the
curtain of fire and the rifles of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
FORMER MAYOR OF CLEVELAND
APPOINTED BY WILSON AS
SECRETARY OF WAR.
BAKER IS LAWYER
Appointment Of Baker Fills Wilson's
Desire to Have Lawyer From the
Middle West in Cabinet Close
Sympathy With President.

Washington, March 6.-NewtOn D.
Baker, former mayor of Cleveland,
has been selected by President Will
son fo' secretary of war Baker has
already announced his acceptance.
The nomination will be sent to the
senate soon.
Baker is a leader in the Ohio bar
and fulfils Wilson's desire to have
a middle western lawyer in his cabi-
net.
The selection is said to have been
discussed by Wilson and House this
morning.
Baker is known to be in close sym
pathy with Wilson's policies. He has
been prominent in Cleveland politics
since 1902.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
FARMERS ARE
INTERESTED
IN PEANUTS
PicKERs WILL BE PURCHASED,
AND THE ACREAGE WILL EX.
cEsO TWO THOUSAND ACRES
IN COUNTY.

The farmers who are interested in
peanut culture in this county have de
termined to have at least 1000 acres
in cultivation this year, according to
pledges made by a large body of farm
ers who assembled at the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce Saturday
afternoon.
The question of obtaining seed was
left up to the secretary of the Cham.
Der of Commerce and orders were
placed for several hundred bushels
by those in attendance J. J. Stolfa
of this city volunteered to purchase
a picker for his own use and for his
neighborhood, so that question is
settled, so far as the farmers in the
vicinity of the Stolfa farm are con
cerred.
Marion Pierce, J. J. Eayes and Mr.
Kemp of Pooleville were in the city
and attended the meeting. They say
they will also purchase a picker for
the Pooleyille neighborhood
The Ardmore OIL & Milling com
pany is making arrangements to
handle the crop and will pay the top
of the market for all that are
brought to the mill The company
can handle at least 70 tons per day,
and the officers state that they will
take more than that If the necessity
arises.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06

Verdun itself is under Ger
man fire today but the shells
are doing little damage, accord
ing to correspondents, who say
that the Germans are at Fort
Tavannes, four miles from Yer
dun.
1t is said that twenty-seven
train loads Of German wounded
have been sent from that re-
gion.
The Germans are today turn
ing their attention to the flankS
on the French positions about
Verdun, where the center is
holding firm.
The capture of one thousand
French Saturday and Sunday
is announced by the Berlin war
office.
An important movement Of
German troops in Belgium is re-
ported from the Hague, where
it is said that forty thousand
German cavalrymen are en-
route to the Ypres front.
Russian torpedo boats have
bombarded Trebizond, the Tur-
kish Black Sea port, According
to Petrograd. The Turkish bat
teries there replied but ineffect-
lively.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
EMPLOYEES OF
GOVERNMENT
WALK To WORK
STREET CAR STRIKE m WASH
INGTON CAUSED THOUSANDS
OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
TO WALK STREETS.

Washington, March 6.-Thousands
of government CLERKS, congressman
and others felt the effects of the
street car strike in Washington today
With one hundred thousand persons
moving to their days work, and only
few overloaded cars running. Penn
sylvania avenue today looked Ike
inauguration day.
The street car men want a raise
in wages. SO far, there have been
no disorders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
viii Bryan Affect Vote?

Washington, March 6.-The infu.
ence Of William Jennings Bryan will
be felt in the fight over the armed
ship issue, which administration lead
ers plan to bring to a vote in the
house tomorrow.
Mr. Bryan, who outlined his views
in favor Of warning Americans off
armed merchantmen to Representa-
tive Stevens of Nebraska will come
back from New York today to spend
the day here, and he has an engage
ment for lunch with Representative
Bailey Of Pennsylvania at hotel
within a stones throw of the capitol
in which eight congressman make
their homes.
He will be there while the house
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
SUCCESSES OF GERMAN SEA RAID.
ER HIGHLY PRAISED BY NEWS.
PAPERS OF BERLIN TODAY.
SANK FIFTEEN SHIPS
Feat Said to be one of the Greatest of
the War and Government IS Being
Urged to Send Out Other Ships on
Similar Missions.

Amsterdam, March 6,-The Berlin
newspapers declare that the adven-
lures OF the commerce raider Moewe
which successfully came back TO Ger
many yesterday, after sinking fifteen
ships, taking 1879 prisoners and one
million marks in gold bars, was one of
the greatest events of the war.
The newspapers today urge the
government to permit other ships to
go on similar missions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
Strike on Capitol Spreads.

Oklahoma City, March 5--In addi-
ton 20 the strike Of granite cutters
on N, capitol twelve timers en-
ploycd there have also struck for
more pay. An effort is being made by
the contractors TO secure arbitration
with the granite cutters. as their
strike is delaying the work which is
nowisa ahead OF schedule.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
Freeze Benefits Fruit Crop.

Durant, Okla, March 5.-According
to Local Weather Observer Houk the
thermometer registered 81 degrees
yesterday and this morning, ard went
nearly that low Monday morning.
Fruit growers say this cold spell of
weather will be of much benefit to the
fruit crop, as it will hold back the
blooms. which are already showing
signs Of wanting to open.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
WILSON APPEALS TOREPUBL|CANS
To GET VOTE ON RESOLUTION
PRESIDENT ASKS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN ON THE
HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE TO HELP GET VOTE ON
RESOLUTION.

Wilson Made Direct Appeal Congressman Bennett Len
root to Assist Him in Getting the Armed Ship Resolution
TO the House for Vote-Congressmen Later Said They
Had Intention of Being Parties to the Consideration
of the Bi-Coonel House has Conference with Presi-
dent Telling Him Results of his Mission Europe-Re
fusal to Discuss ANY Diplomatic Questions But Expressed
Praise for the Manner in Which American Diplomats
Carrying Their Work Abroad-House Said to Have
Advised President How Germans Feel Toward Their Sub
Policy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
.yERDUN UNDER FIRE Of
THE GERMAN GUNNERS TODAY
GERMANS ATTACKING CITY FROM FORT TAVANNES
FOUR MILES AWAY, ACCORDING TO REPORTS RE-
CEIVED TO-DAY.
German Fire, However, Ha
one Little Damage in Verdun-

German Fire. However, Ha Little Damage in Verdun-
Twenty Seven Train Loa Ee;f German D Wounded Said
Today Turning their Atse e. Flanks of French at
Verdun, Where French c. T. Holds Frn-Berln
Claims Capture of One Thous. Il French Saturday and
Sunday ay-Important Movement Troops in Bel
giurn Reported from Hague, Wher. rty Thousand Ger
Cavalrynen Route thu Ypres Front-Rus-
sian Torpedo Boats Bombardng Trebzond Turkish Port
on Black Sea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
w. P. LANE DEAD
Former Comptroller and Well Known
Texan Dead in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 6.-FOrmer
State Comptroller W. p. Lane died
here today at O'Clock. Death came
after a long illness.
He was a candidate for congress
man at large, the office for which he
was defeated two years ago by McLe-
more. Lanes political career was
spectacular.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
Twelve Killed by Zeppelins.

London, March 6.-TweIVe
persons. were killed and thirty
three injured in Zeppelin raid
last night, according to infor-
nation today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT
A CORRECTION

!: In Lowenstein's ad. which
!: was printed in Sundays paper,
): the following appeared: I'VE
}: have beautiful stock of
. pretty street dresses; attract
;: i've separate skirts at Sl.OO
!: and house dresses all sizes at
! 40 cents This should have
!: read: we have a beautiful
; stock of pretty street dresses.
Attractive separate skirts.
Dainty Yale shirt-waists at 81,
etc Mr.. Lowenstein says that
he has some skirts at S1.0O,
but that his SI.O0 shirt waists
are a great deal more attract.
i've price considered.
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British Steamer Sunk.

London, March 6.-The British
steamer Masuna, of $500 tons, has
been sunk. All of the crew We're
saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-06
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La, March 8.
The weather forecast for
Oklahoma for tonight is fair
and colder; Tuesday fair.
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The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
THE FATAL ADMISSION.

Hes . failureI- said his neighbor,
But he wasn't one. you beti
For he started out to labor
As he'd never labored yet;
And he did his daily duty with a grim,
determined smile
For Q fellows not q failure who keeps
busy all the while.
He q failure!"' said his feflowA
But he wasn't-not Just yet
Though he had a leaky bellows
And q staggering load Of debt.
SHsrs o fRilurel" said hts father Hes
an ornery. yellow pupil"
But fellows not failure II he hasn't
given up!
Hes a failureI" sighed his mother.
Her q faIlureI" sobbed his wife:
There was never friend or brother
Who could help him back to life.
Thsn he murmured Tn q failurep' But
he wasn't-not q BIT,
III NAT fatal moment came when he
himself acknowledged It'll
-Clsyeiand Plain Dealer.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Gratitude Not Lacking.

Residents of the District, denied
the right OF suffrage are sometimes
prone to think that Congress gives
little consideration to their problems.
In this mental attitude they fail to
consider that the ass members of the
House of Representatives and the
ninety-six members of the Senate have
questions In which they may be more
intimately concerned - questions
which involve their political futures,
matters which affect their own Dis
tricts. For the main consideration
of practically every member of Con-
gress is what does my constituency
seek and what can I do to advance
iti
With this condition, residents of
the District and those who pay the
taxes that help maintain it, may for
get that In some instances Congress
has been generous in Its treatment
of the betterments and improvements
that concern particularly residents Of
the District and not outside commit
mites.
Such a case was the 1iberality with
which the members Of Congress ap-
propriated for the new Central High
School. This structure, built at a
cost of nearly 81, 10000, represents
the last word in modern educational
institutions. Prom an architectural
standpoint It Is superb. Its facilities
for the boys and girls who occupy
it cannot be surpassed Its equip
ment for the training of the mind
and the body are thoroughly up-to-
date. In every respect it is a build
ing of which the Nations Capital
may well feel proud.
President P. T. Moran, Of the
Chamber of Commerce strikes a hap
py note in recommending a mass
meeting to voice the Districts ap-
probation of the action of Congress
In making the appropriations which
made it possible. 1t is a compare
lively simple matter to arouse people
and organizations to the needs of
the city. 1t likely will be equally as
simple to interest taxpayers and busi-
ness men In rendering a testimonial
OF thanks to the members of Con-
gress for their consideration Of the
boys and girls of the District who
desire higher education.
The proposed meeting at the new
Central High School should be
rousing success. And with the Cham
Der of Commerce and other trade
and civic bodies behind It, there can
be no question about II. Washing
ton is not without sense OF appre-
eiatien and seems about to show It,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Today's Events

Meeting. Young willing Bsipsn. ~ = sr~s
northwest Q p m.
MeAdoo reception 70 othcss and snpsoyes q
Treasury Dvpsrtnsut. II a. m
Odd FsIIouy-Cznton washiprtoa No. L
AMUsENENTS.
Nstinnal-Raymond Hitohoocf IN Deity IN
ard sI5 .. m
Be'asoo-Arn~tts KerIernsun. "a Dsasbter q e.s
Gods." 2lS ard s:ls ,. m.
Ksfth'S-TaudsVills. s:15 and SIS .. N
Po,fs-"The Ola Houetend." ilS and Sas p n
Lyceum-BTlesque. and Q p m
otytty-BuTIeSgus rs and tas .. N
Lows Cohmha-Motion ptctures. n2 o. n -
II .. N.
Sua1c-PhotHplrys 70 O. m 10 BN D. -
rden-PhOt0playa, 10 q. N. % lozo 0. =.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
STEEL co. SOLD FOR s11, 100000.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 29-Announce-
ment was made today of the sale Of
the Superior Steel Company, OF Carnegie
to Eastern capitalists for 81 500. 900. The
deal is one OF the largest consummated
in the steel industry in the Pittsburgh
district In many years. The Eastern
bankers taking over the Superior plant
are Cassatt & Co. and Frazier & Co.. Of
Philadelphia; Merrill. Lynch & Co. and
White. Weld & Co.. of New York. A
new corporation operating under the
name Of the Superior Steel Corporation
has been formed
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
PLAN TO FIGHT PRICE BOOSTS.

New York, Dec. 29.-Federal prosecutors
OF six Eastern States met here today to
outline campaign against combinations
formed to increase the price of food and
coal The conference was called and pre-
sided over by George w. Anderson. of
Boston. special assistant attorney gen.
eral. Others present were F. NJ. Swack-
er. special assistant attorney general in
charge of the New York phase Of the IN
qu!ry. and Assistant Attorneys General
Thomas Ross. Of Pennsylvania, and
James A. Latane, Of Maryland.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Preparedness for War-Pre-
paredness for Peace.

1t is quite evident that whatever
may have been the anxieties of Amer
ican diplomatists, the leaders in Con-
gress do not regard the United States
as being on the Verge of war" When
country is m position where hos
tilities with another power are immi-
nent steps are always taken to put
such armed forces on land and water
as it possesses in state of the high
est efficiency. The fleet must be
overhauled, the crews must be
brought up to war footing and sup
plies of all sorts provided so that the
line OF battleships may take the seas
and remain indefinitely. In the same
way the army must be brought for
ward to point where it can give
good account of itself. The force
must be augmented, subsistence must
be provided, the most modern imple-
ments and agencies must be placed
in the hands of the soldiers.
Well, nothing of the sort has been
done. The memberes of the Naval
and Military committees of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives re-
fuse to regard war as even a remote
probability. This means that nothing
will be done unless a request is sent
directly from the President
1t is to be hoped that the mem
bers ct the Senate and House are
correct in assuming an air of aloof-
ness with reference to preparedness
for a quick entry into the war. 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. Lansing was
speaking entirely in a Pickwickian
sense, after all. For a sorry figure
Our navy would cut meeting a mod
ern enemy afloat. provided with swift
battleships and battle cruisers, with
ample submarines, with a swarm of
aeroplanes equipped with wireless
and perhaps a proper force of Zeppe-
lins or other balloons for long dis
tance scouting. AS to the army, i'm
agine the figure 1t would cut being
ordered abroad to meet a trained en-
emy on any Of the fighting fronts of
Europel
We must therefore, assume that
the country is safe, so far as external
strife is concerned. There are many
who believe that the United States,
instead of going to war is going to
see very soon all Europe turning to
peace
Is this country IN q state of pre-
paredness which viii permit It to
meet the competition from European
factories which will come as soon as
these nations turn their efforts from
destruction to upbuildingi Peace,
perhaps, could be concluded in a
small fraction of the time that would
be required to alter our present tariff
schedules.
President Wilson's heart 10 set no
less on the continued prosperity Of
this country than on bringing peace
to the stricken world. The measures
that he win bring forward to protect
the country in It's present prosperity
should have the support Of Congress
without regard to party
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
LEAVES A WAITRESS 1000.

New York. Dec 3.-Namfng his son
and widow benefciaries of his entire real
duary estate in trust Clinton W. Bird.
who died last Saturday at the Apthorp.
22u Broadway, also left numerous Iega-
cies to servants ard present and former
employees. Some Of these were:
HildR Friberg. a waitress Of the Ap-
thorp, and Elsie Meisels, an employe, Of
the same address, 8, 900 each
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Jottings from Jokers

Nitts-That guy would certainly make q
good soldier.
1gnitts-Howssat?
Nitts-O, you can treat him. but he
won't retreat-Awgwan.
Ethel-Here Is a notice Of Olives be-
trothal. II must be her fourth this year.
hax-She 10 gettin TO be quite a veteran
OF the enlargement ring-London satur-
day Journal
Uncle John-Why, Edith, where did you
get thai pretty ring?
Little Edith-Manima bought II for me,
Uncle John-Is II a real diamond?
Little Edith-well 1 should say Il f.
Mamma paid % cents for it-Chicago
News.
II am sure. Maggie" said the mildly
critical mother-in-law, that any woman
ought to be satisfied with what John SAYS
he gives yon.'' 80 would I be with
what he says he gives me-" snapped Mag
gte.-chicago Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
PANIC ON "I" TRAIN.

New York. Dec. 9. - Panic-strieken
men and women jumped from a crowded
Sixth avenue elevated train when a safe
ty gate between the first and second
cars fell from its fastenings and struck
the contact -rafl. causing a series Of
minor explosions
As the train came to an abrupt halt
amid small geysers Of sparks and electric
flashes there was a general scramble.
Some passengers were knocked down
and trampled IN the panic
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30

The unrivaled distribution Of unprece-
dented profits has suggested the felicitous
phrase bonus land for the United States,
In a peculiar sense America is the good
country at this season, good not per-
haps so much on account of its unique
merits az from the benefcence Of des-
tiny. 30 It happens that bonus land"
sums up singulariy the pleasant state
Of the nation. Never before has there
been so general prosperity In the United
States. Notwithstanding the high cost
of living a greater proportion Of the peo-
ple than ever before will be we'll fed.
comfortably clothed and decently housed,
Blessed with peace and plenty, America
has been enabled TO share It's abundance
with other races cursed with hunger,
poverty and war not Of their choosing,
The bonus" spirit has possessed the
Chicago Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
THE SHARED YEARS.

THE SHARED YEARS.
Choose thou some comrade tried
in bleak and bitter weather,
And you twain, side by side,
Try growing old together.
Together Joy and grieve.
Walk shoulder unto shoulder.
The passing years will leave
Not one OF you the older.
In an things eye to eye,
In small or large endeavor,
The decades passing by
VIII leave you young as ever
The shared years are the glad years,
Despite their need OF ruth
And Joyous ones or sad years
Thsy hold Us close to youth.
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