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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
WILLING To
SPEND MUCH
FOR PEACE
LOUIS LOcHNER TELLS SWISS
THAT HENRY FORD is WILLING
TO SPEND SEVERAL MILLIONS
FOR PEACE.

Berne, Switzerland Feb. 1.-THE
Swiss parliamentarians heard the
report of Louis Lochner and Harry
Evans on the Ford peace expedition,
and decided to unanimously favor par
ticipation of Switzerland at the neu-
tral peace conference at Stockholm
and a delegation was appointed to
attend.
Lochner eXplaine dthat Henry Ford
is willing to spend several millions
for the conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
Done With Public Life.

New York, Feb. 11.-Former Secre.
tary Of War Garrison announced here
today that he intended to retire abso.
lutely from public life and politics
He would not discuss his resignation
from a political angle.
Garrison intimated that he might
do something" in giving support to
the continental army movement He
denied that he would oppose Wilson
like Bryan did.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11

Paris, Tex, Feb. 11-Chairman Phil
Baer issued a call today for re-
publican state executive committee
meeting at Fort Worth on February
%, to make arrangements for the
state, district, county and precinct
conventions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
WILSON is PROGRESSIVE
WIN Build Municipal Water and Light
Plant with Bond Issue

BY a vote of three to one, the town
of Wilson has passed favorably at the
polls upon the proposition of issuing
bonds for an amount sufficient to put
in a municipal lighting plant and a
water system. Wilson is soon to have
natural gas and it is making improve
ments that give it a permanency and
that will be of great convenience to
its citizens. Wilson is located in the
best agricultural portion of the coun-
ty and it will continue to grow as the
country develops and as the oil fields
continue to spread.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
Socialist Peace Move.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE American So
cialist party cables Herr Won Kol,
the socialist leader in the upper
chamber of the Dutch parliament,
proposing simultaneous peace agita-
ton. The dispatch says President
Wilson will be urged in congress on
February q to convene neutral ma
tions and open negotiations. Van Kol
has cabled Representative London,
the socialist member Of the Washing
ton house Of representatives. the CO.
operation of the party in Holland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
FRENCH REPyLSED IN EFFORT
To REGAIN LOST TRENCHES
BERLIN OFFICIAL STATEMENT SAYS FOUR SUCCESSIVE
ATTACKS BY THE FRENCH WERE REPULSED SOUTH
WEST OF VIMY.

Claim French Also Failed in Attacks German Po
stons South of Somme-Unoffcial Reports Say Notable
Artillery Battle in Progress for Ten Days Near
Ypres Generally Believed Germans Have Decided
to Postpone Offensive Until Weather Becomes More
Observation-Disclosures Claim Capture of Hill Near Lutsk-
Belgian Officials Say There is No Foundation for Reports
that Germany Has MAJ Peace Proposals to SegiumI
British Steamer Elswick u Beached Of Yarmouth,
Crew Being saved-Russi. T. Believed Making Effort to
Retake Czernowitz. g
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
APPROVES THEIR DISMISSAL
Secretary Daniels Endorses Dismissal
Of Mdshipmen at Annapolis

Washington, d. c., Feb. 11-Secre-
tary Daniels today approved the rec.
concentrations of the Annapolis aca.
demic board dtsmissing eiehty-two
for failure in their studies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
LEVEE BREAK
At YANCOP|N
LAST NIGHT
AS RESULT OF BREAK RIVER RE-
NAMED STATIONARY TODAY,
BUT ANOTHER RISE is DUE TO.
NIGHT.

Arkansas City. Ark, Feb. IA
break in the Arkansas levee at YancO-
pin Thursday checked the rise Of the
river here. While the river has re-
maiued stationary for almost twenty
four hours, the rise is expected TO re-
sumo tonight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
COMMITTEES PHILLIPS SENTENCE
President Reduces Sentence of Banker
to Two Years.

Washington, Feb 11.-President
Wilson today commuted to two years
the fiye-year sentence of ". p. Phil
lips, who was an officer of Vinita,
Okla, national bank, charged with
making false entries. The bank suf.
fered no loss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
INVALID FlFTY.EIGHT YEARS
Brooklyn Woman Has Been eed-Rid-
den More than Halt Century.

New York, Feb, 11.-Miss MOllie
Fanchar who has spent the past fifty
eight years as bed-ridden invalid,
died in Brooklyn today aged 75.
A series of accidents when she was
seventeen years old, deprived her of
the use OF all her limbs except her
right arm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
British Steamer seached.

London, Feb. 1.-THE British
steamer Elswick Manor mas been
beached off Yarmouth. Her crew
was saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
Girls Condition Unchanged.

Dallas. Tex, Feb. 1.-THE condi-
ton of Katie St. Clair, the survivor
of the spike bar attack at Ningus,
who was brought here, is unchanged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La, Feb. Il.
- The weather forecast for
Oklahoma for tonight is cloudy
with rain in the eastern por-
ton, colder in the western
portion. Saturday fair and
colder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11

FASHION WEEK
ARE MATURING
WINDOWS WILL BE ORAPEO AND
ALL OPENED Al SAME HOUR
THE DATE WAS FIXED LAST
NIGHT.

The board of directors Of the Bust
ness Mems association met last night
and made definite plans for fashion
week for Ardmore. Every member
was in attendance and pledged his
personal support and efforts to make
the event the greatest ever held in
this section of the state.
The week will open Thursday night,
April 6, at 1870 and will continue
until the following Wednesday night
The first night will be the general
formal opening. and each merchant
will vie with the other to make his
store the most attractive and have
special window displays. Windows
for the opening will be draped and
not uncovered until exactly 1880.
Special Features.
A free ticket TO the theatres will
be given to all visitors on Friday
night, and band concert will be a
feature of the week Other special
free attractions are to be added be-
fore the entire program is closed.
That every merchant in the city
will cooperate is the opinion of the
directors of the association, who feel
that the effort should be distinctly a
grand innovation for ArdmOre.
Secretary Gilbert will canvass the
merchants between now and Tuesday
night when a meeting will be held at
the court house. The plan OF rail
road rebates has been left for further
arrangement, but will probably be in
augurated as a permanent undertak
ing for the occasion.
Merchants are already interested
and many surprises will await the
visitors on fashion night
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11

Liven up your ousrness-try the
Want Ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11

Little Business Helps: Want Ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-11
Local Weather Data

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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22

was out Of sight of shore, Barrett had
been steering his course east and north
at full speed day and night till now he
was 1900 miles out at sea and LOCO
miles farther away than when he start
ed from his proper destination
It was upon the morning Of the cele-
bration throughout the United States
of a new triumph of the moral power
of American diplomacy that Barrett
cleared Hampton Roads. After turning
Cape Henry his curse Immediately
should have been laid south and east,
but as he stood on the bridge staring
out to sea farther and farther to the
left he veered his ship. From out
there ahead In the unmatched, mpa-
troled sector of the north Atlantic be-
tween the Virginia capes and Spain ap-
preached the great battle feet Of the
league. Barrett had no doubt what
ever Of that. Two thousand miles be-
You'd the horizon it might be now; 1t
might be twelve hours steaming far
Their off; but that it approached the
commander of the American cruiser
was certain. Equally certain had been
the other officers who had foregathered
with him at the Army and Navy club
the night before he sailed.
"It's no use talking any nor about
what the government ought 10 order
US to do" one of the oldest and most
revered Of the officers said. Now Is
the time for US to do something"
"What?" Barrett had asked
What you can do should be perfect
~ plain. We all know that the cir
rumstance which seems most 10 reas
sure our government Of the leagues
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22

choking and sickening sweet with an
awful cooking smell-the odor of flesh
scorching.
Barrett rolled over. A boy in en-
signs uniform lay beside him. He was
young Griswold, who had commanded
the foretop. He had been thrown down
and was not yet dead. His eyes were
open, and he recognized Barrett as
his commander got up on hands and
knees beside him. He was still con-
scious. twenty-five ~dreadnaughts, I
make them, sir" he reminded. "Four
ships of the Zeus class, six of the Ira
jan, four of the Pharaoh, six of the
Sargon, and the others look like the
Thor. -Four may be battle cruisers of
the Carthage class . > . they are far
thest away"
Barrett got to his feet. His right leg
was broken somewhere. 1t crumpled
under him, but Daniels, the quarter
master, had an arm about him. Dan
iels, after pulling Griswold away from
the spot of the deck which was burn
ing him, was supporting his com
mander.
"Mr. Spurstow is still working with
the radio, sir" Daniels was telling
him. 1--WE have been struck, sir, very
hard forward again. A magazine blew
up. We are sinking by the bow.
There's no use trying to keep the
screws going, sir; but If an engine
crew will stay to keep power for the
~ G--.--x~- All-T-- 49,
may be a chance for a signal before we
go down"
Barrett thrust the quartermaster's
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22
PROLOGUE.

Herewith is presented the
first chapter of a fiction serial
dealing with what might hap
pen should European powers,
after they had settled their
own differences, wage war on
the United States. The author,
one of the best fiction writers
in the country, has based his
story upon a thorough under
standing of military, naval and
internal conditions in the Unit
ed States and upon a sound
knowledge of military and
economic history. The story
is not technical. It will hold
your interest from the first
line to the last, not alone
through the rapid and vivid
style Of the story, but also be-
cause the author endeavors to
show how helpless the United
States would be in a state Of
unpreparedness.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22
CHAPTER |.
The Scout Cruiser Salem.

TIME United States scout cruiser
Salem, Lieutenant Commander
Walter Barrett, was steaming
east In the north Atlantic as
fast as her twin turbines could take
her. On her trials, something over
eight years before, they had proved
twenty-five and nine-tenths knots an
hour, but so earnestly was young Han
Ion, the chief engineer, now forcing the
engines that twenty-s1x knots and a
trtfe over registered on the dial before
Barrett on the bridge, and every knot
and every fraction Of a knot on the
curse he was steering was upon the
commanders own responsibility, In va
Rance of his instructions and certain
to lead to a court martial If he failed
by the results of acting upon his own
i've to Justify his act
For Barfktt's orders UPON leaving
Hampton Roads were to proceed at
once to Haiu-indeed, he had on board
and Quartered In his own cabin the two
gentlemen-Messrs Banland and Cor
don-who were to proceed as soon as
possible to Port au Prince as personal
representatives of the president at
Washington TO observe the course of
the uprisings and disorders in Haiti
and Santo Domingo, yet for more than
two days, or since an hour after he
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22

as, after the shock of the next shell
from the Falcon bursting within the
hull, he realized that some one had
come up beside him. 1t was the chief
quartermaster, Daniels, whom he had
ordered to detail a guard for Hutchins,
the wireless operator. The quarter
master, like Barrett, was still unhurt;
he stood stiff as he saluted.
What Is it?" Barrett challenged him.
"Sir, Mr.. Hutchins was a spy"
"What?'
"Sir, l found he was flashing the
spark with the switch thrown out be-
tween the transmitter and the aerial
wires
"What?'
II shot him, sir. But before / could
kill him he smashed the ~condenserS.
Mr.. Spurstow is working to fix them
now. He sent me to report, sir, that
he believed no message which was or
dered has been sent"
The blood throbbed dazedly In Bar
rett's brain.
"Hutchins was a Spyi"
4uuL SDltS WeIC GlllSItu, lnut tAClC
might be a spy on his ship, Barrett
had known well. To guard against a
spy Barrett had told Daniels to station
the guard at the radio instruments,
and Daniels had chosen to stand guard
there himself. He had served to pro
tect the operator, but it was the OPP
orator himself who was the spy! As
soon as the quartermaster had seer
this he had shot Hutchins. Spurstow,
the relief operator, who had been kept
below to be called If Hutchins were
hurt was working to repair the ap-
paratus which Hutchins had destroy
ed. But now-now what could he do?
masts and the radio wires stretched be-
tween them still remained. At any
instant now, with the striking of the
next shell In ten n twenty seconds, a
mast might go, all the radio installa-
ton be destroyed. If they We're left
unchanged to the end the ship could
not last many more minutes.
Barrett gasped before the quarter
master. "How long, He started to
ask the time which SpurStow might
need to repair or replace the condens-
ers, but Barrett stopped. 1t made no
difference now how long 1t might take,
1t was the only thing now to do-to try
to repair the radio and to keep the ship
afoat as long as might be.
go back to Mr.. Spurstow," Barrett
commanded the quartermaster, land
tell him / understand; I'll do for him
all / can"
One to the right, the other to the left,
the enemy's destroyers were coming up
very fast. The Falcon, too, was closer,
and following each spot of haze before
its guns a shell struck and burst with
In the American ship. Yet, were the
ship only a few knots faster, Barrett
knew he could still get away. He could
have viewed the enemy's fleet and
might bring off his ship safe. But now
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22

arm from him. TELL Mr.. Hanlon
that" he commanded. Let go of me.
Tell MI. Hanlon that. I'll go tell Mr..
Spurstow he will have his power"
He fell to hands and knees again.
The wires of the radio still stretched
horizontal. But his ship was fast set
Ting beneath him. Daniels arms held
him up again, and, half carried by the
quartermaster, he stumbled into the
wireless cabin. The apparatus, shat
tered by the spy, was strewn about,
but except for hat and the blotch
where Hutchins had lain before his
body was thrown out there was
no sign of destruction yet within the
narrow steel walls. Spurstow, the re-
lief operator, with two electricians.
was working slowly, it seemed to Bar
rett, at the repairs. He cried out to
Spurstow for haste, and for an instant
brought the operators eyes toward
him. Spurstow had been working
for many minutes. knowing that at the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22

p~arently the Falcon or one of her class
are coming for us, Mr.. Hanlon. /
have Just sen word that we have
sighted a large fleet. We are going to
Try to pass the smaller vessels and get
as close as possible to maxi out the
main fleet before we sink. If we are
unable to signal to you after the action
begins keep us full speed as long as
you can"
81 understand. sir" Hanlon's voice
replied.
The anti-air craft gun on the forward
deck-it was a small quick fiirer with
double telescope sights-moved as the
crew trained it upon the aeroplanes
swooping down. The pointer looked
back again to the bridge. The planes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22

which had passed far ahead of the de-
in extreme range.
TEL those men they are not to fire
under any circumstances until / tell
them to; they must not even aim. We
are not to start this"
The anti-air craft quick firer ceased
to move. Barrett gazed back at the
colors astern. Above him also, upon
the foremost halyards, the stars and
stripes showed plainly in the breeze.
The other ships showed no emblem.
Only under the wings of the aeroplanes
a device In the shape Of a circle cross
ed with a bar was painted. The air
craft had come close enough to make
it plain. They were perhaps<a thou
sand feet up and twice as far forward
of the Salem, but B~arrett's gaze aban-
doned them for the Falcon as some one
who had been watching that vessel
shouted.
For a spot of smoke, appearing sud
denly, obscured the cruisers forward
gun shield, and 900 yards ahead of the
Salem, and only slightly to the left of
its course, a squirt Of spray dashed up
from the sea; another squirt, almost
beside the Salem as the shell riochet-
ted.
''They started it-without warningr'
Marston cried.
Barrett stared, his eyes glowing, his
lips tight pressed. A second sudden
haze from the Falcons forward gun
dimmed its deck; a hundred yards
closer to the Salem, but still a little
sea.
"Fire!' Barrett cried. "Give 1t to
theml Oh, give it to them!" He turn
ed to Marston, restrained. code, The
Falcon has fred upon u.s. and get it
off quick!"
The clatter of the forward machine
gun made his shout almost unheard.
At the first shell from the Falcon the
crew had trained the gun upon the
nearest of the approaching planes.
The forward five inch doomed its deep
er and slower reply. 1t did not attempt
to reach the enemy's cruiser. The Fal-
con, using its nine inch rifles, was ell
gaging the Salem from far beyond the
extreme range Of the American ives,
but the ~destroyers, faster V than
the Falcon, were closer, and at the
nearest of the three torpedo vessels
the Salem was sending its shells. They
struck close, the spray squirting up
white before the first destroyer, and
now, following. a shot, there showed
no spray, the proof of a hit!
A cheer, a wild, exultant cheer, swell
ed from the American gun positions
a numbing shock-a disruption which
deadened In Barrett all sensation after
his gasp and blink at the binding vel
low fash before him-stifled the cheer
and muted the guns at the same In
slant. Barrett stood a moment insen-
sible; that he had been crushed, beat
en- upon by a mighty blow which struck
head, body and limbs equally; that he
had been battered and dashed down,
smothered and broken, was the first
consciousness which returned to him
but, as he sought to scramble up, as
he struggled and CROPPED with hands
TO clasp something which would pull
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22
p II.
The Shadow of the Sword,

A DAZZLING flare! Blackness'
n Peace for an instant, quiet like
~ the peace Of death. Then the
light of the sky, the glare Of his
flaming ship and now, as Barrett NOV
ed, the tortures Of the damned. Bar
rett lay on his back on the deck. II
was hot, that riveted metal on which
he lay, hot everywhere he felt it
Smoke swept over 1t, smoke dense and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22
mEdwiifl
Ba11ner

Copyright, 1916, by the Chicago Tribune
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-18
MERCHANT U-BOAT
REAL AMERICAN one

NEW LONDON, Conn, Sept. 49,
The submarine seen approaching this
port last night, and which at first was
believed to be the German subma-
rine merchantmen Bremen, it devel-
oped early today was an American
naval submarine returning from man
euvers off the Connecticut coast. In
formation concerning the character of
the submarine reached New London
today on the return here of the ocean
going tug T. A. Scott, Jr, which cac-
ried to sea supposed representatives Of
the Bremen's American agents. The
captain of the Scott reported to the au-
thorities here today that nothing had
been seen or heard Of the missing
bremen during the cruise of his YES
sci.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-18
MANY DELEGATES
NAMED FOR THE
DISTRICT MEET

The Third Congressional district
convention will meet Tuesday morn
ing, September 18th, in the armory OF
the A. l.. l., when Hon. Charles R.
Crisp will be formally nominated as
the choice of the democrats of the dis
trict as member of the 65th con
gress.
The armory is being made pretty for
the occasion, and the work is in
charge of Henry Stanfield, who will
be ergeant-at-arms for the meeting.
A large number of delegates will at
tend the convention, and at noon Mr..
Crisp will entertain them at barbe-
cue at the grounds on Glessner street.
Other delegates announced who will
attend the convention are:
CLAY-E. ]. Hobbs, ]. B. Mills, Zach
Arnold, G. NJ. Bell, j. E. Masfeld, J.
@. Stanford.
TURNER-A. B. Wells, F. S. Cone,
II. B. Davis, G. A. Metcalf, w. L. Ev-
ans, W. X. Jenkins, Ben Cravey, j. B.
Chandler, W. A. shingler, ]. w. Hen
Gerson, DR.. W. L. Story, T. L. Fields,
). A. Conner, Edwin A. Rogers.
BEN HILL. Mcdonald, P. F
Stone, W. B. Hammock, w. H. Foun-
tain, D. P. Adams, X. R. Bowen, w. NJ.
Mccormick, w. R. Walker, A. H. Den
mark, l. Gelders, P. A. Collins, George
l.. Kilcrease, G. ]. Dorminey, ]. =
Turner, ]. D. Dorminey, R. I. Maffett
Marcus Luke, ]. H, Dorminey, L. 0
Tisdale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-18
ANOTHER ORDER ON
NATIONAL GUARDS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 49,
Secretary Baker, of the war depart
ment today directed Maj.-Gen Funston
to return one regiment of the National
Guard to it's home station for each new
regiment sent to the border by de-
partmental orders. There are now
eighteen thousand guardsmen still n
state notifications camps.
1t was indicated at the war depart
no general movement of guardsmen
homeward until a decision affecting
the border situation is reached by the
Mexican-American commission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-18
GERMAN LOSSES
At HANDS
Of THE FRENCH

PARIS, Sept. 1S.--Heavy German
losses north and south of the Somme
during last night are reported today
by the French war Office. Despite con-
slant and determined counter attacks,
the French continue to maintain the
ground recently won in that region,
and during last night and today made
further progress near Cleary, Berny
and Denicourt During the operations
included in the war office report today
twelve hundred German prisoners were
taken, these including many officers.
Denicourt is now entirely surrounded
by French troops and the surrende-
Of the garrison cooped up there is in
yitable.