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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
OFFICER SHOT
BY LOVE CO. MAN
WALTER TATE. DEPUTY SHERIFF.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY BEN
CAVITY AT OSWALT.

While attempting 20 arrest Ben Can.
~, at Oswalt, last night Walter Tate.
deputy sheriff OF Love county. was
shot and seriously injured Canty was
wanted ON charge of dlsposing OF mort.
gagged property The shooting occur.
red at about $50 o'clock at the home
Of Huey Allison. uncle OF Canty at Os.
walt Tate was brought to Ardmore
and is now at the Hardy sanitarium.
while Canty, who was also shot. but not
seriously injured, is In the county jail.
Mrs Tate, who accompanied her hus.
band here, said that Mr. Tate had gone
20 the Allison home after Canty. and
when he stated his mission. Cant,.
without warning, began shooting Mr..
Tate returned fire. shooting Canty i'm
both hands, In his statement. Canty
said that he was asleep when the Off.
Ger arrived az his uncle's home and
that he didn't know what Il was an
about. He says that Mr.. Tate began
to shoot and that he returned the fire
with a Winchester rifle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
ANNIE BESANT
GIVEN FREEDOM
INTERNED HEAD or THEOSOPHI.
CAL CULT IN INDIA Is IN.
Gagged, Is REPORT.

Bombay, India, Sept l7.-According
TO a private telegram Mrs Annie Be
SAINT, head Of the Theosophical Society
and George Arundale and Il. Wadea
two Of her associates, have been re
leased from internment here. They have
been held for political agitation.
1t was recently announced that the
Indian government was prepared to rec
nmmend to the Madras government that
the restrictions placed on these people
be removed If the government were
satisfied they would refrain from un
constitutional and violent methods and
political agitation for the remainder OF
the year
The restrictions were a sequel To q
violent home rule agitation which evok
ed storm of adverse comment In the
press Of India. The head Of the theo
sophical cult was expelled from Bombay
last year for preaching revolt and later
she was forbidden to participate in any
meetings or publish her writings in I'm
dia. She and her assistants We're pro
hibitei from residing in Madras City
and We're ordered TO remain within Ger
tain areas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
.II8 CERTIFIED BY
DISTRICT BOARD
NINETY MORE NAMES WILL CON-.
PLETE CARTER COUNTY QUOTA
FOR SELECTNE ARMY.

one hundred and eighteen additional
name, of men called n tine second ph,
steal examination bv tine Carter county
exemption board have been certified
back 90 the local board los the Tulsa
district board. The ninety other names
expected soon. win complete the Car.
ter county quota. The greater part of
the work necessary 20 the selection OF
the county's tuuta ot }O3 men and the
additional reserve of ten percent is
about completed
Transportation and meal tickets for
the lis Carter county men to report at
exemption board headquarters tomor.
row afternoon no . O'Clock are being pre-.
pared by the board The men win Doe.
come subject 90 military duty at 90
O'Clock Wednesday morning and win
leave ON "a spocia, train for Camp Tray.
is. san Antonio. Texas. 40 335,p. m.
Thursday.
The Carter county board is comulet.
ing it's work ahead OF many other
boards In the state This made DOS.
sihic the sending OF lIj men now. as
ordered los the adiutant general m.
stead Of 1860 the forty percent first am.
luouuced
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
|. v. v. STRIKERS
USE NEW METHOD
SEEK TO WORK S.HOUR DAY IN.
STEAD or 10 DESPITE
EMPLOYERS.

Seattle Wash. Sept l7-TN "suillo
on the job" 10y working only eight i'm.
stead of the required ten hours is the
program. announced last night OF In.
dustrial Workers of the World smp.ov.
ed In Washington lumber mills and log
.ging camps, who Saturday called off a
strike begun ON July l6 last.
Their strike demands for au eight
hour day we're refused, so according To
instructions from their leaders tney will
return to work this morning reporting
at eight a. m, taking an hour off az
noon and quitting at five p. m Mem.
bcrs of the mill owners association as.
serted the men would not Pc permitted
10 work ON such conditions and that
those refusing 70 work more than c.ghr
hours q day would bee discharged.
More than 5000 l. W. W members
were affected 10y the vecent strike.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
BRITISH AIRMEN
DROP BOMBS ON
GERMAN DESTROYER

London, Sept l7.-British naval sea
planes ON Saturday dropped bombs on
German destroyers and trawlers along
the Belgian coast hitting one destroy.
Ter and sinking at least one trawler. An
official statement continues:
I'm the evening during a later pa.
troll, one OF our seaplanes was attacked
10y two seaplanes, which in turn were
engaged by our escorting airplanes and
one was shot down in flames. the other
being chased toward some enemy de,
stroyers.
Yesterday our patrol engaged n for
nation Of enemy aircraft, destroying
one and possibly two"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
CONGRESS- NEARS
END Of SESSION
SENATE HURRIES TO COMPLETE
ITS WORK ON LATEST BIG
WAR MEASURES.

Washington sept. 17.-With most an
of the important legislation of the SEES.
sion either enacted or about 20 be dis.
posed of, leaders in congress today set
about the task OF carrying out plans.
tentatively fixed, FOR adjournment early
m October
President Wilson has no new legisla-
uon TO recommend. and Is said TO be
ready 90 have congress take q vacation.
The house has about finished It's part
Of the legislative program. but prompt
action bv the senate Is necessary 10
carry out the adjournment plans. Only
two measures, the soldiers and sailors
insurance and the S7OoOo0O.O0O war de.
hciency bin, remain 20 be passed by the
senate and it is expected that both will
be expedited The deficiency bill. now
In the house. probably will pass today.
Three big measures are In conference
today with prospects OF an early agree.
ment ON all Of them. They are the war
tax the war bonds, and the trading.
with.thcenemy bills.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
PRINCIPALS ON PHILADELPHIA
TAGEBLATT WITH THREE
OTHERS ARE HELD.
MAY NOT GET BAIL
Charge Is Not Bailabie. Only At Dis
CretiOn of the COurt-0ther Three Are
President of the Company, Business
Manager and Treasurer.

Philadelphia, Sept. l7.-Louis Wer-
ner, editor-in-chief and Dr. Martin Dark.
ow, managing editor of the Philadelphia
Tageblatt, indicted by the federal grand
jury here on Saturday on the charge
of treason in publishing articles and
alleged distorted news dispatches tend
ing to give aid and comfort to the enc.
my, were in the custody of the United
States marshal today pending a decision
by Judge Dickinson. Of the district
court on the question whether they
shall be admitte dto bail
The charge Of treason is not bailable
except at the discretion of the court
Both men waived the service warrants
today and United States District Attor
ney Kane asked that they be beld with
out bail.
Counsel for the defendants said a hur
ried inspection of the articles charged
to have constituted treason did not ap
pear to him to have transgressed the
laws of treason To show the character
of the men so charged, counsel pointed
TO a Werner as man whose two broth
ers tought through the civil war ant
who had two cousins buried at Gettys
burg. Werner he said, had been &
citizen of the United States for thirty
years Darkow. it was brought out 10y
the district attorney applied for citi
zenship In 1904 but never followed uI
| the application.
The court took the request TO holC
the men without bail under advisemen
and i'm the meantime the auaignmen
of the two men along with three othei
members Of the start of the Tageblat
on the charge of violating the espionas,
act. was tentatively fixed for Thursday
The other three men are Peter Schaef
cr president of the company, who pub
fishes the paper Paul Vogel, treasurer
and Herman NJ Lemke, business man
ager
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
LIQUOR DEALERS
TO INVITE BISHOP
TO ADDRESS THEM

ST. Louis. Sept l5.-Iobn T.. pensa.
president of the ST.. Louis Retail LIQUOR
Dealers association. said today that he
would invite Bishop William a. Quayle
OF the Methodist Episcopal church to
deliver an address and make a PRAYER
at the next meeting Of the association.
October a.
lie made this statement after learn
INK that Bishop Quaylc. IN sormau
here yesterday. said he never had been
invited 60 make AN address or prayer at
a liquor convention, but had prayer
all ready II such AN invitation should
be received
Bishop Quaylc left here last night for
a church conference at Braymer. Mis-
souri,, and viii be- gone about two weeks
He is In Kansas city today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
WAR SUMMARY.

Desperate resistance is heinz routin.
ucd by the Austrians 90 the Italians on
the lsonzo front The Austrians made
four attempts 10 recapture the ground
won late last week by General Cadorna
ON the Balusizza plateau, but each ime
We're repulsed.
The Franch-Belgan front operations
continue 10 develop only iocai actions.
The Germans last night showed enter.
prise In a sector that has witnessed lii.
tie activity lately attacking Frenoh 30.
sitions in Apremont forest in me Ar.
dennes A lively engagement vasued.
which ended in a German tcfeat
Along the British front. 'hlre were
only miding operations. London re.
ports These We're carried out in the
Arras and Somme regions. the British
prisoners and inflicting much damage
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
SIX CATTLEMEN
DIE IN WRECK

Aurora, Ills. Sept l7.-Six Iowa
stockmen and negro stock handler
We're killed last night In a rear-end col.
lislon ON the Burlington railroad near
Earlville, forty.five miles west OF Au.
rora.
Ten on more were injured
The men who were killed and most OF
those injured were sleeping i'm two
sleeping ears and way car attached
TO the rear OF the stock train. a mer.
chandise train plowed through these
three cars.
The body Of the negro stock handler
has not been recovered
The wreck was caused. railroad Off
oials say by the merchandise train run.
ming through a block signal
Most OF the seriously injured were
brought To Aurom hospitals
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
AT GREAT LIBERAL MEETING IN
STOCKHOLM GOVERNMENT
is DENOUNCED.
ITS ACTS ABHORRENT
Deepest Regret Is Expressed That For
eign Office Not in Position to Deny
II Allowed Secret Messages to BE
Sent by German Diplomats.

Stockholm, Sept. 17.-At a great liber.
al meeting held here today, resolution
was unanimously passed to the effect
that the meeting expressed the deepest
regret that the Swedish foreign office
was not in position 10 deny the asser.
tion that it had forwarded cipher teIe.
grams in ignorance Of their contents.
which contents when revealed awoke
the just adherence Of all Swedes and
that such careless acts could happen.
The resolution vigorously demanded
that the government Immediately un-
dertake all necessary measures to dem.
onstrate undubltably to the Swedish
people its determination to maintain to-
wards all belligerents absolute neutral.
ity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
GOMPERS CHARGES
COPPER MINE OWNERS
WITH CONSPIRACY

Washington, Sept disappointment
@ commission to investigate labor con.
Ne. in Arizona copper mines as ad
voca '0hl,'y the American Federation Of
Labor u proposed today to President
Wilson. 50
President We, 'Ders Of the labor fed.
Grafton has /, Nefore the president
charges Of federe b investigators that
|. W. w. agitators encouraged by
copper producing inte for the sake
Of discarding the labor l.ovement Most
of the miners recently deported from
Bisbee were union members, and not 1.
w. w. men, and this was known to com.
pany officials who promoted the depor.
tation, the Federation Of Labor charges.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
Seattle Workers Resume.

Seattle, Wash, Sept 17.-Woodwork.
ers in the steel shipyard of the Seattle
Construction and Dry Dock company.
the largest plant here, resumed work
todny, the company having given bond
to use only lumber manufactured In
.eighthour mills. Two other large yards
had previously resumed work using
eight-hour lumber.
There was no change today at the
wooden ship yards, tied up several days
by sympathetic strike of the wood
workers against ten.hour lumber
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
Mn,hIngton S Ontlml,tic.

Washington, sept. l7-Shipping board
officials are confident that basis will
be reached this week for settlement of
AN labor disputes In Pacific coast ship
yards
on receipt of reports of the strike of
ironworkers at San Francisco today, the
board made efforts TO hasten settle.
ment Of the strike in Seattle ship yards
I'm the belief that it will serve as a basis
for agreements at Portland san Fran.
cisco, Los Angeles. and other places.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
GERMANY ANSWERS SWEDEN.
Obliged for Favors. but Regrets Phra.
seOIogy OF Messages.

London, Sept 17.-Germany has sent
note to Sweden, according to the cor
respondent Of the Central News Agen-
ry. highly regretting the disagreeah!e
issues raised ON account OF Sweden
transmitting kilograms TO Germany.
Germany says she Is obliged to the
Swedish government for transmitting
messages, but regrets that her repre-
sentatves in Argentina should have
sent the telegrams in the pharaseology
they did.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
AMERICANS OFFER
$1,000 FOR KAISER
DEAD OR ALIVE

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. l7-Labors'
Loyal Legion, recently organized here,
will pay $1,000 to the American soldier
who captures dead or alive the German
emperor or crown prince.
The legion will pay $500 to the fist
American soldier to take prisoner. dead
or alive, member of the general s,aff
of the German army, and 5000 to the
first American soldier who captures
dead or alive a German soldier.
A telegram was sent to President Wi!
son by the legion's executive committee
notifying him Of their decision to Offer
the rewards
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
GERMANY CONTINUES PRACTICE.
Tells Its Agents to Use Swede Channel
With Code.

London, Sept 1.-THE Nya Daglaat
Allenhadu Of Stockholm, which printed
the announcement that Germany had
sent an answer to Sweden, says the
German government has instructed all
its representatives in foreign countries
to refuse to accede TO any attempt
which may be made to force them to re-
veal TO the Swedish government the
contents Of code messages which they
may submit to it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
and Tuesday generally fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight and Tuesday gen
orally fair.
East Texas Tonight and Tuesday
partly cloudy local showers in south
east portion.
West Texas: Tonight and Tuesday
generally fair, except probably show
ers in extreme west portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
Strikes in Argentine Spread.

Buenos Aires, Sept. IL, Railroad
strike disorders are spreading. a bridge
fifty yards long has been wrecked,
tying up two lines and preventing the
movement OF troop trains. Heavy re.
Inducements Of national troops have
been sent TO Rosario.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
GERMAN REPLY TO
BENEDICT DELIVERED
TO PAPAL NUNCIO

London, Sept lT.-Dr. Richard Won
kuehlmann. German foreign secretary.
who is now visiting King Ludwig at
Munich. called Saturday evening on the
papal muncio and handed him Ger.
many's reply to Pope Benedlct's peace
proposal, according TO the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger, as quoted In an American dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com.
pany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
Au.lraIIan CnhInel Membcr QnIIs.

Budapest Sept IL Via Amsterdam
DR.. Gratz. minister OF finance In the
Hungarian cabinet formed by Premier
Wekerle last month, has retired from
the ministry Or Wekerlc has temper.
lily taken over the portfolio OF finance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
AMERICAN CONSUL QUARTERS
WRECKED BY GERMAN BOMB

Washington, Sept l7.--Destruction OF
the American consular agency at Dun
kirk, France. by a German bomb on
Sept. Z was reported today to the state
department. while a consular agent.
Benjamin Morel, was uninjured and the
archives OF the consulate were saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17

Austin. Texas, Sept. l7.-For the third
time in the present year, Governor
James +. Ferguson took the witness
stand today I'm an effort 10 nullify
charges brought against him looking
toward impeachment.
In announcing that the governor
would be his next witness. W A. Han.
ger chief counsel for the defense. said
two days would be occupied In direct
testimony before the senate high court.
The cross-examinatiou should last as
long If this holds true the governor
should testify four fun DAYS, which win
exceed his stay on the stand ln the
March Investigation boy the Davis house
committee, and the more recent investi
cation Of the house sitting as a com.
mittee of the whole
II is believed that the trial win De
ended by Saturday night at least
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
NJ SUBMARINE orr 1. :.
COAST IS NAVY BELIEF

Washington, Sept 1.-THE navy de.
partment. after as complete invcstiga.
tion as is possible, is satisfied there Is
no foundation for reports Of hostile
submarine Oh the New England coast
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
FERGUSON MAKES
TRAGIC APPEAL
81 CALL UPON GOD OF HEAVEN
TO STRIKE ME DEAD" HE
CRIES IN OWN DEFENSE.

Austin, Texas, Sept. III call upon
the God Of heaven to strike me dead
before this assemblage if / do not speak
the truth when / say that / never IL
tended to make a nickel, even "A cent.
off the state money in the Temple State
bank"
This was the statement Of Governor
James +. Ferguson today while testi.
flying at his Impeachment trial before
the senate high court, regarding the de.
post of some $4,000 of Canyon City
normal insurance money in the Temple
State bank, in which he was large
stockholder
The governor added that he did not
know how any man could think that he
would sell his honor In such a way
The chief executive took the stand
soon after the senate high court con
vened today and by noon had testified
regarding Of the p charges against
him. w. A. Hanger. the governors
chief counsel. took up the charges in
order The three considered this morn
+ltH lttlt llldA AAlt ApNtllVl dpllltN
$4,000 Of Canyon City normal money
TO a personal obligation that he depos
tied CANYON City normal money IN ,he
Temple state bank for profit. ard that
he borrowed from the Tempe instiiu
tion in excess Of the limit allowed by
law even though as governor he wai
sworn 10 enforce the law
The governor said he was absolutely
unaware until the July grand jury IN
vestigation that the $500 had beer
charged to his official account. He wa
indicted by the grand jury for allege,
misapplication Of state funds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
APPROXIMATELY $4,000 MEN IN
THE FRISCO SHIPBUILDING
YARDS WALK OUT.
100 PLANTS TIED UP
Twenty-Five Unions Demand Fifty Per
Cent Increase In Wages, Which Is
Refused by Employing Companies
Washington Seeks Settlement.

SAN Francisco, Sept 17.-Approxi-
mately $4,000 iron workers and metal
trades mechanics engaged in war emer.
gency construction in San Francisco
and bay cities went out on strike at
10 o'clock today following rejection Of
their demands for a fifty per cent in
crease in wages The walkout in more
than 100 plants was carried out without
a hitch, it was reported.
Feverish eleventh hour efforts to
avert the strike by employers and rep
resentatives Of the United States ship
ping board failed. Proposals to arbi-
trate on a basis Of 10 per cent increase
offered had been rejected by the confer
ference committee Of tine Iron Trades
Council, composed of 2j unions, on
whose authority the strike was deliv-
cred.
The walkout affects more than $780,
100000 in government ship building and
engine construction contracts and auto
matically ties up other construction
works.
| The Union Iron Works, the Moore
Scott Iron Works both ship building
plants, and the Pacific Foundry were
closed completely.
Settlement Of the strike, declared to
be San Francisco's largest Industrial
trouble, is entirely in the hands Of the
federal government employers an
nounced.
In the hope Of adjusting the diff
Guilty further conferences between the
California Metal Trades association, the
organization Of employers, and the Iron
Trades Council, weer to be held today
No Violence Reported.
I'm addition TO the walkout Of the iror
and metal trades. ship yard laborers ant
carpenters had voted 20 strike.
No violence Of any kipd was reported
II was said that troops would be call
ed 20 guard the shipbuilding plants "a.
q precautionary measure
Officials of the Union Iron Works
the largest Of the concerns affected. ir
"a public statement. asserted that IN,
walkout was not for higher wages bu
IN support of the strike Of men Of IN,
United Railroads street car linesl her,
for higher wages. shorter hours, and rec
lognition OF their union which entered
It's sixth week today
Others MAY Strike.
Among other large plants affected arr
the Union Atlas and Standard Gas I'm
rine companies; the HalLScot. Fncin,
company, the HyronJackson and IN,
oliver Manufacturing companies an,
the Bert Eas Traction COMPANY
Emploes announced that II the strik
is OF long duration probably ljO OOO poi
sons including organized worSmep O
irelative trades, and their families wi
be involved
r. S. Scott, of the Moore.Scott cor
lpauy said that under the contracts wiz
the government, the employees were pr,
| hibItel from granting any wage %
Icreases without federal sanction.
No attempt will De made 20 opera
any of the factories on works with sui
stitu'cs. according 10 announcement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
Is PROCLAIMED BY PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT AS ABSOLUTE
NECESSITY.
KERENSKY BEHIND It
Statement Is Issued That Time Has
Come to Put An End to External In
dofiteness of the Government; Also
Because Danger Still Threatens.

Petrograd, Sept. 17.-Russia has been
proclaimed a republic. The provisional
government issued the proclamation,
dated Friday.
The proclamation follows:
General Kornilon's rebellion has been
quelled. But great is the confusion
caused thereby and again great is the
danger threatening the fate of the faith
erland and its freedom.
Holding It necessary to put an end
to the external indefniteness of the
states organization, remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval of
the republican idea expressed at the
Moscow state conference the provision
al government declares that the consti'
tutional organization according to which
the Russian state is ruled is a republi
can organization and it hereby pro
claims the Russian republic.
(Signed)