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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
DETROIT MAN AND
OKLAHOMA CITY GIRL
WE'D IN CLERKS OFFICE

Considerable increase in the mum.
ber OF marriage licenses issued by b..
w Duke, clerk of the courts, has been
shown during the past few days.
early this morning f. w. Miller, Of
Detroit, Mich, and Miss Minnie Smith
Of Oklahoma City appeared at the
marriage license counter and made
known their intention to become mar.
ried.
And we're in a hurry they told
Deputy Clerk HOLMAN.
The license was issued Immediately.
and Rev. j. II. McKinzie, pastor of
the South Baptist church, proceeded to
tie the knot, using the private Office
of the court clerk for the occasion.
J. l.. Derrick, of Madill, and r. l..
Ream, of Wapanucka. were conscrip,.
ed for services as witnesses.
Other licenses issued by the clerk
were to Dewey Knox and Miss Alta
Barnotte, of Writ; Henry Tenniso1
and Miss Lena May Briggs. of Ard
more; w. II. Bingham and Miss Win
ME Reynolds, Of Atlee; John Bryant
and Miss Elrona Paris of BcrWyn.
Louis Haudelman, OF St Louis. and
Mrs. Flora Ward, of Ardmorr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
War Summary


French guns have battered down
the back door to Laon and the Perlus
of General Niyelle are now only six
miles from the German stronghold.
one formidable barrier lies between
them and their goal the Ailette river
but from the captured heights along
the Chemin.des-Dames (the road of the
ladies', the French guns overlook the
stream.
Laon will not be captured except at
a heavy price, but the French victories
of the last week have brought its cap
ture appreciably nearer
In Germany, there is much talk of
political reform, and several proposals
have been put forward in the reichstag
to curtail the power Of the emperor
and make the ministry responsible TO
parliament Apparently the putting
forward Of the mooted reforms has
served to check the rising tide Of
popular discomfort, but the eXtraordi-
nary measures adopted by the govern.
ment to prevent the outside world
learning of the true situation make
adequate judgment impossible.
Startling reports come from Austria
In regard to the conditions in the dual
monarchy and apparently Count Tis7l
and his fellow reactionaries have the
upper hand and are determined To-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
ALLIED WAR MISSIONS
GREAT WORK OF co-oRoINATING
RESOURCES is BEGUN.
Conservation Of Ships and Plans to
Avoid Congestion Of Freight and
Other Difficulties Are Being Con.
sidered in Conference.

Washington, May THE Allied
War Missions, sitting continuously
one I'm London and the other here
appeared today as one Of the first
actual steps to coordinate the power.
ful resources which the United States
brings into the war with those Of the
allies across the. sea.
The commission in London. with
representatives of all the allied ma.
tions, including the United States.
would receive and decide upon the an.
portionment Of seaboard traffic. The
commission could then charge itself
with getting such supplies to the sea.
board either by direct purchase or
through present agencies.
While the inroads Of the submarine
menace continues 1t is absolutely es.
sentlal To conserve every shin for the
most needed freight and the only way
this can be done is To have the allies
submit their needs to a central body
In London, which shall have power to
give priority to the most pressing.
At the same time, the commission I'm
this country knowing exactly how
much was wanted, would buy II iudi.
ciously and keep the railroad lines
open 10 the seaboard So far. the al.
Hes have confused their own situa.
tluns to a certain extent In this coun.
try both by competitive buying and by
congcstlng the railroads and terminals
with supplies for which there was alb.
sulutely no tonnage available.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
SEVEN DIRECTORS
QUIT {. {. BOARD
PRESIDENT APPLE AND SIX MEM
BERS OF COMMERCE
BOARD RETIRE.
EFFECTIVE MAY A
II Accepted the Effect Of designations
viii Be to Interrupt Industrial De.
VeIopment Of City Action to Be
Taken Soon.

designations of President $. A.
Apple and six other directors of the
Chamber Of Commerce were rendered
this morning at special meeting OF
the directors In addition To Mr.. Apple.
those who announced their intention
.of quitting the board. not later than
May H. 1917. We're: Edward Gait. Writ
Franklin, b. \. Simpson, n. b. Feagin
p. d. Maxwell and Charles Won Weisa.
THE designations Of the majority o.
the board Of directors if they are ac.
.cepted, practically sets back Ardmore's
industrial development, and leaves 'he
proposed new tire factories in such a
position that could not venture to
prophesy just what viii be done" Sec.
retary Walter S. Gilbert said, directly
after the meeting
Directors of the Chamber Of Com
merce compose majority Of members
of the Industrial Corporation. which
guaranteed $4,000 to the Ardmoro-
Akron Tire company All subscribers
to that fund win be called to attenl
a special meeting within few days.
81 called the board together this
morning to answer telegram from
the BeSaw Tire a Rubber company,
who desired the names Of the three
Ardmore men TO be made directors Of
the company. Mr. BeSaw pledged
Ardmore the majority on the board
and the election of officers takes place
tomorrow When It was found that
appeals TO some of the largest prop.
erty owners had failed, the Tesigna-
tions resulted.
"lt is not for me to comment on H..
! have done all that one man could do
TO urge the people Of Ardmore to stand
behind the directors, These men have
headed every subscription list with
substantial donations. They are each
paying S25 every month into the Cham
Der Of Commerce, and have responded
promptly to every call made on them
for meetings
"They have been directors who have
really directed, and feel keenly their
failure to get the support they fel.
they would get In their efforts TO in
crease the dinner pail brigade in Ard.
more. shall call a special meeting oi
the Chamber of Commerce before May
IA and invite the entire citizenship
TO participate in it, In the meantime.
the work Of the Chamber of Commerce,
so far as ! am concerned, will go on
as usual"
The instrument announcing the res.
ignatious follows.
"Ardmore, Okla, May Z, 1917.
"To the Ardmore Chamber of Com.
mcrCc
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
hereby tender our designations as di.
rector- of your organization, effective
not later than May II. 1917 Respect
fully S. A. Apple. y B Fcagn Writ
Franklin. p. d. Maxwell Charles Won
Welsr. Edward Calf B. A. Simpson"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
CUBAN REVOLT
WELL IN HAND
1T is BELIEVED

Washington May Fresh reports
of rebel activities in Cuba are re-
garded by this government as renewed
evidence Of influences seeking to force
Intervention, but they have not altered
the state departments confidence in
the ability OF President Menocal TO re.
store order.
Reports from American Minister
Gonzales that the rebels are being
brought under control are supported
by consular reports from Guantana.
mo- and Santiago, although II is ad.
mittcd that In those provinces bandit
raids and malicious destruction Of
property continue. State department
Officials appear confident that May 20.
the date for the inauguration Of the
president, will pass without serious
revival Of the revolt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
BILLION DOLLARS
ADVANCE TO ALLIES
BY FIRST OF JULY

Washington May THE govern.
mont has decided TO lend Great Brit.
ain SlOoOOO,OOO 20 meet her needs in
this country during May A second IN.
stallmcnt of S2j,OOO,OOO was trans
tcrrud 10 the British embassy here.
making with the S2j.OOO0OO loaned
her saturday "a total OF one half OF
the May loan
The decision TO advance Great Brit.
ain Sl0O0OOOOO during May agrees
with the estimates that this govern.
mcnt would be called upon TO finance
the allies up 10 at least 100000. 600
a month
sums already pledged for the next
month or so are at the rate OF $500.
100000 a month and cover only the
needs OF Great Britain, France and
Italy. Additional loans to Russia, Bel
gium and possibly TO Serbia will swell
the total, It Is believed. to at least
SiOO,OO0,00O and bring the total ad
yanced TO the allies prior to July /
when the first proceeds OF the liberty
loan will be available. up to approx
imately Sl0OO,00O00O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
FREIGHT INCREASE
HEARINGS BEGUN
IN WASHINGTON
Railroads Seek to Show Advanced
Rates Necessary TO Cover
Hieher Expenses,

'''g''N' - fN''SNos
Washington, May 7-Hearings on
the proposed fifteen per cent freight
rate increases were begun here today
before the interstate commerce com.
mission
The railroads were represented by
counsel having a great quantity of sta
tistical matter intended to prove that
the railroads as well as the public are
feeling the increased cost of living
and to show that the increased revc-
nue. which would be derived from a
fifteen per cent advance would not, in
fact, cover the higher expenses.
Shippers who oppose the increases
were represented by counsel who in
tended later to show that railroad earn.
ings have been proportiOnately high
Notwithstanding what is alleged to be
oyer-capitalization and that at best
only a few roads may need increased
revenues. This class Of shippers con
tends that If increases are needed for
some roads they should not be ac.
complished by blanket rise in rates
covering the entire country. The in
terstate commerce commission has
very largely put the possibility for
9howng the need OF increased rates
u, rely on the railroads.
h stern railroads stated that the
az lght would fall 100000
short e $217OOOOOO excess Of the
1917 opeldting expenses over 1916.
The proposed fifteen per cent ad-
vance would yield all railroads a sum
estimated at between $500. coo, 600 and
$lOO,OOO.OoO based on last years earn.
ings
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
OLDER MEN WANTED
IN TRAINING CAMPS
FOR ARMY OFFICERS

Atlanta. Ga, May e. The time limit
for accepting candidates for the of
hoar reserve training camp at Fort
Mcpherson today was extended. cone
or t"1 days" Captain @. j.. Corbin.
m charge of tho examining corps. am.
nom0.l THE time previously set was
midnight Monday
With 23OO men accepted today. 20
was believed the ull quota of $500
could h. reached by tonight. but Of
honrs here desire 20 have a larger rep
rcsDutatiun of men OF more mature
age and who have proved efficient
leaders of men In civilian pursuits
Stress has been laid on the necessity
OF more men above thirty years old by
those doing the preliminary work
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
GERMAN SHIPS
WERE JUSTIFIED
IN TURNING BACK

Washington, May New York
banks today lost their litigation in the
supreme court against the North Ger.
man Lloyd liner Kronprizessin Cociie.
az Boston, in which they claimed S..
100000 damages for failure TO deliver
gold bullion valued at $1,000, 600
shipped to England just after the out.
break OF the war.
The Cecilie, the supreme court de-.
cided, is not liable in damages to the
shippers for turning back to America
in mldocean and abandoning her
voyage. The decision determines large
similar claims against a score of other
German vessels In American ports.
Justice Holmes delivered the decision
Justices Pitney aal CLARK d.sseatai.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
TWENTY-FIVE CASES
IN POLICE COURT

Today was busy day In police court.
Twenty-Five cases We're up for trial,
charges ranging all the way from
drunkenness, through the usual run 70
violating of a building ordinance Sey.
en- men were arraigned, charged with
lettering They were arrested Sunday
by Officers Fred Pyeatt and Arthur
Graves In raid on a rooming house
Each pleaded guilty and was fined S..
p. l.. Tndall arrested by officer
Stroud aSturday for speeding and car.
rying a pistol, was fined 80 for the
traffic violation and S25 for carrying
the weapon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
$2O,OO0,oO0
ONE MORTGAGE

Twenty million dollars, an I'm lump
has been borrowed by the Sinclair
Gulf oil company on properties whicl
1t owns and controls in the HcaldtDu
OH fields
The mortgage fled for record iu the
office OF County Clerk Tyer uamos
the Bankers Trust company as tus.
tees The mortgage is payable March
l. 1927 bearing interest from March
l. 1871 at the rate of Z per cent per
annum payable amiannually on tho
first days Of March and September u
each year.
Each -emianuua interest payment
viii amount 10 100000.
All Of the properties affected by the
mortgage are included In township 4
south. range % west.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
ANTHRAX SPREADS
DEADLY STOCK DISEASE is RAM.
PANT IN CARTER COUNTY.
More than 600 Animals Have Become
infected Since Its Advent Was First
Noticed About Ten Days Ago. Man
Also Susceptible.

Anthrax, one of the deadliest dis.
eases in the medical category, is ram
pant in Carter county, especially in
the vicinity Of northwest and north
Of Ardmore
More than six hundred animals al.
ready have become infected since the
disease first become noticeable about
ten days ago and every veterinary in
this section is busy yaccinating men
and animals.
First reports of the prevalence of
the disease were made to me about
ten days ago said DR.. W. NJ Ander.
son, local veterinary surgeon AT
that time there were only a few scat
tering cases But the spread has been
remarkably rapid since the first re.
ports were made, especially I'm those
sections which are timbered."
Thousands Of cattle in the country
are subject to the disease if it is per.
mitted to spread. and farmers are
urged to yaccinate their stock against
the disease.
First symptoms of the disease are
apparent in the drawn, starved looks
of the animals The food they eat
seems not 10 u0Irish them. Later
swellings begin to appear ON the bod.
les and finally they cease eating and
get down, after which death soon oc.
ours.
Anyone who has the slightest abra.
sion OF the skin, or any kiud OF an
open sore should remain away from
animals suffering with anthrax" DR.
Anderson said MAN is just as sus.
ceptible TO the disease as animals
and few recoyerics are known"
a heavy penalty is fixed by fedora,
statute for moving cattle suffering
with anthrax from a herd. ANA another
statute provides that carcasscs. skins
and all, must De burned Immediately
after the animals die.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
LyNCHERS RECITE
LORDS PRAYER
ARIZONA OUTLAW SWUNG OFF
WITH RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
AT END OF CRIME TRAIL.
RECORD IN OKLAHOMA
Star Daley Admitted Holdups and
Bank Robberies in Four States and
Killing Of Three Men. Question Of
Prosecuting Mob Up to Governor.

Phoenix, Arizona, May Whether
an effort would be made to prosecute
any Of the fifty or more men who par
ticipated yesterday in the lynching OF
Star Daley for killing James Ray Glib
son and attacking Mrs Gibson on the
Apache Trail Thursda 'Tht rested
today with Goyernc A., AS e
Campbell, who declined to Toh. he
lynching last night but was &, ~ q.
to issue statement today. Oe
Both the local authorities of Pima
county, in which the lynehing took
place, and of Maricope county from
which Daley was being removed by
deputy sheriffs when captured by the
mob, said last night that they would
not move in the matter unless so di
rected by Governor Campbell.
The prisoner was removed from the
jail here at midnight when the Off
GERS got word that a plan was on foot
to storm the Jail The lynching oc
CURED four hours laJer at the scene
of the attack on the GibsOns near
Meza. Daley, who had retained his
composure during the preliminaries to
the lynching and who showed a mem
Der of the party how to make a nooze
collapsed at the last minute when he
was asked if he wished to pray and
the mob recited the Lords prayer in
unison for him.
Before he was hanged Daley con.
fessed to the killing of Gibson and
the attack on Mrs Gibson and admit
ted several holdups and bank robber
les in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas
and California, in which he believed
he had killed three men, but did not
give the dates Of the occurrences.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
Nawter Mnrder rrinl

Christiansburg Va. May After
having devoted practically all of Sat.
urday afternoon inspecting the home
at Blacksburg OF Chas. +. Vawter. on
trial for the murder OF Stockton Heth
Jr, the jury to day listened to the
closing evidence Indications are that
the taking Of testimony will end late
today or early tomorrow. Argument
probably will not begin until some
sine Wednesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
GERMAN SHIPS
IN PORTUGAL
co TO ENGLAND

Lisbon, April 20 Correspondence
OF the Associated Press Sixty Of the
seventy German merchant steamers
which were in Portuguese ports when
Portugal entered the war, and which
we're promptly seized by the govern.
ment, have been turned over to Great
Britain on a rental basis. England has
rented the ships for S7OOO,0OO yea!
to be paid after the war.
What will become of the ships after
the war, whether they will become the
permanent property of Portugal or
England or go back to Germany is
much in doubt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
AMBULANCE CORPS
OF AMERICANS
HAS TWO HEROES

Paris May g. William De Ford
Big.ow a Harvard man from Cohas.
SET Nuss. and VIM No Wallace OF
New York Columbia student both
members OF Section Four of the Am.
erirau field ambulance have just re-.
ceiyoi the way cross for bravery un.
der fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
LEADERS OF LABOR
TO MAKE DEMANDS
ON IRISH QUESTION

London, May a. Powerful rcpresen.
tations are about 10 De- made to
Premier Lloyd-Georrc and the war
cabinet boy representatives of labor as
90 their views of the imperative ur.
goncy of settlement of the Irish
question. the pal Mall Gazette under.
stands.
10 is understood adds the newspaper.
Chat unless satisfactory settlement
ls quickly arrived at the labor mcm-
tcrs of the government may be com
pD'lCd To reconsider their position.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
SALUTE THE FLAG
ON MEMORIAL DAY

New York, May T. Every citizen Of
the United States is asked by the Nd.
tional School Camp association as a
salute to the flag at noon ON Memorial
day to stand motionless and speech
less and with barred head for one min
ute
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
RalIroad Revennes.

Chicago, May Total operating
revenues Of the Illinois Central rail.
road for the calendar year 1916 was
N3Ti0,226, an increase OF S9.936lS7
over the previous year according to
the report made public here today.
The net income for the road for the
year was given at Sl5.S6S,2Ss, an in
crease OF S1,95S.3i2 over 1915.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
CROP OF SUGAR
IN LOUISIANA
WAS DOUBLED

Washington May THE Louisiana
Sugar crop of 1916. was practically
twice as great as the crop of 1915.
Figures compiled by the depart.
ment OF agriculture show the 1916
crop was GOLS00,0OO pounds as against
275,00O0OO pounds In 1915. The aver
age cane yield was rs tons an acre In
1916. as against eleven tons In 1915.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07

sulphur, Okla, May a. OSpeciaD
Thousands OF turkeys will be- raised
by the wives of the progressive farm.
ers living in and around Rolf The
high prices received last year are a
great inducemont Tor the raising of
more turkeys this year and the record
icr numbers of turkeys raised will
DE broken
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
MILL CREEK HAS
PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION

Sulphur, Okla, May 7.--CSpecian- -
Patriotism was placed before business
by the merchants Of Mill Creek Sat.
urday when all places OF business
were closed and the entire town Joined
In q biz patriotic celebration The
farmers who came 10 do their regular
Saturday trading joined the townspeo.
pie and made the day memorable
one
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
TURKISH ATROCITIES
POPULATION OF TOWN IN PALES-
TINE DRIVEN FROM HOMES.
Roads Thronged With Starving Peo.
Pile and Mutilated Bodies Of Rich
Jews We're Found on Sand Dunes
Of the Desert

New York May T The entire Jew.
ish population of Jaffa. Palestine.
about 5000 men, women and children
oi many nationaities. we're forced by
the Turks on April to eyacuate
their homes and flee from the city ac-
cording to a cablegram received here
today by the provisional executive
committee for general Zionist affairs.
The roads leading from Jaffa were
thronged with starving people, some
dying by the roadside, and mutilated
bodies Of rich Jews were found ON the
sand dunes, the message said
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Ardmore and vicinity, Tonight fair.
rising temperature; Tuesday fair.
Oklahoma. Tonight generally fair.
probably light frost In northeast por.
ton, rising temperature In west and
central portions, Tuesday generally
fair. warmer
East and West Texas: Tonight and
Tuesday generally fair. warmer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
oraanls!na Home Guard at Roff.

Sulphur, Okla May T. (SpeciaD -
The citizens OF Rolf are organizing a
company OF home guards A former
member OF the T. $ army has offered
his services as drill master. All those
who are eligible and subject to draft
will join for the purpose OF receiving
advance training. while those who
will stay at home "wii do their BIT"
as possible reserve corps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
CARRIED
HIGHER POINTS
COMMANDING POSITIONS REACH.
ED AS RESULT or DESPERATE
BATTLES SATURDAY.
FACE SIEGFRIEO LINE
System Of Fortfcations on Which
Germans Have LaVished Work.
Chemin Des Danes, Key to Whole
Section, Swept Almost Completely.

Paris, May THE Germans con.
centrated their efforts Yesterday
morning to attacks west of the French
front in the region Of Laffaux and in
the afternoon on the section from
Braye to Craonne But the French
held the whip hand and beat off wave
upon wave of the enemy's dwindling
reserve, with terrible losses. More
than that, the Frenchmen. after hours
of stiff fighting, still had the energy
to dash forward and maintained fresh
positions in the regions naturally for.
titled
Desperate Resistance.
The desperate resistance of the Ger
mans and the frequent counter.at.
tacks in force are comprehensive
when 1t Is realized that II the French
capture Alleman and Pinlon, they will
outilank the whole line running north
to St Quentin. General Niyelle. how.
ever, has no sinecure as he is con.
tronted by the famous Siegfried line.
"a system Of Qualifications on which the
Germans have layished weeks of work
and which is OF the most formidable
type. On the right wing German bat.
talions streamed out Of Filain wood TO
attack Froidmont farm which stands
midday between Cheyregny and Inn
lN0. They were practically annihiat.
ed. II would seem difficult for the
Germans to prevent the French from
reaching the Disc canal and the All.
ette river on this part Of the front
The famous Chemin.des.D Danes. the
Key OF the whole section. Is now in
great part in possession of the French.
In several places they have even gone
far beyond It, It was the possession
of this road which enabled the Ger
mans to hold up the French advance
for so long It's capture alone shows
the Importance Of the success gained
by General Nivelle in the battles of
Saturday and Sunday.