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$4,000 RAISED FOR
|.0.0.F. SOLDIERS
FUNDS ALSO VOTED BY CONVEN-
TION FOR AN ANNEX TO
CHECOTAH HOME.

Oklahoma City, Oct 4-Thirty-
thousand members of the odd Fellow
and Rebekah lodges in Oklahoma pledg-
ed yesterday through their delegates
here to give 81 apiece To a war fund TO
be used in relief work for any member
of the organization who might be In
need of financial aid. The resolution
which made this pledge was voted unan-
imously, and contained a recommends
ton that every lodge in the state keep
the dues of all soldier members paid
during their absence. The resolution
is in the form of an amendment TO the
laws of the lodge
Sessions of the Odd Fellows grand
lodge and the Rebekah assembly were
held YESTERDAY AT the First Christian
church and Odd Fellows hall. An as
sessment was made of 40 cents on every
member in the state to provide a fund
for building an annex to the Odd Eel
lows home at Checotah The annex
will cost $4,000.
Officers elected for next year by the
Rebekah assembly were Mary j. West
president. Oklahoma City; Mary NJ. Nc
Neese. vice president, NARROW; Martha
+. Reger. secretary. Enid. Wanna h
Kintzley, treasurer. Ell Reno; Margaret
| Lightle. trustee, Muskogee; Cora 5
Brown, member of home board, Wau
komis.
A banquet was given last night al
the Odd Fellows hall by the Rebekaf
lodges of Oklahoma City to the Officers
land official representatives of the tw,
organizations.
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ALL |. w. w. WILL
FIGHT REMOVAL
FROM OTHER CITIES

Chicago. Oct. I.-That none of the
men arrested in other cities In the gov
ernment raid on the l. W. W. win waive
their righ, to tight removal was asserted
today by Otto Christensen. attorney
here for the men In jail. Christensen
said the men would have forced the
government attorneys 10 show cause in
each case why they should waive extra
dition and come here for trial.
Attorneys for the |. W. W. are pre-
pairing their defense, and have been
granted access TO the government evi'
dence against the men. District Attor'
ney Cline has refused 10 say when he
expects the cases 10 come UP for trial
but intimated that the government
would be ready for hearings about Jan
unry !
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which would have to be abandoned
would be far more valuable to the en-
tente and its loss a spondingly
heavy blow to the Germans for the
German-held Belgian coast line, with its
submarine and aerial bases is at stake,
together with the great French madu-
featuring city of Lille and wide
stretches of territory in northern
France and Flanders
Last Despairing Effort of Enemy.
Todays attack followed sharply a
last despairing effort Of the Germans
to stave it OF Crown Prince Rup-
precht struck at the British line yes
terday at its most vital points-be-
tween Tower Hamlets and PolygOn
wood. but his troops again We're moved
down by the British guns. the assault
making no impression whatever on the
British line or affecting the British
preparation to take the offensive to
day.
The British preparation. apparently
had been calm. except for intense ar
tillery activity north of Ypres.
The French have been busy again AT
reprisal work. visiting the Prussian
city Of Frankfort once more and also
bombarding Rastatt. a city of $4,000
population, in Baden.
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senators Discuss La Toilette.

Washington, Oct. A. Decision as to
what action it shall take on petitions
demanding expulsion of Senator La Fol-
lette was again postponed today by
the senate privileges and elections COM
mittee. Another meeting will be held
tomorrow. IN
The committee is considering various
courses Today. the question OF for
NAL Investigation and hearings upon
Senator La E'ollette's speeches and
statements was discussed. Several sem
at lrs were said to favor a resolution
deploring his attitude and censuring
him.
More drastic action, such as expul-
sion or Impeachment. it was said Is not
seriously considered.
| There was some sentiment in the
committee toward recommending inves-
tigation of Senator La Follette's speech
before the Non-partisan League ar st.
Paul The committee virtually decided
that there was no prima facie basis
for extending any investigation. II one
should be decided upon, to Senators
stone. Gronna or others named In the
petitions.
Ii was decided that the COMMITTEES has
,authority to recommend such an inves
tigation without having am expulsion
or other formal resolution before it.
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GERMAN MINISTER TO
PERU DIDN'T DELIVER
UITIMATUM TO BERLIN

Lima. Peru, Oct. 4-The Peruvian
government has discovered that A Won
der Heyde. the Peruvian minister to
Germany. disobeyed the instructions
sent to him September 26 to present
to the German foreign office an ulti-
matum demanding under the threat OF
breaking diplomatic relations that sat
isfaction be given within eight days for
the sinking of the Peruvian bark Lor
ton He did not deliver the note
The minister has been reprimandet
bv his government and ordered to max,
the presentation immediately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
PREACHER IS SHOT
DOCTOR IS KILLED
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY II ENACT
ED NEAR RUSSELLVILIE, ALA.
PASTOR WON'T EXPLAIN.

Russellville, Ala. Oct. 4.--The Rev. D..
7. Terry, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. here. who rallied
from the effects of his wounds today
and was able TO talk, refused to make
statement concerning the killing OF
Or Thomas Hughes and the probable
fatal wounding of himself. while the
two were said to have been on squir-
rel hunting expedition "Wednesday al
ternoon.
Rev. Terry. it was said, has a slight
chance for recovery.
The funeral of DIR. Hughes took
place this morning at Vina, Ala
The men were found about six miles
from Russellville late yesterday. Two
pistols were found near them. only one
of which had been discharged
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ALL MEN WHOSE INCOME IS $4,000
OR MORE TO PAY EXTRA WAR TAX

aShingtonI oct 4.-BusiItess ana
professional men and salaried men who
have incomes of more than $4,000 "A
year face war profits tax of eight
per cent inaddition 10 the income sur
taxes under the provisions Of a section
which has been discovered in the war
tax bill.
The section was not introduced on
the floor nor discussed in either house.
but was inserted by the conferees In
secret session.
The war profits tax section of the
bill levies tax OF 5 per cent on the
net. income OF a business or trade
when 4, exceeds 5000 a year in the
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case of corporation and of $4,000 in
the case OF a partnership or an individ-
ual 4 subsequent section just discov-
cred declares that trade or business
includes professions and occupations
In the opinion Of members of the
ways and means committee. that Ian
guage hits every doctor or lawyer or
other professional man and every sslla-
ried employe who has an income large
enough to come under its provisions.
Internal revenue experts are inclined
to believe that the language permits
of no other Interpretation. II II stands
professional, business and salaried men
will pay two taxes on their incomes.
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New York. oct -rhe Investigation
- Paui fclo - she, - 'ret acfivities
lnh bank accounts here by Morton ~.
Lewis state attorney general, is expect
ed 90 go far To reveal the entire struc-
tiire Of German plotting in the United
States.
Proof that German money was sup
piled in this country by Count Won
Bernstorff. former German ambassador.
To Bolo pasha was to be forwarded to-
day to Jules j. Iusserand. the French
ambassador To be mailed By him to his
government pasha is under arrest in
Paris as a SPY. his detention following
the disclosures contained in MIR Lewis
preliminary report TO Ambassador JUS
serand on Bolo Pasha's activities here.
Included IN the documentary proof.
according to Attorney General Lewis,
are Photographic reproductions of
checks. bank records, letters, cable
grams. and other evidences of the dis
position of the German money fur
nished Bolo Pasha in this country by
Bernstorff.
The Investigation by Attorney Gen
eral Lewis began eleven days ago. The
amount Of money which Bernstorff,
through his financial agent Hugo
Schmidt. turned over to Bolo Pasha
totaled 81 .6S3.5OO. the money coming
into possession of Bolo Pasha after it
had passed through carefully pre-
arranged system of transfers from one
bank to another to hide it's origin and
to make it impossible for one bank
to know what part the other institu
tion had in the transfer.
A statement given out by Mr.. Lewis
bring into the affair besides Count Won
Bernstorff. the eX-German ambassador
to the United States. Hugo Schmidt, a
German banker and agent in New
YORK. and who up To the break with
Germany, was OF the Deutsches bank
of Berlin: Adolph Pavenstedt, former
head OF the New York banking house
of c. Amsinck & Co. and a numbel
of other persons whose names are fol
the present withheld from publica-
tim
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German Government Guilty.

New York. Oct. 4.-Evidence indi,
eating that German funds held by New
York banks for the Deutschebank of
Berlin and which We're employed to pay
.Bolo Pasha. German spy and peace pro-
pagandist were placed at the disposal
of Count Won Bernstorff by wireless
messages from the German foreign Of
flee, was obtained today by State At
torney General Merton Il. Lewis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
CHAUFFEUR Is MURDERED

St Louis Oct. 1. ~ The body of
Thomas Evans. u chauffeur was found
on a country road near here today. He
had been shot three times. His wife
said he left home with three men in
an automobile last night. The men. she
said. told Evans they wanted him TO
show them how to run the car.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
BUSINESS GOOD.

Washington Oct. 4.-Continuation Of
generally good business conditions
throughout the country WAS announced
today by the federal reserve board in
its monthly review. The report by dis
tricts includes:
St Louis Favorable crop develop
ments and scasonable weather have fur
ther stimulated business.
Kansas City--Increased bank clear
ings Indicate well maintained activities.
nallas--Increased activities in many
lines of business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
URGE LAF0LLETTE
Be DEP0RTED.
OHIOANs WANT OFFENDING SENA-
ATOR AND OTHERS LIKE HIM
SENT TO GERMAN LINES.

Columbus. o.. Oct. deportation or
United States Senator La Toilette and
his supporters through the allied lines
to Berlin because of their treason
able utterances,v was urged in a resolu-
ton received today by Governor Cox
from the Executives Club of Toledo, rep
resenting twenty-four clubs and asso-
Citations in that city.
A copy of the resolutions were sent
to President Wilson and to Ohio sena-
tors and congressman with the request
that they be entered in the congress
sional record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
A|RMEN
BOMB ADDITIONAL
GERMAN TOWNS
LATIN RAIDERS HURL EXPLOS-
IVES ON CITIES or FRANK
FORT AND RASTATT.
ENGLISH DESPERATE
Importance Of Air Warfare Realized In
All Its Terror as Result Of Raids ON
London During Last Ten Days, and
People Cry for Revenge.

Paris, Oct. Another aerial raid
over Germany was made last night by
French aviators. The cities of Frank
fort and Rastatt were bombed.
The following official announcement
was given out:
"In reprisal for the bombardment OF
Bar-Le-Duc. our aviators bombarded
Frankfort and Rastatt."
Rastatt is a town of $4,000 in the
state OF Baden. fourteen miles south
west Of Karlsrute. the home OF Bis
marck. while living.
This is the second attack on Frank
fort In the last week. since the French
inaugurated their policy of reprisals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

Weather for Ardmore and vicinity to
night and Friday. fair. cooler tonight
Oklahoma and West Texas. tonight
and Friday. fair. cooler tonight: prob
ably fair Saturday and sunday
East Texas. tonight and Friday fair
cooler tonight i'm north portion; prob
ably fair Saturday and Sunday.
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In South Carolina.

Columbia. :. c.. Oct. Camp Jack
son was being prepared today for the
reception Of more than $500 negroes
from this state. the movement to begin
tomorrow and continue three days. The
negroes win be segregated. IL is stated
by the camp officials.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
CHILDREN's PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
AID FOOD CONSERN ALTON

Chicago. oct. 4-Formation OF the
Children's Patriotic League of America
was announced here today Lillian Bell,
the authoress. is president and a mum
ber of society women are directors.
The advisory board includes Herbert
Hoover. II is planned to enlist the ser
vices of the children in food consider
alton. and particularly in the saving of
waste materials.
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Good Weather for BAH Game.

Chicago. Oct. IA special weather
forecast of fair and cool"' for saturday,
when the first of the worlds series
baseball games is to be played here. was
issued by the local branch OF the wealth
er bureau today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
DRAFTED SOUTHERN
NEGROES ARRIVING
AT CANTONMENTS

Atlanta. Ca. Oct. 4.-Approxinaicly
1000 negro seiectmen began arriving
at Camp Gordon today and officers eX-
pected that by night, the days quota
would be well filed. This call is for
1862. or enough TO make up separate
regiment
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To INVESTIGATE
HELM s CHARGE

Washington, Oct. A committee of
five members was appointed by the
house today to investigate charges made
by Representative Helm of Alabama.
that certain members of congress had
acted ~suspiciously' in connection with
war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
BRrrroN WINS ON POINTS.

Superior. Wis. Oct. 4.--In ten round
bout Jack Britton OF New York won
on points by a large margin over KID
Billings Of Superior. here last night. Ex-
cepting the first round. when Billings
appeared 10 break even, he was at the
mercy ofg Britton.
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Decide ON Reprisals.

London. Wednesday. Oct. 3.-tDelay-
collaborating TO the Standard, a pol
| icy OF reprisals for German air raids
has been decided upon.
That such decision had been reach
eli by the British government was in
id.cated by Premier Lloyd Georges state
ment on Tuesday that Germany would
be bombed with compound interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
MORE BERNSTQRFF
PLOTS UNCOVERED
NEW yORk BANK RECORDS SHOW
NE PAID BOLO PAsHA, SPY,
sun OF si.6s3.50.
ACCOUNT IS JUGGLEO
Devious Route for Transfer Of Money
In Effort 10 Cover Transaction-Facts
BE Supplied To France. Who Holds
Pasha in Prison.

Washington Oct. State depart
ment officials admitted today that they
have, evidence that Count Won Bern.
storff. former German ambassador here,
directed expenditure Of the funds paid
to Bolo Pasha. but declined to reveal
their evidence. although they may do
~ after the French government finishes
with the Bolo ease
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
GERMAN u.BOAT BASES
MAY BE CAPTURED
Enemy Has Vital Ground at Stake i'm
Present Battle.


Striking again on a wide front east
of Ypres. the British this morning be-
gan another drive at the German line
in Flanders Field Marshal Haig in
his early report announced that salts
factory progress was being made. Al
ready stream of German prisoners is
being sent to the British rear
Renewal of the Flanders drive comes
after an eight day interval "Wednesday
of last week, the British swept forward
over ground on both sides of the Ypres-
Menin road, advancing from halt mile
to "a mile at various points.
Some of the heaviest fighting of the
war on the western front followed. the
Germans making assault after assault.
in desperate attempts To regain the
valuable high ground they had lost. Al
most every inch of it, however. was
held intact by the British. who mean
while We're preparing for the next for
ward push,
May BE strategic Retreat"
With today's renewal of the drive,
the battle of Flanders is growing more
and more to resemble last years battle
of the Somme which was followed by
the memorable Hindenburg strategic
retreat" the same general tactics now
being pursued of persistent driving at
the same point in the line. are evidently
expected by the British to achieve a
similar result.
This time however. the ground
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26
MEET IN MoBRIDGE

Mobridge News: The state conven-
vention of the Farmers Equity which
will meet in this city in June. Fully
500 delegates of the various unions of
the state will be here. The Equity un-
ion has grown to be one of the powerful
organizations of the central west. In
South Dakota alone it's membership
runs into the thousands. Its principal
work is along CO operative lines to pro-
tect the farmers from the middle men
in handling their surplus produces. Its
sponsors claim that during the few
years of the union's existence saving
of several millions of dollars has been
turned back into the pockets of the
producers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26
BIG SEA FIGHTER LAUNCHED

New York, April 23.-Another big
dreadnaught entered American wat.
ers as a unit of United States sea
power today when the battleship New
Mexico. comparing favorably offens-
lively and defepsively with any other
lighting vessel aAoat, was launched
at the New York navy yard.
With nos untoward incident, the
ceremony, which usually is made an
occasion of public festiyity, was to-
day OF private character because the
nation is at war, the New Mexico
moving down the ways at five min.
ntes before the hour set. 1t was
christened by Miss Margaret G.. De-
Bac, daughter OF a former governor
OF New Mexico After she had sue
cessfully broken a bottle of cham.
pagne upon the bow, Miss Virginia
M. Carr, as maid of honor" broke
against it a jug made by New Mexi-
can Indians and containing mixture
of water from the Rio Grande and
Pisces rivers.
The largest battleship ever con-
structed at the New York yards, the
New Mexico is the sister ship to the
Mississippi, recently launched at
Newport News, Va. and the Idaho,
under construction at Camden, N. j
She will burn oil and is said TO be
the first battleship equipped with the
electric drive. The keel was laid in
October, 1915.
The original plans announced by
The navy department called for 80 ,OOC
tons displacement for the New Mexi
co, a length Of 620 feet over all, a
mean draft of 80 feet and speed OF
2l knots. She was designed TO carry
main battery of twelve IA inch guns
Of the latest naval model, together
with twenty two 5.inch guns, four
6-pOunders, four anti-aircraft guns
and four torpedo tubes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26
ISSUE
OVER-SUBSCRIBED

Washington, April 2l.-The first
American offering of war securities
in any form, 5000, 600, 900 in treasury
certificates, has been heavily over
subscribed. 4
How great the over subscription is,
officials were unable to say tonight,
as many banks before which the offer
had been placed informally through
the federal reserve board, had not
been heard from.
The certificates were offered only
to financial Institutes. The response,
officials believe. presages patriotic
outpouring of funds to an extente un-
heralded in the history Of any nation
when the 81, 600 .OOO, 600 bond issue il
PLACED before the general puhlic.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26
WHAT CONSTITUTES TREASON

Do you know that you, o citizen of
the United States, are in fact an ol1i-
Ger Or servant of the United States?
Do you know that in times like the
present you can't sit idly by and al
low enemies of the country to ply
their work, in any manner? DO you
know that such passiyeness, such in
action does constitute treason? Here
is something that may enlighten you
on the subject:
Section 8. whoever, owing allegi-
ance to the United States and having
knowledge of the commission of any
treason against them, conceals and
does not, as soon as may be, disclose
and make known the same to the
president, or to some judge or justice
of particular state, is guilty of mis-
prision and treason, and shall be inn
prisoned not more than seven years
and fined not more than 81 Co.,
From Article Ill of the United States
Constitution.
There probably are in every COM
munity individuals with warped cor
ceptions Of what constitutes citizen
ship, loyalty and patriotism, who will
say and do things they would mot
dare do if they thought they would
come to the attention Of United
States officer. One man says, No,
I'll not put up the flag unless am
forced to, becauee | don't believe in
this war, because believe our gov.
ernment is wrong" Another says:
Eyes In put up the flag, but If / dc
III hang some crepe on it. Both Of
these utterances are treasonaEle and
the persons making them should BIZ
punished. If you have knowledge oi
snch things, it is your duty as a loya
American citizen to report them q
properly constituted authority.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-26
MUCH GOVERNMENT
LAND IS AVAILABLE

Washington, April l6. 6.-Millions of
acres of unallotted public lands in
the west and the idle farms of the
east and south were pointed to by
Secreirry of the Interior Lane in a
statement today as places where men
who do not enlist for the firing line
may serve their country as effectually
as they could at the front.
'Our people cannot all be fighters, y
the secretary said. 1--WE must have
IN addition to our armies of fighters,
armies of producers. Men in close
touch with the food supply predict
that If the present decrease in pro-
duction continues another year, we
Will face serious food famine.
Two hundred and forty million
acres of nnallotted public lands in
the western states await The coming
OF the farmer and the herdsman.
Millions of acres of fine farmland in
the eastern states lie idle through
lack of men TO work them. Forty
two millions of our population stifle
IN crowded cities and complain of the
high cost of living.
ANY citizen of the United States
who has not already located a home
stead may apply fol as many ceres of
straight farming land as he wants up
to l60 acres in the restricted sections
ana up to 240 acres in the unreclaim.
ed sections. Straight grazing land
may be had to the extent of 640acres. !"