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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-24
]. S. DESTROYER
SINKS U.B0AT
FIRST DAMAGED ENEMY WITH
DEPTH BOMB. WHICH FORCED
1T TO THE SURFACE.
THEN USED GUN FIRE
Second Destroyer Comes Up, Gets .
Line TO Crippled German Craft, But
Vessel Soon Sinks. Is Official Naval
Report.

Washington. Nov. 24.-Definite news
of the destruction Of another German
submarine by American destroyers
reached the navy department today In
a cabled report from Vice Admiral Sims.
The submarine. damaged by a depth
bomb, went down with all on board.
after a destroyer had attached a line
and was attempting to take her in tow,
the report said.
Two destroyers took part in the &C.
ton. One, sighting a periscope at four
hundred yards, headed for 1t and drop
ped a deadly depth bomb. Soon after.
ward. the submarine came to the sur
face with no sign of life aboard. The
second destroyer came up and attached
line but the U-boat, apparently shat
tered by the bomb. went to the bottom.
Daniels Makes Announcement.
Secretary Daniels announced the re-
port in this statement:
dispatches received from Admiral
Sims state that a German U-boat has
been accounted for by American de.
stroyers operating in European waters.
While on patrol duty, destroyer sight
ed periscope four hundred yards OF.
Immediately ringing full speed ahead,
the commanding officer headed his craft
to pass a few yards ahead of the sub
marine. AS the destroyer passed over
the U-boat's course, a depth charge was
dropped. This evidently caused damage
to the U-boat, which shortly afterward
preached (came to the surface) about
500 yards away.
Fire was Immediately opened on the
submarine by two of our destroyers.
which circled about their target.
The submarine did not return the
fire and was evidently disabled. One OF
the destroyers got line to her. intend
ing to tow her. but the boat soon sank"
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VIENNA MAY CO
BREAD HUNGRY
ONLY ENOUGH TO LAST TEN DAYS
SHORTAGE Is DUE TO
TRANSPORTATION

London. Nov. 24.-Nienna is threat'
ened with a shortage Of grain. bread and
other food. owing TO transportation diff
fculties, according to reports made at
a conference of local food organizations
and reported by the Neuwe Erie Press
received at London and forwarded by
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The population was startled the dis
patch says. by the statement that vi
emma had only sufficient bread for the
next ten days. II was said that suf'
ncient potatoes were available, however.
To allow each person one and one-half
Kilograms weekly.
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Washington. Nov. 24.-American
government officials regard the Boil
sheviki offer as an act that would place
Russia in the list of unfriendly ma
tions.
The British government through its
minister Of blockade declares that the
making of separate peace by the peo-
pie of Russia would put them virtually
outside the pale of civilized Europe.
London. Nov. 24.-The bait of a sep
arate peace offered by the Bolsheviki
government in Petrograd apparently
has attracted the central powers Ac-
cording to a report from Stockholm an
emissary has gone to Petrograd. with
an offer Of peace from Germany and it's
allies II is reported also that General
Won Ludendorf. Field Marshal Won Hin
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NAMES
DRAF LAWYERS
ADVISORY BOARDS TO ASSIST IN
QUESTIONABLE WORk-CARr
TER AND OTHER COUNTIES.

Oklahoma City, Nov. 24.-Governor
Williams Yesterday named a legal ad-
yisory board to assist in the draft ques-
tionnaire, which will begin December 10.
Three members are named from each
county, the county judge in each IN
stance being made a member OF the
board.
The attorneys named will give ad-
vice to men who must fill out the ques-
tionnaire. The will also assist in get
ting other members of the bar to aid
in the draft work.
Those appointed by the governor for
Carter county tat Ardmore) and nearby
counties to Carter are as follows:
Carter county-Thomas Champion.
county judge; H. A. Ledbetter, w. =.
johnson. Ardmore.
Garvin county,. d. Mitchell, county
judge; w. r. Wallace, B. E. Patterson.
Pauls Valley.
Grady county-R. E. Davenport. coun-
ty judge; Harry Hammerly, j. ID. Car
michael, Chickasha.
Hughes county-JohH l.. Coffman:
county judge; w. p. Langston, Lafay-
ette Walker. Holdenville.
jefferson county-E. l.. billiard, coun-
| ty judge; Guy Green, d. NJ. Bridges.
Waurika.
Johnston county-C. NJ. Crowell,. coun-
ty judge; John T. Young. p. B. H.
| Shearer. Tishomingo.
Cherokee County,. ID. Cox. county
judge; j. |. Coursey, r. II. Couch. Tah-
lequah.
Choctaw county-W. T. Glenn, county
judge; Wyley p. Jones, s. NJ. Cunning
| ham. Hugo.
Coal county-C NJ. Threadgill, county
judge; George A. jain, George Trice,
! Coalgate.
Bryan county-Lewis Paullin, county
judge; A. H. Ferguson. c. E. Mcpherson,
Durant.
Love county,. II. Hays. county
judge; J. c. Graham, X. A. Keller, Ma
rietta
McClain county-G. F. johnson, coun.
| ty judge; Louis A. Ledbetter, <. C.
gov, Purcell.
McCurtain county--J. ID. Parks. coun-
ty judge! Louis L. Ledbetter, Z. c.
Armstrong. Idabel
Murray county,. III. Casteel, coun-
ty judge; Judge E. w. Pagan, Harry
Fielding. Sulphur.
Marshall county,. I. Henshaw. coun-
ty judge: George /. Sneed, county at
torney, o. G.. Rawlins. Madill.
Pontotoc county@Oral Busby coun-
ty judge; Robert Wimbish, Ada.
Pottawatomie county-W. s. Pendle-
ton. county judge; George Outcelt, Te-
cumseh: c. II. Ennis. Shawnee.
Pushmataha county A. w. Risen.
county judge: Charley A. welch, L. p.
Davenport, Antlers.
Seminole county-D. G.. Hart. county
judge; ]. A. Baker. J. c. Wilhoit. We
woka.
Stephens county,. w. Marshall.
county judge; E. II. Bond. r. H Brown.
Duncan.
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Seventeen Documents Published.

London, Nov. 24.-The documents
published by the Bolsheviki include Sc
cret treaties and kilograms sent by the
Russian foreign office. ambassadors
abroad and ambassadors in Petrograd,
the correspor dent in Petrograd of the
Exchange Telegraph company reports.
In all, seventeen documents were pub
lished.
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PROPERTY OWNERS
IN FINLAND ARE
BEING MURDERED

London. Nov. 24.-The general strike
In Finland was approaching IA conclu-
sion Wednesday. according TO a Reuter-
dispatch filed at Helsingfors on that
date. A number OF excesses are re-
ported. especially in south Finland, and
where about twenty-five men OF the
property class have been murdered.
The situation, the dispatch adds. Is
growing critical for owners OF property.
The socialiss are armed with military
rifles and further excesses are feared.
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BRITISH AND GERMAN
AIRMEN SLAY EACH
OTHER IN MISTS

London, Nov. 24.-The official state
ment on aerial operations issued tonight
reads:
THE bad weather continued Thurs
day, preventing flying except at low
height. Our airplanes We're active In
attacking hostile troops and transports
on the roads In the neighborhood or
Cambria with bombs and machine gun
fire.
Flights occurred with the enemy's
low.fying machines, three OF which
were brought down. Two others were
driven out Of control. and a hostile bal
loon was brought down afiames FIVE
OF our airplanes are missing"
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SOLDIERS AND TRAINMEN
INJURED IN WRECK

Topeka. Kansas, Nov. 24.-Two sol
diers and three trainmen were injured
when a special troop train on the Union
Pacific railroad crashed into passenger
train number 105 on the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad at the juno
ton in North Topeka today.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
fair. rising temperature: Monday prob
ably fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight fair. slightly
warmer in north portion; frost in ex-
treme east portion nearly to coast. Sun
day fair. rising temperature in east
portion, except on west coast.
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London Bells Ring Victory.

London. Nov. 23.-Bells rang in Lon
don and in the provinces today for the
first time since the war began in COM
memoration of British victories. The
sun broke through the heavy mist
which enveloped London and its en-
virons early in the day almost at the
same time that the massive chimes of
ST. Paul's and the bells Of other
churches began to peal forth their
chorus i'm celebration of the achieve
ments of the British forces in France
and Palestine.
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TROPTz HUR[S
MUCH |NVECTNE
BOLSHEVIKI FOREIGN MINISTER
IN VIOLENT SPEECH LAM
BASTS EACH NATION.
PUBLISHES SECRETS
Brings TO Light Copies Of Hidden Notes
of Gar and Other Officials-Warns
Teuton Governments Their People
VIII Rise In Revolution.

Jondon. Nov. 2i.-This morning S
Daily Mail prints a dispatch from Pc
trograd which reports the salient feat'
ures of a violent "demagogic speech" by
Leon Troptzky, the Bolsheviki foreign
minister to the workmen's council. the
speech, says the correspondent, was
made possible only by the level OF intel
ligence of the foreign minister's audi
ence.
Troptzky gave indications of how the
allies and the enemies had received the
peace proposal note. He dealt blows all
around, his only bright hope being Italy.
whom he considered out of action ow-
ing to her loss Of artillery.
Dubs England "Ringleader.'
England, who was the ringleader Of
the whole movement. merely continued
the war for what she could get. accord
ing to the speaker Frances reply was
in the form of Clemenceau's middle
class, imperialistic cabinet. but all the
people were looking for only a reasona-
BILE excuse to emerge from the war with
some claim of victory in order to justify
their entrance into the war.
The United States only entered the
war because she was forced into II by
her capitalists. TroptZky declared. and
as she did not desire territory, she prob
ably would regard with favor a Russian
government composed of workmen and
soldiers.
Repudiates Russian Secret Treaties.
After telling his audience that all Sc
cret treaties would be published. Troptz
ky said that anyhow. they were not bind
ing on Russia and he would fling them
into the rubbish pile.
The Daily Mails correspondent refers
to the possibility Of an attempt to es-
tablish a rival government In Russia
but he is convinced that il Is almost i'm
possible for any government to hold the
country together.
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the dTIuy liOib Ito VI
tion along the Pave. Now came one
OF the bloodiest struggles Of the war.
which went on all last night and to-
day with a steady succession OF attack
and counterattack.
Outcome I'm Doubt.
What the outcome will be cannot be
forseen, but the Italian army have
again covered themselves with glory
and have snatched back victory when
it was hanging In the balance. Even
the enemy yields tribute to Italian va
lor. for prisoners say their forces are
surprised at the resistance met and
Disconnected by the impeiuous bravery
of the Italian troops.
A detailed description of this most
decisive engagement has been given the
correspondent by an eye witness just
returned from the battle field. He,
hardened to the scenes from recent ex-
periences, says the bloodiness Of the
struggle now going on is beyond all
precedent.
Against enemy reserves hurled in
mass formation, the Italians have in
terposed such heroic resistance that
some OF the Latin regiments are re-
duced to three and four hundred men.
The position at one point was almost
encircled on three sides so that the
enemy artillery fire swept at crossfire
through the Italian trench lines and
batteries. 1t was this which required
a falling back of about five hundred
yards until decimated ranks could be
reformed for the final charge.
Three BattaliOns Annihiliated.
The Basilicata. Calmabara and Alpine
brigades suffered most in this storm.
Thraa haffalions of AlDinee were al.
most wiped out of existence.
References to brigades and divisions
should be interpreted with the knowl.
edge that the Italian organization is of
such size that a reduction of an Ital-
ian regiment to three or four hundred
men means upward of 1000 have fallen.
From an authoritative source this in
formation is given in regard to the Ital-
ian units:
A battalion is one thousand men in
four companies. A regiment is three
thousand men of three battalions. A
brigade Is six thousand men Of two
regiments. A division is two or three
brigades. An army corps is two or
three divisions.
1t is this regimental formation of
three thousand men which makes ii
appalling fighting when only three or
four hundred remain.
Enemy Dead in Heaps.
But the enemy paid dearly for their
first advance and did not enjoy it
long. German and Austrian dead were
piled in heaps. Their trenches disap-
peared in the fury of the artillery ac-
ton. The Italian lines over great
stretches of ground were strewn thick
with bodies of Germans and Austrians.
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ROB DENVER BANK.

Denver. Nov. 24.-Two thousand dol
lars was obtained from the Italian
America bank here by two young men.
Italians. who held up the
cashier and five customers and escaped
in an automobile.
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British Officers at Camp Pike.

Little Rock. Ark. Nov. 24.-Four
British officers. Captains Rawcliffe
and Bramer and Lieutenants Isaac and
Boyd have arrived at Camp Pike to
aid In instructing the s7th division Of
the National army in modern trench
warfare.
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ByNG'S MEN TAKE
I HUNDRED GUNS
GET THEM ALL IN CAMBRIA RE-
GION AND FIGHTING CON
TINUES TO RAGE

London. Nov. 24.-General Byng has
settled down to a steady push against
the German lines west of Cambria, af-
ter his recently rapid forward dash.
and has made substantial progress
along a front of nearly six miles.
incidentally, il is now announced
that more than 100 guns were captured
by the British during this offensive in
Guiding numerous heavy pieces.
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German Is Pounded Hard.

British Headquarters in France, Nov.
|23.-Owing TO the British artillery work
there is little doubt that the Germans
will be forced to abandon Cambrai as
a rail head for bringing up troops.
A later report from Bourbon wood
near Cambria. just as this dispatch
was being filed. said that the British
attack there was progressing well.
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pOIsONs TO BE LICENSED.

Washington. Nov. 24.-White arsenic
and insecticides containing arsenic
were added by President Wilson to the
list OF commodities over which the food
administration exercises license control.
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German Report.

Berlin, November 2i.-The British
attacks on the Cambria front in
France yesterday were repulsed in
front of Bourbon, Fontaine and La
Foile wood. it was announced today by
the German war office. The statement
adds that thirty British tanks which
were shot to pieces lie before Fontaine
alone.
Southwest of Cambria. the statement
saws the English got a decision.
A strong attack on Inchy and dis
perate assaults against Moeuvres fail
ed, is the German report.
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Rome's Official Report.

Rome, Nov. 2i.-POwerful thrusts
which were carried out yesterday by
the AustrO-Germans after heavy artil-
Iery preparations on the Italian noun
tain front from the AsiagO plateau to
the Brenta river all failed, the Italian
war office announced today.
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov. 23-The Italian command
ing officer on the field has summarized
the fury Of the present battles by de-
claring he could not say whom to com.
mend for bravery, as the distinction
would require medal for the entire
force engaged. The distinctive ribbon
for bravery would stretch across the
Italian front, he declared.
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Friday, Nov. 23-The battle in
the mountains is ranging with unex-
ampled violence. The Italians again
hold the Monte Tomba and Monte Per-
tica positions which they lost last
night. The losses have been very
great but the enemy's far exceed those
Of the Italians.
On the outcome of the mountain bat
tie depends the result of the enemy's
greatest effort to break through the
Italian lines to the Venetian plains.
The recapture of the Italian positions
on Monte Tomba was accomplished by
succession of brilliant charges which
dyed the SHOWS red and left the ground
piled with enemy dead. Monte Pertica
was lost and won four times, the enemy
finally being thrown back.
Although the losses have been ter
rible, those of the enemy are by far
the greater, owing to the condition of
the fighting field and the desperate
heroism of the Italian troops.
Breaks i'm Full Fury.
The battle, which had been gradually
gathering force in the last few days,
broke in full fury early yesterday and
ragged throughout the day, the night
and today. The first blow was struck
at Monte Pertica where dense masses
of enemy infantry were hurled against
the Italians. The fighting was extreme
ly violent. Pertica was lost then re-
taken. then lost again, and then re-
taken again in such a whirlwind of en-
thusiasm as seldom was seen before.
But the enemy's greatest blow was
aimed at the strategic key of Monte
Tomba and Monte Monfenera. Here.
the full force of two divisions, one Ger
man the other Austrian, was hurled in
furious attack on the Italian wing in
an effort to turn the wing and cut off
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ITALIANS AND TEUTQNS SLAUGHTER
EACH OTHER BY THOUSANDS IN SNOW
COVERED HILLS OF ALPINE REGION
BATTLE IS RAGING WITH UNExAMPLED VIOLENCE AND
POSITIONS ARE LOST AND WON FOUR TIMES IN
SUCCESSSION-ARTILLERY BLASTS ANNIHILATE
ENTIRE UNITS ON BOTH SIDES

Berlin, Nov. "a, via L0nion.-ltalian
attacks against the AustrO- German
positions west Of the Brenta river and
between the Brenta and Pmve rivers
yesterday failed, the German war office
announced today.
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Iowa Wins Cross-Country Run.

Chicago. Nov. 24.-with a score Of
"a points. the Ames Iowa college team
won the annual crosscountry run OF
the western conference here today.
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Amsterdam. Nov. 24.-Answering an
Interpolation in the Austrian house Of
deputies, Premier Won Seydler. accord
ing to a Vienna dispatch. declared that
on information from the foreign minis
ter. up to this time no Russian peace
offer had been made on the eastern
front. II added that the offer would
be examined in a benevolent spirit and
that accommodating terms would be ac-
cepted- Unusual conditions in Russia.
he said, did not allow clear judgment
as to whether the peace party there
would be able TO ACCOMPLISH its objects.
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AMERICA REGARDS BCLSHEVIKI
PEACE OFFER As HOSTILE ACT

denburg's principal aid and the reputed
strong man" of the German staff. has
gone to the eastern frontier in con-
nection with the Bolsheviki offer Of an
armistice.
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the army from its line of communica
tion along the Pave. Now came one
OF the bloodiest struggles of the war.
which went on all last night and to-
day with a steady succession OF attack
and counter.attack.
The day book., 1917-01-11

invisible woman, who, nevertheless,
left her footprints behind her. He
followed these steps, imprinted on =
the deep sand-Or dust.
On the second morning he awak-
ened with a start. He had been haV-
ing the same dream and something
had urged him to go back into the
first of the two rooms.
AS he ascended the stairs he al
most fancied he heard the. sound Of
feet pattering somewhere above him.
But when he, entered the room it was
empty, as before.
Hubert hesitated. Something in
the dream was coming back into his
mind 1t was-the footprints in the
sand-or dust. He looked down and
the meaning of his dream suddenly
became clear to him.
For the dusty floor was covered
with footprints. He, had seen them.
on the occasion of his first visit
there, but the fact had not reached
the level of his consciousness, and. it
had come to him in the dream. They
were a woman's footprints and they
all radiated from one spot.
Hubert Ioked up. Overhead was a I
trap door, hardly discernible in the
stained and blackened ceiling.
And a great certainty took posses
sion of his mind. Come DOWN. he
called.
From above "a girls voice answered
him with an inarticulate cry of, fear.
The trap door opened and a short
ladder descended. Hubert caught
sight of pair of ankles.
But before the girl descended he"
had run nimbly up and to his amaze
ment found himself in a comfortable
little room under the caves. And
face to face with him was the girl Of
his dreams.
LET me explainw she cried. 'I
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looked up and saw the beautiful
girls face as distinctly as he had
ever seen anything.
And there was no mistaking; the
face was at the window of one Of the
two locked rooms.
Hubert ran into the house and up
the stairs. He called outside the
rooms. There was no answer. He
set his shoulder to the door of the
one nearest and heaved with all his
force. The lock broke and he en-
tered.
The room was entirely deserted;
nobody had lived in it for a long
time and the floor was white with
dust. Yet it was from the window of
this room that the face had looked
out
An eerie sensation came over the
young man. He was not supersti-
tious, and yet any man of strong
nerves would have been affected by
the incident.
He went down, but now he felt an
unrest, for the first time since he had
taken up his abode in the old cottage.
If it was haunted, it was haunted by
the woman of his dreams.
He fell asleep that night puzzled
sorely over the affair. When he woke
next morning the sun was shining
brightly and he came to a more pro
sale conclusion. The house was not |
haunted. The face had been imag-
;-o+;o- HI I,od brOOda5 +o0 Io-,.
over the picture.
He resolved to satisfy himself,
however, and that afternoon he
went into the empty room once |
more. Nobody could have lived in,
that room.
He broke down the door of the |
other room. It, too, was dusty and |
inhabited. The young man decided |
it was a dream.
l. fovry
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-17
SUSIE SUNBEAM

Susie Sunbeam was not her real
real name! that was Susan Brown.
But everyone called her Susie Sun
bean because she had such sweet
smiling face, and always brought
brightness with her when she came.
Her grandfather first gave her this
name and it seemed to fit the little
girl so nicely that soon it took the
place OF her own. Even when a
baby Susan had laughed and crow
ed from morning till night. No one
ever heard her cry unless she, was
sick or hurt.
When she learned to walk she
loved to go about the house and
get things for her mother and in
this way she saved her mother
many steps. She would sit by her
mothers side for an hour at a
time and ask her ever so MANY
questions. Or she would take a new
book to read.
Susie was always pleasant in her
play with other children. She ueg-
err used an unkind word, but al
ways tried to do what ever pleased
her playmates.
One day Il poor little girl with a
very ragged dress was going by
and Susie heard some children
teasing her and making fun Of her.
She at once ran out to the gate and
asked the poor little girl to come
in.
What are you crying for" Susie
asked.
Because they all laugh at me"
she said. Then Susie took the lit
tie girl into the house. She cheer
ed her up with kind words, and
gave her a nice dress and a pair of
shoes. This brought real gladness
to the poor little girl, and she too
thought that Susie was rightly call
ed Susie Sunbeam.-Heien kunkle,
Starr School.