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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
United States Offer
Resources to Help
Farmers Of Nations

Washington. May 31.--Detailed plans
of the government for the organizing
OF farm labor to cope with stimulation
of agriculture for war needs were an
nounced today by the department Of
agriculture. Provision Is made In the
plan Tor nationwide cooperation In
solution OF the farm help problem.
Work of organization already has
been started in about forty states. and
1t is expected that eventually every
community in the United States will
be reached. 1t is believed that the re-
sultant utilization Of emergency labor
win begin to have an appreciable eff
feet on the farm labor situation before
the season has far advanced.
Handle Problem in Southwest.
Meanwhile the immediate and acute
problem of supplying labor for the
harvests, now beginning in tho south
west is being handled, so far rs the
United States governments services
are concerned, thru the existing EN-
ployment service of the United tSates
department Of labor which will con-
tinue to handle such problems of mass
mobilization under, the new plan as 1t
has In the past.
The department OF agriculture will
represent the federal authorities in de-
termining farm labor needs and assist
ing in organizing an available farm la
Dor. The United States department OF
labor will devote its attention to or
ganizing labor in urban communities
and Industrial regions and will CO.
~ So, LII FNr
where necessary by obtaining extra la
Dor from the populous centels.
community Man" as Unit.
The plan provides for strictly local
handling Of all labor problems that can
be adjusted locally. The fundamental
unit Of the organization Is the rcom-
munity man. who, with the assistance
Of such committees as he may appoint.
canvasses his own neighborhood. finds
out what farmers need help and what
men are available for supplying the
local need. and effects such adjust
ments as can be made locally.
If. after all local adjustments have
been made, there remains either de-
flcil or surplus Of labor, he reports
to the county man" whose business 1t
is to effect adjustments between the
several communities in his county. The
county man, in turn. reports ANY de-
felt Cr surplus to the state man."
who canvasses the situation for the
state as whole and reports to the
department Of agriculture, which. in
CLOSE cooperation with the department
of labor. is charged with the distribu-
ton Of mobile labor for the country as
a whole.
May Use Retired Farmer.
A great many retired farmers, Of
whom there are 100000 In the country,
may be available for emergency SER
vice under this plan of farm labor mos
bihzation. The plans contemplate also
the drawing of the emergency labor
from the cities under the immediate
direction OF the department Of labor,
the effective utilization of college stu
dents and school boys, and, K neces
sary, the assignment az volunteer wo-
men and girls to rural tasks connect
ed particularly with feeding and caring
for harvest hands or other extra labor
or with farm canning or drying OF sur
plus perishable products.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

Tuesday In the square on Main street.
A flag In like proportion has been Sc
cured by donations Of all and was
raised Memorial day and will continue
to float over Union In evidence OF 10y
atty. Mr.. Ring. Of Cedar Rapids, was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

church here, had 4 bidding ,the SER
vices, assisted BY Rev. raftiness dor. Of
the Congregational ch,fing room
Thru the commercial A strintnit-
tee. with w. II. Rowan g. frorAn. a
fifty eight foot flag pole wa erected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

tho speaker OF the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence MCLEAN, late
from the Philippines. are moving into
the Chafrce house.
DR.. q. r. Simmons II excavating
under all his home to be fitted AZ a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
CORN STAND GOOD.
Cutworms Reported Active in Some
Sod Fieids-Rains Hamper Work.

cutworms Reported Active in Some
Sod Fieids-Rains Hamper Work.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, May 31.-The weekly
crop review says:
The week was unusually cool, the
average temperature being about de-
grees below the normal. Frost oc-
Cured in some localities on two or
three nights and ice formed in few
places on the Esd, but the damage wac
generally light. The heavy rains at
the close of the preceding week. to-,
gether with the showers on the 25th
and 26th, delayed work somewhat and
prevented the completion Of corn
planting In the southern districts, bat
most Of the crop is in, and cultivation
has begun in the earliest planted
fields The stand is reported to be
very good, but cutworms are active
on sod ground. All small grain con-
tinues in good condition, and winter
rye is hea ding in the southern coun-
ties. Potatoes, grass. garden truck
and most fruits are also in good con-
dition. but the weather is too cool for
normal growth.
Ae Almost Fell Down.
A. NJ. Hunsucker. Bogue Chitto, Miss
felt so grateful because Of being freed
from pain and distress that he wrote
the following letter: II was sufferins
from rheumatism. kidney and bladder
trouble, also lizziness: would almost
fall down at times. I started taking
Foley Kidney Pills and two boxes gave
me entire relief" Disordered kidneys
give warning by pains in side and back
rheumatic aches. sore muscles, swollen
joints. puffiness under eyes. tired and
languid feeling. Sold everywhere. -
Advertisement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
ST. LOUIS TRADE
BOOSTERS TONIGHT

One hundred men. representing the
leading business and professional or.
ganizations of st. Louis, Mo, Will ar.
rive here at 7:15 o'clock tonight and
viii remain overnight, leaving early
tomorrow morning for Texas. A spe.
cial train, equipped with all comforts
possible, is used by the st. Louis
boosters.
An informal reception for the dele.
CATION will be held at s O'Clock to.
night at the high school auditorium.
Women are especially invited to at.
tend, and a large crowd is expected.
On Wednesday at 7:15 a. m. another
delegation representing the business
and professional interests of Kansas
City will arrive here A big open air
meeting will be held at $3.50 O'Clock. AT
Washington and Main streets. This
party will leave at 9:20 a. m.
This will make the third delegation
to visit Ardmore from big cities with.
in two weeks" Secretary Walter s
Gilbert, of the Chamber of Commerce
said this morning. 1--WE are eager for
the visitors to leave here with a good
impression of the town, and all bust.
ness men, property owners and other
citizens are urged to attend both
meetings and meet the men from the
two biggest cities in the southwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
FLYERS BY OUTSIDERS
AID GRAIN GAMBLERS
Country Spectators Place Sums With
Chicago Crowd and Help
Boost Prices.

Chicago, May l4.-No sympathy was
expressed today on the Chicago grain
board for outsiders who have come
into the market for a flyer" but
there was real concern over those
whose connection with the trade is
legitimate and the thousands whose
daily bread depends on the traffic.
A speculator whose reputation for
cool daring is continental, showed a
letter from a small country banker.
in which the latter naively suggested
that the big man take $500 for him
and let it grow along with his own
larger pile. This banker is said to be
typical of thousands who have taken
their bit of the crop and contribut-
ed thus to the present elevation of
prices. The recipient of the letter who
has not taken trade since war was
declared, sent a scathing reply.
This trader, like others of promi.
nence, would not allow the use of his
name, but asserted that while trading
in futures in ordinary times is nee.
essary and desirable element in the
marketing of crops, yet in the present
abnormal situation speculation should
be eliminated. The machinery for
handling the actual grain through
boards of trade as at Chicago should
be left In operation, he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
OPPOSE PROPOSED
POSTAL RATE RAISE

Washington, May 14.-Newspaper
publishers were here today to protest
to the senate finance committee
against the increase in second.class
mail rates by application of the parcel
post zone system proposed by the g..
S00,000,00O war tax bill.
A statement prepared by a commit.
tee of the American Newspaper Pub.
fishers association, headed by Don r.
Selts of the New York World. said the
proposed postal increase was cold
blooded proposition to close the mails
to newspapers"
The proposed increase. the state.
ment says, "is not a war tax but ar
effort to suppress and embarrass the
newspaper industry. The rate pro.
posed is an increase of from 100 70
600 per cent, an increase beyond pre-.
cedent."
Besides Mr. Seitz, the committee In.
cluded Robert Ewing. New Orleans
Daily States; c. p. ]. Mooney. Menr
phis Commercial Appeal. James x.
Gray, Atlanta Journal, and Frederick
l. Thompson, Mobile Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
GERMAN HOLD WEAKENS.
British Take Two More Points Direct
ly in Hindenburg Line, Is Report.
CFrom Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Pressl.

ifrom Staff Correspondent Of the
Associated Press.
British Headquarters in France,
May l4.-British troops have Just
about completed the absorption of two
important villages to which the Ger.
mans have clung desperately ever
since the battle of Arras began One
of these villages is Roeux on the north
bank of the Scarpe, and the other Is
Bullecourt, which lies directly in the
Hindenburg line just to the west Of
Queant.
As result of steady fighting dur.
ing the last As hours the Germans
foothold in Bullecourt has been re.
duced to two isolated posts. where
bombing fights are continuing. A
virtually similar situation exists in
Roeux.
Since the British victory on Satur.
day, the German counter.attacks have
lacked much of their recent fierce.
ness. The number of prisoners taken
during this time has been exceptional.
ly large. II may be condolences or
1t may be that the Germans have be.
come tired of sending so many of their
troops to their death in massed for.
nation. The German soldiers have
been fighting very stoutly since re.
serves were thrown into the Arras
area.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Entente Allies Uneasy.

London, May 14.-sThe political sit.
uation in Russia is demanding increas-
ing attention and causing added con.
Germ among all the allied nations.
Under the continued harassing
course Of the radical elements, in Pc.
trograd, the provisional government
which has held Russia together, at
least in semblance, since the over.
throw OF the old regime, now shows
signs of breaking up.
The first gap in the government
ranks was created yesterday when NJ.
Guchkoff, the minister Of war and
marine, handed in his resignation.
The entire significance of Mr.. Ouch.
koffs resignation has not yet devel.
oped, but 1t may prove that his step
was taken with the acquiescence Of
the provisional government in an ef.
fort to compel the radicals either to
take their share OF the responsibility
for the conduct of the government or
cease interference with governmental
functions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
War Summary

In the face of blazing oil, liquid fire
poison gas and every other horror
known to modern war the British
slowly and stubbornly are fighting
their way to the Drocourt -Queant line.
the gate to Douai and Cambria, and
principal link in the fetters welded
in northern France by the Germans.
General Haig is hammering all
along the line but it is around Queant
at the southern extremity that his
success has been most marked and
the corresponding menace TO the Ger
mans greatest
Unless the tide is promptly turned.
crushing in OF the southern end of the
DrocourtQueant line is inevitable
The only incident OF moment in
the other war theaters is q fresh Aus,
trian report OF great artillery bonn
bardmenJ by the Italians on the lBonzo
front This may mean that the long
inactivity Of General Cadom is about
TO be broken The Italian situation
has been wrapped in considerable OBJ.
security and there have been uncom.
hbA Ahbl' lulAlpl y lIuk AIf NNdON Ill
Russia was inspiring the central pow.
ers to mass forces for a great drive
against Italy. These rumors nave
been somewhat offset by the accu.
mulating evidence that Austria is
seeking in every direction a path to
peace and is willing to make great
concessions toward that end
In this connection, the announced
visit of Chancellor Won Betamann
Hollweg to Vienna assumes consid
cradle importance. The fury OF the
German junkers against the Austrian
attitude is obviously increased by
their conviction that the chancellor
has gone over to the moderate party.
with its program of peace without an.
neXation or indemnity There seems
little doubt that the demand for peace
steadily is growing in volume in Ger.
many, and the hysteria of the junkers
as displayed through their newspa.
pers and through the uuerances of
their leaders is significant I'm this re.
spect
There is nothing yet TO Indicate
what the answer is to be to the Rus.
sian riddle. The resignation Of Gen.
eral karniloff, military commander at
Petrograd, because of his refusal to
accept orders from the council of
workmen's and soldiers delegates,
heighten the impression Of the grow.
ing power of the radicals and the de-
moralization OF the army Apparently
the provisional government must
quickly assert its authority or aban.
don a pretense of power.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
RUSSIAN ARMY is
DISINTEGRATING, so
SLAV GENERAL SAYS

London, May l4.-The Times Odes.
sa correspondent telegraphing under
date of May 3, says a profound impress.
sion has been created by recent
speech of General Alexis Bussilof
complaining Of the serious shortcom.
ings OF the army, and deploring the
agitation for premature peace, relax
alton In discipline, number OF deser,
tions from the army and the tendency
OF the Russian soldiers to fraternizc
with the enemy.
General Bussiloff the correspondent
says, declared the enemy has tempted
Russian soldiers by Offering them vod
ka and had tried to deceive them with
proclamations. He added that n the
lack Of discipline was continued 1,
must entail the ruin Of Russia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
DEVASTATED REGION IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM
TO BE RECONSTRUCTED

New York, May 4.-Reconstructlon
OF the devastated territory in France
and Belgium, reclaimed by the entente
allies. is to be begun at once almost
within earshot OF the enemy's guns,
according to an announcement today
by William Howard Cole, IN American
engineer and technical director of the
Societe Generate Industrlale which is
TO undertake the work.
To meet the problem OF coal short.
age, Mr.. Cole has submitted plans TO
the French government for harness.
Ing the water power OF the Alps and
concessions have been granted to man.
ufacturers Of Lyons and other cities
where this power is available. II is
said that within two months, 10000
horsepower can be developed from the
waters Of the Rhone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Germany Would Resume Shipping.

London, May N.-German and Aus.
trian ship owners have lately resumed
shipping in the North Sea, according
to a Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily
Mail. Nine German and one Austrian
steamers are said to have entered the
Hook of Holland last week. while six
sailed. This is the first dispatch to
Indicate an attempt by the Germans to
operate a regular steamship servire
outside of the Baltic since the early
days Of the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
GANG IS DISRUPTED?
POLICE AND DEPUTY SHERIFF RE.
COVER BUNCH OF AUTO TIRES.
Information Given by One Of Men En-.
ables Officers TO Apprehend Four
Other Alleged Thieves. Chase Last.
ed Two Weeks.

a gang which is alleged to be re.
sponsible for number of thefts per.
petrated in Ardmore within the past
two weeks, and which is thought to
be responsible for several more which
have not been solved. has been dis.
rupted, following the arrest of four
young men here Saturday night and
yesterday. Roy Young, Lige Morrow
Press Herndon and another man nam.
ed Jameson were arrested and placed
in jail. Another local boy is impli.
Gated in the affair, but II is expected
that he will be dealt with leniently be.
cause he gave information to the Off.
GERS which led to the arrest of the 9th.
ers.
Two weeks ago, Dr y. NJ. Anderson
reported that he had been robbed of
three new automobile tire castings. OF
ticers Immediately began searching
for the thieves and tires, but were un
able to solve the case until Friday
when they got track OF the offenders
Last Thursday, DR. +. w. Roadway
reported that his car had been stolen
and that his wife's car had been re
lieved of one Of its tires. Chief of Po
lice Les Segler, Officers viii Ford
Fred Pyeatt. Arthur Graves and Depu
ty Sheriff Horace Kendall renewed
their searchh
They visited Writ. Ringling. Heald
ton, Gypsy, Wilson and other points
In the oil fields, hoping to obtain some
trace OF the stolen stuff. and finally
on description furnished by tire
dealer In Writ. obtained confession
from young man, who gave the
names Of all those implicated in the
burglaries.
Saturday night, Chief Segler and
his officers located the five tires lost
by DR., Roadway and three lost by Or
Booth, A. Eddleman and Al Rice, in
thicket in the northwest part of the
city. between X and l. streets and
Sixth and Seventh avenues. Young
Jameson and the policies informant
are said to be implicated in this case
Yesterday Chief Segler and his off
GERS recovered three tires stolen from
DR.. Anderson about five miles north
OF town. Young, Morrow and Hern
don are charged with this theft
"A lot Of people seem to have the
idea that they can yiloate the laws II
Ardmore and get away with g." Chiei
Segler said this morning That's Q
bad guess on their part, and the soon
er lawbreakers discover that this Is Z
bad field to work in and leave thes,
parts, the better It will be for them
and for all OF us.
I'm elected to enforce the laws
however and I'm not playing any ia
yOrites Whenever q man. woman OF
child breaks a law. and II Is possihl,
for US TO get them they're going [,
court"
The men arrested probably will b,
given examining trials at an earl,
date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
SEES ONLY RUIN
AHEAD FOR RUSSIA
MINISTER OF WAR, GENERAL
ZUCkHoFF, RESIGNS AND
WARNS CoUNTRYMEN.
NO ONE IN AUTHORITY
Orders Of Military Officials Of Cabinet
Not obeyed and Chaos Seems to Be
Inevitable Result, Letter Of Resig-
nation Says.

Petrograd, via Londan, May IA
General Guchkoff, minister of war, has
resigned
In announcing his resignation at yes
terdays meeting of the congress Of
delegates from the front Mr.. Guchkoff
read the following letter sent by him
to Premier Lyoff
In view Of the condition in which
the provisional government has been
placed especially the authority of the
minister Of war, in relation to the ar
my and navy, a condition which | am
powerless to alter and which threat
ems to have consequences fatal to the
defense, the liberty and even existence
Of Russia, | can no longer exercise
the functions of minister of war and
marine and share responsibility for
the grave sin being committed against
the country"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
GIRL INSTANTLY KILLED
WHEN AUTO OVERTURNS

Pryor, Okla, May 14-While trying
out a car which the family had owned
only a few weeks, Miss Mary Jones'.
Is years old, daughter OF d. V. Jones,
vice president of the First National
Bank of Pryor, was instantly killed.
A farmer saw the car swerving from
one side to the other and then over.
turn in the middle OF the road, pinning
Miss Jones and her companion, Chas.
Leiberstein, under the car Leiber.
stein Is in a serious condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
VanderveIde's Support Denied.

London, May 14-The statement
that Emile Vandervede is supporting
the socialist peace conference at
Stockholm is not in accordance with
his reply to French interviewers al
Copenhagen. In his statement to
them he said that he refused to par.
ticipate in the Stockholm conference.
as he considered It would have the
effect of engendering doubt as to the
determination of the allies to hold
firm until durable peace was guaran.
teed by a victory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
HOLD PREACHER FOR
NOTED AXE MURDER

Des Moines, Iowa, May 14.-Rev.
Lynn George ]. Kelly, of Red Oak,
Iowa, was taken into custody at that
place today charged with first degree
murder in connection with the vii
lisca axe murder case of 1912. Rev.
Kelly had charge of the parish near
Villisca at the time of the murders,
1t is said. Since leaving villisca,
the minister has been trailed through
various parts of Illinois, Missouri, ami
NnhraaLa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
KANSAS CITY ALSO CALLS HALT
Temporarily Suspends Trading in
Grain owing Action in CHICAGO,

Grain lowing Action in Chicago,
Kans III. Mo, May 14.-Direc-
tors of |. Not, City board of trade
voted today "a "tion in suspend
ing trading ten. @oc. -imilar to the
action of the Chica. - exchange.
The action taken b. % 'actors
provides that for period Us,
all buying, excepting liquidauD eX,
listing contracts in July and Septs.nber
wheat be prohibited Selling will be.
unrestricted except as to price, Che
maximum being S27l for July AMI
$2.41 for September.
Members buying will be required 20
show that all trades are made for tie
purpose of evening UP existing con.
tracts.
Trading in May corn also is forbid
den by the board, except to close ex-
isting contracts, and these settlements
must be made as quickly as possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
BELGIAN SOCIALIST .OP-
POSES PEACE CONGRESS

Copenhagen, May 1l-Emile Wander.
velde, the Belgian socialist leader and
minister Of munitions of Belgium Is
quoted by the Social Demokraten, the
Stockholm socialist newspaper, as de-
Glazing that he supports the peace
conference to be held in the Swedish
capital by the socialists.
Mr., Vandervelde is at present in
Stockholm, and yesterday attended as
a guest a meeting of the Scandinavian
committee, the Social Demokraten de.
clares.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
St. Louis suspends Tradina.

The board Of directors OF the mer-
chants exchange today suspended all
trading in May corn and oats, ex.
cept to close existing contracts; and
suspended all buying of July and Sep
tember wheat for two days. No re.
striction was placed on the selling of
July and September wheat, except that
the maximum price for July was fixed
at S2.6SA, and for September at SAP.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Ardmore and vicinity-Tonight fair.
not much change In temperature. Tues
day fair, rising temperature.
Oklahoma Tonight fair, not much
change In temperature.
East Texas-Tonlght generally fair.
Tuesday generally fair; warmer In
northwest portion.
West Texas-Tonight and Tuesday
generally fair somewhat warmer In
north portion Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Greek Crew lsIost.

New York, May l4.-The chief mate
and II men are missing from the
Greek steamship Parthenon, reported
on May 3 as having been sunk by a
submarine. according to cablegram
received from London today by d. ].
Theophilatos, local agent for the own.
ers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14

the few evening up trades sagged fur
ther July dropped to S252 and Sep
tember to $2.22, net losses respectively
of 2S@24 cents compared with Sat
urdays close.
A carload of No . hard winter wheat
sold in the spot market for 1885
bushel a decline of eight cents.