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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS

oRPHEUM Tonight - Lyman II.
Howe Travel Festival.
All next week, beginning Monday night,
with daily matinees thereafter - "A
Daughter of the Gods" with Annette
Kellermann.
MAI AJESTIC-VaudeviUe
COLONIAL-"Three or sIany.''
REGENT-"Tess of the Storm Country"
VICTORIA-"The Cossacks Whip"
Those who are looking for something
that is really artistic, should take
advantage of the op-
Dan Burke portunity and see Dan
and Company Burke and Company in
mt Majestic The Old Master" at
the Majestic Theater
tonight. The sketch tells delightful
story in pleasing fashion, and the act
ing of each member of the company is
of high order. -Four other Keith at
fractions complete the bill. The Fire
side Reverie," a musical comedy with
eight people, Will be the headline al
traction the first three days of nexr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

Goodbye, sore feet, burning feet,
swollen feet, tender feet, tired feet.
Goodbye, corns. callouses, bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness, no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony. 'Tiz"
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out all the poisonous exudations
which puff up the feet. Use "Tiz'
and wear smaller shoes. Use "Tiz'
and forget your foot misery. All! how
comfortable your feet feel.
Get a 25-cent box of ''Tiz' now at
any druggist or department store.
Don't suffer. Have good feet, glad
feet, feet that never swell, never hurt,
never get tired. A years foot COM
fort guaranteed or money refunded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
i. {. 7. CONVENES
HERE NEXT YEAR
SESSION OF TRAVELLING
MEN.
AUTO TOUR SUCCESS
Delegation to El Reno Convention
Heartily Welcomed at Every Point
On Journey-Party Left on Return
Trip Saturday Afternoon.

El Reno, Okla, May % CFron
staff Correspondent Ardmore was
unanimously chosen as the host for
the 1918 convention of the United
Commercial Travellers of Oklahoma at
the closing session of the 1917 con
yeution here today Oklahoma City
McAlester and TaIsa were candidates
for the 1918 meeting, but all withdrew
in favor Of Ardmore
r. c. Harlow, OF Ardmoro, placed
Ardmore's name in nomination which
was seconded by McAlester. Ard
mores strongest opponent Enid i'm
mediately served notice that a special
train would be run to Ardmore next
year for the Enid delegation.
The parade Saturday was mile
long. The ArdmOre band and delega
ton has had continuous ovation
since leaving Ardmore Thursday
morning The Ardmore boosters left
I'll Reno for Ardmore at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
COMPRO-
MISE BY CONFEREES

Washington Nav 2G A new com.
promise provision for newspaper cen.
sorshIp was agreed upon today by the
conierees ON the espionage bin. They
regarded II as greatlymodilyiug the
one agreed ON yesterday.
The new draft proposes that con.
grcss shalt prohibit publication of
military information but not that re-.
gardng equipment of the armed
forces and instead of authorizing the
President to make censorship rules
and regulations, confers upon him
merely the power to permit publlca.
tion Of matter prohibited by the see.
tion.
Other matter Objectionable t1 those
lin congress leading the opposition 10
censorship legislation, also was struck
out. Instead OF prohibiting publica.
tion OF information that, may be use.
tul to the enemy 1t would prohibit
such information that Shall" be use.
full
Agreement was reached by the con.
Icroes on the export embargo and
search warrant sections and that pen.
ali2ing interference with foreign com
merce. All we're given wider scope
Trial by Jury.
Trial juries would be required to
determine whether publications of
uch information were wIlful and
whether the information actually was
of benefit to the enemy.
The contcrecs regarded the substi.
tute as an extreme modification Of all
previous censorship proposals, but
some senators and representatives re.
fused to accept that opinion. President
Wilson the conferees said. had not
been consulted regarding IT, Some op-
ponents of previous censorship pro.
posals said they would oppose It vi.
gorously. None could predict with
confidence whether It would receive
the approval Of either senate or house
The cOnfcrees agreed today on sew.
eral other disputed sections OF the es.
pionage measure, including those pro,
yiding for export embargoes. exten,
sion Of the use OF search warrants and
protection Of foreign commerce. Form.
al agreement on the bill as whole
probably will be reached Monday and
the committee expects It's report Ia
come up in the house before the end
Of the week II will not be taken up
by the senate until the house has acted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
KILLING At WRIT
MIKE MILLER SHOT BY STEVE
TAlklNGToN AT OIL FIELD
TOWN.
Both Said to Have Operated Joints
There For Some Time-confliotinq
Stories Told Of Manner in Which
Shooting Occurred.

Mike Miller is dead and Steve Talk
ington is in the county jail. following
"a shooting affray at Writ about Z
O'Clock last night. Both men conduct
ed joints where whiskey and other
liquor was sold, previous to the trou
Bile, according to officers who inyesti
gated the affair.
Both men have operated in tho
oil fields for some time. Charges oi
white slavery were said 10 be pending
in Fort Worth against Miller at the
time Of his death He has been In
dicted In Federal court here for trans
porting liquor
Some witnesses examined by Shcr
III Buck Garrett, County Attorney A
J. Hardy, Deputy Sheriff Horace
Kendall and other officers. said that
Miller was In the front seat OF an
automobile when Talkington walked
up to the car and shot him four times
Others testified 10 the officers that
when Talkington approached the car
as II TO speak 20 Miller, the latter
reached for his hip pocket. and thai
the shooting followed.
Six distinct bullets wounds wer,
found on Miller's body.
Talkington probably will be giyer
an examining trial in county court thi.
Week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
NO SHOOTING RULING
OIL AND CONSERVATION HEAR.
ING BEFORE CORPORATION.
No Decision Rendered On Question OF
Shooting Wells in Headton Field.
Matter Is Left Open for Ten Days
Longer.

Oklahoma city. May 2G. (SpeciaD
The oil and conservation hearing be.
fore the corporation commission ad-
iOurned al o'clock after an allday
session No decision was rendered on
any Of the matters In controversy and
the case was held open for ten days
10 await the filing Of recommendations
by special committee selected in each
producing area In the state. These
committees. when selected. will have
a wide latitude, as they can make rec.
omendations covering every feature OF
the rules proposed.
Much Of the interest today centered
about the proposition Of shooting wells
at lIealdton. II was acknowledged
that this practice increases the produc.
tion. the question involved being as
10 the injury to the oil lands. testi.
mOny being presented on both sides
OF the controversy. Writ Franklin,
Of Ardmore. pointed out that the in.
creasing Of production at this time
might again result In the prorating Of
runs and would have tendency to
lower the price even below the pres.
ent outrageous figure placed on Heald.
ton crude.
The corporation was greatly graft.
fled at the interest taken and the ex.
cellent attendance OF oil producers at
the hearing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
War Summary

General Cadornas brilliant offensive
continues unchecked, each day finding
the Italian line projecting a little far
ther down the Carso plateau toward
Triest.
The Austrian line gave way again
Friday between Castagnavizza and
Gulf OF Triest, the advancing Ital.
troops carrying another heavily
rtihed position and capturing an ad,
tiOnsl $500 men. Their captures in
lie offensive beginning May ii now
otsl 22,4l9.
The Italian right flank, resting on
he coast, now has passed the mouth
)f the Timavo river, while the center
of the army in this sector has been
pushed beyond Jamiano, the advance
taking in the heights between Flon.
dar and Medeazza. The right wing is
operating around Castagnavizza and
has taken additional trenches there
In the region north of Gorilla, the
Italian forces are maintaining their
gains scored last week on the cap
tured heights taken as a preliminary
to the present determined drive for
Triest in the coast sector Heavy Aus
trian attacks in the Vodice are re.
pulsed and in the PLAYA sector, the
Austrians were pushed still farther
back.
Seyenty-siX persons were killed and
ia injured in Dover or Folkestone,
England, early Friday evening in the
most ambitious raid upon England yet
made by German aircraft OF the
killed y were women and % children
Of the injured, i3 were women and
l9 children. There were sixteen air.
craft in the raid, probably all air.
planes, as no Ieppelins are mentioned
In the report. Which OF the places suf-
fered most severely is not disclosed
by British official reports, but sixty
bombs were showered upon one of the
communities, the bombs which were of
large size, cutting a swath across the
city and killing many persons who
were in the chief business thorough
fare.
At one spot in this street, sixteen
women, eight men, and nine children
we're killed The aircraft passed over
the community in four sections, with
intervals between them, each dropping
its share OF bombs.
On their return across the English
Channel, the German raiders were at.
tackled by squadrons of royal navy air
service from Dunkirk and three of
them, all airplanes, were shot down.
This was the second German air raid
on England within three days.
German artillery is displaying in.
creased activity against the British
in the sector OF the Arras battle front
from the Scarpe river south to Croi-
selles
Russian troops frustrated a Turkish
attempt to disodge them from heights
south Of Van, on the Caucasus front.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
FOOD PRODUCERS AND
SHIPPERS FIGHT RATE
INCREASE TO ROADS
Alleae That Proposed IS Percent
Raise at This Times Would Dis
turb Existing Adjustments.

Washington, May 26.-Ford pro1uc.
ers and other shippers opposing the
request Of the railroads Tor o. general
10 percent increase In freight rates be.
gan today the presentation os their
side of the case 10 the Interstate Com.
mcrce commission During ihp days
hearing several trade bodies also
submitted evidence on tl. side OF the
roads.
Representatives oi western food
producers and jobhors. fruit jar and
bottle interests. natural tee manutac.
turers OF New Jersey and Chicago.
and the Colorado Grange. appeared In
opposition 20 any increase.
Those who supported the plcas OF
the roads that an increase is usufi.
able were the Chicago Traffic commit.
tee National Industrial Traffic league.
Boston Chamber OF Commerce. and "a
committee representing Sioux CITY.
Iowa, commercial interests
Western food producers emphasized
that NO additional cost should be-
placed at this time ol food products.
and declared that @ 10 percent rate
increase would disturb oll existing ad.
lusiments between distributing cen.
ters as well 0s many futures contracts
In canned goods and dry cereals. Al.
ready they said, their products had
sustained an advance OF % percent
since 1914
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
ALL ARDMORE"
ENGINEERS CORPS
SIX ENLISTED BEFORE COMPANY
ROLLS WERE OPENED FOR
RECRUITING.
INTO NATIONAL GUARD
Armory and other Details Must Be
Cared For BY citlzens-committees
to Push Organization Appointed and
Are At Work.
HONOR ROLL.

The following are the names OF the
first to enlist in the Ardmore Engineer.
ing Company:
LYNN BOYD, superintendent of con.
struction, lumber salesman.
JAMES G.. KING, transitman.
JESSE l.. JOHNSON, rodman.
GEO. W c. COX, locomotive engineer
LOUIS b. MASON. mechanic.
OTIS l.. HAMMOND, carpenter.
Ardmore is to have an AN Ard
more engineering company, recruited
entirely from the ranks of the young
men OF this community and the ada.
cent district Six men have enlisted
before the company rolls were opened,
the commissions of the captain and
two first lieutenants have already ar.
rived. The second lieutenant will be-
appointed at once and the active work
of enlisting the men for the company
will begin on Monday and must be-
completed before June 3, as no yolun.
tcers will be received for either the
national guard or the regular army
after that date.
The Ardmoro company will be mus,
tered into the Oklahoma National
Guard rs soon as II is up to the prop.
cr number, l09 emitting II to admis.
sion, but 1853 being the required war
strength The men will be- trained un.
der the national guard and will be
paid for drills, but the armory and
other details must be- provided by the
citizens. This company will be- mus.
tered into the regular army on August
. and will probably see service much
quicker than soldiers In other branches
OF the service, as engineers of expert.
cnCe are In demand
Enlistment In the engineering com
pany does not relieve the applicant
who Is Of conscriptive age Of the ne.
cessity OF registering his name for
service, but the fact that he is q
member Of the company will be- valid
reason for not selecting him and II
he does not pass the physical cNamina.
tion he will also be relieved from fur
thor consideration for army service
While the officers of the company
must be men Of engineering expert
! Continued on Page Five)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27

Mattoon, Ill., May 26.-About fifty
persons were killed and more than 300
injured when tornado struck Mattoon
late today The entire business sec
tion of the town Is wiped out and Ip-
ward Of 1000 are homeless.
The storm, travelling from east to
west destroying practically the en-.
tire northern half of the town, leaving
no building standing in a section sey-
eral blocks in width.
4 lumber yard directly in the path
of the. tornado contributed largely to
the damage. Flying planks struck a
number OF pedestrians who had been
unable to find shelter and other pieces
Of timber We're hurled for miles
around the countryside one being dis
covered sticking through the side Of
a farmers dwelling.
Bits Of broken and twisted steel also
flew through the air, damaging build.
ings entirely out of the path of the
storm. A canning factory contributed
to the loss in this way.
Rescue work was begun almost i'm
mediately.
Efforts to estimate the casualties
with accuracy we're futile because Of
the confusion which followed. Hun.
dreds Of persons reported members OF
families missing, but It was believed
many Of these would be found tomor.
row.
A heavy hailstorm which followed
the wind hampered work of rescue.
and late into the night persons were
being dug from ruins of wrecked
| buildings.
City officials asserted that there Is
a possibility that the death list may
be materially increased when the full
extent of the damage is determined.
Few reports from the surrounding
farm country we're available but It
was not believed that the damage any.
where in this vicinity was as great as
in Mattoon.
In addition to pleas for doctors and
nurses, the mayor sent an emergency
call to Governor Lowlen for at least
two companies of state national guard
{ a be used in policing the ruins.
the wind played the usual number
of treahsh tricks. A scantling from a
lumber yard passed entirely through
a home in which the family was din.
ing hurlng through the air over their
heads and out through a window with.
out iniuring any OF the diners
Wire and rail traffic was practically
at a standstill for hours after the dis.
aster miles Of telegraph poles in each
direction from Mattoon being leyeld.
Rails and ties were torn from their
fastenings for yards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Record Raid OF Alrsblss

A Town on the Southeast Coast M
England. Friday evening. MAY e5 via
Louion' May 26.-The most ambitious
airplaue raid yet undertaken hr tho
Germans on Great Britain occurred
hero lato this afternoon while me
streets were crowded with shoppers
pomenadors and workers returning tn
their homes The raiders dropped a
large number OF bombs from a mile or
two above the town. ku.s 76 per.
sons, mostly women or children and
m'urIng nearly IA more
The first raider 90 arrive was the
leader OF squadron OF five II was
Tying at such hgIrht that 30 could rut
be seen against the brilliant sunlight
which flooded bc cloud Gelked skv.
except by trained observers with posd
glasses. The raider was followed bv
the other four at "a slightly lower ele.
walton. They sailed m a bee line
across the town dropping bombs con.
tinuously
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Five Dead at Westervelt.

Westervelt, Ill.,. May Sweeping
through twentymile stretch of
country between Westeryelt and
Owaneco, a tornado late today caused
the death or 1--WE persons and the in.
jury Of 2l, three Of whom probably
will die. Nearly all the injured were
children practicing a childrens day
program in a church. which collapsed,
pinning them under heavy timbers.
The dead are:
MRS. HERMAN CHRISTIAN. 60
years old.
MISS MYRTLE CHRISTMAN. 40.
MISS SADIE JACKSON. G3.
DAVIS MCDONALD, 50.
EUGENE MCDONALD, 20.
Physicians from Pana, who hurried
here in response to distress calls hard
ly had time to administer the injured
when they were summoned to Mattoou
likewise devastated ny tornado.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
ITALIANS TAKE
22,4I9 PRISONERS
THIS NUMBER OF AUsTRo-hU'
GARlAN ARE CAPTURED BV
THE LATlks.
GERMAN GUNS ACTN;
Fire Of Artillery Of Teutons Fa
British on West Front Becc
More Violent-French Make Fur,n
er Progress on Champagne Front

Rome, (via LOndon) May 26).-The
Italians have captured 3,54O prisoners
on the Isonzo, the war office says
Heavy fighting continues.
The Italians made important pro,
gress IN the coastal region in the di.
rection of Triest. They carried trench
es from the mouth Of the Timavo river
on the Gulf of Triest, to point east
Of Jamiano, and also the heights be.
tween Folndar and Meadezza
The Italians also made progress east
of Boscamola, in tie region of Cas-.
tagnavizza, north Tivoli and in the
PLAYA zone.
The statement says the number o!
prisoners taken on the Julian front
from May IA up to yesterday, was 22
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
THURSDAY YOUR LAST DAY.

Subscribers to The Daily Ardmore.
ite who wish to save 81 by paying a
year in advance at the present rate,
must do so not later than Thursday.
as on Friday morning, June l, the
rate advances to So and no subscriH.
tions will be received at the old rate
after that time except those which
have been sent by mail from an out.
of.town point before the end of May,
for mail subscriptions Thursday rs
positively the last day that the 81
rate will apply on The Ardmoreite fo,
local delivery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27

nounced tonight by Adj Gen. Dickson.
The soldiers entrain at Efdngham.
AdJutant General Dickson also ar.
ranged tonight for mobilization of II
company Of the Fourth infantry at
Shelbyyille to go to Mattoon immt.
diately
The adjutant general received a
message from the mayor of Nation
asking for the troops and stating that
one hundred were dead. This tele.
gram, however was filed early in tho
afternoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
THREE OTHER TOWNS HIT.
Charleston, Manhattan and Ellwoo1
Are Damaged by Tornado.

Are Damaged by Tornado.
Terre Haute, Ind, May 26-Tele-
phone messages received here from
Ashmore, Ill.,, asked that all available
physicians be hurried to Charleston,
Ill. The information was that scores
had been injured in a tornado which
struck Charleston late this afternoon.
Wires to Charleston are down.
Manhattan, ILL.,. ten miles southeast
of Joliet, was partly wrecked by a
wndstorm late today Wreckage
strews the roadway for two miles out
side the village.
A call for help reached this city 10.
night saying that many were injured.
and possibly some were dead
Stores and homes were blown to
bits.
Ellwood, six miles south Of Joliet.
also was damaged by the storm. Wind
swept Joliet, but did no serious dam.
age
One boy was killed by lightning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
TORNADO WRECKS NATION, ILL.,.
KILLS 50 OR MORE; DEALS DEATH
AND DESTRUCTION IN OTHER TOWNS

MANY DEAD AT CHARLESTON
Decatur, Ill.,, May 2e.-Railrosd OF.
iices here have received word Of Sc.
rious loss Of life in the cyclone at
Charleston ten miles east Of Mat.
toon, estimates placing the number Of
deaths there as high as 25o.
The Paris, Illinois Company Fourth
Infantry I. NJ G., has been ordered to
Charleston.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
German Artillery Active.

London, May 26.-lncreasing activity
Of the German artillery along the Brit.
ish front between the Scarpe and Croi.
selles is reported in today's official
statement on the operations in north.
ern France. The British have effected
a slight improvement in their posi-.
tion on the right bank of the Scarpe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Rain and Hail al oainesvlIIe.

Gainesville, Texas, May &c. (Spe.
cian-A heavy rain and hail storm.
beginning a mile north of here this
afternoon, extended to Thackerville
and northeast, following the bend OF
the Red river The storm caused con.
siderable damage to fruit and berries
and destroyed many pigs and great
deal OF poultry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and vicinity Cooler
sunday
Oklahoma-Cooler Sunday in OK.
treme east portion.
East Texas Sunday fair. cooler In
the interior OF east and south portion
West Texas Sunday fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Westervet, Assumption and Dunksl
Victims OF Hail and Wind.

Decatur. ILL.,, May &c. - Reports
brought by automobile from Wester.
welt, Shelby county, state that three
persons were killed and others in
jured in a terrific hailstorm and tor
nado which swept through the county
about 2;30 this afternoon
Houses in Assumption and Dunkel
also are reported torn from their
foundations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
French Make Progress.

Paris, May 26-Further progress
was made by the French on the Cham.
payne front during the night. Two
German counter attacks were repulsel
and l2O prisoners taken, according to
the official statement this morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Germans lmprove PosItlon.

Berlin (yia London) May 26-Tho
Germans yesterday improved their
positions on the Chemin Des Danes
on the Aisne front, taking 54i prison
ers. says the official statement issued
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
"A DEAD IN TORNADO
MARTIAL LAW is PUT INTO EFF.
Feet At TOWN OF ANOALE,
KANSAS.
Ragged Path is Torn in Two coun.
ties Twister Originates in South.
west and Sweeps Humanity to
Death and Property 10 Destruction.

Wichita, kau-., May 2G.- Martial
law was put in effect at Andsle today.
where twelve persons were killed and
eleven persons seriously injured in
the tornado yesterday afternoon.
The total death list in the path OF
the storm has reached a. In addition
to the twelve at Andale, there are
nine dead In the country near Sedg.
wick, Kansas, two near Newton. and
one near Elbing.