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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
TO EXAMINE 1862
FOR COMMISSIONS
THIS NUMBER COMES FROM 5000
WHO MADE APPLICATION FOR
SECOND TRAINING CAMP.

San Antonio, Texas. July 2l.-Thir-
teen hundred and sixty.two Of approx
imately 5000 men who made applica-
tons for the second training camp for
Officers at Leon Springs have been Sc
lected for personal and physical exam
nations. and notices to them telling
where and when TO report for examina.
ton viii be In the mails by Sunday
right
The board OF officers which are to
travel over the state TO make the ex.
aminations will leave Fort Sam Hous-
ton tonight, and the first examinations
viii be held next Tuesday.
From 1852 men whose applications
graded the highest. SIS, the quota for
Texas, viii be certified TO report at the
camp when II opens August 81.
Physical and personal examinations
are to be finished August Z.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
NAMES OF YOUNG MEN DRAFTED
FROM DAVIS IN FRIDAYS CALL

Davis, Okla. July 2l-lSpeciaD.-The
citizens of Davis were all anxious Fri.
day evening when The Ardmoreita
came on the streets Soon the papers
were taken from the boy and anxious
eyes scanned its pages for the numbers
and names Of those called for service
from this section. Following is the
list OF calls made here:
Herman English.
o. B. Lee.
Pat Rawls.
Clark Abbot.
Marion Greer.
Sam =. Hale.
Stamy Denton.
Buster Stedman.
Harty Cutler
There will be very few exemptions
claimed by these young men, as they
are anxious for the service.
Herman English. with several others
belongs TO the Engineer company y;
Ardmore, and OF course WIN be exempt
as they volunteered their services. The
following named belong TO this com
pany; Tom Davis, Roy Turner. Turner
Troupe, Raymond Lockman. and Her
man English.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
AMERICAN TROOPS
IN BOMB PRACTICE
OFFICERS OF REGULAR ARMY
OUTCLASS THEIR FRENCH IN
STRUCTORS IN DEADLY WORK.

American Training Camp in France,
July s21.-Two high officials of the Unit.
ed States war department arrived at the
camp this morning. They were taken
Immediately on an extended inspection
Of the camp by Major General Sibert
American Training Camp in France,
July 2l.-The American troops hero
will extend the scope of their training
Monday by beginning TO practice bomb
and hand grenade throwing. The ma
iority OF officers including even some
from the general staff, have already
experimental successfully along this
line and with the aid of expert French
assistants will be able to instruct the
men.
From all appearances TO date, the
Americans should be able TO become
speedily proficient in this mode Of war
fare The majority OF the soldiers have
played baseball more or less and mature
ally throw well.
AS far as the officers as a whole have
pitted their skin against the trainel
and expert Frenchmen. they have easily
outdistanced the French throwers and
have shown quite as much accuracy
In hurling at marks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
GREAT AIR FLEET
BILL IS PASSED

Washington. July 2l.-The house
bill appropriating S6iOOOo,OOO for the
aviation service was passed late today
by the senate without amendment or
a record vote. and with less than an
hours discussion. II now goes to the
president
The senate's only dispute. with many
members expressing a desire TO pass
the bill Immediately. was over an
amendment Of Senator Hardwick OF
Georgia TO strike out a clause author.
izing drafting Of the men for the
aerial service The amendment was
rejected siNty-siX TO twelve after Sena.
tor LaFollette and Gronna made brief
speeches opposing the draft
Details Of the plans for expending
the huge sum appropriated have been
withheld. but II is known that IL pro.
vides for about $4,000 aeroplanes and
nearly 100000 men.
The president is expected TO sign
the bin Monday and the work Of
building one Of the greatest air fleets
the world has ever seen will be pushed
officials hope to produce az least
$500 machines, with a great increase
the next year, For the first few
months, virtually the entire attention
will be centered on construction Of
student planes, and there has been
talk Of bringing British and French
aviation student officers to the United
States for training
In the rejection OF the Hardwirl<
amendment. the dozen senators voting
to strikeout the draft clause were.
Borah, Broussard. Curtis, Gore. Gronna,
Hardwick Kirby, LaFolette. McKellar,
Norris, owen and Nardamann
In a vigorous speech opposing the
draft clause. Senator LaFolette said any
war prosecuted by democracy should be
without compulsory service.
Democracy ought never enter into a
war that Il cannot prosecute with vol.
unteers," he said. particularly object
ing TO compulsion for the eptra.hazard.
Gus air service.
The Wisconsin senator declared that
he would fight for the repeal OF the
draft as long as he is In the senate
and predicted that the draft would be
the main issue at the next election
and that ninety per cent OF the voters
will declare againstit. He said he in
tended offering resolution repeallne
the draft law.
Senator Gronna said he opposed IN,
draft provision for the same reason az
Senator IaFolette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
OFFICIAL DRAF 7
SHEET TO PRINTER
FINAL COPIES BE READY FOR DIS
TRIBUTI0N NOT LATER
THAN TUESDAY.
CROWDER IS PLEASED
Gives Unlimited Credit to Press of Am
erica for Great Aid to Government i'm
Making Plans Known to Boards and
to Registrants.

Washington, July 21.-General Crow
der tonight issued the following state
ment:
"The army draft drawing is complete
and is apparently successful. The Off
cial tally sheets have been compared,
sent to the printer and the proof is be-
ing received. Final copies will be ready
for distribution not later than Tues
day
THE next step will be the certifica-
ton Of the results of the drawing TO
1857 local boards and the application
by each board of its chart to its serially
numbered list This need consume but
little time, and when done, the order
Of priority of the nearly ten million
registrants to report for examination
will be revealed.
Such additional drafts as may be
ordered by the president will be filled
by calling men in the order Of this es-
tablished priority, and no further draw
ing will ever be necessary.
Each local board upon receipt of it's
chart and upon notification by the gov
ernor Of the quota to be raised ny II
may proceed at once, under regulations
already promulgated to summon men
for examination.
Wants Concert of Action.
'We have now passed the stage in the
execution Of the selective service when
we must have concert of action by the
states. In raising state cOntingents.
the race is to the swiftest.
II cannot let this opportunity pass
without adverting to the very great
value Of the assistance which has been
SO earnestly and efficiently rendered by
the press.
Without the systematic campaign
Of public information that prepared the
country for the registration, the en-
| rollment Of ten million men on the fifth
day Of June would have been impossi-
BILE The generous support of the news
papers through the period since reg
| istration day is appreciated, and only
the most thorough efficiency could have
placed upon the streets within a few
hours after the first number was drawn
lists for each registration district show
ing the names of the persons who would
be summoned for examination on the
first call Of the local boards"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
SANTA FE TO LOAN QUARTER Of
MILLION TO FARMERS ON PLAINS

Chicago. July 2t.-Following the gov.
ernments policy to increase food pro-
duction new farmers in the sparse'y
settled districts in southwest Kansas
and northwest Texas win be financed
for seed wheat purchases this fall by
the Atchison Topeka 4 Santa Fe Rail.
way company, according 10 state.
ment today by f. p. Ripley, president
OF the company
The railroad company win loan farm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
OLDFIELD WINS TWO OUT
OF THREE FROM DE PALMA

Providence, r l., July 2l.-Barney
Oldheld won two out OF three races
from Ralph de Palma at the Narragan-
sett speedway today, Oldheld won the
25-mile race in % minutes 54 3-4 sec.
onds, and the ten-mile in eight minutes,
Il Is seconds. De Palma took the Is
miles in 13 minutes 81 3-5 seconds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
SPANISH WORKMEN
AND GENDARMES
FIRE ON EACH OTHER

Madrid July 2i---A number Of per.
sons were wounded when strikers and
rendarmes fired upon each other In
Valencia yesterday when the command.
ant Of the gendarmes called upon a
crowd Of strikers 10 dispersc.
They replied by firing on the gen.
carmes from roofs and porchcs. The
nilice returned the fire and two sol.
diers. one policeman and six civilians
were wounded. Numerous persons were
arrested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
MARSHALL COUNTY
DRAFT NUMBERS

25S Lock, Virgil, Madill machlnis,,
single.
ass Willis, Win, Durwood, farmer
single.
S54 Trammell Dennis w. Lark, far.
mer, single.
1895 Taylor. Thomas Edward, King.
ston. farmer. wife.
7S3 coley, Grant Woodville, farmer,
wife.
11l7 Ellis, Daniel Hubert, Cumber-
land, farmer, single.
S37 Everett, John Enos. farmer, wife
337 Keener, Ambrose Boyd, Madill.
farmer, wife.
676 Jones, Jesse Hilery. Willis, far.
mer, wife
275 Broadway, Lewis. Madill. farmer
wife.
500 Chism, Kirby, Lebanon, farmer,
single
1855 Bloomer T, Madn, farmer,
single
564 Lester. Albert wlliford. Leh-
anon, laborer, single NOW in servicel.
945 DotsonI Solomon, Woodvillc,
farmer single tnegroD.
400 Ross, Carl Hulet, Tyler. farmer,
single
500 Broadwick. Altus W. Powell, far
mer, wife.
1857 Mitchell, J. v, Kingston, farme".
563 Harrison. John Thos., Lebanon,
farmer. single.
54is Lynch, Eligia Robert, Lebanon,
laborer. wife.
1876 Riley, Patrick Henry, Madnl.
laborer. single
1897 Erwin, Edgar Dennis. King.
ston, laborer, wife
7S4 Mandrel Lige, woodville. farm.
er wife.
755 Everett Leroy Shay, farmer,
single.
lO7 Woodward, Andrew w, Madill,
carpenter, wife.
6l6 Clifford. George Washington,
Powell. farmer, wife.
373 Hines, Clarence, Oakland, farm.
err wife
1866 MoClendon, Luther Allen, Ma.
din. farmer, wife.
775 Combs, James C, Kingston, far.
mer. wife.
4s6 Killgo. George William, Tyler
farmer, wife.
6s2 Forgerson, John Henry, Will,s
farmer. single.
600 Mayor, John Edward, Kingston,
farmer, wife.
$40 Evans, Williams r., woodvillc
farmer. wife.
5O7 Wilson. John jackson, Lebanon
u. $. mail carrier. wife.
800 Williams. Clarence Roscoe oal,'
/ land. well drlller wife.
437 Shores. Samuel Arthur Deer
wood, farmer, single.
1924 Faulk. John Samuel Kingston
farmer, single.
6O4 Cobb. Albert Collier, Powell, far
mer. wife
a3 Whitaker, william f, Madm,
clerk wife.
1854 HIN. Dave, Kingston, farmer
single.
1866 Hobbs. Roy Columbus, Ayles'
worth. farmer. single.
92i Usrey. Thos. William, Woodville
laborer single
4eO Brown. John Price, Simpson
farmer, wife.
1914 Broyles Bascom Mar, Lynn
farmer. wife,
ii7S Wheeler. Oscar Newton, Ma
am. farmer. wife.
5i4 Scott. Dave. Lebanon, farmer
wife.
4S3 Glenn. Herbert Henry, Simpson
section hand. single,
1929 Smith. VIM. Clarence. Kingston
10 Helms. Jimmie II. Mcmillan. far
mer. wife.
lolb Conwil. weslie Calvin Cumber
land, blacksmith. wife.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22

ers in the mentioned sections more than
q quarter OF a million dollars through
local banks on reasonable terms. Ex-
ira wheat acreage under this plan. Il
is said. win produce 100000 bushels
OF wheat.
Farmers In this section, although new
settlers. have not asked for aid. but
II is said win gladly avail themselves
OF the opportunity TO increase their
titled fields and help furnish bread for
this country and It's allies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
DUTCH CLAIM BRITISH
ATTACK IN NEUTRAL WATER

Amsterdam, July 2i.--It is officially
announced that the Netherlands gov
ernment has instructed its minister in
London TO draw the attention OF the
British government to violation OF
Dutch sovereignty and neutrality involv-
ed in the British attack on German mer-
chantmen off the coast OF Holland early
in the week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
]. s. MAY BRING
WOUNDED HOME
ALSO MAY SHIP GERMAN PRISON.
ERS TO AMERICA AND SAVE
COST OF SENDING FOOD.

Washington, July Wounded sol.
diers OF the United States may be
brought home for treatment and for
oonYalescence. War department off.
cials have had the question under con.
sideration for some time and Il was
learned today that adoption OF the plan
is probable
II has also been suggested that Ger.
man prisoners may be brought TO Am.
erica, instead Of holding them In camps
IN France or England The care OF
Prisoners and the wounded here would
materially lessen the burden OF feeding
them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
1881 Bailey. Eliza Mack Madill, farm

1881 Bailey. Eliza Mack, Madill, farm
er, wife.
1881 Keeton, Hugh, Kingston, far
mer, single.
487 Pierce, Jas. Burl, Madill farmer,
wife.
1882 Ammons Benjamin Franklin,
Madill, farmer, wife.
1928 Cook, Jas Fred, Kingston, me.
chanic, single.
797 Goff, Geo NJ, Isom Springs, far
mer, wife.
14O Rogers. Lucius Thomas, Madill,
railroad clerk, wife.
1895 Cannon, John Elder, Kingston.
laborer, wife.
432 Collins, Lushen Bradley, Manns-
vile, farmer, wife.
Is Jackson, Lee, Mcmillan, farmer,
wife.
652 Henson, Clyde, Willis, farmer,
wife.
927 Stubblefeld, Wyatt Jefferson,
Woodville, farmer, single.
739 Work, Word, Enos farmer, wife.
sol Williams, Allen Whitfield, Pow.
ell, farmer, single.
1922 Chestnut, Claude, Kingston,
stock raiser single.
1146 Sullivan, Lionel, Madill, farmer.
single.
1903 Doverspike, Edwin, Aylesworth,
farmer, single.
oo3 Vow, j. d.. Powell, farmer, wife.
| 1872 Smathers, Jas. Wesley, MadiI,
cashier Frisco railroad, wife
513 Morgan, William Edgar, Leban.
on, farmer, wife.
46 Mistead, Jealous NJ, Madill, rail.
road laborer, wife.
1920 Smith, John Lewis, Linn, farm
er, single.
1899 Parsons, John Milard Ayles.
worth, section hand, wife
223 Flowers, Ebb, Madill, cook, child
(negro)
III Colston, Oscar Monroe, Madill
laborer, wife.
6O2 Williams, Thos. Virgil Kingston
farmer, wife.
800 Chaffin, John B., Madill, farmer
single.
rs Holland, Steve Joe, Madill, rail
road laborer, single.
772 Sons, Arthur, Kingston, farmer
wife.
III Richardson, John j.. Isom
Springs, farmer wife.
7S6 Capes, Milan, Kingston, farme,
wife.
$50 Roberts, Lewis Monroe, Madnl
farmer wife.
1892 Turner, Henry Mathews, King
ston, farmer wife.
972 Thompson, John, Madil, farm
er, wife.
9SS Moore, Samuel j., Madill farm
er, single
757 McCorkle, Wayne, Kingston
farmer single
s66 Young. Alvin A., Kinlock, farm
er, wife.
SOS Burge, Leonard, woodville, far
mer, wife.
1872 Carson, Thos James. Madill, far
mer wife.
$40 Benton, Ralph Dewitt, Madil
farmer. single.
543 Thompson. Luther Estell, Leb
anon, farmer, wife.
1874 Anglea, Hill, Madill, attorney
single.
s74 Lennon, Otis Richard, Wood
vile. farmer, wife.
552 Eslick. silas Benton. Lebanon
farmer, wife.
1900 Banks, Elmer Earnest, Madrl
farmer. wife
POS Bigger, William Bruce, Madnl
farmer, wife.
675 Moore George Willis. farmer
wife.
1894 Johnson, Ivy Earl, Kingston
farmer, wife
,14S Flowers, Carl Wesley, Tisho
mingo. farmer, wife.
1854 Reeves, Thos. Floyd, Kingston
carpenter, single.
S43 Collins Claude c., Oakland
blacksmith. wife.
sS2 Doyle, Joe Bailey, Kinlock, farm
er single.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
No CONFIRMATION OF
ARRESTS or 4. s. CONSUL.

London. July 21-The foreign office
has no information regarding the re-.
ported arrest OF British and American
consuls at Odessa. The Berlin report
is discredited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
LEADVILLE
MINES ARE CLOSED BY STRIKE

Leadville, Colo, July 21.-Metal min
ers in this district struck this morning
Thirtyseven properties are involved. In
each mine eight or ten men remained
to keep the property free from water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
FRANCE WHEAT CROP
IS MUCH IMPROVED

Paris, July 2l-The crop report pub.
lished In the Journal Official today says
there has been great Improvement in
the wheat crop since the last report
made June /.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
MICHAELIS STILL
PINS FAITH ON
SUB WARFARE

Copenhagen, July 2O.-Chancellor Mi
chaelis in his speech to the reichstag
yesterday said in part:
81 declare in fact that the submarine
accomplishes in the destruction of enc
my tonnage what 1t should. 1t impairs
England's economic life and the conduct
of the war month by month in a grow.
ing degree, so that it will not be possible
to oppose the necessity for peace much
longer. We can look forward to the
further labors of the brave submarines
with complete confidence.
"In wide regions Of the empire, rain
has fallen and everywhere in time
enough to bring potatoes.
1T is reported from the supreme
army command that the military situa-
ton is very good. The great Anglo
French spring offensive in the west has
been shattered by armies which show
their unbroken power and superiority.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
MAY YET DRAF 7
ALIENS INTO ARMY
LEADING SENATOR'S ON BOTH
SIDES OF CHAMBER DESIRE TO
SEE SUCH ACCOMPLISHED.
PREPARE AMENDMENT
Develops That Of the Ten Million Men
Registered Over One Million Are Al
iens-In Arizona 40 Per Cent of Pop
ulation Are Non-Citizens.

Washington, July 21.-In discussion
in the senate today during the moments
when the aviation bill was up for pas
sage, ~ator Calder offered as an
amen the resolution of Senator
Char = lin, chairman of the military
com : e, proposing to amend the ar.
my = law to make aliens subject to
co $ )tions, excepting subjects Of
G ?. ny or those exempted by treaty.
J 3 i'd of the ten million men regis
- over one million are aliens, Ari-
' alone having forty per cent of al
I l.
, senator's Wadsworth, Stone Brande-
e, Lodge and others also urged ex-
cutive action to subject aliens to yes.
terday's draft. as well as future calls.
Senator Stone said the foreign relations
committee planned to take action re.
garding the treaty question, and Sena-
tor Chamberlain said the state and war
departments are being consulted regard
ing his resolution. and, If possible, the
military committee would act upon II
next week
The amendment was finally with
drawn to expedite the bill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22

London, July 21.-In the course Of his
address here today Premier Lloyd
George said the statement of DR.. Mi
Chaelis, German chancellor, contained
phrases which would be understood by
the military powers of Germany. Unless
these were wiped out he added, they
would again plunge Europe into a wei.
ter of blood.
The German chancellor's speech, Mr..
Lloyd-George said offered no hope for
Belgium. The determination of the al
Les was that Belgium must be restored
as a free and independent people, not
German protectorate.
At another point i'm his speech t
premier said:
Regarding the submarine menace,
must disagree with Chancellor Michae.
lis Gradually we are increasing our
protection and diminishing our losses"
Speaking of the ship building pro
gram, Mr. Lloyd-George said that Great
Britain this year would turn out four
times as many ships as last year In
the last two months of 1917 as many
ships will be finished as in all OF 1916.
In conclusion, the premier said the en-
tente allies would go on fighting TO the
end. knowing that the future Of man
kind was in trust to maintain and de.
fend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
Bone Dry" Substitute.

The senate prohibition section pro.
hibiting manufacture Of distilled beve.
RACES during the war and directing
the president to buy all distilled spirits
in bond was substituted for the house
bone dry" provision, and will be one
subject Of difficulty in conference.
Senator's voting against the bill were:
France, Maryland; Hardwick, Georgia;
Penrose, Pennsylvania; Reed, Missouri:
Sherman, Illinois and Southland West
Virginia
Scores of amendments were disposed
Of today, but the principal features
were the Incorporation of the amend.
ments authorizing the minimum wheat
price and another by Senator Pomerene
greatly broadening the governments S
power to handle the coal situation.
The government guarantees for wheat
would he payable at all principal in.
terror primary markets until July /.
1919.
The senate rejected, forty-six TO
thirty-three. an amendment by Sen.
ator Norris to have the food board
instead Of congress fix the minimum
price.
Can Control Coal and Mines.
The Pomerene amendment, incor.
porated by the overwhelming vote Of
seventy-two to twelve directs the pres.
ident through the federal trade com.
mission or other agency to fix coal
prices, wholesale and retail. regulate the
entire industry. and. if necessary, to
take over and operate coal mines and
fix prices Of labor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-22
LONG DELAYED
FOOD BILL PASSES
ADOPTED IN SENATE AFTER FIVE
WEEKS OF WRANGLING BY
VOTE OF 81 TO 6.
CONTROL BOARD OF 8
Another Vital Feature Of Measure Is
That President Is Given Authority to
Fix Coal Prices and Take Over All
Mines If Necessary.

Washington, July 21.-The admin.
stration food control bill, virtually re-
written after five weeks bitter contest
was passed today by the senate, eighty
one to six. Conferees from house and
senate will begin work early next
week and leaders are hopeful the
measure may be i'm the president S
hands in ten days.
AS reyamped, the bill gives the pres
ident broad authority over foods feeds
and fuels, the latter including kero
sene and gasoline: provides for ad
ministration by food board of three
members instead Of an Individual au
thorizes federal fixing of coal prices
and authorizes a minimum guaranteed
per bushel for wheat at primary mar
kets
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