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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
WAR SUMMARY.

Ecuador has joined the important
group of South American nations
which have broken relations with Ger
many.
Military interest centers at present
on the Italian front where the central
powers are declaring in Rome dispatch
es as to e developing their maximum ef-
fort of the war.
A terrific struggle still -nds its focal
point on the Asiago pc-eau. where
Field Marshal Conrad Won HoetZendorfs
army, reinforced to great strength is
trying to force the pa-.es which lead
to the Italian plains. His troops so
far in the fighting have captured some
10000 Italians, according to the Ger
man reports. and have succeeded in
pushing some distance into the Italian
defensive positions.
The bravery of the Italian troops,
who have sacrificed themselves in large
numbers in blocking the enemy advance
has kept the holding line intact, how
ever, as it receded Even the heaviest
enemy masses thrown against the de-
fenses seemingly regardless of losses.
have not sufficed to effect a break in
the chain of strong positions. in which
the Italians are now continuing their
stand.
There has been little fighting in the
last twenty-four hours in the other war
areas In the Cambria area. in which
the line has shifted rapidly as the
British and German armies swung back
and forth over il. temporary quietness
has come. preparatory To the breaking
out Of new engagements.
The French front continues silent.
In the east the front from the Baltic
to the Black sea is quiescent under
the influence of the armistice negotia-
tons These have been suspended sew
en- days, according to advices from Pet
rograd. 80 that the allies may have ''op-
portunity TO express their attitude" to-
ward the parleying.
Within Russia. where the bolsheviki
still are in control of the reins of gov
ernment, there are rumors of internal
OF potential importance.
One such is TO the effec, that former
Emperor Nicholas has succeeded in ef-
fecting his escape. Little has devel-
oped as to what action ,ne moderate
forces OF the nation may be contem-
plating i'm combating the bolsheviki
measures. one of which is reported to
be the impending reputation of all
OF Russias foreign loans.
The American navy has suffered the
loss of the new type destroyer Jacob
Jones, torpedoed and sunk while on
patrol duty in the war zone on the
night Of December 6, with but 81 of
her officers and crew known to have
been saved out OF a total of approx
mately loo on board.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
FRISCO RAILROAD
MEN ARE KILLED
ENGINEER CRANK PHILLIPS,
FIREMAN MIDDLETON AND
BRAKEMAN BRYANT VICTIMS.

Muskogee. Okla. Dec. S.-Three men
were killed when two Frisco freight
trains crashed into each other three
miles north of Weleetka tonight The
two trains came together at nearly the
point where three boys wrecked pas
senger train three weeks ago. A mis-
take in reading train orders is said to
be responsible for the crash. The three
men killed We're members of the engine
crew.
The dead are Frank Phillips. engi-
neer of the southbound freight; John
Middleton. fireman of the northbound
train, and Charles Bryant. brakeman
on the southbound.
Middleton and Phillips were pinned
beneath their engines, which rolled
down an embankment after the collis-
jon, and Bryant was scalded TO death.
Members of the crew of both trains
say they had been given SIGNALS that
the tracks were clear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
TUG FOUNDERS
IN RAGING SEA
AND TEN OF CREW GO
TO DEATH IN ICY WAVES
OF ATLANTIC.

Atlantic City. n. j.. Dec. S-Swamped
by mountainous seas, driven by one Of
the worst northeast gales this section
of the coast has ever experienced in
many years. the tug Eugene + Moran
foundered three miles off the upper
beach late today and sank with all
hands on board. The captain and ten
men were lost.
The four members of the crew of the
tugs tow. who were rescued after a
thrilling battle with the heavy seas by
coast guard crews. were unable to
identify any of the victims.
The tug, owned by the Moran Towing
company Of New York, was bringing
two barges from New York TO Phila.
delphia. At the risk OF his life. the
captain of the tug cut the two big
hawsers holding his tow. probably pre-
venting a heavier toll of loss of life.
AFTER peing cut loose, the barges were
swept toward the shore, one OF them
piling up on the beach near Absecon
Inlet and another jamming into a shoal
500 yards from shore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
Home Falls in Wreck as
Child sels in Morning
P ..ser;; is Rescued Unhurt

Halifax Dec 8-When the great explosion Thursday
little Lola Burns eight DID, her knees by her cot
saying her morning The house collapsed Hours later
Lola found in the midst of the wreckage hemped in by
fallen mbers and surrounded by broken glass but quite
harmed still on her knees and praying fervently.
In cellar at Richmond soldier in uniform dig
gng franticaly Private Henneberry who had been
with the Sxythd battalion and recently returned
home wounded.
"Here my home explained the soldier briefly while he
continued to dig "and heard moment ago.
Others gave him help and presently from under kitchen
prorudng ashpan of which had protected her
revealed Henneberrys 18monhsod baby Olive Her wounds
superficial But the soldiers shortlved. little
digging the bodies of his wife and five other chill
dren.
At hospital children listed from
appearance Later discovered that they
had been white before the flames reached them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
BIG BEND REGION
is WARNED THAT
VILLA THREATENS

Ell Paso. Texas. Dec S.--American
troops in the Big Bend district were
warned tonight that Villas main force
was again moving toward the border
opposite the Big Bend in anticipation of
an attack by the federal forces on
Ojinaga now held by the Villa troops
A column from Juarez IS now moving
in that direction.
The column in command of Martin
Lopez, which was defeated at Santa
Clara canyon Tuesday. passed through
Namiquipa yesterday ana was reported
to be going in the direction of Satevo
between Parral and Chihuahua City
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
HOOVER HOPES TO
CUT FOOD PRICES

Washington, Dec S.-Early termina-
ton of profiteering in the distribution
of foodstuffs is the hope of the food
administrator now that most of the
staple food commodities have been put
under license. In most instances, av-
erage normal profits of the pre-war
period win be used as basis for deter
mining what reasonable margins should
be.
In cutting abnormal margins the
food administration will proceed under
a recent order issued by President
Wilson comforting on Food Administra-
tor Hoover powers given the president
in the food control act. This order di-
rects the food administrator TO find
the normal profit that obtained in food
stuffs transactions in the period prior
TO July l. 1914. when business was un-
der .ree competitive conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
Fl. SMITH IS IN
DARKNESS As
RESULT STRIKE
ALL UNION LABOR EXCEPT BAR.
BERS AND CLERKS HAVE
JOINED WALkOUT.
GOVERNOR IN WARNING
Gives Out Statement at Little Rock
That He VIII Not Tolerate Violence,
But He Does Not Say What Steps
He Will Take.

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec. Street
lights in Fort Smith were cut off at
the power house at seven o'clock to.
night, a half hour after the last street
car had returned to the barns. and at
that hour il was said all organized
labor had Joined the general strike I'm
support of the striking telephone girls,
except only the BARRIERS and the retail
clerks, who were not scheduled to enter
the strike
The various labor organizations an
swered the calls for the strike accord
ing to the schedule arranged Friday
night, and il was stated tonight that
the strike is 100 per cent effective.
An appeal is said to nave been made
to the federal authorities at Washing
ton to have the power plant here con-
tinued in operation through government
request, the appeal being based on the
fact that the local plants provide power
to mines in this district, which pro-
duce four thousand tons of coal daily.
and the shutting down of these mines
will seriously affect the coal situation
in this portion of the country.
Governor c. III. Brough has announc-
ed at Little Rock that he will not toll
crate violence or law violation in con-
nection with the strike, although he has
not said what steps he intends to take.
A home guard organization is being
formed in Fort Smith, but it has 10
equipment.
Labor leaders declare there will be
no violence. 1t was announced that w.
d. Mahon, international president Of
the street car men. had telegraphed the
local union not to go out on strike.
Local daily newspapers printed their
Sunday morning editions before p.
m. today, at which hour the printers
were called out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
GREAT DISASTER
GR|EVES KING
ENGLISH RULER CABLES SYMPA-
THETIC MESSAGE TO THE
PEOPLE OF HALIFAX.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. S.-The governor
general has received the following mes
sage from the king expressing sympa-
thy in the Halifax disaster:
buckingham Palace, London. Decem-
Der s, 1917.
Most deeply regret u hear of SER
ious explosion at Halifax resulting in
great loss of life and property. Please
convey to people of Halifax, where /
spent so many happy times, my true
sympathy in this grievous calamity.
(SigneD GEORGE r.. l."
kilograms of sympathy have been re-
ceived also from the governor general
of Australia, the governor OF South
Australia. the British naval commander
in chief on the North American station,
Mr.. Eaotsard de Billy. deputy French
high commissioner. Newport, and gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
ROUNDUP Of AUSTRIAN ENEMIES
IN AMERICA ALREADY UNDER WAY

Washington. Dec. ;. - Roundup of
enemies began today
throughout the Urtited States with
agents of the department. OF justice be
ing assisted by local authorities.
With the declaration OF war. more
than a million subjects of Austria Hun.
gary living in this country were added
to the list OF alien. enemies. Many of
them fully sympathize with the cause
of the United States and the allies and
the government is confronted with a
task of much difficulty in giving them
proper consideration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
ONE OFFICER AND 63 Of CREW
OF DESTROYER Jones PROBABLY LOST
COMMANDER bACLEY AMONG RESCUED
ALL OTHER LINE OFFICERS AMONG THOSE WHO ESCAPE
DEATH-HOW THE SUBMARINE CAUGHT ITS AMER.
ICAN PREY STILL IS UNKNOWN TO THE U. S.
NAVY DEPARTMENT OR ABROAD.

TO safety. A letter from the com
mander of the Drama to the senior
American officer of the two destroyers
gave high praise to the courage of the
Jones' crew
Lacking details of the action in
which the Jones was lost. officers as
sumed that the destroyer either
stumbled upon a submarine and was
struck by long chance shot. or was
surprised while on patrol duty. As the
watch maintained by American destroy.
er crews is notably keen, the last ex.
plantation seemed improbable.
The survivors of the Jones undoubt-
edly owe their lives to the forethought
of the navy department in having pro-
vided every destroyer sent abroad with
a complement of life RATS sufficient
for the entire crew. 'They are dashed
on deck in such fashion that they re-
lease themselves and come to the sur
face If the ship sinks. Destroyers can
not carry enough life boats for their
complement without masking the fire
of the guns and torpedoe tubes.
Possibly Torn i'm Two.
Apparently the Jones went down al
most at once. This was taken to mean
that the torpedo had hit amidships, pos.
when it exploded. If this be true. there
can be no question that many of the
crew died in the blast of the explosion
and were carried down with the shat
tered hull without a chance to escape.
Officers here felt that such fate was
preferable to hours of exposure and
final death from cold on lite RATS.
That both Admiral Sims ard the
British authorities have taken every
possible step to find additional surviv-
ors was regarded as certain. The sea
in the vicinity of the scere of the trag
edy undoubtedly was searched again
and again on the chance that more
RATS might be picked up with men.
living or dead. a patrol o. nearby
coasts also will be maintained.
Daniels Knew Last Night.
Secretary Daniels said first word OF
the loss of the destroyer had come to
him just before midnight last night. 4
II was the bare announcement of the
fact. He Immediately cablcd Admiral
Sims for detailed report, and tile
brief reply made public today was -
ceived this morning Additional dt.
tails will be Announce as they are re-
ceiyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
COMMANDER BAGLEY WAS
TO MARRY CALIFORNIA GIRL
Bride-elect Miss Marie Harrington Rela-
tive of Secretary Daniels.

San Francisco. Dec S.-Lieutenant
Commander David Worth Bagley, in
charge of the American destroyer
Jacob Jones and reported missing, was
engaged TO marry Miss Marie Harring-
ton. of Colusa California, it became
known today.
Miss Harrington and commander
Bagley were to marry last summer but
he was ordered to sea just prior to the
date set for the ceremony.
Like her fiance, Miss Harrington is
a relative of Secretary of Navy Daniels,
who is a brother-in-law of Commander
Bagley.
Miss Harrington met Commander
Bagley while she was visiting relatives
in Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09

Government agents today rounded up
many Austrians who long have been
suspected OF conspiring against the gov
ernment's war plans, but against whom
definite evidence has been lacking. They
will get fair hearings. and be interned
il they fail to convince .,ficials of their
peaceful intentions.
All Austro-Hungarians are barred to-
day from the 1O0-yard zones establish
ed about piers, docks, warehouses and
terminals aud will be required TO reg
lister with police as soon as regulations
are promulgated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
EDWARD c. COLLIER ENLIsTS.

Edward c. Collier. business manager
of the gas department of the Consum-
ers Light & Power company. has en-
listed in the 30th regiment of engin-
eers. Gas and Flame Division. and has
been assigned to jefferson Barracks,
St. Louis. He will leave today for that
place. Mr.. Collier is the fourth employe
of the Consumers Light 4 Power COM
pany to enlist in the service. Clifford
E. Hardin is with the Aerial Squadron.
at Fort Sill. John J. Colgate is with
the ordnance department at Rochester.
n. Y. and Andrew Tabor Calf is with
the Ardmore Company of Engineers at
Camp Bowie. Fort Worth. Texas.
SN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
EDITOR e. M. KERR OF
MUSKOCEE is NOW
MAJOR IN NEW ARMY

Oklahoma City. Dec. Sc. NJ. Kerr
for many years editor OF the Musko-
gee Times Democrat. and one OF the
recognized newspaper men of the
southwest who recently disposed of
his interests in the paper and became
associated with the war work. has re.
ported to the Adjutant Generals office.
having been commissioned major in
the National Army and assigned to as
sist in the Adjutant Generals office
relative to the next draft OF men for the
army.
DIR. Claude a. Thompson of Musko-
gee. who has been commissioned as
First Lieutenant on the medical re-
serve corps. has also rcpoi ed TO the
adjutant general and will assist in the
next draf: These posts have been pro-
vided in the National Army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
OKLAHOMA CITY MINISTER'S TO
PREACH On WILSON'S MESSAGE

Oklahoma City. Dec. administers of
Oklahoma City will carry the principle
and spirit OF President Wilson's war
message into their pulpits tomorrow.
All have decided TO read parts of the
message 20 their congregations. believ-
ing that great principles OF world dem
ocracy expressed will suffice for SER
mons. Ministers praise the message as
one Of the greatest yet delivered and
declare they win be glad to read it to
their congregations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
MAN WOUNDED
IN ENGINEERS DEFENSE
ON THE ENGLISH FRONT

Washington. Dec. s.-The name OF
Private F'itz FNulks was added today by
General Pershing to the list of en-
gineers wounded in action November 30
when the American units OF the en-
gineers helped General Byng in an at
tack. Fulks was slightly wounded. His
emergency address is n. r. Robertson.
friend. Hoxie. Arkansas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
HUN INVADERS IN ITALY
SUFFER ENORMOUS LOSSES

Washington. Dec. s.-Austro-German
invaders OF Italy have suffered enor-
nous losses in the last two days drive.
semiofficial dispatches from Rome say.
and in one instance were decimated by
their own artillery.
King George. the dispatches add. has
conferred the military sross on Ga
brielle d'Annnaazio. the poet. flying
with the Italian aviators. and the king
of Montenegro has conferred the silver
medal upon him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
TO ARRANGE PLANS
FOR CONVENTION

The Young Mems Democratic Club
will hold a luncheon at the Whiting
ton Cafe at noon tomorrow, when
plans for the state convention, to be
held here February 22. will be discuss
ed. II is desired that there be a large
attendance and those who will attend
are asked to call J E. Williams. phone
1409 before 6 o'clock tonight and make
reservations
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
CANADIAN PREMIER THANKS
AMERICANS FOR AID TO
STRICKEN CITY OF HALIFAX

Halifax. Dec. s.-Sir Robert Borden.
who arrived here. conferred with local
committees and this afternoon issued
statement. expressing thanks to the
people of the United States for their
generous aid. The premier referred
gratefully to the arrival Of the Massa-
chusetts relief train.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
KANSAS TOWNS LIABLE
FOR DAMAGE BY MOBS

Topeka. Kan. Dec. s.@The state SUI
preme court held today that Kansas
towns are liable TO claims for damages
when they permit mob violence. even
though the mob Is congregated under
the guise of a posse 10 arrest a man
charged with crime.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
YA0U|S MURDER
FIVE AMERICANS
ONE GERMAN AND ONE CHINESE
ALSO ARE SLAIN By THE
SAVAGES.

Nogales, Arizona, Dec. S.-F'ive Amer.
leans, one German and one Chinese.
were tortured and then shot to death
by Yaqui Indians who raided Esparan-
"a. 20 miles south of Guaymas. Sonora,
Thursday. according to a report brought
here tonight by an American mining
man. Forty Germans working on a
plantation south of Esperanza were un.
accounted for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
RELIEF WORKERS BELIEVE 1890 500
PERISH-OTHERS SAY i.ooo
Ccase Hunting Dead and Turn Attention
10 Living.

90 nuuber its dead and is directing Its
eneraies TO the aid OF the living.
The total Of lives los, as conse-
o,ence OF the explosion on the french
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
Report Five Gerrnans Murdered.

Nogales, Ariz., Dec. s.-The bodies of
Jacob Stadt. Henry Tamm, Lee Mus.
sun, Las Valgamut and Fred Hahn,
German residents in Mexico. have been
found. They were taken prisoners by
the Yaquis after the fight at Esperanza.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-09
BULLETIN 1890 =. NJ.

bSLsEIIN IVoV - w.
Halifax. Dec. s.-Four thousand dead.
This is the estimate tonight OF the su.
perintendents of the morgues whose du.
ties IL was TO assemble and expose for
Identification IL possible the bodies OF
those who perished by shock or fire
when the ammunition ship Mont Blanc
blew up in the harbor Thursday.
His estimate that startled even those
who have lived through three days of
horror. was based on the records of his
district assistants. who late tonight re-
ported a total Of 900 bodies recovered.
They have figures on certain number
for prescribed area. There appears to
be no other way of determining the loss.
Hundreds perhaps thousands. of the
dead have been consumed by the flames.
ana IN scores or cases not only whole
families but whole neighborhoods have
Deen wiped out, ana the names OF all
thelr dead may never be known.
others thlnk TINS estimate too high
out al ADMIT that the superlhtendents
va! VI rs ms 10 as soou as any
Late IN the day dredging parties work
iie uiluer the uirectioh Oh naVai au'
lnori'ies uIasseu ashore Eoo oouies Oh
s % su eis ie.oNeIeu
iioii' 'i'e oo''oii, Vi 'iie h'i por: AhotheI
-, hns,,as -, ~ Iii, iouhu
49, ,oe.' -, ~ n Va ~. & WI We
Sc 49, p, io. WHICH co''ueu WITH
IIo,i,ox No. r,.,-,-
Zoo, t. a.. -. III tt'i ousii Ioaus .nree
49,. . III s"pm, correspondent Oh
&c Ia,,. iesS .ouaS went over
Vi naiiiaN more utterly ue'
E.n IT., .n"ll any oI beieium OF
ne iui" s conhpiete.
'.,'oiiu u~is.ict ~ III tne north
u "".ie '"e iporer PeoPie H'eu' eN-
.euo "'ohs Narro" chahhei' rishtiy
u,.ni, ..r 49, % ,na' ',Ie
rrencn munitions snip mont bianc' IN
waru pouhu with government plot
acoalo' was Iaihiheo aNhiuships py the
NoIWesaIi steamer imo' proceeding
vu,waIu Win cargo ior rehei Oh the
ne,siahs;
, nv" ~ .iii9 oiasi,' ho' VI i.seh se,ioos'
Iippeu ope.i o, ti,e uechs laiihs vi pen'
zihe tHat trlckled uown TO the engine
room and started blaze that wrecked
part Oh haHiaN, never WIN pe explained
W t"e Sa'iSiao.ioii vi tie peopie "e,e
VINO are oazed py the terror OF the
giant olast that came when tons OF
hlgh explosives sent a WHO roar lar
out to sea, shook the very foundation
an area OF TWO ana man square Hiiies
and stripped 1t bare.
Neariy every mouse III 'he uistilc'
feii with crasn' In nearly al OF ,nem
rires started. Men women anu cn,'ureh
mostly chldreh-were crushed 10
death or mingled uhuer the debris WHICH
a moment later was roaring flame.
Hundreds are Incinerated
There was no chance of escape. The
horror surrounding the burning W
move is realized mere, but thls town