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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
HEA[DTON OIL FIELD CAN
SUPPLY THE COUKTRY'S NEED

Just l3477O00 barrels of crude oil storage in the
Headton field Saturday, which should be
cen TOR the needs the for the coming
"he this was being nearly double the could
be produced for the purpose in this field
Why Is this tremendous crude oil in storage at
this time instead of being placed on the market?
Because the posted price of Headton Crude is not
over 90 percent of what the oil is really WORTH what oil
of an inferior grade bringing fields in fact high
and low grade alike in the Tulsa field bring minimum of
his oil would be placed the market without delay if
an honest price posted by the pipe lines
that instead of all this furore about cutting
line tor pleasure riding and for export attention should be
ed toward this end of the game the this
ut on the market and proper incentive be given for
ere % he production by drilling wells latter
ing "a 70 'rger total production than at present.
The &c, of oil for indefinite period also has the ef
feet OF utte oyng large quantity of the crude product
not counting t. W evaporation During the past fortnight
three $4,000 BAR tanks have been destroyed by
month company lost about 10000 barrels of oil
by fire which caused by lightning These fires are of
quent occurrence and result the of millions
OF barrels of oil during and also immense loss
in steel tankage to the producer
Here is matter which being called to the attention of
the federal government and its petroleum which
tion to the shortage of oil and need of limiting The
should at once put price all Headton crude
storage commander for its danger
to scarcity of petroleum products for the of the
ment in the prosecution of the
An increase in the of Headton crude proper
figure will give the government all the oil that requires
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
MURDER PARENTS,
TORTURE, OUTRAGE,
KILL DAUGHTERS

London. July 3l.-A dispatch received
today by the wireless press from Am.
sterdam. says:
The German authorities at Liege
Belgium, arrested tried and sentenced
to death within three days an nfluen.
tial Liege merchant named Groneret,
his wife and their two daughters, aged
20 and IL years. ON the improved charge
OF espionage
The father and mother were both
shot to death In the presence OF their
daughters. The latter were offered their
freedom II they revealed the names OF
their parents accomplices. The girls
refused the eldest stating:
III we speak we might cause fifty
people to be killed. We would rather
die alone"
she was Immediately shot. The
youngest girl was then tortured, out.
ragged and also shot"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
SHORT BEFORE COURT
SULPHUR MAN, ACCUSED OF KILL
ING SHERIFF, GIVEN PRE-
LIMINARY HEARING.
Intense Interest Evidenced in Examln.
ing Trial Of Court Clerk Charged
with Murder Of Dick Deel-Several
Witnesses Examined.

Sulphur Okla, July 3l.-tSpecialp-
W. w. Short, accused OF the murder or
Dick Deel, Murray county sheriff, was
given an examining trial today. The
hearing began at 10 o'clock this fore
noon and up TO the time the afternoon
session opened the state had not fin.
ished the examination OF its witnesses.
II Is thought that the hearing will be
concluded late today and the consensus
OF opinion among those in attendance
is that Short will be released on the
ground OF self-defense.
Intense interest was manifested by
sulphur people and others from outside
the town. The courtroom was taxed 70
It's capacity and the trial was today
the sole topic Of interest on the streets.
Short is represented by c. H. Williams
.of Norman and W. r. Lattimer and
.P. II. Fielding OF Sulphur.
At the hearing today the same wit.
nesses for the state were called as ap.
peared before the coroners jury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
LACK ONLY FIVE
ARDM0RE ENGINEER CORPS Is
NOW NEAR WAR STRENGTH.
Forty-Two Of Sixty-SiX Examined by
Major Hugh Scott Were Accepted
Preparing for Feeding Men when
Called 20 Service.

One hundred and fifty.nine men who
have passed the physical examination
are now on the roster Of the Ardmore
Engineers company as the result Of the
physical examination given to siXty.six
applicants yesterday by Major Hugh
Scott OF the medical corps. Oklahoma.
City. Forty.two Of the siXty.siX who
took the examination passed This is
an unusually high percentage. only five
more men are needed TO bring the com
pany up to l64 full war strength.
Preparations are under way for talk.
ing care Of the men who are to be
called into the federal service August 8.
Accommodations are to be provided and
food supplied. The members OF the
company who are in Ardmore are spend.
ing considerable time drilling and learn
ing the rudiments OF military science.
Other drill squads have been working
at other places where enough men
could get together to practice to ad-
vantage.
The names OF the men who passed
the physical examination yesterday FOL.
A'Nt AAlNf eNhAllf HhAlU u IttlNt AfO
mer J. Pennington, c. Sharp. George ~
Otey, Clarence w. Brazelton. Floyd Tul.
los, Seburn Z. Richardson. and William
T, Roberts, all OF Ardmore. Orville Lee
Pollard, Ringing. Shelby II. Gibson
William p. OKeefe, and Alonzo Nc
Cracken. all OF Healdton; Clarence l..
Lyle, Fox; William II. Burns. Marietta:
Charles c, Ross, Writ, Roy l.. Gem
and William w Holmes. both OF Sprin-
ger: Chester NJ Woods and Walter T.
Drake. both of Loco: oliver Carroll.
Brock; Harold 5. Katz. Chicago. III:
Henry c. Sims, Burdett o. Wise. Buford
NJ. Parker all Of Davis; Shelbron Hail.
Willie Coffman, both OF Glenn: Ernest
Alfred and Walter W. Hickman.
both OF Cornish Allen l.. White.
William T. Young. both OF Berwyn: Al.
lie l.. Hughes. Drumright; Bailey Hen.
derson, Hennepin; Benjamin r. Beane.
Baum; Oscar Beggs, William l.. Hunter,
both OF Lone Grove; Ralph ID. Benton.
Madill; Hurlie c. Kuntz, Custer City.
Cyrus NJ. Henderson. wynnewood. and
Elmer NJ. MoCarter. Centrahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
|. WV. THREATEN
MIDDLE WEST

Chicago, July 3i.-NIiners, harvest
hands and lumbermen of the middle
west threaten to go on a sympathetic
strike unless the deported /. w. WIS
are returned to their homes in the
Warren district OF Arizona. A telegram
voicing the intention OF a walkout OF
more than quarter OF a million men
was sent from Chicago to President VIII.
son late yesterday by w. d. Haywood,
head OF the Industrial Workers OF the
World.
The message to President Wilson said
that miners in Michigan had begun a
general strike; that Minnesota miners
would follow and that harvest hands in
North and South Dakota would fall into
line unless the men deported from their
homes were returned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
TWO MILLION
SlAVS RETREAT
ELEVENTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH
ARMIES ARE BEING PURSUED
By TEUTON DIVISIONS.
MAY BAG EIGHTH
Germans Make Desperate Effort to
Swallow This Great Force, Which Is
Composed Exclusively Of Cavalry
Rumainan Army Wins Some Ground.

London, July 31.--A dispatch to the
Post from Petrograd referring to the
Russian retreat in Galcia, says it is con.
servatively estimated that more than
two million Russian troops are steadily
marching rearward These constitute
the Eleventh and Seventh armies, with
their reserves.
The Eighth army. which Is largely
cavalry and not included in the forego.
ing figures. also is retreating, and its
position, says the correspondent. is ex.
tremely critical.
The Germans are straining every eff.
fort to capture it while following up the
Eleventh and Seventh armies, and it
looks as IL the Eighth army might be
caught in bag.
On the Rumanian front fortified po.
sitions on the right bank Of the river
Putna. northwest of Soveia. were cap.
tured by the Rumanians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
MANY CORPSES OF DESERTERS
SPIES AND AGITATORS STREW
THE HIGHWAYS.
RED BADGES GONE.
Insignia Of Rebellion or Other Seditious
Opposition to the Government Now
Means Death TO Wearer-London
Hears That Conditions Improve.

London, July 3l.-A dispatch to the
Times from the headquarters of the
Russian Seventh army says the situa.
ton is more hopeful. Three divisions
Of cavalry, about $4,000 men, have
taken positions across the whole front
of retreat.
Deserters, spies and agitators who en-.
joyed complete immunity under the
committee system lie dead on the high.
ways A paper pinned on the corpses
reads:
Here lies a traitor to his country"
Red badges and other symbols which
accompanied the decentralization have
almost disappeared
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
400 KILLED IN STREETS.
One Thousand Hurt and in Hospitals, Is
ReliabIe Report.

Stockholm. July 3l.-Street Fighting
in Petrograd last Monday and Tuesday
was Of considerably greater proportions
than admitted for publication. according
10 information given the Associated
Press by a man who has just arrived
from there
This informant, whom the correspond.
ent has personally known several years
as an impartial and capable observer.
said that the reports submitted 10 the
government showed 400 killed and about
a thousand taken TO hospitals
Public opinion in Petrograd is highly
inflamed against the Bolshevika. whose
leaders, so far as they have not yet
been arrested. dare not show themselves
publicly Despite the especial indig.
nation against Nikolai Lenine. he is not
generally regarded as a German agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
Russians Lose MANY Guns.

Copenhagen, July 31.-The Berlin
Tageblatt correspondent at Austrian ar.
my headquarters gives the number of
cannon captured by the Germans in
the Russian retreat as seventy and
those taken by the Austrians number.
ing nearly 200
General Korniloff according to the
correspondent, is attempting to organize
a new resistance along the rocky Gall.
clan frontier
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31


London, July 31.-British troops. in
conjunction with the French forces on
their left, attacked the German positions
along a wide front north of the river
Lys at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
The allied troops, according to a Brit
lsh official statement, have captured
their first objective on the whole front
and are reported to be making satisfac-
tory progress at all points
A considerable number of prisoners
already have been captured by the
French and British.
Official Report.
The text of the British statement
announcing that an offensive had been
launched by the British and French
against the German positions north of
the river Lys, in Flanders, says:
In conjunction with the French
troops operating on our left. we attacked
at $3.50 o'clock this morning on a wide
front north of the river Lys.
The allied troops have captured their
first detectives on the entire front at
tackled and are reported 10 be making
satisfactory progress at all points.
Considerable numbers of prisoners
already have been captured"
The offensive launched this morning
by General Sir Douglas Haig. the Brit
feh nd In,
General Petain. the commander of the
French forces, against the German lines
on the Belgian front, is the elimination
Of the tremendously heavy lombard
ment which has been in progress almost
continuously in this area for a week.
The intensity OF the artillery drum
fire with which the entente allies had
had been demolishing the Teuton
trenches preparatory to today's assault
has been described by the German gen.
eral staff as the greatest in the history
OF warfare, even surprising the terrific
fire maintained at the beginning Of thes
Somme and Arras offensives.
Military observers have attributed two
objectives for the entente offensive
the capture Of the Belgian North Sea
coast which has been used by the Ger
mans as bases for their submarines. and
to assist the hard-pressed Russians on
the Galcian front.
Long Battle Front.
The battle front north OF the river
Lys stretches from Warneton on the
Franco. Belgian border to the North Sea
coast. the distance between these two
points being about thirty miles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Washington. July 3l.-The most In.
tense heat wave OF the year continued
today in the central valleys, the middle
Atlantic states. New England and the
lower lake region Weather bureau OF.
ficials held out no promise OF relief dur.
ing the next two days.
In the south and southwest. high tenn.
peratures prevailed. Local thunder
showers at some points may bring tenn.
porary relief
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
BIG TRUCK AND TRAILER
FOR OIL FIELD HAULING

\ threeandone.half ton Federal truck
with a trailer OF one.ton capacity was
received here yesterday by the Palace
garage, local Federal dealers, and de.
livered today to the HuAible on com
pany. The truck IL the first of lts kind
TO be brought TO this section and caused
considerable comment on the streets
yesterday II win be used TO haul car.
ing, tubing and other oil well supplies
from Arimorc 70 the Healdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
ATTACKERS REACH SECOND LINE.
Greatest Bararge Fire Ever Seen in
Warfare.

Greatest Bararge Fire Ever Seen in
Warfare.
British Front in France. July 31.-lBy
Associated Pressl-The entente allied
forces which launched their offensive
this morning have advanced well be-
yond the shell shattered front line Ger.
man trenches. In many places they
have reached the second line defenses.
on twentymile front Of attack ac.
cording 10 the early reports
The British and French troops went
into battle under cover OF what per.
haps was the greatest barrage fire ever
seen during the war.
The entente artillery is moving for.
ward and the whole situation is sat.
isfactory In every particular.
Battle Grows in Intensity.
Between Dlxmude and Boeslnghe the
attackers reported they had secured the
two first lines OF trenches. after having
fought over the most difficult terrain
imaginable.
The British again have captured la
Bassee vile. which they recently relin-
Qushed 20 the Germans.
The British and French forces are
facing a large concentration OF German
artillery and fresh troops which have
been rushed up.
The entente allies have established
complete air superiority.
The entente military officials say the
morale Of the Germans here Is not up
to the old standard
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
FERGUSON CALLS
TEX. LEGISLATURE
GOES OVER HEAD OF SPEAKER,
But IMPEACHMENT MATTER
MAY COME UP.

Austin. Texas. July Ex-Governor
Ferguson last night issued his procla.
nation calling the Thirty.fifth legisla.
ture to meet in special session on
Wednesday, August /, at noon. the time
set by Speaker Fuller in his convoca.
ton OF the house TO consider the mat.
ter of putting 10 test the question Of
whether or not the university appropri.
alton shall stand.
This unexpected and sensational turn
Of affairs came at the end OF long
conference in the governors office be.
tween Governor Ferguson and his nu.
merous friends and advisers in Austin.
No statement accompanied the call the
proclamation speaking for itself
FergusOn's Reason.
In the proclamation the governor says
the university appropriation. which he
vetoed, was too large and was extrava.
giant. and expresses the hope that the
legislators will pass on Il within the
first ten days and. II it does, he prom
ises action on his part within the ten
days following
That would leave ten more days for
the legislature to consider the COVER
nor's action that is, his veto. II the
legislature repasses the appropriation.
He says he is willing for the issues 10
be joined and 20 before the people on
the outcome OF this matter.
Speaker Fuller tonight said that the
session he calls TO order Wednesday
viii be the one called by the Governor.
as the executive proclamation takes
away the necessity for call by the
speaker. Mr.. Fuller would make no
further comment.
As 10 impeachment.
Representative Cope expressed the
opinion that the call OF the governor
would not cause an abandonment OF
the program OF those who are seeking
the impeachment Of the governor He
said all agree that the call Of the gov.
ernor makes II possible for the session
To 30 ahead with impeachment even
though II Is not included In the COVER.
nor's call.
However the action OF the governor
In putting the university question to
this, the second called session OF the
Thirty.Fifth legislature, may be used as
an argument against Impeachment on
the ground that the future OF the uni
varaitv will rest suunrelV with tho leris.
laturc and not with the governor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
TEUTON U.BOAT
L|NPS To PORT

Coruuna. Spain. July Sl.-The Ger.
man submarine Tea anchored In the
harbor here late yesterday evening. She
entered the roadstead with only her peri.
scope emerging from the water
The submarine had been seriously
damaged but tae commander and crew
refused TO tell the cause Of the accident
The underwater boat anchored beside
the German interned ship Belgrano.
The German submarine UB.23 Is Of
the coastal type She was built In 1916
l6. Is us feet long and carries crew
OF twenty men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
SC|VALLy MADE
CHAIRMAN Of
DIST. BOARD
HEADQUARTERS OF DISTRICT EX.
EMPTION BOARD GOES TO
TULSA.

HoldenviIle, Okla, July S1-SpeciaD
The district appellate exemption
board organized this afternoon. Robert
+. Scivally, of Ardmore, was chosen
chairman. and Harry II. Rogers was
made secretary. Tulsa was named as
headquarters OF the board.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
generally fair Wednesday unsettled
weather. cooler In the west portion.
East Texas: Tonight and Wednesday
generally fair except north portion. un.
settled.
West Texas: Tonight and Wednesday
generally fair unsettled In north por.
tion, cooler in north portion Wednes.
day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
Strange Craft ON Chicago River.

Chicago, July Sl.-Rumors OF strange
craft seen along the banks OF the Chi.
cago river here and in the harbors have
caused the harbor master 10 make re.
quest of all local boat owners to give
an exact description Of all craft In their
possession. All boats not identified viii
be investigated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
LABOR COMMISSIONER
OF TEXAS INDICTED

Austin Texas, July 3i.-C. W. Wood.
man. state labor commissioner, was ar.
rested this afternoon by Sheriff George
$. Matthews in connection with the In.
dictments returned last Friday by the
criminal district court OF Travis county
against Governor Ferguson and three
state officials
Woodmnn is charged on eight counts
with perjury In connection with certain
accounts for hotel expenses. II IL al.
legged that these accounts were
padded"
woodman gave bond In the sum OF
$1,000 In each OF the eight indictments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
NOTICE OF CALL AND TO APPEAR
FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, AT A. NJ, SECOND FLOOR
COURT HOUSE, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA.

The foowngnaed hereby notified
of Congress called OF
Local Board
Of
examination m
OF hmay
of
after posting
of
of
which De a
Ga~ia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
Rumanlans Take 5000 Prisoners.

London, July 3l.-The Times cores.
pondent at Rumanian headquarters tel.
egraphing Saturday speaks enthusias.
tically Of the morale of the Rumanian
soldiers and their successful advance
which resulted in the capture OF 24O
machine guns. so cannon and 5000 pris.
Oners.
The correspondent says. however
that owing to the Russian rout in Gall.
cia. operations on great scale are un.
Likely in Rumana.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
BATTLE HEARD IN LONDON
Holland also Reports Most Terrific Ar.
tillery Roar,

London, July Si.-Artillery prepara-
tions for the Anglo.French offensive
which opened this morning were as
violent and extensive as ever have been
made IN the war. and the fighting in
the air also has been on an unprecedent.
ed scale.
The guns, which had been at work
all along the British front with only
few short lulls, to keep the Germans
ignorant OF the exact spot OF the com.
ing Of the attack, were redoubled sun.
day, since which time the roar. which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
HEAT WAVE OVER
MANY STATES

Chicago. July Si.-Fifteen deaths at.
tributed to the heat occurred In Chi.
cago within the last twenty.four hours.
Coroner Hoffman said today. The gov.
ernment thermometer registered sS de-
grees at II a. m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
BEGIN ASSAULT ON LINE
MANY MILES LONG AND ARE
CRUSHING OPPONENTS
ENEMY GIVES WAY
This Extensive Offensive Is Culmina.
ton OF BOmbardment by Heavy Guns
Which Has Progressed for Seven
Days.

British Front in France, July 81
Three lines Of German trenches in Flan-
ders have been captured by the British
forces. Most of the points stormed
were between Boesinghe and Warneton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Continued on page eight
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-16
WAR MISSION NOT TO COME TO COAST

SACRAMENTO, Cal. May 16.- Marshal Joffre. the Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour and other members of the British and French commissioners sent to the United States in commis- sions sent to the United States in connection with the war will not be able to visit California during their stay in America. This information was conveyed today to the office of Governor Wm. D. Stephens in tele- gram from United States Senator J. D. Phalen.
 Senator Phalen says it will be i'm possible for the representatives of the allied governments to come west. Fol lowing the action of California, invi- tation were sent to the ambassadors of the allied governments by govern ors of the States of Washington, Ore gon, Nevada. Montana. Utah and Ari- zona, asking that they extend their trip across the continent to the West
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-16
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Feast Day of St. Brendan, the Elder; St. Abdjesus, martyr; St. Ab- das of Cascar. martyr: St. Ubaldus: St. Simon Stock, of Kent; St. John Nepomuk.
 Newport. R. l., founded in 1859.
 French forced to quit Quebec in 176O.
 William H. Seward. secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet, born in 1901.
 Steam ferry boats first ran between New York and Brooklyn in 1913.
 New York banks resumed specie payment in 1888.
 President Johnson vetoed the bill to admit Colorado as a state in 1866.
 Earthquakes destroyed San Jose de Cutcuta, Colombia. and 10000 lives in 1875.
 Senator Conklon and Platt, of New York, resigned because of controvers,' over appointments, in 1881.
 Heavy snowfalls occurred in Wis consinconsin and Michigan in 1889.
 Peter H. Burnett, first American governor of California, died in 1895.
 Russian Duma demanded freedom, equality and amnesty in 1906.
 U. S. Treasury invited bids for $50,- OOO,OOO Panama Canal bonds in 1911.