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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
MEX|CANS RAID
AMERICAN RANCH
KILL u. \. MAIL RIDER AND ARE
ATTACKED BY AMERICAN
TROOPS.

Maria. Texas. Dec. 26-American
troops early today We're guarding All
known outlets TO Van Hrone canyon
where 400 Mexican bandits ChristTas
morning crossed the American border
raided the postoffice and general store
ON the Brite ranch, twenty.seven miles
southeast Of here, killed Michael welch,
veteran stage driver. and his two
Mexican passengers. wounded Sam Neil.
foreman Of the Brite ranch and carried
away loot estimated To be worth $1,000.
besides horses stolen from the ranch.
After the bandits disappeared over
the rim rock. which rises abruptly more
than 1000 feet on the Rio .Grande. the
soldiers. who were In close pursuit. fired
many rounds at them. and are reported
TO have killed and wounded many OF
the Mexicans. The shooting compelled
the bandits to abandon the horses on
which they carried away the loot.
Colonel George T. Langhorne. In com.
mand OF the American forces I'm the
Big Bend region. expected the pursuit TO
be resumed at daybreak.
Basricaded In Ranch House.
When the bandits attacked the ranch,
Neil. with his wife and a number of
ranch hands, barricaded themselves In
ranch house short distance from the
Brite postoffice, and fought on the ban.
dts until United States soldiers had
been sent to their assistance.
Cavalrymen under command OF Cap
tain Leslie A. Sprinkle, were rushed to
the Brite ranch in automobiles.
When the raiders sighted the ap-
preaching troops, they abandoned their
work of pillage and rode Off over tho
almost impossible rim rock toward the
southwest, dropping over IL Just few
minutes ahead of Captain Sprinkle and
his men.
When the soldiers had gone as far
as possible In automobiles they con-
tinued the pursuit on foot to the edge
OF the rim rock, where they did some
expert shooting at the fleeing bandits
al distance Of over l 900 yards.
Hiding In Canyon.
Early this morning, the bandits were
hiding in Van Horne canyon. while the
troopers were guarding all known out
lets and waiting for daylight to con-
tinue the pursuit
Horses have been furnished the sol |
diers by ranchers living In the vicinity |
Colonel Langhorne has ordered his men |
10 spare no effort to completely exter-
inmate the bandits. Captain Sprinkle,
in his report to Colonel Langhorne,
expressed the opinion that the raiders
were Carranza soldiers. He also re.
ported that the raiders were apparently
trying to reach the Rio Grande.
Immediately upon receipt of news Of
the raid, Colonel Langhorne dispatched
troops north along the Rio Grande to
head off the raiders, with orders TO
spread out over the country at day
break in order TO prevent their escape
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
LIVESTOCK.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 26.--HOGS:
Receipts 5.000;l0 to Is higher; bulk
l6.25@l6.s5; heavy i6.60@16.9O: light
l5.75ml6,7o; pigs l3.00615.O0. CATTLE:
Receipts 5000. 10 higher. Prime FED
steers l200Mi4.50; dressed beef steers
1l00M 1880; southern steers TOO
@s.o0; cows 600d9.50: heifers ESQ
ml0.50; stockers 7,e0mll.25; calves
6.25@l3.00. SHEEIr Receipts 50O0
prospects higher. IArnbs i5.O0@16 200;
yearlings 13.0o6i4l0; wethers 100
@13-0o; ewes s.o0@iI.50; stockers TOO
@15.00
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
EXPLORER STEFANSSEN
ARRIVES FORT YUKON

Ottawa. Ont. Dec. 26.-Vilhjalmar
Stefanssen, the Arctic explorer, last
heard from in letter received in
March. 1916, has arrived with his party
at Fort Yukon. according to word re-
ceived by the naval department.
Stefanssen, head of the Canadian Arc
tic expedition, has been in the far north
since 1913, and lately there has beer
anxiety as to his safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
DENANDS5O,0OO0R
KILL OFFICIALS

Sacramento. Cal. Dec. Ca letter
saying that nine bombs had been placed
In the executive mansion, capitol build.
ing, police station and dwellings OF two
head officers OF the state" has been re.
ceived by Governor VIM. ID. stephens
and turned over 10 the police Il be.
came known today.
The letter demanded that $50, 900 be
placed 'in a rock pile" presumably near
Oakland, Cal. Dec. 81, at o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
COTTON.

New Orleans. La, Dec. 26.-The cot.
ton market had a higher tendency from
the opening today, owing to the alb
sence of tenders against January con-
TRACTS, this being the, ms; notice day
for January. In the first half hour of
trading. prices advanced 16 to 30 points.
Holiday dullness and moderate real
izing by longs met the advance and
caused small reaction. At noon. prices
showed net advances Of s to II points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26

senger trains. four In each direction
between here and New York. Several
local trains were also annulled 4 re
duction In the number Of .parlor cars
attached 10 trains operating between
New York and Washington. equal 10
eight trains has been put into eject
by the Pennsylvania railroad. The re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
PASSENGER TRAINS WITHDRAWN
On EASTERN RAILROADS

Philadelphia. Dee, ?6.-To release mo-
tive power, conserve fuel and reduce
railroad congestion, the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad today withdrew
from lis New York service eight pas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
X. OF p. CHIEF DIES.

Henderson, Ky, Dec. 26.-W. ".
Blackwell. decade. ago supreme chan
cellor of the knights of Pythias. and
since recognized as an authority on az
fairs of the order died at his home here
today after suffering a stroke of para;y-
sis. Mr. Blackwell was e5 years old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26

court today refused new trial 10 Fred
erick J.. small, formerly Dorton bro-
kcer. awaiting execution ON January I
for The murder of his wife Mrs Flor
cnce =. small, AZ their home near Lake
Ossirpse, September 2s. 1919 N
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
PRODlICE

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-Butter, eggs,
poultry: Unchanged.
Potatoes: Steady 1.75d225.
In the late trading, spot became poor
and the market reacted sharply
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

& Son have installed
typewriter. cash register and ad-
ding machine repair department and
we are equipped to do first class re.
pairing and neat cleaning. All work
guaranteed. Phone calls answered
promptly. Phone sos. 27-5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
CHILDREN's DANCE.

Miss Margaret strayhorn win give a
children's dance at three o'clock Friday
afternoon at her studio. Included In
the guest list are the mothers Of The
pupils.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
Complete New Kitchen Outfit

Retail value $500 Special offer to old and ubscrib- 90
And this offer Includes certificate with which
the purchase other
utensils These furnished old
$198 the shall
cpon for The Daily Daily and Sunday Admoree
subscription The Weekly Ardmoree The
nmepece combination aluminium set and the $15O certificate This
certificate good $150 cash other
cooking utensils but the $9s does include payment
scrpion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26

stricted passenger service. II IL esti
mated by traffic experts will enable tho
two railroads TO increase their move
ment of freiehts by about 10000 tons
daily.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26

Emasculation Of French and Belgian
youths is said to be part of a care
fully planned campaign Of the Germans,
with the object of weakening the man
power of both countries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26
OPEN HOUSE.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. y. Gardenhire and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gardenhire KEEP:
i'open house" yesterday afternoon.
About one hundred friends called.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-26

FOR SALE-Sixroom modern bunga-
low. @ street northwest. New five
room bungalow on II street northwest.
Terms. Also some very desirable va
cant lots. r. c. McKiddy, 12612 w.
Main. Phone %. 26-3
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LOST-Tuesday night lap robe off auto.
mobile. Reward for return TO tele.
phone office. 1858
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FOR RENT-Furnished front room in
modern bungalow. access to bath. sos
Fourth avenue northwest. Phone sal.
26-2
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FOR SALE-One good milk wagon
cheap. Phone red AIS. Walter Col
bert. 1868
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FOR SALE-New five-room modern
bungalow on Bixby avenue southwes
Close in. large lot. garage. etc. Bar
gain IL sold at once. r. c. McKiddy.
1861 w. Main. Phone %. 26-3
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Find II IN the w~m %.
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Broker WIN Ne Hanged.
Concord, ". H.. Dee. 26-rhe supreme
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to do general
office work in the city. Address 1926
Care Ardmoreite. 2s-3
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
RUSSIAN CAVALRY IN
MAD DRIVE AT GERMANS

Petrograd, July 27.-Russian cav
airy threw back the pressing Austro-
German infantry on Wednesday in the
region southwest of Monasterzyska,
in Eastern Galicia, says the official
statement issued today by the Rus
sian war department.
The Russian announcement says the
Rumanians have advanced towards
upper reachers of the Suchitza and
are consolidating their gains. The Ru-
manians took many prisoners and
captured six guns.
Between the Dniester river and the
Carpathians, the statement says, the
Russians continue to retire in an
easterly direction.
Southeast of Trembowla, in Galicia,
near the Russian border, the Russians
retired a short distance to new posi-
tons. The Austro-Germans have
occupied the Galician towns of Ploty-
cy and Czystylor, on the Sereth
river.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
EMPEROR WATCHES THE
GERMANS IN ACTION

Berlin, July 27-Via LondOn-Near
Tarnopol, in Eastern Gaiicia, Emper-
or William yesterday watched the
German troops extend their gains at
the Sereth bridgehead, says the Off
cial statement issued today by the
German war office.
The German statement says that
the German troops are rapidly ad-
vancing on both sides of the Dniester
river. The Galician town Of kolo-
mea, on the railroad between Stanis-
lau and Czernowitz, has been captur-
ed by the Teutons.
Troops under command of Arch
duke Joseph have retreated on the
Rumanian front. The statement given
out today by the German war depart
ment says that the Teutons left to
the Russo-Rumanians the territory in
the Suchitza valley as far as the up
per Putna river.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
American Troops and Sup
plies May Be Shipped
Through Here.
ADVANTAGES TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Plan to Use Southern Ports
Outcome of Late Meet
ing in Atlanta.
Washington Bureau.
The Pensacola Journal.

Washington, D. c., July PA
part of the American troops and the
supplies which must go with them
and follow them in a continual stream
for their maintenance, may pass out
through the port of Pensacola on
their way to France.
Arrangements are being made TO
have the senators and congressman
of the southern states hold a confer
ence here within the next few days
for the purpose of formulating plans
to lay before President Wilson and
Secretaries Baker and Daniels the ad-
vantages of shipping at least a part
of the troops and supplies destined
for France from the South Atlantic
and gulf ports instead of making all
the shipments from the North Allan
tic ports as was done with the first
American detachment.
The plan is the outgrowth of a
meeting held in Atlanta a few days
ago of the Southern Ports Efficiency
Commission, with representatives
from all the South Atlantic and gulf
ports, at which it was decided to urge
the administration to allow the south
ern ports to participate in the ship
ments to France.
The southern representative in
congress will urge upon the admins
tration the folly of transporting the
thousands of troops who will be
trained in the south to a northern
port and trans-shipping them from
there to France. They will show
the advantages to be derived from
shipping men and supplies directly
from the southern and gulf ports.
They intend to show that the longer
time it requires to sail from a south
ern port to France than from a North
Atlantic port is more than made up
by the shorter time required to ship
the men to and load them from 4
southern port.
Also they will show that it costs
approximately 100000 and takes 36
hours to transport a unit of 10000
men from the southern camps to the
North Atlantic ports, while it would
cost less than 100000 and take less
than ~ hours to transport them from
the southern camps to the southern
ports. This means that but one-third
as many railroad cars would be need
ed to transport the men, a big item
in these days of car shortages.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
STRIKE SCHEDULED TO
START EARLY TODAY

Chicago, July 27.-Twenty-five
hundred railroad switchmen employed
in Chicago terminals, are expected to
strike at o'clock tomorrow morning,
according to an announcement made
today by Frank Hasler, of the general
managers conference committee. The
railroad officials said the strike prob
ably would tie up considerable gov
eminent transportation and explained
that it resulted from demands of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
for closed shop.
James Murdoch, vice president of
the brotherhood, who is in Chicago in
charge of the union interests in the
controversy, said the reason assign
ed by the railroad officials for the
strike was absolutely and unquali
fiedly false and on a par with many
other statements coming from that
source" --.----
"The strike results from the fail
ure of the roads to concede certain
rules affecting working
conditions" he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
CANADIAN GUNS ARE
DOING SPLENDID WORK

Canadian Army Headquarters in
France, July 27.-Our guns have at
last definitely secured the upper hand
on the western part of the front. The
artillery action by which this has
been done has been in progress for
several days. With the object of chal-
longing our ascendancy in guns the
enemy recently brought up a battery
of artillery attached to a Prussian
guard division. These additional gun
ners were given practically unlimited
supplies of ammunition which they
used for the bombardment of our
heavy artillery positions. They were
good men and a duel took place be-
tween their guns and ours in the Loos
and Avion sector. 1t has ceased now.
The counter battery work of the Brit
lsh and Canadian gunners proved too
much even for the highly trained ar
tlllerymen of the Prussian guard and
their activity is now sub-normal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
MASTER LISTS
Be HERE TODAY
UPON ITS RECEIPT FIRST $50
MEN AFFECTED WILL BE
NOTIFIED TO APPEAR BEFORE
BOARD.

The master list for the local ex-
emption board is expected to arrive
this morning after q delay of two
days. AS soon as it arrives those
who were drawn in the first 552 will
be notified, both by posting the list
and by mail. When this is done, all
privilege of voluntary enlistment
ceases, and those who intend doing
so are urged to enlist before they
are officially notified.
Considerable interest is being
shown among aliens in Pensacola and
elsewhere throughout the country, in
the disposition of their cases. 1t IS
estimated that more than a million
out of the ten million registered are
aliens, who, under the provisions of
the draft, are ineligible for service.
Efforts are being made to subject
these men to the draft. as in enc
state alone, Arizona, more than 40
per cent of those registered are aliens.
1t is announced that the exemption
board for the northern district Of
Florida will meet Monday at ten
o'clock at a place to be announced
later, to organize and arrange pre-
liminaries for their work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
BARRED ZONE
ABOUT ARNORY.
SALOONS AND ALIEN ENEMIES
BE REQUIRED TO MOVE AND
STAY BEYOND ESTABLISHED
LIMITS.

Though no official orders have
been received by United States Mar
shall Perkins concerning the establish
ment of a barred zone for alien enc
mics around the Armory when Com
pany I goes into camp there on
August 5, the limits of the zone have
been measured, and will be effective
when the order comes.
The lines were established yeste1-
day by c. c. Oliver, l, D, Thames,
and a member of the city engineer
ing department. The boundaries are
as follows: On the North, a line be
tween Strong and Cevantes streets,
on the South by Main street, on the
east by Eighth avenue, and on the
West by Coyle street.
AS reported in The Journal yester-
day morning Attorney General Greg
orT has confirmed the opinion of Dis
trict Attorney Neeley that the Arm
DRY will constitute a camp as long as
Company remains in it, and it is
understood that the company will oc-
cupy the camp only "a hours, as
equipment has been ordered, it is
stated. for August 6, the day after
the company occupies the Annoy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
NAVY'S DRIVE FOR
JAM-UP RECRUITING

New York, July 27.-The United
States navy publicity bureau, Com
mander K NJ. Bennett, L. S. n,
officer in charge, has just completed
an Arrangement by which an attrac-
tive display Of recruiting posters win
be officially made al all OF the state
and county fairs in the United States.
More than two thousand fair saCre-
taries and managers have applied to
the bureau for plans and specfica-
tiOns for the erection of a navy bill
hoard on their grounds. To each of
these has been sent detailed plans,
prepared by an architect, a picture
of a completed board and three of
the newest posters issued ny this bu-
reau. A sample display board is now
on exhibition alongside the L. S. S.
Recruit in Union Square.
Prior to this the publicity bureau
also made arrangements by which all
of the amusement parks and pleasure
grounds throughout the country were
similarly billed All Of this has been
carried out in an effort to especially
reach the young men of the country
who have responded most readily to
the call of the nav, In this work
the bureau has had the cooperation Of
Charles and John Ringlinp Of Ring
ling Bros. who have had all Of the
bill posters covering the country
make a distribution of navy posters
with their own. Both circuses are
also carrying recruiting tents which
are taken charge Of by navy recruit
ing officers wherever the shows APP
near.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
RECURRENCE OF RIOTS
IN OHIO NOT EXPECTED

Youngstown, Ohio, July IA re-
currence of the race riots which oc-
Cured here yesterday between mem
bers of the Ohio national guard and
a crowd Of negroes was not looked
for today. Colonel Love. commander
of the tenth regiment, has ordered
squads of his men to continue the
patrol of the business section which
was established last night as a pre-
caution against further disturbances.
Almost all Of the city is under mar
tial law, the military has authority
to prevent such disturbances as oc-
Cured yesterday when nearly a score
of negroes received severe beatings
at the hands of the soldiers whom
they are said to have continuously
insulted since the guardsmen we're
first quartered here,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
Three Austrian Cruisers En-
gage Fleet of Small
British Vessels.
SHOWING
BY THE BRITISHERS
Crews Remained Aboard
ship Until Vessels Began
to Settle in Water.
BY AssocLATEn PRESS

Ottawa. July 27.-An attack by
three Austrian cruisers on a line of
British drifters employed in guarding
anti-submarine nets in the Straits Of
Otranto, is described in a London dis
patch to Reuters limited Ottawa
agency. The account of the engage
ment follows;
The drifters in eight divisions Of
about six boats each were formed
along line running roughly east and
west. Each carried a crew of ten men
and one small gun. In one case the
enemy appears to have acted with
chivalry towards the little craft, sig
Mailing by means of blasts of the siren
and by dipping the flag that the
crews must abandon their vessels.
The cruiser approached to within 100
yards of the Gowanlea and ordered
her crew to take to the boats.
Skipper J. Watt shipping the
nets, replied by ordering full speed
ahead and commanded the crew to
fight to a finish. They manned the
gun and fired with good effect until
a shot from the cruiser disabled the
gun. They hung on under heavy fire
until the cruiser passed out of range.
The Gowaniea then proceeded to the
ass ssitance of the haElN4 damaged
Le6nida which had four men killed
and three wounded. Meanwhile the
remaining crufsers had opened dew
astating fire on the center of the
line
'The crew of the Admirable onl...
abb .doned their vessel after her boil
'er exploded and her wheel house had
been shot away.
"The Girl Rose, Cora T. Haven and
Selby were not abandoned by their
crews until they foundered under
them. The crews of the Carrigill,
Bonespoir Christmas Day and British
Crown refused to leave their vessels
even when outranged and under
broadside fire from the enemy and
brought them through the action.
"The enemy displayed an anxiety
to destroy the wireless telegraph Of
the drifter in each group. The wire
less operator of the Leorida was
found dead in his chair at the con-
clusion of the action, having collapsed
over the wireless log in which he was
writing at the moment of his death
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-28
ENEMYW|DENS
THE BREECH IN
RUSSIAN LINE
Disorganized Ranks Are
Receiving Severe Thrusts
From Austro-Gernnans.
RUSSIAN CAVALRY
DOES NOTABLE WORK
Extremely Violent Activity
of Artillery Along the
Long Line.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
The Austro-German thrusts into
the disorganized Russian lines in
Eastern Galicia has widened in eff
feet, extending now southeastward
toward the Bukowina border and re-
sulting in the capture of Kolomea, on
the railroad to Cznerowitz.
Berlin mentions the Austro-German
advance both north and south of the
Dniester as rapid" and this it ap-
pears to be, although there has been
somewhat of slackening in the pace
OF the Russian retrograde movement
to the northward of the river.
The Russian cavalry has been doing
notable work in protecting the retreat
and in an instance specified near the
Dniester, southwest of Monastery
ska, a Cossack charge threw back
the advancing hostile infantry. In
evacuating the district southeast of
Trembowla, the Russians retired only
a short distance, new positions being
taken up.
Help for the disorganized section
Of the Russian front continues to
come from the Roumanians. They
have pushed well up the Suchitza val
ley on the Moldavian front after
breaking through the Austro- German
lines there and are consolidating their
gains in this region. Six more guns
and many prisoners have fallen into
Rumanian hands in this operation,
Berlin admits a retreat here as far
are the upper Putna.
Along the British front in Belgium
the artillery continues it's extremely
violent activity, the intensity of the
bombardment growing more severe, if
anything. British infantrymen also
are being sent into action, although
not as yet on large scale.
The chief incident of the infantry
fighting ACQUIRED southwest of
Warneton, Belgium, where the Ger
mans were driven from La Baskerville
last night, the British withdrawing
from the village this morning, how
ever, when the Germans organized d
counter thrust.