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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
WHEAT FORECAST
653,0OO,OOO BU.

Washington, Aug. SIN its August
crop report, issued today, the depart
ment OF agriculture forecast the pros.
pectlve production OF the country's
crops, based on their condition August
l. as follows; Winter wheat. 4i7.OOO..
900; spring wheat $4,000, 900: all wheat
65S.0OOOQ0; corn S,isi.OOO.OOO.
other details OF the report follow:
Winter wheat acre yield i5.i: spring
wheat condition 6s.7 yield i2.4: all
wheat. yield lao; corn, condition 7sS:
yield 26.4; oats, condition S72: yield
Si.T: remaining on farms 47.Th 900.
Condition OF spring wheat and corn
on August l by important states FOL.
lows:
Spring wheat; Minnesota 81: North
Dakota IS; South Dakota SO.
Corn; Ohio ST. Indiana 81: Illinois
81; Iowa 81; Missouri 81: Nebraska "a;
Kansas %.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Kerensky's Cabinet Meets.

Petrograd. August 7-Delayed)-Th
first meeting Of the new government
was held today. Premier Kerensky pre-.
sided and said the cabinet must concen.
trate all its attention on national do.
fense and organization OF the country,
principally in connection with financial
and economic affairs. He appealed to
the cabinet members to redouble their
efforts toward organizing and consoli-
dating the government.
Foreign Minister Terestchenko said
the government would abolish the post
Of procurator-general Of the holy synod
and create a ministry Of public worship.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
TEXAS WANTS
WORLDWIDE
PEACE LEAGUE

Austin, Texas, Aug. S.-.The lower
house Of the state legislature today
adopted concurrent resolution endors.
ing and commencing the proposal of
President Wilson that when German
militarism has been crushed and re.
moved, the self-governed peoples. the
free nations of the world shall form a
union or league of nations and cooper.
ate with their might and power to in
sure in future the observance Of peace
and justice and in guaranteeing that
liberty and democracy shall henceforth
be safe and secure
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Enloe for u. :. Marshal.

Washington, Aug. S.--B. A. Enloe Jr
was nominated today by President VII
son 20 be United States marshal for
eastern Oklahoma.
h. A Enloe Jr.. has served as United
States marshal for the eastern district
of Oklahoma for the last four years,
having succeeded Grant Victor. His
four'year period Of service would have
expired August rs. Marshal Enloe has
been active In the rounding up OF draft
resisters during the Oklahoma uprising
now being stamped out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
SCHEIDEMANN WANTS
SCALP OF MICHAELIS

Amsterdam, Aug. S.-Philipp Scheide-
mann, socialist member of the German
reichstag, in a speech delivered at Mann
helm, Baden, before 5000 people, de-
manded in the interest of peace the
speedy substitution for the present gov.
ernment of Chancellor Michaelis gov
ernment really representing the will of
the German people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
SECOND LIBERTY
LOAN SEPT.

New York, Aug, S.-Preparations for
the floating Of the second Liberty loan
to be offered 10 the public some time
early in the fall were begun here today
by the general loan committee Of the
second federal reserve district.
This action was asked by Secretary
McAdoo. The issue was expected to be
about September !. It also was said
that it was doubtful If the government
could sell another issue bearing 31s per
cent so long as the market price for
the last issue remains under par.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
WILSON LOOKS
|NTOL.W. W.PLOTS

Washington. Aug S.-President VII.
son today took cognizance Of the |. w.
w agitation and labor troubles In the
west by selecting Chief Justice Coving.
ton OF the District OF Columbia supreme
court TO make a personal investigation
OF ,he situation.
Justice Covington conferred today
with the president and Secretary VIII.
son OF the department OF labor before
starting on his work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
TO VOTE TODAY
ON FOOD BILL

Washington. Aug. S.-Final action
before night on the administrator food
control legislation was forecast when
the senate convened today. Adoption
OF the conference report on the food
control bill and the bill providing for
a food survey and stimulation OF pro.
duction virtually was assured. Both
reports already have been adopted by
the house
Debate today proceeded under agree.
ment for a final vote at o'clock. The
conference report on the food survey
bill next VIII be taken up But little
opposition is expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Dutch Capture Seaplane.

Flushing. Holland. Aug. S.-A German
seaplane stopped a Dutch fishing boat
near Westkapelle. One OF the airmen
went aboard and ordered the boat 10
leeorugge. While still In territorial
waters, a Dutch patrol vessel met and
brought the boat 20 Flushing. The Ger.
man alrmen were interned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Heavy Artillery Duel.

Paris, August S.-Troops Of the Ger.
man crown prince last night attacked
French positions east of Vauxaillon and
west Of the California plateau in the
Aisne region. Todays official French
statement says all the attacks were
repulsed.
German raids north of st. Mihiel in
the Verdun sector and in upper Alsace
were checked by the French fire.
On the greater part OF the Aisne
front. the statement adds. there was a
heavy mutual artillery fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Germans Attack British

London, August S.--German artillery
last night began an active lombard
ment Of the British front in Belgium.
east and north Of Ypres. British troops
during the night raided the Teuton
trenches near Lombaertzyde and return
ed with some prisoners and a machine
gun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
CARTER COUNTY EXEMPTION
BOARD DISPOSING OF MEN
CALLED FOR EXAMINATION.
COMPILING RESULTS
Physicians Today Faced by Last 200
Called to Report at This Time
Usual High Percentage Of Exemp-
ton Claims.


today is disposing OF the last two hun
dred men summoned to appear at this
time for physical examination under
the selective draft law. The usual high
percentage of exemption applications
continues. The clerical force is now
compiling and classifying the results OF
the examination and 1t will not be
known for a day or two how many
have qualified for service who are not
seeking exemption.
Applications for exemption are re
quired within two days after the eligi
bic passes physical examination. Ten
days then is allowed for filing affidavits
to support the exemption claims. Just
when the board viii begin TO announce
its exemption rulings has not been
made known.
Following is the disposal Of those
who were examined this forenoon and
late yesterday:
Accepted Claimed Exemption Because
Of Dependents.
1864 Fore, VIM. Lafayette. Fox. 23,
farmer; wife. one child.
37O7 Mccormick, John Vincent, 316
ID. n. w, Ardmore. %, bookkeeper. wife,
/ child.
700 Jones Henry Oscar. Glenn. 27,
farmer. wife. / child.
1895 Davis, Empson Walker, New
Wilson, 80. merchant.
4O33 Mays. William, 22S c $. f., Ard
more, 80, carpenter.
1886 Hawkins, Homer Walter. Writ.
23, pumper; wife.
1925 Turner. James F.. New Wilson,
20, foreman wife, children.
2lS4 Merron, Sam f., Writ. %. far
mer; ! child.
1891 Auls, Holley A., Staunton, %,
farmer.
1923 Troop, Claude New Wilson, 81,
farmer.
81 Little. Edward G. Overlook. %,
farmer; wife.
80 whatley Lathe, Marsden, 21,
farmer: wife.
2lO9 Barker Ira, Writ. %. laborer.
1856 Brown. Wiley A., Staunton. 25.
farmer; wife. child.
1867 Emmons, Edward Arthur, Zita,
22, tool dresser; wife.
l21 Davis, Jesse, Herbert. Ardmore,
2l farmer; wife.
PASS Taweel A.. Healdton.
392 Killins, Carel Lester Baum. 26,
farmer; wife. l child.
1O3 LAYERS. Bennett Heck. Ardmore.
25. farmer: wife
1913 Elmore, Joe d., Zita, 90, farmer:
wife.
SSS Pike. James. Chiffon, Baum.
%, farmer; wife.
1914 Woodruff, Clarence II 40
Stanley, Ardmore. 20. principal High
school, wife. child.
SSS Butler. Joseph William. Prov.
ence. 22, farmer; wife.
$40 Selby. William Charles. Spring.
er, 81. farmer; wife.
COS Clark. John Griffin. Berwyn. "a.
farmer: wife. child.
4O6 Mitchell. Albert Samuel. Baum.
S35 Guy Lee Scott, Fewell. who reg.
istered at Bay City, Texas. but whose
address now is Healdton. appeared to-
day and claimed exemption because OF
dependents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight
showers and thunder storms
Oklahoma: Tonight and Thursday
showers and thunder storms, cooler in
west portion; Thursday partly cloudy
showers in east portion, cooler.s
East Texas: Tonight and Thursday
partly cloudy, showers and thunder
storms in northwest portion Thursday
cooler in northeast portion Thursday
West Texas: Tonight partly cloudy
showers in north portion; cooler in
north portion; Thursday partly cloudy
showers, except in southeast portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
lightning Kills MIssourian,

Fort Riley, Kansas. August S.-Dr.
Floyd Bates, first lieutenant in the Mis-.
souri, medical corps was instantly kill.
ed when lightning struck his tent on
the military reservation here. His home
was I'm Adrian. Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
READJUSTMENT OF CLASS SCHE-
Dulles RECOMMENDED BY
l. c. c. EXAMINER.
OTHERS AID PROTEST
Commercial and State Bodies i'm Texas,
Kansas and Arkansas Were Workers
with Oklahoma In Seeking Reduction
Present Figures Declared Unjust.

Washington, Aug. S.-General read
justment Of class rates between points
in Texas and points in Oklahoma and
between points in Kansas and north.
west Texas and Oklahoma is proposed
In tentative findings OF the Interstate
commerce Commission in the south.
western class case, and outgrowth of
OF the Shreveport rate cases made pub.
lie today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
A revised schedule of rates, based on
mileage scale and varying from %
cents per hundred pounds for the first
five miles. up to S171 for a 900 mile
haul is proposed.
The tentative report of the commits.
sion's examiner. which will be made
the subjects of argument before the
commission later, holds:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
ALSO EVACUATE STRONGHOLD
FIFTY-THREE MILES TO THE
SOUTH, OFFICIAL REPORT.
WESTERN GUNS BARK
German Armies Facing British Begin
Intense Artillery Fire - French Re
pulse Teuton Assaults - Kerensky's
New Cabinet Meets.

Petrograd, August S.-Russian
troops are on the offensive in the Cho-
TN regioM near the southeastern
frontier Of Gslicia, Yesterday they
drove the Austro-German forces from
two villages. captured a height and
took more than 300 prisoners and four
machine guns, the war office announced
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08

London, Aug. s.-The newspaper No
voc Vramae OF Petrograd reports that
the Russians have evacuated Prosk
urov in Pondolia, on the Bug. as well
as KamenetzU Uoddolhk fifty.three
miles south.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
IMPORTANT CATCH
IN DRAF 7 WAR
HOMER SPENCE, ONE OF THREE
ALLEGED LEADERS, TAKEN
in SEMINOLE COUNTY.

Muskogee. Okla, Aug. 8.-Armed
bands Of draft resisters are reported
forming in Payne county, fifty miles
northwest Of the district previously
affected, In messages received at the
United States marshals office here this
afternoon.
Deputy marshals were hurriedly dis.
patched to Payne county to investigate
the reports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08

the reports.
Muskogee, Okla. Aug. s. 49, Homer
Spence, 40 years old. one OF the three
men alleged to be responsible for fed
eral authorities for organization Of the
uprising in Oklahoma against the select.
i've draft, was placed under arrest I'm
'Seminole county yesterday afternoon
oJding TO announcement today by
Estates Marshal b. A. Enloe.
81 " Working Glass Union or.
ganizei, out at the time on $4,000
bail unde. 'ictment by a federal
grand jury 4, conspiracy to obstruct
operation Of the conscription act.
II was reported to Marshal Enloe that
Spence was captured only after officers
had engaged companions Of the alleged
rebel leader in fight. Details OF the
brush were not furnished the marshal's
office by the first meager report Of
the arrest, but as no mention Of cas-
ualties was made I'm the official mes.
sages, II is not thought that any OF.
ficers were wounded.
Spence has been placed in the state
penitentiary at McAlester for safe keep.
ing. The formal charge against him
is organizing and conducting move.
ments against the United States govern.
ment"
While government officials stated
Spence was "one OF the three ringlead-
ers" in the draft uprising. the names
Of the other two known to authorities.
were disclosed Spence was arrest
ed recently with H. n. Wilson and J..
a. Munson. all charged with obstruct.
ing the draft law. The three men
were indicted by the federal grand jury
in session at McAlester and the defend.
ants were released on bond Of $4,000
pending trial
United States Attorney w. 4. McGm.
mis- Of the eastern district OF Oklahoma
left Muskogee this morning for Meal.
ester, where he personally will take
charge Of investigation OF the cases
against about 300 men now under ar.
rest as draft resisters.
deputy attorney and several sten.
ographers to assist in compiling rec
ords for use during the trials accom-.
panied the district attorney
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Why PrejudlciaI.

That the tariffs proposed and un.
der suspension are unduly prejudicial
to the protestant and the localities rep.
resented by them in the following par.
ticular: Insofar as the proposed method
OF determining distances which fix the
rates differs from the method used in
the Shreveport scale insofar as the
application Of the additions made for
hauls in differential territory makes
the proposed rates to that territory
higher, mileage considered. than rates
now In force under the Shreveport
SCALE and where increases are proposed
In class rates applicable on commodities
that in the territory to which the
Shreveport scale applies move under
lower commodity rates.
That the suspended rates are un-
just and unreasonable to the extent
they exceed rates herein found reason.
able.
That the tariff under suspension
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
From Missouri Points.

From st. Louis and from Kansas
City rate territory to Texas" the ex.
aminer reports, rates may reasonably
be somewhat lower for equal distances
than for the territory TO which the sus.
pended rates are sought To be applied.
From points like Coffeyville and Fort
Smith, there appears OF record no rea.
son why similar rates should not be ac.
corded as are published from nearby
points In Oklahoma to Texas destina.
tions.
Rates from Memphis. Tenn. to
points In Arkansas and to Shreveport
are not shown TO be influenced by con.
ditions now existing"
The report proposes that in placing
the proposed scale into effect, the short.
est workable route should be used. Rail.
roads having roundabout routes. II Is
proposed, may meet the short line rates
at common points. while carrying high.
rates to intermediate points. provided
the lowest combination is not exceeded
a date for arguments on the report
will be set later.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08
Influential Bodies Protested.

Protests against the establishment
of rates proposed by the Oklahoma
Traffic Association. the Texas Indus.
trial traffic league, the CORPORATION
Commission Of Oklahoma. the Fort
Smith Traffic Bureau. the Railroad
Commission of Arkansas, the public
utilities commission Of Kansas. the Fort
Worth Freight Bureau. the Dallas
Chamber OF Commerce. and a large
number Of other municipal and section.
al traffic and civic associations.
The territory involved includes Kan.
sas City Wichita, all OF Oklahoma and
points In northwestern Texas. The case
has been pending for some time and
the rates proposed by the carriers as
its solution were suspended by the com.
mission until December /. next. These
rates were based largely on the scale
prevailing between Shreveport. La.
and poiufg Ia TaNug
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-08

Continued on page eight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-12
FARMERS ENGAGED IN
PLANTING TOBACCO

]. NJ. Mcbride, agricultural agent for
the Seaboard Air Line railroad was
in the city this morning on his way
westward after trip through sections
of Wilcox county. He stated that
many farmers in that county are busy.
ing themselves with the planting ana
first cultivation of tobacco, of which a
considerable acreage is being prepar-
ed this year.
Along the line of the Seaboard from
Wilcox county to Lumpkin in Stewart
county, there will be about 900 acres
of tobacco this season. according to
Mr. Mcbride. the Stewart county farm
ers having taken considerable interest
in this phase of agriculture.
In Sumter county this year there
will be about 70 acres of tobacco and
with the present indications of good
price for the crop ths, fall, it is ex-
pected that this acreage will be largely
increased in 1918.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-12
WO0DMEN ARRIVING.
TO ATTEND MEETING
OF THREE DAYS HERE
No VERDICT YET.
by JURY IN WADE
MURDER TRIAL

No verdict has yet been reached by
the jury, in whose hands lies the fate
of DR.. Charles K Chapman, charged
with the murGer of Walter H. Wade.
CT Leslie, on the night of August Il,
1916.
The twelve men received the case at
7:05 on Saturday and after deliberar
ing until 10:3O p. M, were taken to
their sleeping quarters in the Wind
sor Hotc.
They did not consider their verdict
ON Sunday, but this morning resumed
their deliberations in the jury room
at the courthouse. Incidentally, it
may be mentioned that Judge Little
lohn directed that the jury be confined
i'll the jury room on the north side Of
the building, rather than on the south
side, next to the county Jail, where
Or. Chapman and four other of his CO.
defendants are prisoners.
The jurors were allowed to take an
.iring on Sunday afternoon, bailiffs ac-
companying them to an unfrequented
portion of the city for a short time.
Judge Littlejohn has given no indi-
cation as to how long he intends to
keep the jury out in case they fail to
reach verdict today.
At the first trial of DR.. Chapman in
January, the jury deliberated in vain
for almost As hours, and mistrial
was eventually declared by Judge Lit
tlejohn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-12
j. s. NOTIFIES
ALL THAT SHIPS
WILL Be ARMED.

WASHINGTON D. c., March IL
Formal notice that American merchant
ships traversing the German subma-
rine zone are to carry an armed
guard for the protection of such yes
sells and the lives Of persons aboard,
was sent to all foreign embassies and
legations here by the state department
early today. The notification declares
that the United States government has
determined upon this course lin view
of the announcement of the Imperial
German government on January 3lst'
that all ships, those of neutrals in
Guided. met within certain zones
would be sunk without warning"
A copy of the formal notification
sent other nations of the world will
be transmitted to Germany through
the Swiss legation here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-12
Prisoners Had
A Very Hard
Time

ZURICH, Switzerland, March 12.-
All of them emaciated from imprison-
ment and serious lack of food, fifty
nine American seamen, who were TAX
en- into Germany aboard the prize ship
Yarrowdale, arrived here today. The
sailors told pitiful tale of abuse az
the Germans, reporting they were com
PEELED to live on one allowance of
coup" daily, and suffered from Sc
we're cold because of lack of clothes.
They said they believed the raider
which sank their vessel was the
Ritz, of Bremen" and that the ship
was builded especially for raiding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-12
OR. GAVIN HURT IN
A BAD AUTO WRECK

DIR. Charles w. Gavin, remembered
here, where he was with the Windsor
Pharmacy last year, will regret to
learn of a serious accident in which
he was more or less hurt yesterday in
Macon. Frequently since he left
kmericus for Macon he has visited IN
the city. and hosts of friends trust he
will speedily recover, The Telegraph
says:
Charles w. Gavin, a druggist at
Chapman's Pharmacy was rendered
unconscious and at first believed 20
have been killed, when an automobile
crashed into a telephone pole early
Sunday morning. Gavin was in a car
driven by William Adams, and accom-
ranied by Sam Morton, another Macon
Young man. They were returning from
tie Idle Hour Country club.
Adams was driving his high-power
Buick automobile on Forsyth road at a
speed which spectators estimated at
about 80 miles an hour. Near Crumps
park the car got beyond control anG
crashed into a large telephone pole.
The automobile was converted into a
mass of wreckage and all of the occu-
pants were thrown out Adams and
Sam Morton escaped serious injury
but Gavin sustained broken nose, and
was cut and bruised about the face
snd head.
Other automobiles were near tie
scene of the wreck, and Gavin was
hurried to the city hospital in an un-
conscious condition. When it was
found that his injuries were not ser
ious he was removed to his apartments
in the Navarro fats. He will be able
to be out in few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-12
GERMANS WANT TO RENEW
ANCIENT "SCRAP OF PAPER

WASHINGTON. d. c., March r.
Through NJ. Paul Ritter, Swiss min
lister here, the German government to-
day renewed efforts to amend the
Prussian- American treaty Of 1879. The
instruments provides among other
things that in the event either bellig
elent will protect property rights os
the others citizens within its bounda-
ries. and also conveys cerain privi.-
eyes upon citizens of the two countries
engaged in business in the other.