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NOTICE

To all proprictors, owners, leaSSees
and managers ot pool halls, billiard
halls and bowling alleys in the city Of
Arimorc, OKLA.
Nour attention is called 10 the pro.
visions " ordinance No. lS4 " said
city, among which are;
l. Your place OF business must be
and remain closed for all kinds of
business between the hours ot II p.
m and a M and upon Sundays.
y You must AZ once remove all
blinds, screens, bars for sale ot soft
drinks, etc, or other distractions, in.
cluding paint ON windows or doors,
that may tend 10 ohStruct the view
into your place ot business from the
front ~ same
S. You must not allow any person
under the age ot Is years to enter or
remain in your place ot huSicss,
4 You must not ALLOW any gamO.
Inns or betting ot whatsoever nature
IN or about Your place ot business.
3. No violation ot the prohibi,ory
laws must he tolerated either on the
part ot yourselves. your employees or
YOUR customers or guests.
g. Suspicious characters found
lettering IN or about your place oi
business must be promptly reported
to the police
These provisions will De rigidN
enforced
jon VI LONDON. Com ~ Police
EOB NCNHlNS. Chic, ot Police
Jan s. 1917 H.
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WStG 90 IS Gaicoa, 80 breathe ana
sever >tc&S cA.,S 40 &o& down yca-
haSk WA Sct .c tcs q cc,3 \ timely
GC>c 81 N- Rt,tS Nlns Tar Honey p.r
sos tst >acc.eS S13 .Sa.,teS T1t
pirt ,S,SSw ,ScSc-S IRE pN.sSU 1-t
clears NC No>GcNi2, taAs> re Aoctr
>oc,St> ana relieves re So-t 'Aoo&t
TIE auUSt0at cg3tats XII 'Ne ettm
Sct tat co1ktS,ct condition IS ~
lCVct Cooun vNocQ.ue cCUeA lo&
chcusc Aoccthisl affections quickly
rg.tNtt 40 sn t-gcciSiA sSc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

l2cN - sNo-c.>s ir re Wl-tt, = ,
frequent o1uSs G. co.S;iQ1ticc. Ncl
.etl hc&ry. 5gn 1n3 Ns,'ess. y,u-
coup,tNior : sa,lov 8n& p.-p,v. az
energy a. ION thA Cloa1 UP ;Ais ccn
ciuon 81 o1ce vita m Hs-rs Ntv
l8ie Pms a mid laxative tha; -
9tvts the conctstc3 intsStioeS v5th
out gripping A dose before -t;ir.ns
VII assure you s fal and easy move
meri in TIE morning s5c o; yoa'
druggist
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D- Kings New Discovery : ;
>,o;hirs healing remedy 70, ccasAs
Sc& c,i3> ia; has S;c,Ni tee ;c>; o.
early tgN wears H,- tA2: ccGeh
;hNt strains re ta-c&; &rG >GpS he
NltSGN ~ ~. Kings New Discovery.
TNt >NSthi.c p,Ct Sa,S&-S and Mid
'SNS;iye iCerSS.tc;S SNca drive ;As
Nd f-os ise system Have 4 H,'ils
NJ hand tc- vi-;e- Gods, cocap e-'gps
ag& N-,-tStS, &ttt;,oS< Al ylu-
t-leS :. Stc
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C b Scott, warranty deed. The +
- feet OF lot : block 3l9, Ardmore.
ranty deed Fraley's re-subdiyision of
lots 5, 9. :, 5, and 10 in block 300
in city Of Ardmore.
H. ;. Martin and wife pearl y. 10
n. J Grissby, warranty deed. De.
scripton same as above.
c. & c. Nation to Mary R. Burney
hosestead patent. Sec. lssw.
Josie Ricketts, and b. c. 10 Clara
Flippen. warranty deed. Sec. 1s and
20 5s2w.
John C. Mulkey and wife Elsie to
S. \. Cowan. warranty deed. Sec. 3
and 10 isSe.
4 II Hill and wife Ellen to Lee
Richardson. warranty deed Lot . in
block l69 in Ardmore.
Vim. John Gassaway and wife Lima
10 T " Champion. o & G. /. Sec.
So 2slg.
W B Cochran and wife VI. B. to
r G Hall warranty deed. See .
l>3w.
Hattie Maye Curtis to W p Poland.
assn. o. q g. L. Sec. 20 5slw.
" W Holder and wife Suler to
W ? Poland. o. d c L. Sec. y
5s9w
c. & c. Nations 10 Mary Z. Burney.
allo,men, patent Sec p. !. and -
,ssw.
+ A Walker 20 Wm Sanders and
wife Florence A. rel o. & q. L. See
es .sew
J ? Thomas and VIE n. V 20
; 7. fitzpatrick warranty deed. Sc,
Il 5SIv
John " Dor-ance and wife Ada
X 20 a X Brown. warranty deed
Sec ; 5S.e
Stepaeu 4 Douglas and wife Maud
TO The Georgia State savings Assn
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Easy GONG

- Shou,dt thinN i, would be 50
had living abroad
why not
10 YOU can't pay Your debts YOU
Just declare q moratorium. And ID
YOU are late COR work you simply w-n
the clCcN hack Louisville Courier
JourUa,
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The liver loses ',S activity 80 times
ana needs help HERElNE lS au %.
trttlNC liver S,iwulaut lt also YC-'-
Ge> the bowels. strengthens digestion
and restores >;Ds1gth, N,ecr and C1ter.
10, spirits Price soc sod BY Ringer
N-ug Co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

There Is morc Catarrh m this sec
,ion y, the country than an other dis
eases pu, together. and ior Years 10
was supposed 90 De iucuvab,c doctors
prescribed local remedies. and by
constantly failing 20 cure by locA.
treatment pronounced it iucuyah't.
Ca,arsb is 8 local disease ercatly IN.
duCUccd Ny constitutional conditions
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment Halls Cataryb Cure man.
u.ac,urcd Ny = !. cheney 4 CO. To.
'rio Ohio is q constitutional remedy
lis taken internally and acts ,avouea
the blood oU the mucous surfaces ~,
the system. one Hundred no,lar>' re-.
ward is offered tor any ease thS, Halls
CaAryh Cure fails ~ cure send ,0y
Vir,u,acS and testimonials
D. J. ClENEN \ co, Toledo. Oa.N
Sold ty NWEE.>t>. ;Sc
NaIS Family NiNS tor constipation
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japan baS no, done much ushuuE
eli Japsn uil D. hean3 before thcry
IS any status $50 aa,ebcilum peace
Syracus standard.
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Minnie Alexander nee Gains and
husband to Byron Drew. warranty
deed Sec. % Ssle.
NJ ID. Smith To The Orange OIL com.
pany corporation, aSsn O. 4 G. /.
Sec. > lsSw.
j. Howard Pew and wife Helen T.
Pew 10 The Twin State Oil Co.. war.
ranty deed Sec. 5 4sSw.
J W. Potter and wife Emeline 10
Roy NJ. Johnson warranty deed Sec
l9 2sSw.
h A Simpson and wife Lillian W.
to Roy NJ. Johnson. warranty deed.
Lots l ,, . and , in block $50 in
Ardmore.
T. H. Williams, trustee, to J. W.
Hanna. warranty deed Lots 7OI. 7oS,
700. IA. as and 40 in block \ new
Spindletop. Sec - SSSw.
D. ,,',-.,..,. -, - -. S,' -, -
I1,,,. - ~, s.. w.. 49,, - y :.
:, ,r,,,a.,
" p,.,,r ~ Gc ' s. 90 S1',~ s-s,, y,
nons ''' Inn p,m ,n .' ~, - NJ pS,l..s 49,,
-. A.. =, -.
-, p,s, ~. p., ,..
p,rn-,. ,,nn p,hny.. p pa,r, ", VIII ,..'
,n.,n wa, "a. p,h,-.. ~.
p,n,.,. -, -. =. -.
Bi.l Gordon ANA wife Pa;ue 10 Cal
lie F. Gordon, warranty deed. Sec.
- -SsW.
n r.,-.,-,,4 ..,s ,.,., o,.-, VI.
-! ID fl1seTa'd ana VIE u.''e w
10 ). y s''iseT"'d warranty deed
Lots -S and - IN oiotN = IN the
ed""7a 'ET'>a" % ;. g. Wood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

Spokane. Wash Jan S. 10 NN>,>
The public >,NNN system ot Spokane
'u>t IS ~ vents q Ncar 90 teach q
e,ri u sri " sewing. accoriins % the
annual rCpou ~ sarah Nar, Ross
supervisor ot household arts IN Jse
public >thN,,> The to,al actual cN>,
tor the year lsl5ls VAS StS-N,. The
total number 81, sr,> enoo3e3 .U sew
INK during the ycsv Was st>> Taeo
we've ltE d'rycctut classes dl>t-iea,c3
SwcDs N tai,5lrg> TAC rsN,-,
shows that ,r>,-,c,,1a 10 o>okcy
,,,ns> h,eScr ,hSu >tVloe The t>,s.
a,,aa, oo>; % c>,<ey to- ne yts-
eS> $-S&St msNsvS ,ht Sveae5 c1>,
p,- YgpH PER lesson a; So tgr.>
rsc7c NtN ,5s s,r,> eaoN,e5 ,r ,ss
c,>,Ncs classes 5Uvrs tae ycAr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

o. NJ Redfield to VIM. G. Davisson,
warranty deed The W. OF lot Z in
block 36S in Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

of Savannah, Ga. @ c. deed. Lots
/. 2, 3, u, 13 and IA in block 500 in
Ardmore
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Roy NJ. Johnson and wife Odessa
Otey to ]. NJ Fleming, warranty deed
Lots l3 and II in block II in the
town OF Dundee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

f. G. Wolyerton to Clara X. Young.
O. c. deed Lots /, ., 3, 4, 5 and s
inblock 100 in the city of Ardmore.
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u - - u u u 81 u :, ), u II II II II
!; REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS .
/: by ChiCkasaw Abstract Co. =
% Bonded AbstraCtors, z
n Z. II II II II Il II II Z: Z. e Il u q :
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

.G h. Scott. warranty deed. The +
- feet OF lot : block 3l9, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

ranty deed Fraley's re-subdiyision of
lots 5. g. :, :. 9 and 10 in block 300
in city OF ArdmOre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

Earnest Ssy and Jesse, Ney d,
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S'epaen s. Douglas and wife Maud
20 The Georgia State Savings Assn
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Cla-s A. Earls ana slsat1s gss
Sa1uG E1de 90 n O. 6-sssy. u4-
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II : Martin and wife pearl y. tc
n J. GrigSby, warranty deed. De
scription same aS above.
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+. ~ Preuit to Plains Oil 4 Ca
CO.. assn. o. 4 G. L. Sec 30 5s2w.
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Anette Vernon and husband w. G.
w. Vernon to ldella l.. Sweet, war.
ranty deed + so feet Of lot block
$40 in Ardmoge.
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William W. Hardy to W. II Pierce
warranty deed Lot in block 46 in
Ardmore.
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r 4 Waite and ~..s l3a and 4.
White % Niac;s N H,1s warranty
deed IL; ! ic H,N,k = in re ;cva O.
G,sE- Okla
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-03

TIE CU National Rl-k O., D--sss
peuae11 company @ & e.. q s..
81 ans ID as-u
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} II Hammer and wife Ida Is. e
Lee Eddleman O. a &. l.. Ses, L
5sle.
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Wilse ! H--..t ard SITE p T. q,
: A A7g's ans W.-s r-1-N.- ul--
-4rry 6ess -, - .>te
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c. 6 c. Nation TO Mary R. Burney
hosestead patent Sec. . lssw.
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Lille NJ. Mosley TO Robert
q. 4 G. l.. Sec. 10 5s3w.
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J N Fleming ans wife D,.ss 10 81
r NcCE,uc warranty tees Lo,s Is
ans q ia h,scS - u tAs tcvr o.
Oc-tce
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y q Fslc- O, cane cS,S o.. cs.
ass o. A C. q -, g, ss,a
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John " Dor-anCe and wife Ada
n 20 a X Brown, warranty deed
Sc. ; 5S.e
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
l9 KILLED
WHEN TWO
SUBS MEET
u. S. Submarine FL Rams
F-3 in Home Waters
During Fog.

Washington. Dec. 1s.-Nineteen
lives were lost when the American
submarine FL was rammed and sunk
by submarine F-3, in home waters
during a fog Monday afternoon.
The F-3 was undamaged and pick
ed up five survivors of her victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the dis
aster late yesterday in brief state
ment which gave no further details.
Lieutenant A. e. Montgomery, COM
manding officer of the Ell was among
the FIVE saved. His mother, Mrs. Julia
Montgomery Pratt. lives at Fort H. G.
Wright. N. Y. go"
Other survivors are: J. NJ, Schis-
sauter, Hills City,. Tenn; Henry L.
Brown. Macon. Ga.;. Joseph j. Burns.
San Pedro, Cal.; John J. Stewart,
ships cook, mother Mrs. Celia B.
Campbell, Huron. S. y, -
The list Of those lost was announced
by the navy department as follows:
John r. Belt. Silsbee. Tex: Frank
M. Bernard. Oakland; Cal; William
l.. Cartwright, Fresno, CAL: Harry l..
Corson. Long Beach, Cal; James
Goonan. Lima, Ohio; Simon Green
berg, Philadelphia: .Dudlye Slough,
Vallejo. Cal; Carles- r. Vincent, Exc
ter Cal: Thomas A. Walsh, F1iilyard,
Wash; Clyde W. Wyatt, Venice. Cal. /;
Edward E. Hall, West Seattle. Wash. !;
Ray e. Scott, Vallejo, CAL: Albert p.
Smith, Merced, Cal; Guy r. Stewart,
Los Angeles. CAL: Lyman F.. Lovely,
Denver. Colo; Ralph E. McCluer. De-
troit; Duncan A. McRae. Blain, Wash;
John, P. Messange, Philadelphia: !:
Grover E. Metz, San Francisco.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19

I. Washington, Dec 1s.-Winter
wheat TINS year, 4 planted on the
largest acreage ever sowl. lin the his
tory of the country, showed on De-
cember I the lowest condition ons rec
ord. A forecast Of q crop OF only
54O, 900 bushels was made today
blythe department Of agriculture. The
final production. however. will be
above or below that quantity, accord
ing as conditions hereafter are bet
ter or worse than the average.
Winter wheat sown this fall for
next years harvest aggregates A.
10000 acres and its condition on De-
cember !, was 1913 per- cent Of a nor
NAL. ~ IN i.Elf
The acreage is four per cent more
than the revised estimated area sown
in the fall OF. 1916
The area sowny to rye Is 6,119, 900
acres, which;is 36.6 per cent more
than, sown a year ago. and ithe con-
dition of the crop on December l was
| SAL per cent OF a normal. ~
E, Increased Acreage Urged.
! Increased sowings of winter wheat
and rye, throughout the country were
urged upon farmers by the depart
ment Of agriculture in order to supply
the needs OF the co-belligerents Of the
United States in the war;. This years
/ short crop of wheat has -necessitated
| adoption Of methods to conserve the
supply by having consumers in the
United States cut down use. OF that
cereal. The wheatless day and the
/ use of corn meal as substitute are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
OFFICIALS End
INVESTIGATION
]. IN MINNEAPOLIS
Report Of Labor Z, 1nves'tiga-
ton Committee to be
Handed President.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dec. 19.-The
federal mediation commission invesu-
eating the Twin City labor situation
growing out of the state public safety
commissions order against the wear
ing of union buttons by street car
men expected to conclude the inquiry
today and depart for Washington to-
night. ~ .. S}3,
oficers of the Twin city Rapid
Transit company were given an OPP
portunity to present their side of the
controversy before the mediation body
today. They contend thatsin denying
further employment to several hun
dred Minneapolis and st. Paul carmen
who failed to abide by the ruling bar
ring union buttons they were only
conforming to the safety : commits
sion's findings.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson, head of
the mediation commission indicated
that unless a satisfactory settlement
could be arranged no announcement
relative to the commissions findings
would be made until after a report
had been submitted to President Will
son. S.is$s.
All sessions were held behind closed
doors, and reports that the men had
agreed to discard their union emblems
If reinstated and permitted to main
tain their union lacked confirmation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
MEATLESS DAYS in
WISCONSIN RESULT
in GREAT SAVING

Madison. Wis, Dec. 1s.-An inter-
esting insight into the surplus Great
ed by meatless days in Wisconsin Is
afforded by the amounts of pork en-
tered into cold storage during Octo-
Der. The report of the state dairy
and food commissioner for that
month has just been completed and
shows that the increase in pork was
from 566,995 pounds to 775,645
pounds or 3S 1-2 per cent.
Fish increased over 400 per Gems.
There are now 3,326,94S pounds in
storage in the cold storage houses.
Beef increased to 2,757,72o pounds
or Sc per cent. In spite Of the lifting
Of the ban on poultry for meatless
days. together with the appeal for It's
use. as substitute poultry had in
creased from 2S3.021 to 464,5s5
pounds or IS 12 per cent
Eggs in shells showed decrease
Of So per cent and the decrease on
butter was the same. Oleomargarine
dropped 10 per cent
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
Warn Against Use .,.
OF Candles In Window
On Christmas Eve

& New York, Dec. 1s.-On account Of
the fire hazard and danger to life, the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
has issued a warning against the sug-
American Red Cross that lighted
candles be placed in windows behind
Red Cross flags on Christmas eve as a
stimulus in the campaign for 10000
900 new members. WE. Mallalieu,
general manager of the Underwriters
organization emphasized today that
there is no intent on the part of the
board to hamper the work of the Red
Cross.
ID George S. Fowler, business manager
Of the Red Cross has sent kilograms to
all chapters Of the Red Cross through
out the country urging that the warn
ing of the national board be needed.
The telegram suggests that curtains
be taken down, shades raised and on
" tho lights OF the. room used - (,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
MANUFACTURERS.
OF new JERSEY
!. Plan A WAR V! : WORK ! ] (
Senate Urges Temporary
Employment for Men who
Will be Called.

d Newark, NJ J., Dec. Ia Afconysn-
ton Of j l.00OssSew Jersey n1anufac-
turers to consider measures by which
they can best serve the government
during the war was opened here: to-
day Closer cooperation between
the manufacturers and the govern
ment was urged as one means Of at
tanning the desired aim 5.g
Governor Edge. State Senator
Ernest r. Ackerman and several rep
resentatives of the federal government
are among the speakers.
, Senator Ackerman urged federal
adoption Of the daylight saving idea
next year as one means of conserving
the coal supply. He called upon man
ufacturers to show their patriotism by
giving temporary employment to men
called to the colors unrsr the next
draft rather than to discharge pros
.pective soldiers because of the un-
certainty as to their future. gs-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
TEN KILLED, SEVENTY INJURED IN LATEST Il
AIR RAID ON LONDON; GERMANS ARE THROWN \ /.
BACK in DRIVES AGAINST FRENCH IRElNlCCII
SIX HOURS NOT
ENOUGH TO TELL
WHAT COSTELLO
4. 5. KNOWS. OF GRAFT

Chicago. Dec. 19.-Thomas f. Co.'S
tello talked at the rate of $500 words
an hour for six hours, in Judge Sa-
baths court yesterday, but it WASH t
enough to tell what he claims to
know of the police graft system of
which he was active manager, he
says. during f1fteen months of the pc
riod In which Charles c. Healey was
chief of police OF Chicago. He took
up his story at the opening of court
today. et-
He said that in fifteen months he
turned $13,aOO over to Healey for the
protection of vice. gambling and TO.
the restoration of saloon licenses
which had been forfeited for infrac.
tions of the law. His own bit cut out
Of the collections averaged 500
week he said hS +.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
IS
]: RECALLED: BY
1. ..:. The ALLIES


/. London, DEG. t9.-General :sarrail
commander Of the allied armies at
saloniki. has been recalled, ! says a
Reuter- dispatch from the Greek capi-
tai under dateSof December Is. His
successor, it is, stated. will be General
Guillemet.' ,$3 & '''ss s ,3t-i Il
General NJ. r. r. sarrail has been
identified with the allied operation
based on Saloniki since October, 1915,
when he was seht to command the
French expeditionary forces engaged
in an attempt to succor the Serbians
during the Teutonis- Bulgarian drive.
When Saloniki was turned into an al
lied base and active operations on the
Macedonian front were begun General
Sarrail directed the united operations
and has since Remained in command
ON this front. .:,4.' .s's III, II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
Todayss War Sum m ary

and the Piave, has become the center
OF fightinE In this sector. Berlin
claims thesscapture OF some Italian.
positions there and the repulse Of
tacks In this region. Rome says, were
repulsed by the defenders. West Of
the Brenta theaAustro- Germans have
attacked In the mountain region and,
Berlin says more than 1000 prisoners
were captured. " ystt ~Fo ~ II p # Es
/, There has been no change ON the
front in France. p; 3 314s
HAIG TO MAKE. . I, II .,.5i. ~ 81. X /.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Field Marshal Hais. \ fhs \ London
Times says. Is making Important
changes Inc his head rters stan.
The British commander-in chief In
France, has ma virtually, no changes
since he took, over the command from
Viscount French fSs y,
.fss d London and English c6ast u towns
raiders. Numerous bombs were drop
ped on London and til Essex and
Kent by the enemy airpiehes which
crossed the coast early Tuesday even
ting. The casualties and damage
caused has not been announced.
Russian ativeS have been
ordered by Leon Trotzky,! the Boil
shevikis foreign minister. to- demand
of the central powers at the peace
they agree TO make peace without M
and lid dennities and 'ss6n the
lnrfncfpie. OF sell deAniticn mt nAtion4..s
!. !. Pho old French cruiser ghatea,lEA-
!nault was tori edoed and s5nG II la The
q last sF EidSy ~ ana |? the
Submarine sVhtch Satt aGk "a Z her also
WIS, ,dsstr oyed. u. .bs The 9iser NO! being
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ORDNANCE MAKERS DECClL ARE WAR DEPARTMENT
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Winter Wheat, Planted On
Largest Acreage Knolvn,
ShopvS LOweSt Condition

food administration officials
are urging in order to increase the
quantity OF wheat that may be sent
abroad. 58 a
While last years sowings Of winter
wheat were on the second largest area
ever planted to that cereal, severe
winter conditions caised an abandon,
ment of more than IL per cent OF the
acreage Last fall 4O,534,00O acres
figures show that the area harvested
was only 27,653.O00 acres, a reduction
of 12,881,00O acres from the area
planted. The 1915 sowings were on
39,2O3.0OO acres while the harvested
area that season was -. 4.S29.000 acres.
:. Abandoned Acreage Heaviest
Last years abandoned acreage was
the heaviest on record. The acreage
abandonment of acreage due to VIM
ted conditions is about 10 per cent,
the lowest abandonment in the last
fifteen years being 2.S per cent In
1903 and the highest. excepting last
year, was POL per cent in 1872 ,a
Conditions for planting ana the
not been the best. Dry; weather de-
layed termination of late sown seed
and in some sections prevented plOw-
ing and seeding, 1t was one OF the
dryest Novembers on record in Kan
sas, the principal winter wheat grow
ing state. Rainfall during that month
was less than 25 per cent Of the nor
NAL from eastern Kansas eastward
across Iowa. northern Missouri, CEN
trail and northern Illinois. Indiana and
Ohio, which states form the principal
winter wheat growing belt. The de-
partment of agriculture, however,
says the yield of winter wheat is not
determined entirely by the rainfall
during the late summer and fall. ~
The condition of winter wheat on
December L compares with 85.7 pei
cent OF a normal on that date last
year. s7.7 in 1915 and ss.s the ter
year average. >ti .
The December LIST rye; condition
compares with 1873 per cent Of amor.
NAL on December l last year s91::5 ii
1915 and 92.2 the ten year average