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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
LABOR TROUBLES
REACH SHIP YARDS
Workmen Demand one-Third Increase
Of Wages In Great Plant
At Hamburg.

Copenhagen. April 4.-Via London.
The Berlin Tagebatt says that labor
difficulties have broken out in the big
Vulcan ship-building works at Ham
burg. The workmen demand a one.
third increase In their wages. The
Vulcan works are where most Of Ger
many's great ocean liners have been
built
Labor difficulties and strikes have
been reported from various sections
of Germany in the last few months.
Trouble Of a serious nature In Ham.
burg was reported from various sour
ces following the Russian revolution.
These reports were substantiated by
statements of socialist deputies in the
reiChstag referring to the deplorable
events In Hamburg and Bremen
\ strike occurred In February In the
Krupp works at Essen, the heart of
Germany's munition and artillery In.
dustry. More recently strikes have
been reported among the munition
workers at Dusseldorf and among the
coal miners at Pcnzburg. These
strikes were said to be caused by the
food scarcity which was also cred
tied with being responsible for serious
riots In Berlin and other big German
| cities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
DUTCH ARE GUESSING.
One Paper Thinks They viii Have
to Keep Armed Merchantmen Away.

Amsterdam, April 4--Via London
The Nicuws Van Deh Gag regards
President Wilson's words in his ad-
dress TO congress as clearly showing
that the United States will participate
in the world war as vigorously as II
can.
For neutrals," says that newspa-
per, 1T makes a great difference
whether America joins fully or only
partly in the war. A fresh declara.
tion of neutrality will have to be made
and America must be recognized as
a full belligerent. Thus, for example.
armed American merchantmen must
be kept by our government outside
our territorial waters.
The effect which Americas partic-
ipation will have on our shipping can
not yet be forecast This must be left
for the future to disclose and 1t will
in the first place, depend on tne meas
ures Germany takes against the new
enemy"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
CITY '4Ls ALLOWED
Routine Matters fore Board Of City
Commissio, RS at Last
Nights Meeting.

Aside from routine matters and the
allowing of regular bills against the
city, little business was transacted at
the regular meeting of the Board of
City Commissioners last night. Com
missioner Joe NJ London and Clerk c.
II. Bruce were absent, on account of
Illness. Mayor o. c. Lasher, Commits.
sioners w. c. Dewitt, II. T. Hunt and
Warren Martin, with w. S. Forrest,
acting clerk, were present
Some Of the oil men who have stor-
age tanks in the local freight yards
which the administration has been en-
deayoring to have moved beyond the
city limits, explained that they would
make demonstration Tuesday, April
10, to prove that there is no danger
of explosions. The owners propose to
make a miniature tank, fiji 1t with gas
olne, and subject It to severe heat to
prove the truth Of their assertions.
This question has been in controversy
for some time. Recently people living
In that portion of the city were badly
frightened when fire was raging in
close proximity to the tanks of one of
the companies, and they began peti.
tioning the city administration to
have them removed. The managers
of the companies asked a stay in the
matter in order to prove that there is
no danger, and will endeavor to make
their contention good next Tuesday.
The board last night confirmed the
appointment Of ]. +. Williams as spec
ial police officer, to serve without
pay The appointment was made by
the chief of police.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
AVIATORS SPREAD NEWS
Two Versions Of Russian Revolution
Are Being Circulated In
Macedonia,

London, April A dispatch to Reu.
ter's from army headquarters In Mace.
donia says the Bulgarians have been
dropping circulars into the Serbian
lines from aircraft
The circulars state that because
Of the discomfort OF the Russian peo.
pie with the AngloFrench advance
and their ardent desire for peace a rev
olution has broken out In Russia which
has oyerthrown all authority and the
emperor"
The dispatch says the Serbian sol
diers are fully informed as to the
causes of the Russian revolution and
that Serbian ayiators are now throw
ing circulars into the Bulgarian lines
telling the truth OF the situation II
Russia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
WHEAT SCARS TO 81
MAY REACHES HIGHEST PRICE
EVER PAID ON NORMAL MARKET
In 1864 This Figure Was Exceeded
BY Values Expressed in Deprecated
Paper and In Eighties "old Hutch"
Raised Cereal TO So.

Chicago April 4.-Two.dollar wheat
became an actualty today. The great
bread-making cereal for delivery next
month sold at that price at the open
ing of the board of trade today. It
is the highest price ever paid here on
normal market In 1864 this price
was exceeded by values expressed in
terms Of depreciated-paper and in the
eighties "Old Hutch manipulated the
price in one Of his famous corners to
81. This price obtained only mo.
ment.
When shorts sold with "Old Hutch"
the price Immediately dropped TO a
normal level.
Present prices are said to represent
actual values The advance has been
gradual since the war in Europe be.
gan. Short crops helped the advance
along and this season crop damage
reports and the shutting off of the
Argentine supply has helped There
was no market yesterday owing to
local election.
Last Monday May wheat closed at
$l99as to 1895 and the two-dollar
market was regarded as a certainty OF
the near future.
A few minutes after the opening
May sold at s20l. II then sold back
to $780, and in moment again at
$500.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
FOREIGN BORN
LOYAL TO LAND
OF ADOPTION
Fourteen Million Will Give Support TO
United States In War with
Germany.

Chicago, April AT the second
great public mass meeting here since
the breach with Germany, held last
night, addresses were made by Henry
L. Stmson. former secretary OF war;
Rear Admiral Robert h. Peary and
Louis n. Hammerlin president Of the
American Association OF Foreign Ian.
guage Newspapers.
MIR. Stimson asserted that the Unit.
ed States should first lend financial
assistance to the allies, for in that
way the nation Is prepared; next with
men as soon as they can be prepared
MIR. Hammerlin said: I'VE Ameri.
cans must liberate the world, and to
liberate II We must join the allies,
heart soul and body, and help tho
cause of worldwide democracy to tri.
umph over old world autocracy Hun.
drods OF thousands OF Europeans have
come to this country as | came, and
the president and the nation need
have no fear Tor the loyalty OF the
fourteen million foreign born persons
OF this country as they are for Amer
leo drst last and all the time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
FOREIGN CONNIE NT
ITALIAN PRESS LAUDS WORLD
LEAGUE OF DEMOCRACY.
Germans Seem TO Be Still Much in lg-
norance and GIorying in the Work
Of Their U-6oats in Which They
Rest Their Hopes Of Victory.

Rome, Tuesday, April Via Paris,
April A Today's date will be writ,
ten in gold in the history Of the world
wal" says the Journale ltalie, FOR It
marks the entrance into the conflict
of the noble and powerful American
nation
The Tribuna says:
The American democracy, which is
democracy in the purest form, joins
the Russian democracy, the youngest,
and the British, French and Italian,
which are the oldest, and all are now
united in arms to overthrow the last
bulwarks Of dying autocracy"
William Marconi, the inventor, said
America, the greatest unit of free
peoples which ever existed, the great
est republic Of the world recognizes
the justice Of our cause by taking up
arms against Prussian militarism.
This causes us to rejoice most sin
cerely,"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04

are fighting the common foe In order
to preserve human freedom, democra.
cy and modern civilization We are
fighting against a nation which, in the
fashion of centuries ago, drags the
inhabitants Of conquered lands into
slavery, which carries off women and
girls for even worse purposes; which.
in its mad desire to conquer mankind
and trample, them under foot, has
stopped at no wrong, has regarded no
treaty
What we want most of all by this
victory which we shall help to win,
is to secure the worlds peace based
on freedom and democracy, world
not controlled by a Prussian military
autOCracy, but by the will Of the free
people Of the earth. We shall achieve
this result and when we achieve II
we will be able to say mat we have
helped to confer great blessings on
mankind, and that we have not fought
in vain"
A burst of applause came from the
galleries when Senator Lodge con.
cluded
Stone Says It's Blunder.
Senator Stone, in opposing the reso-
luton, said.
81 fear that involving the United
States in this European war we will
commit the greatest national blum
der Of history. | shall vote against
committing this mistake, to prevent
which | would gladly lay down my
life. Until the congress shall other.
wise command. shall stand as have
stood from the beginning, and even
now lift my voice in solemn warn
ing against this blunder.
But II the constituted powers OF
my government, the powers constitu-
tionally authorized to speak for the
people on this momentous issue
shall decide for war and we go into
war. then | shall cast all doubts and
forebodings to the winds and my eyes
will be blind to everything but the
flag OF my country. borne by American
boys through the storm OF war; and
my ears will be deaf 10 every call ex.
cept the call OF my country in its hour
of peril.
ITO my cOuntrymen say that while
we may differ, as we do about the
policy OF entering this war, once In
II, all differences must end. II we
declare for war there must be no halt.
ing; we must make war in earnest
Patriotism will demand that we shrink
not even from the mouth of hell"
Vardaman Shouts Prejudire.
Senator Nardaman, Democrat, OF
Mississippi, one Of the "wilful men,
named by President Wilson, said he
wished he could vote with the maiori-
ty OF his colleagues, but that he must
follow the path OF duty" as he sees II.
Some spectators got up and left the
galleries as Vardaman spoke and he
interiected he did not care whether
they remained or not.
The atmosphere enyeloping this
capitol for the last year." Vardaman
continued, has been surcharged with
the spirit OF prejudice. hate and love
+, all good and bad passions, until men
have lost their bearings and their
, poise Everything seems out Of Joint
or all the times when congress and
, the people should keep their heads
! now is the time
II Senator Vardaman said he did not
4 question the patriotism Of those DIR
= fcring from him.
For the life OF me. ! cannot hcllcv,
, that war Is for the welfare OF the
, world or the people OF this nation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
GlST OF TODAY'S NEWS

Debate in senate on joint war resolu-
ton delays vote; probably will be
taken tonight.
Senators LaFollette, Stone and Varda-
man leaders in opposition to ad-
mnistration's resolution on ra-
tional emergency. Senator Lodge
leads affirmative side.
House will take up discussion tomor.
row morning, at 10 o'clock; Shack
leford, Missouri, and Cooper, Wis
consn, said TO be only opponents.
French forces said to have captured
ST. Quentin.
Raising Of two companies Of volun-
teers in Carter county urged; may
mobilize one regiment here.
Les sesIer defeated Bob Hutchins for
police chief, 94s to t7s.
Wheat, May delivery, reached 81 per
busheI on Chicago market.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
TAGEBLATT DREAMS.
Thinks Bryan Treaty Would Have
Held Wilson Awhile.

Berlin, April 3.-Via London, April
president Wilson's message is
not surprising" says the Tageblatt,
but do the people of the United
States have the same view? That is
hard to say.
German policy now pays the pen.
atty for failure to conclude a Bryan
treaty with the United States, such
as Great Britain and other powers
made If such an agreement existed
the United States would be compelled
TO submit even the most important
questions to a commission for investi.
cation before breaking off relations.
Such an investigation would take at
least a year. II is not impossible that
President Wilson would have availed
himself Of such a way out of serious
situation"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
ANOTHER AMERICAN
Fireman Who Lost Life in Sinking Of
British Steamship
Stanley.

New York, April 4.-Onc American
fireman, believed to be Frank Burns
of Newport News Va, was among the
seven members OF the crew who lost
their lives when the British steamship
Stanley was sunk by a German sub.
marine about loo miles west OF the
Irish coast, March 2l. Fifteen sur
yiyors brought here yesterday by the
steamship Port Albany fear that their
captain and is more men also were
lost One hundred and ten persons,
including two women and a baby who
were forced to take to the boats by
German submarines which torpedoed
the British steamships Treyose and
Alnwick Castle, are still unaccounted
for. There were no Americans on
either vessel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
MERCHANTMEN SANK
GERMAN SUBMARINE

St Johns, y. b, April THE sink.
ing of a German submarine which Ut.
tackled their ship 90 miles Off Queens.
town, Ireland was reported by officers
Of a British steamer on arrival here
today In a running fight the mcr.
chairman scored a direct hit. officers
said, and the under sea boat went to
the bottom with all hands. The steam.
er was slightly damaged by shell fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
CALIFORNIAN
KILLED THREE
IN COURT HOUSE

Hanford, Calf. April al. p. Denny
a business man, shot and killed George
Meadows, justice of the peace, Il. T.
Cooper, an attorney, and a third man
named Wiley, in Judge Meadows court
room here today. Denny was shot
dead in the street later by Constable
W. j Kinds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and yiciuiiy tonight
fair and colder frost Thursday fair
and warmer
OKLAHOMA-Tonight fair and cold
er frost in south and east portion
freezing in north and west portions
Thursday fair and warmer.
EAST TENAS- Tonight fair, much
colder, frost in north portion; Thurs
day fair and warmer in northwest por.
ton
WEST TEXAS Tonight fair, colder
frost in south; freezing in north por
ton; Thursday fair and warmer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
RELAXED SOMEWHAT

Washington, April Am anticpa-
tion of a vast war demand for addi-
tional government clerks and other
employees, President Wilson by execu-
tive order has authorized the civil ser
vice commission to fill vacancies for
which no suitable eligibles exist, with
persons who have been scheduled only
to non-competitiye tests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
RAILROAD MEN
ARE PREPARING
TO GIVE SERVICE
Meeting Of Association In Chicago Has
Been Postponed Until.
Monday

Chicago, April i-The meeting Of
The special committee on national de-.
fense Of the American Railway asso.
citation, which was TO have been held
here today was postponed until next
Monday.
The meeting will be- attended by rep.
rcsgu,a,iyos of an the territorial pas.
scuger associations OF the country and
final details for placing the facilities
OF the road at the command Of the
government viii be completed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
SUBURBAN GARDENING
MAKES SEED HIGHER

New York, April Am increase Of
from 20 to 200 per cent in the price Of
seed over last year is attributed by
seed merchants here largely TO the
sudden popularity Of suburban garden.
ing The opinion was expressed, how.
ever. that reserve stocks would be
sufficient to prevent any serious short.
age.
Retail prices Of seed potatoes have
increased from S5 to Sl2 barrel;
sweet corn s. to 81 peck: beets
$3.50 to $3.50 a pound; cabbage 81
to So pound; onions SO TO 81 a
pound and celery So to 81 a pound
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
GERMAN FLAG
AND EXCITEMENT
NEAR DALLAS

Dallas. reN, April Word reached
here today that residents of Irving q
town near Dallas, are mp IN u-ms over
the action of q German farmer I'm that
community who has hoistcd q German
Jas on his premises and refuses TO
itako 60 down Irving people It Is said,
IFmblym lowered, even if they have to
Emblem lowere even II they have to
llso force
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
FRENCH APPROACH
LAST STRONGHOLD
OF HINDENBURG

Paris, April 4, Cnoonl French
troops last night reached the south.
western outskirts of St Quentin, the
war office announces. Fighting con.
tinucd south OF the Ailettc The French
made gains east and west of the
Somme
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
With Trench Boo,y.

Berlin, April Via London, 4:SO
D. m.-Germun forces yesterday cap.
ured ON the middle Stokhod river the
Toboly hridgchoad held by the Rus.
slams on the western bank, according
to an official announcement today.
Considerable booty was taken by the
Germans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
ANOTHER GERMAN DRIVE.
Germans Cross River Pressing Rus.
SLAMS Back in Volhynia.

TOIrOENlU, AprlI 7 VA LOlUOn-
.3:io p. M German troops have fore.
cd crossing of the Stokhod river In
Nulhynia. after pressing back the Rus.
SLAMS. the war office announces
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
81. Louis Republican.

ST. Louis, April A. Mayor Henry W.
Kiel and the entire Republican ticket
was elected here yesterday. The Re.
publCans elected fourteen aldermen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
VOTE ON WAR RESOLUTION
LIKELY TO Be REACHED TONIGHT
Democratic Leaders Believe Administration Bill Will Be Acted
Upon Before the Adjournment This Evening
LA TOILETTE EXPECTED TO TALK
ABOUT TWO HOURS IN OPPOSITION.

Only Unusually
Predicted Houstone
Lodge Leads Administration Forces In Appeal
Many Republican Senators Who Favor Resolution Speak
In Order Its Adoption.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
KENYON AND KIRBY
COMING ACROSS
Gronna Stays Out With Stone and La
Toilette in Opposition to the
War Measure.

Washington, April 4--Announcc
ment was made by Senator Kenyon OF
Iowa, who opposed the armed neu
trality bill and was among the will
ful men" mentioned by the president
that he would vote for the admins
tration war resolution if for no other
reason than for national unity.
Senator Kirby of Arkansas who vot
ed against the armed neutrality bill
today announced that he would vote
for the war resolution, that it may
for the war resolution, that 1t may
cause a vote agains it, he felt, would
=, futile
'2nator Gronna, of North Dakota
on, Z the little group of willful men
nam, %ry the president, announced he
would ~ against the war resolution
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04

Washington, April AFTER the de.
bate on the administration war resou.
tion had proceeded two hours Demo.
cratic leaders expressed their belief a
vote would be reached early this even.
ing and that only an unusually long
speech by Senator La Toilette would
postpone action beyond that time.
Many Republican senators who de.
sired to speak, but who favored the
resolution, agreed not to do so, in or.
der to hasten its adoption. There are
many others, however, who will speak
Senator La Toilette is expected to
take about two hours.
The resolution was not reached in
the house, however, as had been
planned, and is to be taken up at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning under an
arrangement to remain in session un.
I'll 1t Is passed
The senate's resolution was accept
ed by the house foreign affairs com
mittee as a substitute for its own and
fayorably reported for passage. with
only two members OF the committee
voting against 1t. They were Repre-
sentative Shackleford, Democrat, OF
Missouri, and Representative Cooper
of Wisconsin.
In the senate patriotic speeches OF
support for the president and de
termination to press the war with all
yigOr were made by Democrats and
Republicans, with pledges OF non.par
tisanism for all war moves.
Senator Hitchcock, In charge OF the
resolution for the president in place
Of Senator Stone, who did not sup
port 1t. declared that as much as hC
wished and had worked to avoid war
he could not vote against the resolu
tion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
Want No Feeble War.

Senator Lodge said one OF the first
acts Of the United States should be-
to seize the German ships now in
United States ports and put them in
the worlds service lie said this had
never been a military nation and that
the country was not prepared for war
The worst OF all wars" he Contin.
ued, rs a feeble war. War Is too
awful to be entered upon half heart.
edly II We fight at all We must fight
for all we are worth.
There are, In my opinion, some
things worse for a nation than war.
National degeneracy is worse. Nation.
al cowardice Is worse. The division
OF our people into race groups all
these dangers have been gathering
about us and darkening the horizon
during the last three years. Whatey.
er suffering and misery war may
bring Il will az least sweep these foul
things away II will unity us into
one nation
II also believe that on our entrance
into this war under the conditions
which % has assumed our future
peace, our independence as a proud
and high spirited nation. our very
security are at stake.
but there IS still higher purpos,
here as look upon H. We do not
enter upon this war TO secure victory
for one nation as against another W,
enter this war to unite with those VIII,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04
Lodge Intensely Earnest.

Senator Lodge, ranking Republican
OF the foreign relations committee.
pledging the support OF the Republi-
cans TO the president, called upon the
government to seize all German ships
in American waters to replace those
destroyed by submarine and in pas
sionate terms called on the govern.
ment not to conduct half war" He
said among other things:
THE president has said that war
will involve the utmost practical co
operation in council and action with
the governments now at war with Ger
many and as incidental to that the ex
tension to those governments OF the
most liberal financial credits in order
that our resources may so far as pos
sible be added to theirs. am moi
only in agreement with this policy
advised by the president, but II seem,
to me that nothing is more important
than to follow Il out.
Il am as thorough believer In m,
general policy laid down by Washing
ton when he advised the people OF IN,
Aull'u plhl'o Uul 10 enter INTO per
manent alliances, but the man VIII,
won the American revolution through
the alliance with France, would hay,
been the last to lay down a hard ant
fast rule that under no circumstance
and for no purposes were we ever Il
ally ourselves with other nations
The allies Of the entente as they ar
called. are fighting a common foe am
their foe Is now ours. We can no
send an army across the ocean 70
we have no army 10 send. Yet.
should be glad for one IL We coul
send ten thousand men OF our regula
troops, so that the flag OF the Unite
States might at least be- unturled 1
the fields OF France. believe tina
the mere sight of that flag in that o.,
gion made so dcsolate by war woul
stimulate the courage and help N
success OF those who have the sam
aim that We have and who seek IN
| same victory"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-04

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