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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
BRITISH BULLDOG GRIP
ON WHOLE GERMAN LINE
First One Seoton and Then Another
Subjected to Bombardment Fol-
loved by Infantry Attacks.

lowed by Infantry Attacks.
London, April H. The British have
taken a bulldog grip on the whole Ger
man line from Loos to north Of St
Quentin. and refuse to he shaken OFF
Under what the new papers call the
"Haig plan" first one section of the
Hindenburg line and then another has
been subjected to violent lombard
ment. followed by infantry attacks,
which have badly shaken, if they
have not seriously broken the front,
on which the Germans have depended
for the defense OF the industrial dis
tricts Of France, which have been in
their hands for more than two years.
The coal mining area around Lens
Is being closely invested and the Ger
man hold on 1t is becoming most pre-
carious. Several villages and positions
southwest OF the town fell into the
British hands last night together with
four S-inch howitZerS and the line
here has been linked up with the pc.
sitions taken from the Germans IN
I the battle Of LOos.
l The German stay in St Quentin is
I likewise additionally threatened
through the capture by the British OF
the village of Fayet, bare mile north
west of the town, from which point
the British guns command the Ger
man lines of communication north
ward. Again the British have ad
yanced further toward the CamlTai
St. Quentin road. while southeast OF
Arras, they are approaching Queant
which is the northern extremity of the
new German line defending Cambria.
General Horne, who is considered
the greatest artillery expert in the
British army and who assisted Gen
eral Nivelle in the successful attack by
the French north OF Verdun In Decem
ber, last. commands the British for
ces around Lens. where, owing tC
the natural detenses composed o
waste dumps around the mines, th'
artillery must largely be depended
upon. General Horne has on his righ
the army under General +. H. II. Al
lenby. who has also gained new laureh
in this war.
The generals and their colleague
under Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hail
have accomplished since Monday
work which many military writer's eN
pected would occupy a great part o
the summer, but thus far there ha
been no flag-waying nor celebration
in Great Britain.
The impression prevails that greo
events will soon follow and that witt
the fall of Lens. the relief OF Lille wi!
not be- long delayed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
Bio Sum 10 Sweden.

Stockholm, April 14.-America sent
to Sweden more than 10,OO0,O0O crowns
more in postal orders than it received
from Sweden in 1916. The excess in
Swedens favor was more than T..
coo 600 crowns more tnan in 1915, and
approached the figures or 1913, the last
normal year. Money orders sent from
America to Sweden in 1916 aggregated
almost ll.0000O0 crowns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
SUBMARINE SHELLED
AMERICAN SCHOONER

st. Louis, April 1.-THE American
schooner Edwin r Hunt OF New
York. was abandoned by her crew un-
der shell fire from a submarine, near,
Cape Gata, Spain, in the Mediterrane-
an, April Z, according to dispatch
to the state department from Consul
Gasset at Malaga.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15

present rate, to two dollars per gallon
This would net the government IN ad-
ditiOn Of about S'0n 1nd.rn1 annually,
The prt sent rate On beer IS 81 ~ pr;
barre. ana iatiCatinns that II. too,
viii h raised Ia a, least tWn dollars,
Increasing III" NJ: revenue ia the GOV
srnmtn, h. approximately fifteen nil
lion dollars annually.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15

were made in two places Positions
on front of three miles. between the
Double Crassier and Giyenchy and
another mile, on the north flank of the
Hindenburg trench system, were cap.
tured. Advanced posts were pushed
well toward Queant and pronyHe -
two important points in the German
defenses.
The Germans are lighting as they
retire from Loos southwark. and are
being hard pressed
Fires and explosions i'm the territory
to the rear OF the German lines con
tinue. The weather today was favor
able for campaigning
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
Sulphur High IS, Wynewood 9.
SDpcial

Sulphur, Okla, April Opening
baseball game of the season was play
ed here this afternoon between the
High school teams Of Sulphur and
Wynnewood Sulphur won by a score
of Is to 8. The new athletic field was
used for the first time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15

Sulphur, Okla, April lathe Sui.
phur Ice. Light and Power Company
has just finished rcmOdelng and en-
larging their plant and have installed
M oil burning DIESEL engine OF the
largest type. This viii anaole them
to have day and night service all the
NpnI around.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
BRITISH ATTACKS FAILED
LATE BERLIN STATEMENT

Artillery engagements Continued In
Western Champagne With Undi'
minished Violence.
Berlin, (Via Londonl April IA
The official statement issued this ey'
ening on the campaign on the western
front says:
From the Scarpe to Bullecourt re.
peated British attacks failed with
heavy losses Artillery engagements
along the Aisne and in western Cham
payne continued with undiminished
violence"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
P,rlecilon Of ArtlIIerY.

All winter long, the British guns
have roared In order that when the Of
fcnsive began every artillery man
would have a thorough knowledge of
the various phases OF the modern
school Of cunnery The rapidity and
precision with which the bomhardmcnt
was carried out has been one OF the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
serbians Salute Wilson.

Nice. France, April l4-(Via Paris.
The Serbian deputies OF the radical
group. now assembled here, have sent
a message Of salutation to President
Wilson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
Dynamite Found in St. Louis Park.

St Louis, April 14.-Fifty-six sticks
of dynamite were found Wednesday
near a Wabash railroad bridge at the
entrance of Forest Park, the police
announced today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15

Now turn to the wanr R0s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
CROWD GERMANS
IN GREAT PUSH

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.

EDGERToN, WIS.,, April Is, 1917.
Whatever of the tobacco crop that is
ready for market and under contract is
now pretty we'll received. There are
still some lots hanging in the sheds,
with no weather within the past month
permitting growers to remove it for
stripping.
The principal news of the week is the
reported sale of number of local
packings of the new crop, for which
there is lively campaign to control.
This includes the sale of T. E. Welsh
and Sylvester Jones packings at James,
vile; We'll & Son packing at Evans
vile; Carrier & Pepper packing at
Footville; Holton Bros. and Halverson
& Lee packing at Stoughton. The
markets have also been combed for
whatever remains in local hands. The
Eckhart packing of Is of 400cs has
been sold to the American Cigar Co.
The Greene Tobacco Co. of GAINESVILLE
has disposed of 1OOcs lot t9 the Ros-
enwald firm, who also secured few
hundred cases of smaller holdings.
These transactions reflect the condition
of the eastern leaf market and the
shortage OF cigar leaf supplies.
Warehouse work is still being pushed
along as rapidly as the help situation
will permit, with prospect that the
packing season will extend some weeks
yet.
The steaming of plant beds has COM
menced as the first step in sowing the
seed for another crop.
The shipments out of storage reach
three cars of cases and five cars of
bundle goods since last report. Close
to rs cars have been received from out
side points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13
NEW YORK, April 4, 1917.

For obvious reasons the leaf tobacco
trade is deeply interested just now ir
the preparations of the farmers to put
in a new crop of tobacco, and the pros.
poets of their success. Labor is the
only obstacle to an extremely large in
crease. Granting that labor conditions
make it possible, there is certain to be
an increase of 25 per cent in Ohio and
Wisconsin, and of 20 per cent in Penn
sylvania. The Connecticut farmers
have more difficult proposition, as
they are in hotbed of munition fac
tories. However, it is fairly certain
that about 5000 acres will be planted
in Shadegrown, and the area of Havana
seed to be primed will be increased.
There appears to be no occasion for an
increased acreage of Broadleaf. Flor
ida will perhaps see the largest in
crease of any state. The certainty
that wrappers will be scarce and costly
this year is sufficient to assure a profit
to the concerns that grow tobacco
under shade in Florida and Georgia.
Furthermore, this section has more
plentiful and cheaper labor than any
other in which, tobacco is grown.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13
New York.
NEW YORK, April z. 1917


The leaf market this week was ab-
sorbed intensely in the fatal plunge of
our government into the bloody fracas
in Europe. It was so foremost from
the most natural patriotic cause but
then also from concern for its own
immediate and near-future welfare. 1t
was at once realized that the war of
the tremendous extensions in existence
meant higher taxation and higher tax
alton meant further advance in the
sale price of tobacco productions. To
what limit the increased taxation will
go will of course depend on our solons
in Washington. It is being realized,
furthermore, that the exigencies of the
war are likely to thin out the ranks of
the youthful and most robust labor en-
ployed in both our tobacco fields and
tobacco factories. That such meas
ure would curtail both the production
of raw material and the finished pro-
duct cannot but aggravate the trade in
regard to it's business prospects. Last
but not least, the concern involves the
fate of Sumatra importations. Will
the German blockade permit the neu-
trail Dutch shipping to convey the Su-
matra to the now belligerent United
States? For in spite of our declara-
tion of war, American Sumatra houses
were heavy buyers at the first Suma-
ira inscription this year, held on Thurs
day last. The bulk Of the thirty eight
hundred bales purchased for America
were taken by American cigar manu-
featuring concerns which could outbid
the American importer because of their
incessant need for the leaf. But the
paramount question of the hour is, will
there be a chance of these purchases to
reach the American shore any time this
season?-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13
This is Your
BANK

" We want you to feel that we are
here to render service to the pub
lie, to you personally.
VI Whether it is safeguarding your
money or advising you in business
matters, we shall treat you as we
do all of our patrons with the best
service and impartiality.
vi There is no middle ground i'm
dealing with our customers. The
small depOsitOrs will receive just
as careful attention as the large.
Your business invited. SERVICE,
SECRECY and SAFETY and 3 per
cent INTEREST
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 4, 19l

LANCASTEh, IA, April 4, 1911.
The feature of the local tobacco mar
ket the past week was the high prices
paid for 1909 and 1915 tobacco-record
breaking prices.
Mr.. Buckwaiter sold 200 cases of 1909
at Is cents pound.
Nobody is in closer touch with our
growers than Otto Olson, the federal
government expert in charge of the
Ephrata experimental station, and he
says that more tobacco will be planted
in this county than at any time in its
history. And he also says that the
quantity of good, clean, heavy seed in
the hands of the growers tops anything
he has ever seen, and the bulk of this
seed has been cleaned by him. In his
opinion the prospects are good for
great crop, weather conditions proving
favorable. Of course, no crop can
amount to much unless weather con-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
Germans Exert Strong Pressure
on Italian Lines But Ad-
vance Is Checked.
LITTLE HELP CAN COME
SHORT OF SEVERAL DAYS
4
Russian Situation Continues to Be
Cloudy-Little Under Way
on Western Lines.
eY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Germany's submarine campaign is
waning as the result of the stringent
measures that have been taken to
combat it by the British and American
naval forces. Last week only six
British merchantmen were sunk and
only one of these was a craft exceed
ing 1000 tons.
This is the smallest total of vessels
sent to the bottom during any week
since the submarine warfare began,
the flowest previous figures having
been ~ merchantmen, eight of them
in the category of 1000 tons and over
and four of less than 1000 tons.
While the Italians continue to hold
tenaciously to most of the new line
along the Pave river from the Adri,
attic sea to the region of Feltre, and
through the northern hills westward
from Feltre to Lake Garda, they again
have been compelled to give ground
in both sections to the Teutonic al
lied armies.
fisecurity Rests on Italians.
UHOn the shoulders OF the Italians
alone for several days must rest the
security of the Piave line and of his
tOric. Venice, for the information has
been vouschafed by Major General
Maurice, chief director of military di.
rections at the British war office, that
1T would be some days yet before
British and French i)rces can be
placed in the field to reinforce the
Italians.
Meanwhile the enemy is striving
theoretically to force passages of the
Pave at various points, and again
has been successful on the southern
reaches in crossing the stream at
Grisolera, four miles distant from its
mouth and some 20 miles northeast
of Venice. Here, however, in the
swampy regions. the Teutons are be.
ing held by the defending forces from
further gains. '@S,,1I Ao1 l@NTg A.
TO the north around Zenson, where
the stream was negotiated by the Aus
tro-Germans on Tuesday, fighting Is
still IN progress, with the Italians hold.
ing the upper hand, but not yet having
been able to drive back the invaders
to the eastern bank of the stream.
Still farther north attempts to gain a
foothold of the bank of the Pave be-
tween Quero and Fenere were re-
pulsed with heavy casualties.
Defenders Fall Back. ii,
In the hilly region, from Tezze on
the Trenito 'front.' eastward to Feltre,
a distance of about'12 miles, the Ital'
fans have fallen back before the en-.
envy. who also has gained additional
vantage points on the Asiago plateau
and the Settle C0muni. On the west
ern bank of Lake Garda the Austro.
Germans attempted to push forward
southwark, but were held by the ltal'
ians.
On the western front, in France and
Belgium, the situation remains nor
NAL, with only heavy bombardments
and minor infantry operations in prog
ress on various sectors. The Germans
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
AvA|LABLEfUEL
|FTY MILLION
TONS DEFICIENT
Big Increase in Production Fails
to Meet the Consump-
ton Increase.
ENORMOUS SUPPLY FOR
NAVY AND FACTORIES
Wherever Unnecessary Use of
Coal Threatens War Industries
Abatement Will Come.

Washington, Nov. Ia. The 1917
coal shortage is put at 100000 tons
in estimates completed today by the
fuel administration. Although produc-
iton of bituminous and anthracite, to.
gether has jumped 5O.000.O0O tons,
consumption, it is declared, has in
creased at least 100,000,O00 tons.
Immediate measures to meet the
situation planned by Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield include curtailment of
shipments to non essential industries,
priority orders designed to increase
the car supply and campaign for
coal conservation in manufacturing
establishments and households.
Previous statements from. the fuel
administration had indicated the be-
lief that the increased production
might meet the enlarged demand. Mu-
nitions plants, hoWeyerxsere said to-
be using fully SO per cent more coal
than they used year ago. And other
lines Of industry, stimulated by war
conditions, are demanding nearly as
large an increase in their supplies.
Supply Of Consumers.
THE fuel administration is deter
mined" said Mr.. Garfield today, that
war industries, public utilities and do
nestle consumers shall be supplied.
TO this end the fuel administration ex-
pects the cooperation of every coal
user in the United States. The fuel
administration will use all OF its au.
thority. to prevent the waste of fuel
and the unnecessary use OF coal. DO
nestle users will be urged to con-
serve their supplies.
wherever the unnecessary use OF
coal in industry threatens to embarras
war industry, the fuel administration
will SIZE that the war needs are all
filed AL activities which are un'
necessary to the maintenance OF the
military or economic efficiency will
have to give way by curtailment to
the necessities of war, and this must
be accomplished without undue cur
tailment Of the domestic supply.
This policy is expected to reneVe
not only the demand for coal, but
part of the enormous demands on the
transportation facilities OF the coun'
try. -,
Demand by Manufacturers.
Mr.. Garfield illustrated the increased
demand for coal by pointing to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
EX-SENATOR
PETT|CREW
A D[R[L|C7
Indicted for Violation CT Espion-
tUii ..
age Act and Arrest Is
Imminent.
0BsTRUCTING DRAFT
CHARGE PREFERRED
Reply to Pettigrew's Question
Why He Had Not Been Ar
rested Is Found.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Former United
States Senator H. F. Pettigrew of
South Dakota, indicted on 9 charge Of
violation of the, espionage act, had not
been arrested by last evening. He said
he thought it not likely that he would
be arrested here, as it was known
that he intended to return to South
Dakota within few days.
Aberdeen, s. D., Nov. 15-Robert P.
Stewart, United States district attor.
ney for South Dakota, announced here
late today that q warrant for the ar
rest of former United States Senator
r. F. Pettigrew of South Dakota on an
Indictment charging violation of the
espionage act would be served imme.
diately upon Pettigrew, who Is now In
Chicago. . ~
Mr.. Stewart announced that Petit.
grew would be brought back to South
Dakota to stand . triakGu The lindiot-
ment charges the former senator with.
attempting to obstruct the ,selectiye
draft and with making antiwar utter.
ances contrary to the provisions OF
the espionage law. y ...
Although Pettigrew was indicted
several weeks ago at Sioux Falls by a
federal grand jury, Mr.. Stewart ex
planned, a warrant had not been Is
sued for his arrest because he under
stood Mr.. Pettigrew was i'll in Chi
cago hospital.
NO SYMPATHY FOR BELGIUM.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 15.-Richard
Franklin Pettigrew, former United
States senator from South Dakota
several weeks ago announced In Chi
cago that he had been advised unotfl.
cially of his indictment by the federal
government under the espionage act
Officials here refused to confirm the
report Of Pettigrew's indictment, as
under the law grand Jury indictments
may not be revealed until warrant
has been issued and the arrest made
The announcement of District At
torney Stewart came after Senator
Pettigrew had issued statement last
night in Chicago asking why he had
not been arrested, II indicted.
Among some of Senator Pettigrew
statements on the war, 1t is said, Is
one that, Belgium deserves no SYM
| pathy."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
HUNS STRIVE WITH: ENERGY
TO FORCE PASSAGE THROUGH
STRONCHOLDS Of DEFENDERS

have not renewed their attack against
the Canadians in the region of Pass
chendaele, where on Tuesday night
they were repulsed in an attack in
which they sought to regain lost
ground.
Tisris River Drive.
The British drive against the Turks,
both along the Tigris river and in
Palestine continues successful. Under
the pressure OF the British the Otto.
man forces have now withdrawn their
line from 80 to so miles north of TIE.
krit, placing them virtually $50 miles
northwest of Bagdad on the Tigris.
In Palestine the Turks have been
forced back an additional seven miles.
1t is reported that they have lost half
their effectiveness in men killed,
wounded or made prisoner, since the
operation began. A British torpedo
boat destroyer and a small monitor
have been sunk by an enemy sub
marine while operating in conjunction
with the Palestine column. Thirty
three men from the two vessels are
missing.
Russian Situation Obscure.
The international situation in Rus
STA still remains obscure, although dis
patches sent out by the Finnish Tele
gram bureau assert that Premier Ker
ensky again is in control in Petrograd.
other reports are to the effect that he
has set up his government In Moscow
and that fighting still continues In
the capital. No advices have been
forthcoming from provisional govern
ment sources.
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN ITALY.
Washington, Nov. l4.-Light Is
thrown on hitherto explained refer
ences to German intrigue in the ranks
of the Italian army by an official dis
patch received here today from Rome.
1t tells how on the eve Of their great
offensive the TeutOns circulated
among the soldiers at certain parts
of the Italian front, newspapers carry
ing sensational stories of rebelliOns In
Italian provinces, Of English soldiers
shooting down women and children,
and of French cavalrymen riding over
the bodies of agitatOrs.
In further explanation OF the break
down of the Italian defense, the mes
sage says Italian.speaking Bulgariars
and Croats in Italian uniforms pene'
trating the lines on the eve OF the
offensive, caused great confusion by
telephone orders for the abandonment
of important positions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
MEAIlESS TUESDAY
SAVES THOUSANDS
Df POUNDS Of FOOD

Washington, Nov. 15.-lntroduction
of "meatless Tuesdays" in hotels and
restaurants has resulted in the saving
by one great chain Of restaurants OF
seven tons of meat weekly, reports
today to the food administration
shows this includes about $500 pounds
of hog meat and $500 pounds of beef.
One New York hotel reports that
during October it curtailed tits con-
sumption of -four by IA barrels as
the result of "wheatless Wednesdays
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
WEST FAR AHEAD IN
Y. NJ. G. A. CAMPAIGN
Eleven Millions Subscribed in the
Nation. Wide Effort.

New York, Nov 1.-THE grand to-
tai of contributions at the end of the
business today in the nationwide cam
paign in the Young Mems Christian
association to raise $50, 100000 for the
work fund was $1l,426,5O4, according
to an announcement from headquar-
tiers here.
The central department. with head
quarters at Chicago. leads the coun-
try with a total of '$4,952.6S5. and the
eastern department with headquar-
tiers in this city, is second with q
total OF $4,l51 ,561.
Will call and deliver your cleaning
and pressing. Bryant. Phone 7SS.
IL Ia q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15

requirements of the Bethlehem Steel
company, which is consuming this
year 100000 tons more than it took
in 1916. The demands of the govern
ment, including the requirements of
the fighting forces of the army and
navy, jumped this year from 100000
to 100000 tons. The requirements
of public utilities companies have in
creased about 80 per cent. Most OF
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15

this increase was due to the increased
use of power by munitions plants.
Solution of the car shortage prob
lem, officials believe, will do as much
toward increasing the supply to meet
the demand as will curtailment of in
dustry, although the best possible use
of transportation facilities still would
leave the country many millions Of
tons short of fuel. Curtailment, there