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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
ENEMY ADMITS
HEAVY LOSSES
SEEKS TO QUELE PUBLIC FEAR IN
GERMANY BY COMPARE
SONS WITH 1811

| Copenhagen, Oct. 13.-An unmistak
able intimation of great losses sustained
by the Germans in their attempts &c
stem the British attacks is contained
| in the latest comment of Lieutenant
General Won Ardenne. military critic OF
the Tagebiatt at Berlin. on the Flanders
campaign.
The general refers to the German loss
es at Mars-le-Tour and Gravelotte in
the Franco-Prussian war. averaging five
sixths of the officers and one-third of
the men Of the Guard and Brandenburg
regiments engaged as classic examples
in German military history Of extraor-
binary casualties suffered without af-
fecting the morale of the troops
The general then says these losses
often are far exceeded in the present
war. and that in the third Flanders
battle they have been so great as to
induce the military authorities to aban-
don the usual rule of not referring to
them. feeling that the sacrifices Of
Prince Rupprecht's troops have been
such as to entitle them to extraordinary
thanks of the fatherland.
General Ardenne pays a grudging and
belated tribute to the achievements Of
the British tanks, which. according to
his verdict. though quick victims TO
the German field artillery under good
visibility. are able 10 deliver a most ef-
fective enfilading fire from heir ma
chine guns whenever they are able to
approach the infantry lines under-cover
of curtain OF smoke or gas waves
and are not to be taken lightly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
ARMY OF POLES
TO ENTER WAR
FIGHT GERMANY UNDER THEIR
FLAG. SILVER EAGLE AND
MAROON FIELD.

French Front in France. Sept. 22.-
Correspondence of the Associated Press)
"A new national flag is to be shortly
unfolded on the French front-that of
Poland. TIE silver eagle on a maroon
field is TO take its place beside the
French tricolor. the Stars and Stripes
the Union Jack and the battle flags
If the other allies: and beneath its folds
will fight Polish volunteers from all
parts OF the world. including thousands
from the United States.
An autonomous Polish army already
is in course of organization oa French
soil.
This force is to be entirely independ-
ent of any other army. all of its officers
being of Polish birth OF descent The
nucleus of the new army is composed
IF Poles who have served in the French
army since the beginning of hostilities
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
RED CROSS
TO BATT[EF|ELDS
WILL MAINTAIN HOSPITAL UNIT
or HUNDRED BEDS-SOClETY
WOMEN TO RAISE 81 yOO8. 900.

Havana. Oct. l3.-The Cuban Red
Cross Society. OF which Nine. Mariana
Menocal. wife of the president of Cuba,
Is chairman, has begun the work of
equipping a lo0-bed hospital unit, man
ned by a staff of Cuban physicians and
nurses. for active service ON the west
ern front in France. This enterprise,
which will reach completion at an early
date. is To be financed by a fund of 81
600 600 which Cuban women prominent
i'm society here, have set themselves out
10 raise
Announcement of the plans of the
Cuban Red Cross followed n special
meeting in the presidential palace here.
presided over by the wife of the presi.
dent, and attended by all the Cuban Red
Cross directors, and representatives of
various government departments and
the Cuban press.
The encouragement the Red Cross
has received from capitalists through.
out the island republic and the progress
made in assembling of equipment and
the training of volunteer workers. lead
the Red Cross officials to believe that
before the fund has been completed. the
unit will he ready for service. Co-opera.
ton. which was recently inaugurated
between the Cuban and American Red
Cross officials, has helped make this Gu.
ban unit possible.
With upwards of 100000 already in
hand. in advance of the canvass for the
million-dollar fund. various steps. some
Of them unusual in this connection. are
being utilized to bring the fund to
quick completion. Each sugar 'inge-
MO-" or plantation mill. in Cuba, has
been asked to set aside $1,000 for the
Red Cross, and many OF them already
have done so.
Representatives of the Cuban press
have donated space for the enterprise,
and today the Red Cross flag i'm this
city is almost rs familiar as the ma.
tional colors. instruction In the max
ing OF Red Cross material is being su.
Dcryised by Mrs. Carlton r. Kear. wife
If the United States naval attache here.
and Mrs. w. G. Ames Of the Hayana
branch of the American Red Cross
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
SLIGHT POSSIBILITY
OF FINDING NEW OIL
POOLS IS STATEMENT

Tulsa, Okla. Oct. i3.-The eio.ins
session Of the annual convention OF the
American Institute Of Mining Engineers
met here today. the delegates having q
come to this point from ~. Louis. after
making AN inspection OF the lead and
zinc district In southwestern Missouri
and southeastern Kansas.
Speakers asethe meeting today urged
the necessity OF conserving gasoline
Dorsey Hager~of Tulsa said there were
SLIGHT possibilities of finding new oh
pools In oklahoma or Kansas. and that
soon only, one test out OF Ave hundred
would disclose a paying well.
+. q. clapp. managing engineer OF
the Associated Geological Engineers So
ciety, said that noon South, America
would go from fourth to SECOND or first
place In petroleum production.
Mining engineers today inspected the
Gushing oil Held.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
''WAR BARON" IS !.
menace TO EARTH
AMERICA. FRANCE AND BRITAIN
MUST DESTROY GERMAN
COMMERCIAL vC1TURE.

London. oct. is.-DIscussing the pos
sibiity of permanent peace after IN,
war. Lord Robert Cecil. minister OF
blockade. told the Associated Press to
day that the United States. Great Brit
ain and France must find some way OF
exterminating the German war baron
class. which finds war a profitable busi.
ness and spends it's peace time energy
in melting war.
The central powers have been kept
in the war so long" said Sir Robert.
mot merely by the German military
caste but also BY the classes who get
rich out OF war-the vultures of peace
and industry. The military caste pf
Germany we shall convince BY force Of
arms. but the commercial vuitures we
must attack in their pockets and teach
them that war is not a profitable bust
ness" -'-ff
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
GkRM.AN CHANCEILOR RAISES
IKE or ALL SIDES BY EXPOS
ING PLOTS IN NAVY.
Rf|CHS7AG AGITATfO
Candidacy 10 succced 10 ti'e Chsncel-
iorsi,ip Is Launched for Prince Won
Buelow.--Msjority Socialists Have
Kept Hun Out NO Far. IL Report.

| Amsterdam. Oct l3.--Thc reichstla
adjourned leaving behind II latent
crisis. which political observers believe
will lead sooner or later TO retiremen,
of DIR. Michaelis. the chancellor. Al
though other parties are less actively
In opposition TO DIR. Michaelis than te
| the socialists. not voice has beer
raised against the Vorwaerts slogan
| "Michaelis must 60"
Recent arrivals from Berlin report
! current gossip there is that Michaelis
can scarcely last a month. The chan.
cellor's blunder In springing the dts.
closures OF the alleged naval plot.
against which. according TO the Nation.
al Zeitung. he was strongly advised.
and his failure to make headway against
the roichstag majority. appears to have
lost him the conservative and pan.
German support.
Other parties. including even the
nationalists. are united In open con-
demnation of his actions concerning
the naval plot. 1t is charged that the
chancellor showed not only a lament
able lack of political acumen. but his
act also resulted in strengthening the
radical socialists. to a considerable de.
gree.
The hindsight of the government re-
garding the effect OF the naval plot dis
closures is shown by the Vorwaerts in
an interesting revelation that the cen.
sorshlp was applied to the chancellor's
speech and that the telegraph was
barred to newspaper dispatches while
the authorities We're considering in
what form the speeches of Michaelis
and Admiral Won Capelle could be tele-
graphed abroad.
Speeches at the concluding session of
the reichstag must be read with the
belief that the days OF Michaelis are
numbered. The speech of the radical
deputy. Haussmau, contained passages
intended 10 launch the candidacy of
Prince Won Buelow. which still is be-
ing pressed as vigorously as possible.
Gustav Stresemann. OF the national
liberty party. Count Won Westarp, of
the conservative party and Seigfrid
liecksher of the radical party. all fol-
lowers of Won Buelow. Immediately
arose TO defend the former imperial
whom they had endeavored
unsuccessfully to have chosen as the
successor of Won Bethmann-Hollweg.
The candidacy of Count Won Buelow
WAS killed at that time by the opposition
of the majority socialists. who We're
regarded as a government party whose
support was necessary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
NATIONAL ARMY
MEN WILL FILL
GUARD DIVISIONS
TOTAL or 7s.ass TROOPS wIiA. RE
elSED TO BRING UNITS TO
WAX STRENGTH.
DETAILS. GWEN OUT
So Far ~ Practicable. Drafted Men WIN
he Assigned 10 Guard Units from
Their Own State.-Oklahom and
TeNas To Furnish 5000.

Washington, Oct. l3.--The war de
partment today made public details OF
the orders providing for the transfer
Of 7S,400 men from National army can.
tonments to the va ious .>a.iu..... =. Ia. Il
divisions to MI them 10 war strength.
state quotas in this process win be de
termined upon the basis Of congres.
siona representation. and 80 far AZ
practicable. the drafted men from a
state Will be assigned to National
Guard units from the same state.
Divisions OF the National Guard
>,rces showing the greatest deficiency
-ren are the Thirtieth, 10000; Thirty.
$4,000: Thirty-Ninth. 5000: Thirty.
l. 400: ty-Eighth. 5000: For
How Assigned.
The rthorizes the commander
Of the t. division TO call upon
Camps Jack. Gordon of the Ma
tional army C. ent group for TO-.
900 men from i and South Caro-.
lima: the Thirty.F. IT division To call
rpon Camps jackson. Gordon and Pike
.or $1,000 from Georgia, Florida and
Alabama. the Thirty Ninth to eau upon
Camp Pike for 5000 from Arkansas.
Louisiana and Mississippi; Twenty.
Ninth division 10 call upon Camp Dix
for 900 from New Jersey and Della
ware; Thirty-Second division to call up
on Camp Custer for 5000 from Michi.
gan and Wisconsin; Thrty:Third divis-
ION to call upon Camp Grant for 5000
from Illinois and upon Camp Dodge for
1000 from Illinois; ThirtyEighth divis.
ion to call upon Camp Taylor for 6.000
from Indiana and Kentucky Twenty
Eighth division TO call upon Camp
Meade for 1000 from Pennsylvania;
Thirty.Seventh division TO call upon
Camp Lee for 1000 from West Virginia
and ON Camp Sheridan for 5000 from
Ohio; Thirty-Fourth division to call up
on Camp Dodge for 5000 men from
Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota,
and upon Camp Funston for 1000 from
Nebraska and South Dakota; Thirty
sixth division to call upon Camp Fun
ston for 5000 from Missouri and Kan
sas; Fortieth division to call upon Camp
Lewis for 5000 from California, Nevada
and Utah, and upon Camp Funston for
5000 from Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona; Thirty-Sixth division to call up
on Camp Travis for 5000 from Okla
homa and Texas.
Guard Commanders to Call.
Commanders of the National Guards
divisions are directed to state the num-
ber of men required and to inform the
commander OF the National army can
tonment on whom the call is made of
the number of men of special qualifi- |
cations needed and the dates on which |
the levies can be accommodated at
the Guard camps.
Paraleling these orders, instructions
have been sent To the divisional com
manders of the National army to fur
nish the men as required
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

New York. Oct 13.-Origin of fire
which for a time threatened the de
struc,ion of three elevators on the
Brooklyn water front today is being in
vestigated by fire department authors
ties.
owned by the New York Dock com
pany, was badly damaged and many
thousands of bushels of grain for ex'
port were consumed. Additional grain
stored in water and fireproof compast.
ments of the building was undamaged
F'iremen succeeded in copfining the
fiames TO one part Of the elevator. II
was declared the loss would be around
$500 900
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
GERMANY DENIES POLES HUNGRY

Copenhagen. Oct 13.-The German
administration of Warsaw has issued
denial OF statements that famine condi-
tions prevaii n Poland. 1t asserts there
is an abundance Of food in the rural
districts and that the people in the
cities are adequately nourished
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
ENGLAND TO ADVISE u. S.
LABOR CHIEFS AND EMPLOYERS

Washington. Oct. 13.-Lessons drawn
from Great Britain's experience in deal
ing with labor problems during the war
Will be communicated personally to
American labor leaders and employers
by four officials OF the British ministry
of munitions who win start early next
week on "A tour of American cities.
including Pittsburgh. Indianapolis. St.
Louis. Chicago. Detroit. Cleveland. Buff
falo. New York and Boston.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
VON T|RP|Tz STILL
TALKS U.bOAT
Hk DECLARES GERMANY WILL
STARVE OUT ENGLAND AND
WIN WAR SOME DAY.

Copenhagen, Oct. 13.-Admiral vor
Trpitz, former minister of the German
imperial navy. interviewed by the Bruins
wick Landes Zeitung. is quoted as say
ing:
we can continue confidently 10 ex-
pect n final triumph over England as
long as we continue TO sink vessels
faster than she constructs them. a sub
marine war success cannot be- expected
Immediately. however, but ii We pursue
our aim firmly we shall find after
some months that our position for nego-
tiations with England will be quite
different.
England desires negotions now while
her position is comparatively favorable.
The decisive factors are the shipping
losses suffered by the entente and by
neutrals who expose themselves to our
U-boat war.
mo definite time can be fixed for our
success. Economically and as regards
raw materials, our position today is
stronger than that Of France or Italy.
How far England will be able to make
her supplies last cannot be predicted.
"But the decisive factor is that while
we supply four-fifths OF our economic
needs from our own productions. Eng
land has to fetch fourffths Of hers
from overseas.
I'VE are now at the fateful hour of
our existence Germany cannot main
tain her position as a world power
against England unless her position is
founded on might"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
Obregon is wIned and Dined.

81. Louis. Oct. 1S.-General Alvaro
Obregon. former war minister of the
PROVISIONAL government of Mexico, ar.
rived here today from Springfield, Ill.
He will be guest at dinner tonight ansl
from here he viii go to Niagara Falls.
New York and Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
FRANCE SEXES BOLO'S MONEY
HE ADVANCED To SENA1 W;

Paris. Oct. 13.--The military court
iaquiring into the activities of Bolo
Pasha has appoipted a sequestrator
for the money Bolo advanced to Senator
Charles Humbert. owner of the Jour
nal The money amounts ~ t.909.00o
francs. which the sequestratm viii de-
posit At the consignment office. Sec
don OF the ministry Of hnance. i'he
sequestrator was appointed at-tile re
quest of Rolo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmorc and vicinity: Tonight
fair. warmer. Sunday fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight fair. warmer
SUNDAY fair. warmer in southeast poI'
tion, colder in northwest portion.
East Texas: Tonight fair. warmer
sunday fair. probably fair Monday.
West Texas: Tonight fair, warmer,
sunday fair, colder in the Panhandle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
KAISER LANDS
ARMY At MOUTH
OF GULF OF RIGA
MAY CLOSE THIS WATER 10 Rus.
sA AND GIVE GOOD START
TOWARD PETROGRAD.
RAIL ROAD Can AID
Line Runs Direct 70 Slav Naval Base
Of Rcvsl. and Thence "a Cspltsl.-
Germans May Attempt "a Beat Win
ter In Their Race to Capital.

Petrograd. Oct. l3.-The Germans
landed dctachments yesterday on the
coast Of the Gulf Of TaGslah. on the
north Of DIESEL Island and near the W.
hge Of sero ON the southern part Of
Dago Island. the war Once asansances.
The Russian coast batteries Were ~
Ienced by German dreadnsughts.
The two islands are located 1t the
mouth Of the Gulf Of Riga.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
New York Bank statement.

New York. Oct. l3.-The actual con-
dition Of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week Of five days
shows that they hold slo2.is3.2so re-
serve in excess of legal requirements.
This Is an increase OF $ls.4s3.7io from
last week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
NEW CABINET IN CHILE.

Santiago, Chile. oct. 13--A new cabi.
net has been formed to succeed that
headed by Ismael Torcornal. which re-
signed July'2i. Eduardo Suarez Mu-
iica win hc the new minister OF foreign
affairs. is the former Chilean minister
90 the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
REsCUEs sHIPwRECKED CREW

An Atlantic Port, Oct. 25.-TWenty-siN
members of the crew OF the steamer
New Orleans. wrecked Off the Virginia
coast in heavy blow Wednesday. We're
brought here TODAY by vessel which
picked them up just after their ship
went down. Harry l.. koimand. the
first officer. a native of Germany. was
swept on the after deck and drowned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
BRITISH AlRMEN
SOON BE BOMBING
TOWNS IN GERMANY

London. Oct. ia.--rhe morning papers
suggest that the government is ready
to begin carrying out reprisal air raids
ON Germany. This belief is based on
tbe assignment OF Lieut.. General David.
son. director OF military auronautics.
TO special work. and the sending OF Ma
Jor General w. s. Brancker. director OF
air organization for the army. To a
command abroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
THIRTEEN EMPLOYEES AT
KANSAS CITY, KAN,
ARE VICTIMS OF FIRE

Kansas City. No. Oct. 13.-%Thirteen
employees OF the Wilson 4 Co. packing
plant. Kansas City, Kansas, were burn
ID, some SO severely that death may
result when a six-inch pipe conveying
ammonia to the refrigerating room ex-
ploded today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
Cotton Consumption Figures.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Cotton consum-
I'd during September amounted to 522,'
Ts5 bales Of lint and s9,OsS bales of lint
ers. the census bureau today announced.
That compares with 52S,2Ss bales OF
lint and 6l.9is of linters consumed in
september year ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
CHEMICAL PLANT BURNS.

New York. Oct 13--Ffre destroyed
part Of the plant OF the British-Ameri
can Chemical company In Queensbor-
ough today with property ioD esti
mated at s275.0o0. An explosion oc-
CURED in a still containing acid.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
viscount Grey to America.

London. Oct. i3.-The Globe today
says il is expected that viscount Grey
former secretary OF state for foreign
affairs. will visit America.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
BATTERIES

BATTERIES.
Batteries for New York. Sallee and
Rsriden; for Chicago. Russell and
Schalk.
Umpire oIoughlin gave decisions be.
hind the plate; KLEIN, ut .first base: Rig.
ler At second base and Evans at third
base.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
F1RE.D n SWIFT ny FROSTY WIND
But BRIGHT SUNLIGHT
CHEERS FANS.
n. Y SENDS SALLEE IN
Chicago Puts Russell In the Box and
Hopes for victory@New York Wins
the Toss Of Coin for Location Of the
Last Game.

fLASH-New York two. Chicago
nsthing. first half second inning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
LANDING PARTY ATTACKED
BY RUSSIAN GARRISON
Enemy Is Working Stubbornly 10 Clear
Entrance Of Gulf.

Petrograd, Oct. 13.-The Germans are
working stubbornly to clear the en-
rtance to the Gulf Of Riga near Cour-
land, says today's official statement.
The activities OF the enemy In land
ing forces were rendered difficult BY
moles constructed by the Russians and
by bad visibility.
The Russian garrison Of Oesel island
Is fighting German forces which landed
London. Oct. i3.-German troops have
landed on the Islands of Oesel and Dago
in the Gulf OF Riga, according to a Reu-
ter dispatch from Petrograd.
Oesel' and Dago islands are at the
entrance to the Gulf OF Riga. and pro-
vide easy access to the mainland over
small intermediate islands. They are
of the coast of the Russian province of
Esthonia. Dago island is about 200
miles from Petrograd. Its position de-
rives additional Importance from the
fact that it is almost at the mouth Of
the Gulf OF Finland. at the head of
which is Kronstadt which defends Pet
rograd.
May Compel Retreat.
Oesel island is located nearly 100 miles
north of Riga. which the Germans cap
tured recently. The landing of German
troops IN Esthonia would threaten the
of the Russian line, and
probably compel retreat on a wide sec
ton of the front, IL, indeed. it did not
open the way to Petrograd itself. A
line follows the coast all the
way from Hapsal, opposite Dago island.
to Petrograd.
Oesel island. the larger of the two,
is forty-fiye miles long and has an area
of 1,010 square miles and a population
of about $4,000. 1t has a difficult coast
line in the form of precipitous cliffs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13

= In connection with the foregoing state
menfs as To the submarine winning the
war for Germany. it Is interesting to
Of the u-boat war the American gov
ernment reduced the shipping insurance
rate twenty-five per cent and only a few
days later reduced the human life sea
insurance rate. Norway three days ago
also reduced the shipping Insurance.
rate.