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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-29

Washington. March 2S.-The Army
Medical Corps has examined samples
Of all gas masks used in Europe and
has settled on a type for the United
States Army. The question of ordering
n supply is under consideration. om-
Ger. say the thing is very simple and
could b. manufactured in unlimited
ousntities in few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-29
Opposiilon To Reform

Several members Of the House sup
gitd IN amendment introduced BY
arthur Cizyslls Salter, Unionisi. urgihe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-29

nm PqUsHA Kunvss ~ GOOD
dr,nk from infancy 10 old ase-AnN|
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-29

'ht GHIENBHITH waite sulphur
rpflnfs. WeFf VI Ideal time for fne
.Lf Only enf night from AsC .ork
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-29
w z A T " r r

p,,,ly cloudy to-day, but warmer.
Tomorrow fair. somewhat colder
Strong southwest to west
winds.
Full Report on Page 10
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF
or Rasputin's Mysterious Influences
over Imperial Russian Family
Exposed.

Petrograd, Sunday March 25-Via
London, March 26. 1856 a.m.-The
superstItious belief that the health
and even the life Of Grand Duke Alex.
Is, the young heir apparent. depended
on the presence OF Gregory Rasnutin.
the mystic monk-a notion which Ia
generally known to have accounted
for Rasptuin's tremendous influence
over the imperial family Is explain
ed In the following extraordinary man
ner by the Russky Slovo.
Rasputin, according to the newspa-
per, stated In condolences TO friends
at conyIvial moments that he was
able to fortify this superstition with
the help Of Madame Virubuva lady.
in-waiting 10 the empress. and NJ
Badmaet court physician. until the
emuress was absolutely convinced
that the life Of her son depended on
the monk Whenever Rasputin was
absent for any length Of time from
the court. Madame Viruboya, accord.
ing 10 the monks story. as given by
the newspaper, obtained poisonous
powders from the physician and con.
trivod to place them in food brought
to Alexis. The result was during Ras.
putin's absence the delicate health OF
the young heir apparent grew stead.
lily worse until Rasputin was summon.
ed back to the court, when the pow.
ders were stopped and Alexis became
Immediately better
Rasputin always announced that for.
ty days after his death. Alexis would
fall III. This prophosy came true
with startling accuracy being caus.
ed, the newspaper declares. by Mad.
anne Viruboya administering another
powder to the little grand duke In the
hope OF continuing the tradition OF
Rasputin's influence over the imperial
family and preparing the way for "a
successor TO him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
MANN MAY WITHDRAW
Republican Leader Would Yield L
Speaker Clark In Interest Of
National Unity.

Washington, March 26 Republican
Leader Mann, upon his return from
Haiti today, said he was willing to
withdraw from the race for the speak
ership in the interest of unity If the
house could be organized on bipartisan
or non-partisan lines.
81 understand that the Republicans
have sufficient votes to elect me If
they desire to-" Mr.. Mann said. but
! do not think this is a time for a par
tisan struggle. We should 10 for.
ward united. OF course if the Repub-
licans insist that we should make the
fight with me as their candidate. /
will 70 along with them, but Just
now, before | have seen any of the
Republican leaders, want to say that
| favor a bipartisan or non-partisan
organization of the house.
Il am willing to withdraw in favor
of Speaker Clark if the Republicans
are agreeable to this. If we are go.
ing to have war we do not want par
tisan struggle in the house to delay
important business. Neither do we
want delay If We are not going to have
war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
THE KAISER MAY QUIT
ABDlCATlON OF THE GERMAN EN-.
PERoR is FORECAST.
Former German Magistrate, Author Of
"JAcouse," Says Wilhelm Is obsess-
ed BY Feeling Of War Responsibility
In His Act.

Paris, March 26-The abdication of
the German emperor IS forecast by the
former German magistrate who wrote
the celebrated book, "JAccuse" in an
interview published in Oeuvre. He
says:
"The kaiser is obsessed by the
thought that he is responsible for the
war, a thought which poisons his
whole existence He feels that he is
menaced by three enemies at home
without counting those abroad.
First is the crown prince, the real
author Of the war; second is the Jun
ker Pan-Germanist-you cannot imag.
inc the smoldering hatred of the en-
peror for those whom he believes TO
be the maniac3 who are driving him
into an abyss. Third are the people
not the socialist party, but the peo-
pie who are starving. and who he feels
are rising little by little against those
who organized the war"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
DANIELS ASKS PRESS AID.
Secretary Of Navy Asks Newspapers
30 Give Publicity TO Need Of Men.

Secretary Of Navy Asks Newspapers
70 Give Publicity TO Need Of Men,
, The Ardmoreite this morning re-.
ceived the following message signed
by Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy:
The president last night signed an
executive order directing that the au.
thorized enlisted strength Of the navy
be increased to $1,000 men. He was
authorized by congress, in emergency.
TO direct such increase in enlistment.
New ships and ships in reserve are
being fully commissioned as rapidly
as possible and the need is imperative
for larger enlistment to man them.
There has been net increase of over
$500 in enlistment since congress re.
Gently authorized an increase, but
many more are needed and needed
now.
viii you not emphasize this need
by giving special prominence to the
presidents order and also by making
editorial appeal for recruits.
"Thenavy offers exceptional adyan.
tages to young men of stuff and ambl.
tion TO serve in the first line of ma.
tional. defense
In this emergency you have the
opportunity and privileges Of perform.
ing this public service, and am con.
fidently appealing to you for your
cordial and helpful cooperation. Jo.
sephus Daniels"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
PREDICTED BY ELIHU ROOT
That Popular Government as Attained
in Russia viii Be Followed by
Hohenzollerns.

New York, March 26.-Elihu Roots
reasons for believing for the perma.
nence of the new popular government
in Russia are expressed in message
read at mass meeting held last night
to celebrate the success of the Rus.
sian revolution The former secretary
of state predicted that the Hohenzol
lerns and Hapsburgs would follow the
Romanolfs.
The first question: said Mr.. Root
is the admirable self-control which
the leaders of the new government
and their followers, as well. have ex.
hibited, That is the supreme test of
a peoples capacity for self.goyern.
ment The second ground for my con.
lidence is that this wonderful change
in Russia is part of the mighty. and.
! believe, irresistible movement of the
whole world to substitute democracy
Tor autocracy in human government
No earthly power can reverse or stop
that movement.
All If only the good people of Ger.
many themselves might soon remem.
Der and breathe the spirit of their ear.
lier days-the spirit of as. the spirit
OF the great philosophers and poets
and leaders who inspired the patriots
OF that time with a passion for lib.
erty."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
NATIONAL GUARD
BEING Modified

Twenty additional complete infantry
regiments and five additional separate
battalions of national guard troops
have been ordered into the federal
service for the protection of property
In the event of possible internal dis.
order The troops have been called
out In eighteen western and middle.
western states not included in the
list of similar orders made public yes.
terday
The call includes the following:
Illinois, First, Fifth and Sixth regi.
ments infantry.
Indiana, Second regiment infantry.
Iowa, First regiment infantry.
Missouri, First and Third regiments
infantry.
Nebraska, Fourth regiment infantry
Minnesota, First regiment infantry
Michigan, Thirty-Third regiment in.
fantry.
Wisconsin, Third regiment infantry.
South Dakota, Third battalion of
Fourth regiment infantry.
North Dakota, Second battalion of
First regiment infantry.
Colorado, First and Second squadron
battalion infantry.
Wyoming, second squadron battalion
infantry.
Ohio, Third and Sixth regiments
infantry.
Washington, Second regiment infan.
try
Oregon, Third regiment infantry.
California, Second, Fifth and Sew.
ents regiments infantry.
Idaho, Second regiment infantry.
Mnntann Gapnnd rauip,,rt a., ,g,,,,,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
y. ,XSONS ACQUITTED
OBJECTS OF MCMILLAN MOB ARE
GIVEN FREEDOM.
Charge Of Murder Not Sustained at
Madill Preliminary Hearing Growing
Out Of Attempt TO Whip Father and
Son.
Special to The Ardmoreite-

Special to The Ardmoreite--
Madill Okla, March 26.-At the
preliminary trial Of John Jackson and
Henry Jackson, before Justice Lewis
in Madill Saturday, the charge of muir
der was not sustained and the Jack
sons were acquitted and allowed their
freedom. Their home was surrounded
the night Of March II by a mob and
when the Jacksons resisted, six men
were wounded, three Of whom died.
and one woman was shot in the back.
Justice Lewis, announcing his ver-
dict, stated that the Jacksons had a
perfect right to protect their home,
and were well within their rights.
After the verdict was announced, the
court required the large crowd in the
court room to remain seated while the
officers escorted the two Jacksons
from the building. The largest crowd
that has been present at preliminary
trial in Marshall county was in attend
ance. 1t was composed mostly of
farmers from the Mcmillan nieghbor.
hood.
The Jacksons were given their free
dom and not held under bond to appear
as witnesses in the preliminary trials
of Lee Jackson, Jim Cowen and Robert
Gentry, who have been released from
jail under $500 bond.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
ASKS OIL LEASE IN RIVER
Royalty is offered the State Of Kansas
BY Applicant for Arkansas
River Rights.

Topeka, Kan, March 26.--Kansas
may get into the oil game. w. l..
Cunningham Of Arkansas City appear
ed before the state executive council
and asked for a lease on the bed of
the Arkansas river for four miles
above and below Arkansas City. The
lease would be the ordinary oil and
gas lease by which the state would re.
ceive one-eighth of all the oil or gas
produced from any wells drilled In the
bed of the river.
The state now owns the beds of all
navigable streams and collects roy,
atty on the sand taken from these
rivers. The oil and gas lease is pro,
posed undeS the same law and with
practically he same provisions. The
state has not decided whether or not
It cared to make a lease on the bed
Of the Arkansas river.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
A Railway Protects Deer

Outlook-A kindly act on the part of
railway is the order Of the Southern
Pacific to its enginemen that when a
deer Is seen on the track at night, the
headlight shall be eXtinguished for a
moment. More than a dozen deer
were killed by trains in California in
January. 1t has been discovered that
when the headlight is eXtinguished. II
only for a second, the animals are able
to Jump to safety Otherwise the glare
OF the headlight dazes them so that
they are run down before they can
escape
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Ardmore and yicinity-fair and cold
er Tuesday fHir
Oklahoma Fair tonight and Tues
day; freezing in west portion tonight.
East Xas-Tonight generally fair,
colder with probably frost in north
portion; Tuesday fair, colder in east
portion.
West Tonight unsettled in
north, fair in south portion, colder
with freezing in north portion; Tues
day probably fair; warmer in north
portion.
Kansas-Fair and cold tonight;
Tuesday warmer in northwest portion.
Arkansas Tonight unsettled in east,
fair in west portion, colder with frost
in northwest portion; Tuesday fair,
cooler in east portion
louisiana Tonight cloudy, colder
in north portion; Tuesday generally
fair, except showers in east portion;
cooler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
NATIONAL GUARD
IN EAST RECRUITED
FOURTEEN REGIMENTS SUMMON
ED TO TAKE OVER POLICE PRO-
TECTlON DURING CRISIS.
INCREASE IN j. s. NAVY
Division Of Army Into Six Instead Of
Four Military Departments An
nounced to Aid Decentralization Of
Command. Statement Issued.

Washington, March 2G.-Calling in.
to federal service Of fourteen regi.
ments Of national guar r. police pro-
lection purposes is am $'d by the
war department. H
The department issued y state
ment: %
MANY states have deemed it %s,.
able to call out the national quart .
police purposes for protection.
Called Into Federal Service.
AS the necessity for such steps
arises from issues which are more
national than local 1t has been deem
ed advisable by the president to call
INTO federal service for the
above mentioned purpose the follow
ing organizations OF the national
guard:
massachusetts,: Second and Ninth
regiments.
pennsylvania: First and Third reg
lments,
Maryland: Fourth regiment,
DlstIlct OF ColumDla: flrst sepa-
rate DattallOn.
virginia. second regiment,
vermont company B, First regi'
meht
Cohhectlcut' FIRST regiment.
Ne" YORK: Second ana Seventy
llfst regiments
New Jersey: FIRST and Fifth regi.
mehts.
DelaWare. FIRST battalion First
regiment.
me Following organizations, which
are now III the federal service, will not
De mustered out:
Thirteenth pennsylvania. A. and y
companies OF the First Georgia"
lwo New Departments Created.
DIVISION OF the United States into
SIX instead OF the existing four mill
tary departments was announced to-
DAY by the war department. The two
new departments are the Northeast
ern' comprising the New England
states ana the southeastern, compris-
ing the states in the old South.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is trans
terred from command OF the depart
ment OF the East to the new South
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
SANITY QUESTIONED
Nephew Of the Accused Testified to
coueh's sanity-Medieal Spec
ialists Testify.

Oklahoma city, Okla, March %
Testimony in support Of the conten.
tion Of the state in the trial of John
VI. Couch, accused of numbering his
sistcrinlaw, Nellie w. Dunn, that the
defendant was not suffering from de.
lusional insanity at the time Miss
Dunn was shot, was given today by
Ira Couch, a nephew of the accused.
Ira Couch said he had known his uncle
since 1850 and had never noticed any
indications Of insanity.
Sometime today the state is expected
TO introduce Dr. John W. Duke OF
Guthrie, state health commissioner
Or \. X West, of Oklahoma City, and
Or }. T. Gray Of saltwater who will
testify as to Couch's mental condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
KILLED WIFE CHILDREN
Then Hanged Himself-Aet Of Young
Farmer-Broodins over
HEAVY Debts

Redwood Falls Mimi, March 26.-
William Kleeman, a young farmer liv.
ing near Clement, killed his wife and
four children with an axe and then
hanged himself some time between Fri.
day night and this morning, when the
bodies were found.
kleeman. member OF a prominent
family of this section, Is believed to
have brooded over heavy debts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
Exertina Every Effort Here.

T. ]. Winans, chief electrician. U.
s. n, In charge Of the Ardmore re.
cruiting office, 1872 East Main
street, In the Ledbetter building. re.
ceiyed Instructions yesterday from c.
L. Vanderbeck, lieutenant, L. S. n.
retired, In charge Of the Oklahoma dis.
1rict, to make every effort to speed
ip recruiting Electrician Winans Is
instructed to keep his office open ev.
,ry night including Sundays( II nee.
'ssary, and to send men forward as
asst as accepted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
LINER ST. LOUIS
THROUGH j. ZONE
FIRST AMERICAN ARMED PASSEN-
GER SHIP ARRIVES
SAFELY.
NO DETAILS Of TRIP
Left An American Port on March II
With 81 Passengers and 394 in Crew,
Of Whom 145 Are United States
Citizens.

Washington, March 26-The Ameri.
can liner St. Louis, the first armed pas.
senger ship to cross the Atlantic, has
arrived safely at her destination, Sec.
retary Daniels announced today
Information as to the arrival Of the
steamer came to the navy department
from the offices OF the American Line
in New York. The company wished to
make known the fact to relieve the
anxiety Of those having relatives or
friends on the vessel Secretary Dan
iels approved such action.
No details of the trip were given in
the COmpanys report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
Kansas Bank Robbed.

Kelly, Kansas, March 26.-Five bank
robbers, three in one automobile and
two In another, blew open the safe Of
the Kelly State Bank here early today
and escaped with approximatlyotaoin
and escaped with approximately 5000
In currency and silver II is believed
iN"re was a woman with the ban.
dts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
Turks Near Mlantaoa.

Petrograd, via London. March 26.-
l2:l5 p m, British Admiralty Wireless
Press.)-A further advance by Rus.
sian forces operating In Persia is an.
nounced today by the war office. Fol-
lowing is the official report from the
Caucasian front:
I'm the direction Of Khanikin our
troops occupied the Notifications of
kalaichahin. The Turks are main.
tanning themselves on the heights near
Miantaga. On the remainder OF the
front exchanges OF fire are under way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
CIsT OF TODAY'S NEWS

Desperate resistance made by Ger
mans in defense Of St. Quentin.
Heavy counter attacks REFUSED.
Paris reports,
Russians continue their pursuit Of
Turks in campaign waged Jointly
by Russian and British forces
north and northeast Of Bagdad.
National guardsmen are called back
TO federal service, to guard com
mercal and military channels and
instrumentalities.
Republican Leader Mann may retire
from speakership race in interest
Of national unity.
Armed liner St. Louis, first armed pas.
senger vessel makes trans-Atlan-
tic Voyage Safely.
Text Of Note to Germany Refusing to
Affirm treaties Of 1893 and 1928
made public.
German crews interned at PhladeIph
moved to Forts Oglethorpe and
Mcpherson.
John and Henry Jackson, accused Of
murder (shot members Of mob
that attacked them March w, ac-
quilted at Madll hearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
TO TALK TOLL ROAD
Subscribers and Stockholders OF Pro
posed OH Fields Highway to
Meet Tonight.

a meeting of the subscribers and
stockholders of the toll road to the
oil helds will be held at the Chamber
OF Commerce tonight at s o'clock and
everyone is urgently requested to be
present
The engineers have finished their
surveys and will file their report. and
b, a. Simpson, chairman Of the board
Of directors, insists that everyone in.
terested in this road be present.
No statement has been given out
relative to the findings OF the engineers
In regard to the tentative surveys
made or what they will recommend
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
LITTLE ROCK STRIKE
Five Hundred Maehinists' Apprentices
and Helpers In Iron Mountain
Shops Walk Out.

Little Rock, Ark, March 26.-Five
hundred machinists apprentices and
helpers walked out at the Barring
Cross shops Of the Iron Mountain rail.
road at 1880 this morning. The men
struck when their demand for adop-
tion Of the seniority privilege of
working was refused by officials at
st. Louis.
The men have urged that the older
machinists be given the lighter tasks
about the shops, Their request was
refused by b. j. Peasley. master me.
chanic, and the men sent represent.
atiye TO officials at St Louis The
officials backed the master mechanic
and the strike followed when notice
Of the officials action was received
at the shops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
MADE NEGRO KISS
FLAG ON KNEES IN
KANSAS CITY COURT
Judge Compliments One Black for As.
sautlng Another Who Made
Improper Remarks.

Kansas city, Mo, March 26 Two
negroes appeared before Judge Kier
nan in the south side municipal court
here today. They were charged with
fighting The first declared he had
struck the second when the latter had
made improper remarks concerning an
American flag displayed on the front
Of residence Judge Kiornan or
dered that a flag be brought into the
court room
Spread it out on the floor. he said
Then turning to the second negro, he
ordered:
"Now get down on your knees and
kiss it,"
The man complied
Both were released, one with com
mendation, and the other with a warn
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
FOUR TO PENITENTIARY.
Ed curley, Frank Gates, John Steven.
son and Jake Sharp Taken to
MeAlester

w. +. Bishop, day jailor and w. F..
Whtson, county commissioner, were
deputized by Buck Garrett. sheriff this
morning to escort four prisoners, who
were convicted at the last term of the
district court, to the state penitentiary
at McAlester. The prisoners and the
terms they are to serve are Ed Curley,
statutory offense, one year and one
day; Frank Gates, forgery, eighteen
months; John Stevenson, manslaugh.
ter, three years; Jake Sharp, murder.
five years. Sharp was convicted Of
killing Floyd Frederick in the Whit.
tington hotel on November %.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
MADILL "BoNE DRY"
Reservoir Falls and Nelshboring City
Is Now "Drlest" Town In
Oklahoma.

Madill, Okla, March -Madilrs
city reservoir has gone Bone Dry"
The town is naturally bone dry" but
at this time 1t is the drlest town In Ok.
lahoma. The City water supply has
been completely exhausted.
David Russell has been appointed
postmaster at Nldin. TO succeed Mr.
Cannady whof time expired last
August. Congressman Carter made
the recommendation
Attorney hin Angloa has returned
TO Madill from saltwater where he
attended a wedding and visited home
folks for a week.
Several Madill residents attended
the Ardmore Style Show last week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
Attempted Bank Robbery.

Overlook, Kansas, March Pc
'hree men attempted to rob the First
] ational Bank of Overbrook early to-
uay Five charges of nitroglycerine
were exploded, and the bank was dam
aged considerably, but an alarm raised
by citizen, frightened the burglars
away before they opened the safe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-26
FIVE NAVAL RECRUITS
Two More From Ardmore Office Ready
to Start for Navy Training
Station, Chicago.

Five recruits have been accepted for
the United States navy by r. ].
Winans, chief electrician. U. S. n, In
charge of the station here. Several
who made application were rejected
for various causes The most recent
enlistments were by Earnest Leroy
Whitten, and Karl Robert Grunert
Both will be sent to the naval training
station at Great Lakes, near Chicago