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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Deny ArmIstIce Is Proposed.

Petrograd, via London, May a.
semi-official agency today gave out
the following:
THE report that the council of
workmen's and soldiers delegates has
called for an armistice is denied. The
question of an armistice has never
been raised by the council. which, on
the contrary is engaged at present in
drafting an appeal to the soldiers at
the front, pointing out the inadvisa.
bility of separate peace or of fra
ternizing with the enemy"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Minneapolis Quits.

Minneapolis, Minn May 1.-THE
directors of the Minneapolis chamber
of commerce this afternoon decided
to spspend trading in futures until
further notice Open trades will be
settled at prices which obtained at
Saturdays close.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Lake Steamers Collide and Sink

Sault Ste Marie. Mich. May IA
The steamer Pentecost Mitchell, down.
bound with ore, collided with the
ireighter Saxona, up-boupd. at the
mouth Of st. Marys river at midnight
last night Both steamers sank IN
forty feet Of water. The crews were
saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Germans Farley With Russians.

Petrograd, via London, May IA
The Russiaki VOLTA says that three
German officers recently approached
the Russian lines in the Dvinsk re-
gion with white flag and asked for
an interview with the commanding
general for the purpose of opening
pour parlers.
They were received by General
Dragomiroff, to whom they made
vague statements ABOUT paving the
way for more concrete negotiations
with the Russian government Gen.
erl Dragomiroff bluntly rejected their
proposals, declaring that they involy-
ed treachery to Russias allies and
sent the ENJOYS back to their own
line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
london crIpprea BY strike.

London, May a. London is without
motor busses today ten thousand EN-.
ployes OF both sexes being out on
strike Many thousands OF workers
were unable to reach work on time
through the congestion OF the tram
lines, trains and underground system.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
AMERICAN COMMISSION
SOON GOES TO RUSSIA

Washington. May 1i.-Six members
Of the American commission to Russia
headed by former Senator Elihu Root
and accompanied by Secretary Lait
sing, conferred with President Wilson
today regarding their mission.
No announcement has been made
as to when the commissioners will
leave, but Il is generally understood
that Il was a final conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
ANOTHER WRIT
FIRE YESTERDAY

Fire, which originated in the Phoe.
nix rooming house at Writ, in the
Healdton oil fields, at 4:30 Sunday
afternoon burned a large area of the
business district located on the north
side of Main street. The fire rapidly
passed from one building to another
and the equipment for fighting fire
was powerless to cope with it, The
Flames were checked and finally plac.
ed under control by ra2ing buildings
in the path of the flames. The total
loss will probably reach as high as
$4,000.
Many Of those who lost their build
ings have material on the ground with
which to rebuild.
Among the business places destroy.
ed are the following: b. b. Holidays 5
confectionery Central Garage, Jen.
nings picture show. Phoenix rooms,
Sanitary barber shop, +. h. Fequerist s
hardware, Williams & Joseph's COnfec.
tionery Leader dry goods store. Fair
dry goods store, City drug store. Bos.
ton dry goods store, Candy House con.
fectionery, Savoy cafe, Main cafe, Mar.
tin y Rippeys cafe, Marys confec-
tionery
This is the second disastrous fire
which has visited WRIT in the past
week Regret is expressed here at the
frequency Of fires. The merchants of
Writ are persistent and are about the
gamest group Of business men in the
state. As soon as the embers cool
they begin to rebuild, but many Of
them are discouraged and after each
fire there are one or more who de.
cline to rebuild The insurance rate
Is too high, If insurance can be had
at all, and those who lose their places
Of business must carry the entire
loss
Phone Manager Discouraged.
w. II. Berry Jr., who is here from
Oklahoma City looking after the in.
terests Of the Pioneer Telegraph &
Telephone Company in the Healdton
oil fields, is greatly discouraged over
the fact that his company's property
has been destroyed so many times by
fires at Writ and the losses have been
so heavy that the company will in a
manner abandon the town. Mr.. Berry
authorized the statement. today that
his company would build an exchange
at once In the town Of Healdton and
If 1t ia possible to obtain cable that
1t would be run over to Writ to supply
the people of that place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14

Bartlesvllle Examiner: La Toilette
Clark. Stone. etc, are mighty men
mighty unpopular men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
ZEPPELIN IS SHOT
DOWN IN SEA
BRITISH NAVAL FORCES DESTROY
RAI0lNG AIR VESSEL, is oFFl-
ClAl REPORT AT LONDON.
ENGLISH ON ADVANCE
Almost Complete Absorption of Two
Villages in Hirdenburg Line Ger
man Counter Attacks Lack Fierce
ness Of Former Days Is Claim.

London, May IA British naval
forces destroyed Zeppelin L-22 in the
North Sea this morning, according to
an official statement issued by the
admiralty
The destruction Of the Leg marks
the fourth attempt at Zeppelin raids
within the last year which has ended
in disaster Two of the mammoth
airships were shot down during raid
on London September 23 1916, and
two months later two more Zeppelins
were destroyed off the English coast.
March II, French artillerymen shot
down Zeppelin behind the French
lines while it was endeavoring to
reach Paris.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
BIG Question Looms.

One big question loomed before all:
VIII all trading in futures : barred
for the remainder of the VIC? The
fate Of measures introduced In con.
gress along this line is being watched
with striking interest.
Brokerage houses in pursuit OF Their
desire to cease speculative trading
began dismissing telegraph operators.
hundreds Of whom are employed. and
lesser clerks The wheat pit by noon
was practically deserted. Prices, on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
Associated Pres, Report

DAILY ARDMoRETTE
covers news of the world
five hours after press time
of any other paper circulat-
ing in Southern Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-14
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07

The officials at Washington need to
exercise a little censorship on their own
utterances. 1t was like inviting disaster
to announce that five ships laden with
coal were already on the way from the
United States to Italy in order to relieve
in part terribly strained situation in
the industrial life of that country The
Teutons probably expected that the
United States would ship coal to Italy
but they did not expect to be told out
right so that their submarines could lie
in wait for the incoming ships. 1t would
have been better to send the coal-laden
ships and say nothing about them until
after they had arrived, just as we have
been taught to maintain silence about
American transports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07

Premier Kerensky begs leave to revise
his statement that Russia was virtually
out of the war, by saying that Russia is
still doing her part. Premier kerensky
has leave to revise, and Russia has leave
to make good his later words. A big Of
fensiveif it were possible would save
Italy by calling back practically all the
Teuton forces now invading that endan-
gered country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07

The understanding reached by the
United States and Japan after years of
German intrigue to keep them apart, if
mot to make them open enemies, should
be followed by some important develop
ments regarding the active participation
of Japan in the war on the side of the
Ientente allies with which the eastern ma
Ition is aligned 1t has been an open Sc
Icret that some hidden cause was keeping
Japan from playing an important part in
the great conflict. Whether or not sus-
Ipicion and jealousy of the United States
was that cause may be seen in the de
velopments 20 follow the reaching of full
understanding between the two nations.
But even though the removal of real or
fancied reasons for suspicion and jeal-
ousy should not eventuate in the en-
trance of Japan actively into the war, it
is likely to prove of great benefit in
opening the eyes of Japan to the vagaries
of German diplomacy which strive to
drive wedge between nations that are
nominally friendly and that should be in
position to dwell together in accord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07

IT.. S. TROOPS UNDER GERMAN FIRE.
The early reports of the first engage
ment in which United States soldiers met
the Germans seem to indicate that the
Americans fought well, in the face of
considerable handicaps, among which
might be mentioned their newness to the
business, the fact that they We're greatly
outnumbered, the neatly placed barrage
fire of the enemy which shut off rein
forcements and an apparently lax sur
VIGILANCE on the part of the Frenchmen
who were teaching them the game of
war. Green troops flor such the Amer
ican soldiers must be classed in compari-
son with the battle-scarred veterans of
the European nationsl are always less
steady than those which have been under
fire frequently, for they are going
through new and tremendous strain
for the first time and have not the sang
lfroid of those who have been passing
through the performance day after day.
History of the battlefelds of many wars
reveals that veteran fighter is equal
to two or three green soldiers The Unit
ed States troops were, in effect, green
soldiers; yet they bore themselves with
markd bravery during the first brush
with the enemy, if one is 10 Judge by the
casualties. Moreover, they were greatly
outnumbered by the raiding party,
small section of the entente allies trench
having been marked out for the opera
tion against which a known superior
force was to be launched in order to
make sure of success. Thus outnum-
bered, the United States soldiers were
very badly handicapped. In the third
place, they were placed in such a posi-
Ition by the direction of the enemy's gun |
fire that it was not possible to bring up
ireinforcements to make the defending /
force anywhere near equal to the attack |
ing That, however, is a part of the war
game and in regard to it there should be I
no excuses, only as Il adds cumulative /
evidence as to the disadvantage under
which the Americans fought Finally, it
would seem that the French mentors in
the war instruction might have been
more watchful than to permit large
raiding party to come into their trenches
without being detected, particularly as a
heavy gunfire accompanied the attack. \
Evidence goes to show that the Amer
leans did not know what was going on
tin the enemy thrust their rifles into
their faces and began firing 1t was
surprise attack Of the sure sort. made
possible a. much BY lack Of surveillance
on the part Of the defending line as by
the skill Of the attacking force. But not
withstanding all these handicaps the
United States soldiers gave a good ac-
count Of themselves and they are likely
60 even the score with something TO spare
when they are given the opportunity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07

Governor Graham heard the election
news from Massachusetts with consider
able interest and some enthusiasm, no
doubt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07

A day has gone by without fire at
the Aver barracks. That in itself is re-
markable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press il exclusively entitled
to the use TO- republication of all news dis.
patches credited to it or not otherwise created
In this paper and also the local news published
therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07
Great Sale of Clothin
Mems, Boys and Children's

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to purchases a greatly
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11

transportation situation. One was the
suspension OF ANTITRUST laws and TIE
other government operation. Conrmis-
opinion. which it has been said since
was approved by other members, en-
phatically urged government oper-
alton as the only measure.
May Require q. $. Head.
Those within the government who
believe the railroads themselves can
handle the situation If given free rein
do not oppose legislation to make a
full pooling compulsory. If such. q
course We're pursued, they admit. It
might be advisable to name governs
ment railroad administrator wifs'
would see that the wishes of the gov
ernment were carried out.
Before seeing the pres1eent today,
Senator Newlands held a conference
with members of the railroad war
board at which Mr.. Harrison's letter
was delivered to him. Later senator
Newlands gave out a statement in
which he said:
Statement by Ncwlands.
"The Interstate Commerce commits
sion and the railway war board COM
posed of railway executives differ as
to the necessity of legislation in order
to meet the urgent requirements Of
the war. The commission insists that
unification of operation ,hoHd Re
conducted either by the carriers or by
the president
"The railroads, on the other hand.
claim that there is no nece sslty for
legislation; that the unification of the
railways already arranged for hnder
the railroad war board is pro eeeding
successfully and will be further per-
fected; that they do not ask for the
repeal of the antitrust and anti
pooling laws as relating to them: they
do not ask one billion dollars from
the government or anybody else.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
MRS. ,CARDONER's
CASE IN FEDERAL
COURT COMPLETED
Albuquerque Woman's Attor-
ney Claims Property Sold,
Was Worth Many Times
Sum Paid for 1t.
l.v nosslas IovssAl SPECIAL LsAsro w,sr,

Coeur d'Alene, Ida, Dec. 10.-Ar-
guments in the suit brought by Mrs.
Mathilde Gardener of Albuquerque,
N. M, against Eugene r. Day and
other members of the Day family, to
recover one-sixteenth interest in the
Hercules lead and silver mine in the
Burke, Ida, district, were conclud-
ed in United states district court here
today and Judge Dietrica took the case
under advisement. Briefs are to be
submitted later by counsel for plain
tiff and defendants.
Attorney Frank III. Graves, for the
plaintiff, argued today that Eugene
r.. Day still was administrator of
the estate of Damian Cordoner, late
husband of the plaintiff, on October
16, 1915 when she sold her interest
In the property for $250,000, on ba-
sis Of total valuation of 1000, 0O0
for the mine. She now contends it
was worth $30,000,O0 and says she
was not fully informed as to its true
value.
Attorney G. w. Beal, representing
Eugene H. Day and Eleanor Day
Boyce, his sister, argued that with
the entering Of the decree Of the dis
tribution OF the estate, Mr.. Day
ceased to be administrator, and de-
clared Mrs. Gardener was fully in
formed as to the value of the proper
ty when she completed the transac-
ton. which he declared was entered
into at her own request.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
PRIVATE PROPERTY IN
RUSSIA is ABOLISHED

London, Sunday.sDec. 9.---The, Rus
sian government wireless today trans
mits a proclamation signed by NJ
Kolegalev, peoples commissary of
agriculture declaring all lands, with
their living and slaughtered stock, all
buildings and the produce of the
lands, shall henceforth be national
property under the management of
the land committees. Under this proc
lamation, private property in land is
declared abolished and the houses of
the land owners are to be used as
schools, hospitals, shelters and thea
ters.
The proclamation announces that
instruction for the transfer will be
issued shortly
1t concludes:
Therefore the destruction and pill
lage of estates, buildings, stock and
produce is to the great detriment of
the peasant laborers themselves, and
all measures shall be taken to guard
the integrity of the properties in the
interests of the laboriing people.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
The Appeal to Reason, Chief Organ
of Socialism in America, Comes Out
Strong for Exterminating the Kaiser

Girard, Kans., Dec 10.--The APP
peal to Reason. pioneer socialist or
gan in the United States, has "es-
poused the war of defense of the
United States and the allies against
Prusssian militarism, according to a
statement here tonight by Louis
Kopelin. the editor of the paper.
President Wilson'S clear and defi-
mite statement of war aims before
congress, last Tuesday is mainly re-
sponsible for the Appeal to Reasons
espousal of the war the statement
said.
Beginning with the issue of De-
cember 22. the name of the paper will
be changed to The New Appeal" :" ''to
more distinctively conform to its
broader national and international
policy" the statement said. k
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
CAP TAIN 5 HEROIC
CONDUCT SAVES A
BRITISH BRIGADE
Attacks With Heavy Stick and
Kills Single-handed Germans
in Possession Of Ammunition
Dump.
rsv ao.s,s. ,ou.s.e .,seu. ,s..sO WING,

fsv MosSNs JOURNAL SPECIAL LsAsHo w,Rsl
British Headquarters in France,
Dec. 10 (by the Associated Press. -
A staff captain is mentioned in the
orders of the day issued by the gem
eral commanding a certain British d.
vision on the Cambria front as foi-
lows:
by his heroic conduct he saved
the whole brigade, II not the divi-
sion."
This little note hides the story of
the remarkable bravery displayed by
this captain under the stimulus of
hatred aroused by the Gripping of his
baby girl by a German air raid on
England"
During the German attack near
Masnieres on November 80, single
handed and armed with only heavy
stick. he attacked and killed or dis
persed a group of Germans who we're
in possession of an ammunition dump
near his headquarters south of Marco
ing. He then collected small and
heterogeneous force and pushed on
to Les Rue vertes, Wherein desperate
hand-to-hand fighting, he effectually
cleared the place of Germans. He
himself, armed with two revolvers
shot down eight German machine
gunners and held the position until
relief arrived.
Other thrilling incidents are told
of British commanders in desperate
situations going personally among the
men in the front line to cheer them.
In one case colonel, already blinded.
was led among his men by an orderly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
SUIT AGAINST K. r..
DISMISSED BY COURT

Washington, Dec. 10.-Dismissal Of
damage suits for 100000 brought
against the New York Central rail-
road by Mrs. Cora b. Heeran and her
mother, Mrs Lucinda Burton, because
the women were taken from train
at Syracuse, when Mrs. Heeran was
suspected of being Belle Guinness,
wanted for the celebrated Indiana
farm murder mystery was approved
today by, the supreme court. The de-
cree held that the police and not the
railroad were responsible.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
MAYOR GILL AGAIN
FACES IMPEACHMENT
tsv ao.a,sa ,ouan.. srsel.. LEASED WIRE,


Seattle, Wash, Dec. 10.-By a vote
of six to two the city council late to-
day adopted report of the judiciary
committee, requesting preparation of
Impeachment charges against Mayor
Hiram c. Gill.
The charges win be based on an
allegation that Mayor Gill wilfully
violated his duty by his alleged con-
nection with a law firm having rela-
tions with an organization selling
legal services to various business en-
terprises
Resolutions demanding impeach-
ment were adopted at public mass
meeting recently, charging that Mayor
Gilrs alleged laxity in slIppressing vice
was responsible for the order closing
Seattle to Camp Lewis cantonlhent
soldiers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
Vast Quantities of War Sup
plies Stored There Which
viii Not Be Allowed to Fall
Into Hostile Hands.
GREAT RUSSIAN PORT
OCCUPIED BY MlKADO
Reported Action by 0rientaIs
Is Partly Confirmed by
Washington'S Expression Of
No Surprise at Story.


Washington Dec. 10.--t1nconfirmed
reports that japanese troops are in
control Of the great quantities of sup
plies piled up at Vladivostok for the
Russian government created no sur
prise at the state department today
where officials are under the impress
sion that small number of Japanese
troops have been there for some time.
II is said there are in vladivostok
more supplies than the Siberian
railway in its present state could
move in many months. Before the
Bolsheviki got into control, American
railroad men had been dispatched to
take charge OF the situation and move
the much7needed supplies to the Rus
sian army. The concern now is to see
that the supplies do not fall into hos
tile hands
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
MEANS SHOWED MUCH
GRIEF, SAY SISTERS

Concord, N. c., Dec. 10.-Two sis
tors of Castor B. Means, on trial here
for the murder of Mrs. Maude A.
King. told the jury today of the sor-
row of their brother when he heard
that Mrs. King had been pronounced
dead. They said they found him in
the study at the home Of their father
with head bowed in hands. tears
streaming down his cheeks and per-
spiration bursting from his forehead.
Miss Kate Means and Mrs. Joseph
Goodman, the two sisters. were called
10 the stand by the defense late In
the day when Means was excused af-
ter being in the witness chair practi-
cally four days
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11

THE Appeal to Reason stands for
democracy and to be consistent"
Kopelin said, "it must uphold the
world battle for democracy.
Il cannot understand what excuse
there remains for the German social
lists to support the kaiser, now that
the defense of the fatherland has
been so neatly disposed of by Presi-
dent Wilson The only nations that
are supporting a war of defense are
the allies. A glance at the military
map will easily prove that"
The Appeal to Reason was founded
iii 1896 and long has been one of the
strongest mouthpieces of socialist SEN
timent. II. according to Mr.. Kopelin.
has greater circulation than all the
American socialist papers published
In the English language combined.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
.CAVALRY DIVISION TO
ORGANIZE AT Ell PASO

Washington, Dec. 10.--A division of
regular cavalry. the first the Ameri-
can army has had since civil war
days, is being formed at Ell Paso. Tex.
Officials said today the step was in
preparation for eventualities abroad
and had no significance SO far as the
Mexican border patrol was con.
cerned
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-11
ONLY FIVE FOREIGNERS
M0LESTED BY YAQUIS
re-. Yoss,ss ,ooss.l s,sc,.l .sAsso w,ss,

Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 10.-With the
exception of the five men put to death
by Yaqui Indians in their recent raid
on Esperanza, Sonora, no other for
eigners In the vicinity of the Mexican
town we're molested, according to in
formation received here tonight The
mutilated bodies of the five victims,
Jack Eppler. Henry Tamm and Lee
Rasmussen, Americans, and Henry
Hahn and Lucas Gogelment, Germans
have been found.
Mexican troops are pursuing the
Yaquis toward the Sinaloa state line
with frequent clashes resulting in
heavy losses on both side, the reports
said.