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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
|. v. v. MENACE
|NTOsCONCRESS

Washington, Aug Il.-Many peti.
tons from western states asking con.
gress to take some action to check l..
W w. activities We're presented today
in the senate. Senators. apparently
We're thinking seriously Of means 10
remedy the situation.
Senator King OF Utah. said ne had
received a great many letters and pc.
tiiions requesting legislation by con.
gress and also to have cancelled nat.
uralization papers Of former aliens par
ucipating in the disorders
Senator Myers OF Montana. said he
thought additional legislation necessary.
Senator PoindeNter OF Washington. de.
clared the state governments ought TO
use all their powers to check the law.
lessness, but said it was the duty OF
the federal government to intervene
should the state governments not be
able to cope with the situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
KAISER HENCHNEN
BUSY IN AMERICA
THEY CONTINUE TO STIR HATRED
AGAINST ARMY DRAFT. SENA-
TOR CHAMBERLAIN SAYS.

Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 1l.-Much of
the opposition TO the selective draft be-
ing stirred up in the United States is
the work of German propagandists, and
vigorous means should be employed to
curb the activity within, as well as
without. declared Senator Chamberlain.
chairman Of the senate military affairs
committee, in an address here today
before lawyers Of Florida and citizens
Of Jacksonville.
Senator Chamberlain defended the
right and authority Of congress to en-
act legislation providing for the select.
i've draft He pointed out that Wash.
ington wrote time after time to the
Continental congress urging the neces.
sity Of draft, and telling OF ,opportuni.
ties lost for victory after victory be.
cause Of an inadequate army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
ATTACKING COLUMNS or GERMAN
SHOCK UNITS ARE MOVED
DOWN BY WARRIORS.
WALL OF FIRE ROLLS
Slaughter Comes on the Chemin des
Danes When kaiser's Army Officers
Remain in Rear and Send Men to
Swift Death-Many Are Boys.
CBy The Associated Press,

French Battle Front in France Fri.
day, August 10 tDelayedD-several fu.
rious efforts to GUST the French from
their observatories on the Chemin des
Danes, in the Aisne region, were
launched by the Germans at dawn to.
day friday.
All the assaults proved abortive and
resulted in the attackers suffering
enormous losses, especially in the vi
cinity Of Pantheon and Chevregny.
where the enemy encountered the ia
nous French chasseurs
A noteworthy incident was that near.
ly all the German officers remained
behind, the troops being led by ser.
geants and sub-lieutenants.
A few German shock units succeeded
in momentarily obtaining a footing in
a front French trench. but none Of
them got away again, those not killed
being captured
The assault on this portion Of the DO
sitiOn was Of the most violent charac.
ter, but the tenacity Of the chasseurs
was greater than the determination Of
the Germans, who were simply moved
down as wave succeeded wave. The
French artillery worked with astonish
ing precision in putting a wall Of fire
in front Of the advancing Germans.
Three battalions Of the 2Olst East
Prussian regiment bore the brunt of
the attack. They were supported by
the 202nd and 203rd regiments. Severe
artillery preparation lasted eight hours.
AT 4I15 a. m, German infantry. each
company preceded by a specially shock
unit. advanced to assault with the OBJ
ject of regaining the trench about one
mile in length which the same division
had lost on July 80. The men had been
told they would not be relieved until
the trench again was in German hands
The first rush gave the Germans a
slight success in occupying the objec-
tive partially, but a rapid counter.at.
tack thrust them back, and they left
behind heaps Of bodies and 7S pris-
oners. boys OF is and 10.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
TEST OF DRAFT LAW
SOON TO BE HEARD
IN SUPREME COURT

Washington Aug. ia test of the
constitutionality of the conscrlption law
will come before the United States su-
preme court on or before August "a,
with the docketing Of a case which will
probably be called for trial during the
courts fall term.
The case will come up on a writ of
error from the district court of northern
Ohio, where Charles f. Ruthenburg, re-
Gently socialist candidate for mayor Of
Cleveland, Alfred Wagenkencht, Ohio
state secretary Of the socialist party,
and Charles Baker, Ohio state organizer
of that party, were convicted of con-
spirit to induce persons subject to the
conscriptlon act to evade that law. They
were sentenced to one year in the Can.
ton, Ohio, workhouse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
ITALY MAY FIND WAY
TO SURRENDER MURDERER

Rome Friday, Aug. lO.-The mem.
oers OF the Italian mission to the Unit.
ell states reinforced by Wm. Marconi.
one OF their number who recently ar.
rived hom America are urging stul
upon the government the advisabuity
.ot giving the United States some sat.
lsiacuon regarding It's request Tor the
eNtradltlon OF Alfredo Cocchi. the slay.
er OF Rutch Cruger, While the diff.
ouities OF an eNtradition pure and sim.
pie appear insurmountable under the
l'allan penal code, the possibility is
again being studied OF permitting Coo.
chi to be taken to America as a wit.
ness under arrest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
SLAYER SECURES
$4,000 BAIL
STEVE TALKINGTON, OF WRIT, Is
GRANTED LIBERTY AFTER
LONG LEGAL FIGHT.
KILLED MIKE MILLER
Sensational Affidavits Filed PurpOrting
TO Show Miller Had "Waylaid" De
fendant and One Man Had Been OF
fered $500 to Kill TalkingtOn.

Granting Of bail to Steve Talkington.
held for the murder Of Mike Miller, at
Writ. on May 25, marked the end Of a
hard fight on the part Of Talkington's
attorneys for his release from the coun.
" jail, where he has been held since
Alilier's death.
Shortly after the occurrence, which
caused a great deal Of excitement
throughout the oil fields, Talkington
appeared in county court for examining
trial. Judge Tom Champion, after rho
trial, held Talkington to appear before
the district court for jury trial, without
bail
Attorneys for the defendant then fled
a petition in district court for admis-
sion Of their client to bail This petition
was refused after comprehensive sur
vey Of the record by Judge w. f. Free.
man.
Sensational Allegations Made.
The fight was continued to the court
Of criminal appeals. Moman Pruitt.
attorney for Talkington, introduced into
this court a number of affidayits. in
addition 10 the record Of the examining
trial in county court, purporting 10 show
that Miller had. upon at least ,one oc.
casion, waylaid Talkington, in an at.
tempt to take his life, and another to
the effect that one man had been Of.
fercd $500 to kill Talkington.
Granted on Second Hearing.
Talkington's attorneys promptly with.
drew their petition from the court Of
.arneals, and new petition was filed
before Judge Freeman again, the new
evidence and affidavits being introduced
supplementary TO the record Of the coun.
~ court. Judge Freeman then granted
Talkington bail in the sum OF $4,000.
the largest bond ever made in ary
criminal case since Judge Freeman has
had charge OF the district court
When Talkington's attorneys first
asked this court TO grant Talldngton
bail" Judge Freeman said YESTERDAY,
such action could not be taken, under
the law, as the evidence In the record
of the county court showed clearly that
the case was one for which the penalty
was capital punishment
"But since the new affdavits and
other evidence has been introduced. il
comes clearly within the realm OF bail
able cases, and Talkington accordingly
was given his freedom, under $4,000
bond"
Signers Of the bond are five well
known Ardmore men, II. NJ. Preuit.
DR. Walter Hardy Don Lacy. L. s.
JONES and w Z. Martin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
BRITAIN s KING
TO N. KERENSKY
ENGLISH SOVEREIGN TELLS RUS
Ian PREMIER PEOPLE OF
ENGLAND HAVE FAITH.

London, Aug liking George has
sent the following telegram to Prime
Minister Kerensky Of Russia:
AT the commencement Of the fourth
year Of the great conflict which still
RACES and at the moment when you are
re.established in the leadership OF the
free Russian people I desire to assure
you and them that the British people
will never relax their Efforts against
the common enemy.
In combined force resolutely eXerted
10y the allies will be found the security
OF an honorable peace and true liberty
10 the world. | recognize all that Rus.
sia is now called upon TO bear. but |
have faith in her powers TO face and
overcome her formidable difficulties In
this hour OF trial
1SigneO GEORGE r. l."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
PAY
HEAVY WAR TAX
FORTN-FINE GREAT CONCERNS
MAY CONTRIBUTE. UNDER PRO
POSED BILL. S9S9,977,OOO.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Nearly all Of
today in the senate was occupied By
Senator simmons. chairman Of the ii.
nance committee, in completing his ex-
| PLANTATION begun yesterday OF changes
made in the house war tax bill by his
committee The debate will be resum.
ed Monday. at which time Senator La
| Toilette expects to introduce a minority
report.
Il believe this is a righteous war
made necessary by every consideration
of national honor and safety Senator
Simmons said in speaking of the bills
heavy tax leyies. Il know that money
Is as essential TO its successful prose.
cution as armies and navies. and l be-
lieve everyone should pay for its sup
| port according 10 ability"
The senator added that attempts 10
evade paying the war taxes would be
made only by the few persons ito
whom war means nothing more than a
golden opportunity to profiteer on ne
cessities.'
As to Liquor Section.
OF the liquor section, Senator Sim.
mons said the senate committee ac-
cepted virtually all the house rates i'm
posed on intoxicating beverages. and
changes made were due TO passage OF
the food control bin and necessity for
raising a larger amount OF the money
through taxation.
Undoubtedly prohibition OF the man.
ufacture Of spirits for beverage pur.
poses" he said. "and the commander.
ing powers OF the president will give
TO the owners of the stock OF spirits
now in bond and in stock a practical
monopoly Of the market and prices will
be greatly increased"
The higher tax on beer and wines.
he said, was deemed necessary because
there would be an enlarged market for
them.
Senator Simmons declared the far
mers were willing TO bear their share
OF the war taxes and no request for
exemption from the provisions of the
bill had reached him from them. He
told the senate the farmers had received
returns for their products on the aver.
age beyond their most optimistic
dreams and they would continue to
reap a splendid net return under pre-
vailing prices.
Your committee thought that the
equities OF the situation required az
least one-half OF the sum proposed TO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Washington. Aug. l1.-Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning sun
day. issued by the weather bureau to,
day. include:
West Gulf states Unsettled with
showers first half Of week fair later
half Temperature will average below
normal
Plains states and upper and middle
Mississippi valley: Generally fair ex
cept for local rains at beginning OF
week. Temperature below normal. be
coming considerably warmer toward
the end bf the week.
Oklahoma. Sunday and Monday
showers and thunderstorms.
East and West Texas: Sunday and
Monday partly cloudy, showers and
thunder storms In north portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
STR|KEBREAKERS IN
\. {. ARE CAP TURED

Kansas City, Mo, August ll.-With
their hands held high above their heads
and surrounded on all sides by a Gordon
Of strikers, the men imported TO help
settle the tie.up Of the street car lines
here. were marched TO the Union sta.
ton tonight
Representatives OF the strikers declar.
ed It their intention to send the stran'
gers out Of town.
The passage through the city was
made amidst wild cheering
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
POSTAL MOTOR TRUCK
DELIVERY FOR FOOD
STUFF is PROBABLE

washington. Aug ll-Postmaster
General Burelson was authorized by a
oil passed in the senate today to ex.
pertinent IN motor truck delivery of
ioodstuffs from producer to consumer.
An Appropriation Of 100000 was made.
The bill must now pass the house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12

New York, Aug. ia third arrest
was made late today in the alleged con.
spiracy to evade the provisions of the
selectiye draft law charged against
Louis l. Cherry and DR.. s. j. Bernfeld,
members Of the deposed exemption
board number 80 when Kalman Gruher,
a laboratory dentist, was taken to the
United States attorneys office and later
TO the Tombs prison.
Cherry and Dr. Bernfeld. who had
been arrested earlier in the day for con.
spiracy 10 evade the draft law. also
were sent to the Tombs after unsuc.
cessfu attempts to arrange bail.
Cruher was arrested on a warrant
similar to that served on Cherry and
Dr. Bernfeld. He had no official con.
nection with the board but admitted to
Ihe authorities that he had obtained "a
supply Of exemption blanks which he
had handed out to various persons"
Gruher stated, it is alleged. that his
son, Joseph, had been examined by Or.
Bernfeld and DR.. Henry NJ Groehl. and
had been rejected by both physicians.
but that before the. .physical examina.
tions he had conversations" with Cher.
ry and DR.. Bernfeld in the offices Of the
board and later at their places Of bust.
ness
Assistant United States Attorney
Knox exonerated Dr. Groehl today, say
ing there was nothing known so far
that would implicate him in the alleged
irregularities in the conduct of exami.
nations Of the deposed board.
Several affidavits were made today
by men who said they had been told ito
get money" before they came before
the board.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
EXEMP TION RULE
STILL STRONGER
RENEWED EFFORTS MADE TO
CHECK DEMANDS TO ES-
CAPE DRAFT.

Washington Aug il.-Renewed EN-.
phasis was laid by Provost Marshal
General Crowder today on the fact that
congress framed the army draft law in
the interest OF the nation, not the indi.
vidual For that reason, lines are being
drawn tight in the matter OF exemp.
tions.
The government has acted slowly In
bringing home to the people the rigid
character Of the draft act There has
been much discussion Of the exemption
problem, based on an erroneous view of
the laws purpose which assumed that
married men, FOR instance, would be
exempted without question and the bur.
den OF military duty was to be carried
fully by the single men among the ten
million registered.
Marriage Not Excuse.
General Crowder has taken the posi-
tion In recent rulings that married men
will be exempted only-when It is TO the
interest OF the government that they
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
EXEMP T|ON BOARD
OFFICIALS JAILED
TWO MEMBERS OF NEW YORK
CITY'S DRAFT COMMITTEE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
THIRD ARREST MADE
Latest Suspect Is Not Member of Board
All Three Are Taken to TOmbs
Prison - Persons Asking Exemption
Told to Bring Money.

New York, Aug. 11.-Louis o. Cherry
and Dr. S. J. Bernfeld, members Of the
local exemption board ordered removed
yesterday by President Wilson, were
today placed under arrest by agents Of
the department of justice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-12
Marriage Not Excuse.

Continued on page eight
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-30
HOW INSANITY HAS GAINED
Increase in United States Revealed by
Census Taken by National Com
mittee for Mental Hygiene.

Insanity In the United States Is de-
cidedly on the increase. This fact Is
revealed by reason of a census taken
Of the insane, feeble-minded, epileptics,
inebriates and drug addicts by the
National Committee for Mental Hy-
giene. Analysis of this census Is found
In the Mental Hygiene. 1t was COM
piled by Horatio M. Pollack, statistici-
an of the New York State Hospital
commission, and Edith NJ. Furbush,
statistician of the National Committee
for Mental Hygiene.
The federal census bureau estimates
that the increase of population from
April 10, 1910, to January 1, 1917, was
11.S0 per cent. The same government
agency found in 1910 that the number
of insane in institutions was 1S7,791.
The census taken in the present year
revealed 234055 insane persons In In
situations. Thus the increase In the
insane In institutions during the corre-
spending period was 24.64 per cent,
growth more than double that of the
general population.
4hoicONVi' lhc hote VA ihSiSdSe VI the
insane In institutions was relatively
greater than that of the general popu-
lation in every state except Arizona,
Kansas, Mississippi. Nevada and South
Carolina. Illinois Is one of the states
I'm which the disparity between growth
Of population and increase in insanity
has been greatest. In this state the
population increase was 9.S4 per
cent. as compared with percentage
of increase of insane In Institutions of
27.3S. The neighboring state of IndI-
ana shows an even greater disparity,
with percentages of 4.64 and 27.44 re-
spectively.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-30

enough to interest me and direct me
how to learn all. l buried the dead
nurse, trunk and ALL" he tersely con-
Guided this astounding revelation. 81
can take you to the very spot and
prove this statement which, heaven
alone knows, didn't want to make, for
1t incriminates a well-meaning fellow,
though he Is dead"
Pearl shuddered and smoothed her
fevered brow. "Oh, Adamsl !" she
walled, unconsciously using that name
in utter distress.
He few to her side to support her,
for she was tottering. Whether con-
scious of her action or not, she placed
an arm around his neck and leaned
against his shoulder YEARLY.
PEARL" he breathed softly, stirred
to the depths of his being. "Pearl, my
lover
She broke into tears. "Who are
your" she sobbed, clinging In helpless
fashion to his sleeve. "Who are your
He freed himself gently and glazed
Toko's sealed letter in her trembling
hands. IL will leave you alone to read
whatever this letter may Contain" he
said with bright smile. "Even though
1 was not positive about Toxic, he was
from the very first informer Of my true
character and identity. See whether
this does not so turn out. May / use
one OF your automobilesf'
She looked ut the envelope. Then
she looked at him. you will returnT
she hesitated.
81 give you my solemn word to re-
turn very soon." he assured her.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-30

decided to try bottle Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t worked
from the first bottle, so I took second
and third, also bottle of Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now am
just as well as any other woman. l adj
wise every woman, single or married,
who is troubled with any Of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles as they did me. -
Mrs. ELSIE j. VAN DER SANDE, SO No!
York St, Paterson, N. j.
Write the Lydia z. Pinkham Medicine
Co., (confidentia) Lynn, Mass, if you
need special advice.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-30
Governed by Imnuise

"Any questions?" asked the Instruc-
tor of the Second battery of the Ninth
division, after the completion of a
morning period which the men had
spent on horseback at Fort Harrison.
Captain" answered Ralph Lockwood
of indianapolis, wouldn't 1t be possl-
BILE to develop artillery horses that
would start and stop like automobiles,
and would guide with a steering
wheel? This horse have seems to be
governed by impulses over which
have no control Indianapolis News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-30

ment, my boyi" he cried, choking back
an inclination to tears. Il now know
you, as does she. Why, she is nearly
wild You are to hasten backl"
His visitor laughed unrestrainedly,
returning the handclasp until the ell
derby gentleman WINGED in pain.
"How was 1t done? What wizard !
There is so much that l must hearp
cambridge exclaimed, over and over.
II found 1t very easy thing to do.
In the first place shaved my beard
and ,donned the clothes of my physical
double, chap by name II. o. Adams"
his visitor rapidly explained, between
bursts of merriment. "Then Initiated
him and assumed his identity. Fur
thermore, everybody really thought
me to be the dead man whom / attired
In my clothes, even to my finger rings,
the man you actually buried In my
family cemetery lott went out there
one day and saw the grave. There was
plenty of time to make this transfer.
Everyone at the wreck was too greatly
excited to pay any particular heed to
anyone; it was night, and very dark
one at that. did il all In less than
half an hour, shaving, actually, by
moonlight. 1t was my only chance and
1 took 1t for patriotic as well as per-
sonal reasons. / succeeded, as you viii
shortly learn. My innocence is estab-
lished, Bainbridge. / can look every
man and woman squarely In the eyes
and assume my name, on which there
is no blot" He paused amid dra-
matte silence. 'The deepest mysteries,
Bainbridge. are the simplest of decep-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-30

an impulse TO fly from a haunting, IN
defined terror and-him.
'He died In my arms" the enigma
went on, speaking In disjointed way.
"He breathed his secret to me, not
knowing mine" He paused heavily, re-
peating after awhile: "Not knowing
miner
"Where did Adams death occurT'
she demanded In a shrill voice which
shocked the ears of her listener.
"He was killed In the railroad
wreck. He was on the same train and
in the same coach with Captain Ralph
Payne. AS was l." the imposter in
formed her in a mutter.
"You were with Captain Payne?"
He nodded solemnly. ~ was"
"You knew him we'll? You were his
friend?"
81 knew him well and tried to be
his friend"
"You were sure of his innocence
absolutely sure? 1t was Payne you
set out to clear, not-Adams?"
"Yes; for Adams was engaged, on
his own account, on the same mission.
He left papers to that effect in his
hand grip. l have those papers," he
stated, trifle more composed.
do those papers explain the disap-
pearance of Adams on the afternoon
the defense plans and waters were
stolen from Payne?"
Pearl was quite herself again. 1t
was evident that she meant to force
from this man every shred of informa-
ton he possessed. 1t was also plain
that he was loath, for some reason, to
come out with the whole truth.
"They do" he presently admitted.
adams was not stricken with paraly-
sis as the army surgeons believed. He
was drugged by the Silent Menace. He
recovered consciousness, and-must 1
go on, Pearl?" he cried with sudden
distress.
"Must you go on?" she repeated,
with rage. She whipped out a pocket
pistol. IF you do not do so, and If
you falter with the truth, give you
fair warning shall not hesitate to use
this. Go Onw
"Well, he killed the nurse set by the
Silent Menace to watch him"
"Toko?"
"Toko; yes. He hid her body in
his trunk, carried the trunk down the
back stairs of the cheap hotel in which
he was stopping, found a wheelbarrow,
took it to the railroad depot and was
about to depart for Monks Corner,
there to bury the body secretly and re-
turn, when news of the Payne case and
the murder OF the Granadian ambas-
sador filtered through the press. Fol-
lowing this, he waited and took the
same train with Payne, intending to
see and talk with him. Then came the
wreck in which he received mortal in
juries. AS 1 have said before, he fell
in my arms dying, just able to tell me