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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
Picture
OUR SAILORS IN
BRITISH WATERS

An official British admiralty film
showing tine arrival Of the American
flotilla and the landing Of an Ameri-
can naval commander on British soil
in war time, century and 2 quarter
after John Paul Jones did the same
thing at Whitehaven, Is being shown
in London.
The appearance on the horizon Of
the American destroyers is dramatic,
it Is said, and the welcome Of the
ships and men by the Queenstown
aeopIe and British naval officers is
enthusiastic.
In the picture the American de-
strovors look to be Of the latest and
fastest type and their crews the best
Of sailors.
Americans in London are losing no
time to 10 everything to make the
sailors Of the United States naval
craft in British waters comfortable
when they have shore leave. Many
we'll known men and women are sub.
sCribing to a fund to erect a cOInmo-
diOus hotel at the American fleet base
This is in line with what the British
people have done for their own sail.
ors and soldiers.
At a meeting of the American Wo-
mems Club the problem was discuss
ed Of forming committees in, the big
cities Of England to visit and provide
recreation for American soldiers in
hospitals Mrs. Robert P. Skinner,
wife Of the consul general, heads the
committee.
There are 10 American wounded
in hospitals in London at present,
many Of whom were in the Vtmy
ridge fight.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
50 Mckinley Students to
Receive Diplomas Soon

Mckinley High School, Of which Prof Marion Scott PRINCIPAL
at the graduation exercises the assmonyno pictures the members
Thea Auebeh Fred Awana Alfred w. Bush MendeI sorth~e
Elizabeth kosh Hosoi William
kamao, WoOwa
Tal Myahars sadamI NhmotoAce Wong Bottom o~Robert
Watt Tim
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05

Fifteen thousand acres Of land, to
be used as gun testing ground for
the Rock Island arsenal, have. been OBJ
tanned by option for the United States.
Government. z-Esz d. i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-27
CAR DISMANTLED
BY AUTO THIEVES.
Break Into Garage ~ Mccarthy Broth-
ers. Grocers and Tear on All
Tires From a Machine.
RADIATOR IS DISCONNECTED
Store Seems TO BE Popular With
Burglars Is IL Has Been Broken
into Hair Dozen Times In Year.

Automobile bandits broke into the'
garage of Mccarthy Brothers, grocers,i
416 euty-third street. last evening, /
and damaged car 20 the extent 81.
$3.50 by tearing Oft tires and remoy-i
uE other parts of the machine.
When employees Of the store went 90,
work az o'clock This morning, the
lock ON the garage door was found on
lhe ground where III had been thrown
afleu being broken 10 was at fret
thought lhe machine had been stolen
but investigation showed that instead,
aH attempt 90 dlsmautle BIZ had been
made parts chat evidently were egpe
alIE wanted being removed All
four tires had been removed The
radiator had been disconnected and
four coils had been taken out OF thes
coil box
Thieves Like Place.
Tile Mccarthy store seems 10 be A.
fag5Hte spot for thieves 10 has been.
HJrRlarized 1T least % half dozen
times during the past year Cigars. to-
baeeo and other goods were takenl "a
short time ago. some one broke int0
lHe basement and stole several cans
Of goods.
Tine police arc investigating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-27
DUE TO
HANDLING OF DYES

Oscar Lundhere. 1402 Twelfth street.
employed Roofs Island arsenal Sd
handling dyestuTs- is recovering from
a serious infection due 70 the handling
OF The dyes and which his physician.
Dr II j. Friedman. has diagnosed 20
be- case of dermatirte Eenenarz. re-
sembing ervsipelss Of tba face
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
REFUGEE TELLS or ROUT.
Arrive at Petrograd. Gives Brief Dra-
matte Recital.

Petrograd Tuesday Sept. 4.-The
first refugee in from Riga arrived here
today and gave a dramatic description
of their hours in the city before the
German occupation.
The enemy's shells were fired from
the direction Of Uxkul and fell early
Sunday morning, causing numerous
fires and spreading clouds Of suffocat.
ing gases.
The people rushed into the streets.
many only partly dressed. and there
was a general panic 10 reach the rail.
road, which seemed 10 be the enemy's
chief target This panic resulted in
heavy losses, according to Vechernee
Vremya. which declares that several
thousand lives were lost.
The next thing after midnight. a
Zeppelin appeared over the city in the
rays Of the searchlight citizens might
be seen fleeing.
The Zeppelin dropped many bombs.
some emitting gases
Smelling with big proiectiles from the
direction Of UXkull was resumed early
in the evening, one shell falling in a
moving picture hall. causing loss of
life, and another exploding in the Hotel
Suvoroff.
The last train which left for Petro
grad was heavily shelled
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
ATTIC WIFE AND COUNTESS
PAHLEN ARE ARRESTED.
PLOT IN THE CR|MEA
Society Under the Name of Forward
for the Gar and Holy Russia" is al
legged TO be Sending Emissaries into
Army to Spread Revolution

Petrograd, Sept. 5.-In addition 10
the arrest of Grand Duke Michael AL
exandrovitch, brother of the former
emperor, and his wife. the Countess
Pahlen, the Grand Duke Paul and his
morganatic wife also have been taken
into custody
The reported arrest of Grand Duke
Dmitri Paulovitch is as yet unconfirme6
The arrests are the result of suspec
completely in the counter-revolutiona%
conspiracy concerning which the Drovis-
ional government obtained evidence dur.
ing the Moscow conference.
Many arrests in connection with the
plot have already been made. The min
istry of justice refuses for the present
to give out any facts concerning the
arrests According to some Of the news
papers. however. the Headquarters of
the alleged monarchal conspiracy is
in the Crlmea, where the other grand
dukes and duchesses and the dowager
empress reside under surveillance.
In the Crimea, according 10 newspa-
pers, there has been recently founded
a society under the name Of Forward
for the Car and Holy Russia which
was detected organizing and training
"czarist" propagandists with the design
of sending them TO the front to revive
monarchism in the army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
WILL GERMANY
BEG AMERICA TO
SAVE HER IN WAR?

Washington Sept. Sin supporting
the war tax bill today as drafted. Sena.
tor Lewis OF Illinois said he saw pros.
pcct OF peace. and thought drastic
taxes, therefore. might noe be necessa.
ry
To me there appears the prospect OF
a peace and the end OF hostilities. II
Germany so wills IT," Mr.. Lewis said.
Germany soon will put herself In the
hands OF the United States as the arbi.
ter Of the peace terms and will accept
any conditions that we would prescribe
rather than continue struggle where
the cordons OF the nations OF the world
are 80 frightened about her as would
surely bring her 10 where she would
have to take any terms the revenging
allies would force upon her.
Germany knows that within the spir-
Il OF our institutions and under the mo.
tive. that led US into this war she need
not fear vindictive exclusion OF her
people from the worlds highways Of
trade.
Woodrow Wilson has given Germany
her great choice. She win not lose her
opportunity"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
DESPITE LOSSES, RUSSIAN GIRL
SOLDIERS ROUT AND PURSUE
UNIT OF GERMAN INVADERS
ENEMY SHELLS TOWN
Hurl Shot and Shell and Gas Bombs
Among the Fleeing Populace. Evacu-
alton Becomes Stampede. Zeppelin
Scars Above and Drops Explosives

London. Sept. 5.-The press bureau is
sues a semi-official Russian statement
dated Sept. 4, which says in part:
The catastrophe at Riga was not
wholly unexpected; measures for the
evacuation of the gulf were taken be
fore the passage Of the Germans across
the Dvina near UXkull Artillery of
heavy calibre on permanent emplace-
ments was thrown out Of positions to
expedite the evacuation Of Riga A train
with wounded left under German artil.
lery fire.
The Russian trops Withdrawing from
Riga are holding up the enemys pres
sure. Several units have show excep-
tionel valor, repusing German attacks
with bayonets.
The First Battalion Of Death (com.
posed Of womenD particularly distin.
guished itself, throwing itself in the
melee at the most critical moment and
driving back and pursuing the enemy
near three kilometres in spite Of losses
ii had sustained. The example set by
the battalion inspired the other units.
General Novitsky personally directed
the attacks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
ADVANCE GUARD
TO CAMP TRAVIS
FOUR YOUNG MEN, FIRST OF CAR
TER COUNTY SELECTED ARMY
QUOTA LEFT TODAY.
is OTHERS GOING
Frank Scott WOlvertOn, Monte Cristo
Dillingham;, Robert Milton StOnesifer,
and Ernest }. HondOn, Members of
First Increment to Training Camp.

Four men. the first Of the five per
cent quota called under the selective
draft law TO report at Camp Travis,
San Antonio Texas, for training, left
Ardmore this afternoon on the 4:27
Santa Fe train. The quota consists Of
Frank Scott Wolverton, Monte Cristo
Dillingham;. Robert Milton Stonesifer
and Ernest j. Hendon. They have been
subject to military orders since they
reported at the exemption board head.
quarters at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing. where they were provided with
transportation and meal tickets and Civ.
en- final instructions.
Donley Everett Mullins. Wortha
Webb. Robert Slaughter Cook and AL.
bert Rowland Roberts reported this
morning and will leave for the camp
tomorrow. Although the men report
to the board and are subject TO mill
tary orders they are permitted to re.
main at home the greater part Of the
time they are in Ardmore if they make
proper application to the exemption
board.
OFT Allen Nichols, John c. Cali, Lee
Taylor Bow. and c. L. Hail. will report
TO the board tomorrow Herman c.
Woodruff, James Byron McCharen
Harle Henry Hammond and Willie
/ Rowles, Friday; and NJ NJ Massey. Joe
/ Criner. j. Wesley Bolton and Gus Key
will report Saturday.
one hundred and sixteen men. the
next quota. viii be called September
10. according 10 the latest instruction,
received by the board. This number /,
equal to forty percent OF the county,
/ quota.
No negroes up to the present tim,
have been called for from the loca
board.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
TO EXILE GEN. GURKO.
VIII BE Allowed to Choose Place of
Captivity.

Petrograd, Sept. 5.-General Gurko,
former commander on the southwestern
front. charged with reasonable conduct
toward the revolution. will be exiled
from Russia. General Gurko. according
to reports is the first person against
whom such a measure has been taken
by the revolutionary government. He
will be permitted to choose the place Of
his residence. He will be followed into
exile by his wife.
Speaking at a private meeting Of
members OF the duma, Vladimir n.
Purishkevich made a statement that
Nikolai Lenine, the radical socialist
leader, died in 1916 at Zurich and that
the person known in Russia as Lenine
is one Zaderblun, a former friend OF
Lenine.
A commission has been appointed by
the government TO draft a law for the
summary punishment Of reasonable
acts "in the rear" which is intended 70
include all Russia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
EDWARD CALF HEADS
COMMERCE CHAMBER
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD LAST
~ NIGHT-INCREASE IN NUM-.
BER OF DIRECTORS.

The annual election Of the Ardmore
Chamber of Commerce held last night
resulted in the selection Of a compile.
ment of officers and board of direc.
tors representing the leading Interests
Of the city, and assuring an admins.
tration which will be Of great benefit
in the continued upbuilding of the city
The ticket elected comprises the fol.
lowing:
President-Edward Gait
First vice presdent-W. W. Lewis.
Second vice president-George NJ.
Henley.
Treasurer-Fred c. Carr.
Directors-S. A. Apple. p C. Dings,
Frank Gates, Charles Won Weise. Don
Lacy, w. b. Johnson. l. NJ Putnam,
b. A. Simpson Mark Kirkpatrick.
In view of the Importance of the
work of the year it was decided by res.
olution to increase the size Of the board
from nine to eleven members and il
was agreed that f. b. Reid and c. Il.
Ringer, who were the next in order i'm
the number of votes received, be desig.
mated for the two additional places.
The newly elected president respond.
ed to the demands on the part Of the
members for a speech and outlined to
some extent what his policy would be
and promised that he would do his ut.
most to serve the best interests Of the
organization and the city.
A committee comprising Messrs. Lew.
is, Ringer and Gilbert was appointed 70
take up the matter Of arranging for
a public installation at an early date
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
ANOTHER FATAL
RAID ON LONDON
ELEVEN PERSONS ARE, KILLED
AND 62 INJURED Is OFFICIAL
REPORT ISSUED TODAY.

London. Sept - .even persons
were killed in hs, nights raid. one
raider is reported to have been brought
down off Sheerness, it is announced OF.
ficially.
Sixty-two persons were wounded.
Crowds flocked to the districts which
had suffered. So far as could be seen.
the damage was not great and no places
Of military Importance were affected.
The dominant demand was for re.
prisals which many believe would put
an end to raids on England. Others
insist the government take immediate
steps to obtain supremacy Of the air to
"a degree which would render raids i'm.
possible
Referring to the Chatham raid. the
Manchester Guardian says: I'VE have
been invaded and have suffered greater
losses Of life and property than in any
invasion since the Normans conquered
England.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
IOWA ATTORNEY
GENERAL INDICTED

Red Oak. Iowa. Sept 5.--H. NJ Have.
ner attorney general OF Iowa, was
charged with oppression in office In an
indictment returned late today by the
Montgomery county grand jury, based
on testimony Of a woman witness who
appeared before the grand inry last
spring In connection with the investi.
cation Of the Nillisca AK murders.
Mr. Havener, who is at Red Oak in
connection with the murder trial Of
Rev. Lynn Kelly, Immediately insisted
upon his own arrest, and was released
on $1,000 bond, pending his prelimin.
AIRY hearing.
Mr.. Havner who was released on
81 900 bond for a preliminary hearing
declared the indictment was instigated
with a view TO intimidating him In the
conduct OF the Kelly trial in which he
is directing the prosecution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
SCHRADER AND DEN
ACQUITTED BY JURY

The jury in the case of the state
against VIII Schrader and Jerry Dex.
ON trial in the district court yesterday.
returned a verdict Of not guilty about
9:SO last night after the jury had been
out about an hour County attorney A.
j. Hardy and j.. Z. Simpson, assistant,
and H.>H. Brown, represented the state
and James II. Mathers and Pete Hamil.
ton. the defendants Many people from
the community in which the men live
attended the trial
The case OF Jim Stribbling, charged
with assault TO kill, which came up be.
fore Judge W. f. Freeman this morn.
ing. was continued and the court set
September 10 as the date for the trial.
Continuance was sought on account OF
the Illness OF Or. Il. Payne. Jim Payne,
and Mrs. T.. Payne, who are m with
typhoid fever. Luther Payne. another
witness is in bed as the result Of being
shot about ten days ago.
The case OF the state against Cicero
|. Murray was dismissed, the prosecute
ing witness falling to appear
Jess Burgess, charged with larceny
of cotton, was placed on trial this morn
ing.
In the case OF Nellie Randol against
Archie .Randol, which was before the
court yesterday, to require Randol q
pay into the court for the benefit OF
Mrs. Randol and children resonabl,
amount for their support, the court or
dered him 10 pay for the benefit OF hi,
family, within forty-oight hours. the sun
OF $50 and court costs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
TO FIX DEAD LINE
DATE FOR MARRIAGES
OF ARMY SLACKERS

New York, Sept. 5,-Many of the 10,
cal exemption boards here in their eff.
forts to prevent fraud have been too
severe in dealing with the claims for
exemption made by married men, ac-
cording to an announcement today by
the district appeal board. Charles Il.
Hughes, the chairman, said that a prop
er Interpretation Of the law had been
given TO certain boards in order that no
undue hardship would fall on married
men who had valid claims for exem-
ton.
A special committee it was said. also
will fix dead line" date for Stacker
marriages." it being said, that April 2,
1917. on which congress convened and
the presidents letter which implied the
United States was about TO enter the
war was read, would be the date select
ed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
CHICAGO MAYOR
ESCAPES RAID
SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS MAKE
DEMONSTRATION AND TEAR
BANNERS FROM CARS.

Chicago, Sept "a demonstration Of
soldiers against fifty automobile parties
constituting a delegation OF the William
Hale Thompson Republican club. bound
for a county fair and political rally at
Kankakee, was avoided by the mayor.
The latter, who was by implication
censured yesterday by a vote Of the city
council for his anti.war attitude had
warning that his welcome along the
route of sixty.six miles might be en-
barrassing and he was not in line when
the procession started.
Soldiers. however. mistook one OF his
supporters for him and stripped a ban.
ner giving the name Of the club from
the machine in which they thought he
was riding. Civilians Joined in the dem.
onstration and other banners We're torn
from machines
The man who looked like the mayor
was asked: What are you doing with
an American flag2"
There We're Kisses. calls and cries Of
Stacker" and Kaiser"
A boy. similarly misled tried 10 pre-.
sent the -'mayor" with a German flag.
but the emblem fell to the pavement.
The demonstrants We're members OF
the Second Illinois field hospital corps.
encamped in Camp Grant on the lake
front. Civilians Joined In cries OF
Stacker hurled at the mayor and his
retinue. while passing automobiles halt.
ed, some ostentatouslv holding their
noses as il in the presence OF a stencil.
The outbreak was quelled by the ap-
peamnce Of officers OF the police corps
with the provost guard.
The kankakee fair is annually the
scene Of political rally and recent gos.
sip has had It that the mayors adher.
ents intended TO utilize IL with refer.
enee to his future political foytunes as
an antiwar leader
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
PEOPLE OF AMERICA
DUBBED CORRUPTED
HERD" BY GERMAN

The Hague, Sept. 5.-According to a
Budapest telegram to the Berlin press,
the Neuss Poster Journal in comment
ing upon President Wilson's reply to
Pope Benedict's peace note. saws:
God preserve the peace of
the peoples from Americas peace
The democratic principle
has become the worst corruption in the
United States. where millions are spent
in every presidential election in buying
votes Every pro-monarchial man has
long known that no wholesome effect on
the present war was to be expected
from the corrupted herd of North Am.
erica, sunk in the profoundest degra.
dation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05

London. Sept. 5.-'fias Germany got
her great air offensive ready before
ours?' is a question asked by a morning
paper appropos OF invasion OF England
on three successive NIGHTS and Field Mar.
shal Haig's overnight report Of aggres.
sive enemy aircraft
Another paper which assumes and
frequently warns of Germany's inten.
tion to invade England with air craft
in very large fleets says.
The enemy seems TO be getting on
rather fast with invasion plans The
German aircraft came, bombed and de.
parted. our guns fire and our aircraft
went up but without result, according
20 the latest official resorts"
One bomb fell just outside a hospital.
another smashed through a theater and
still another hit a retail store in which
a number OF girls We're sleeping. Not.
withstanding the moonlight. nothing
could be seen OF the raiders. although
their engines could be- heard overhead.
That they were invisible was probably
due TO a slight haze which. however.
was insufficient 10 obscure the moon.
The raiders We're constantly shelled
by anti.aircraft guns and several Brit.
ish machines took the air TO attack the
invaders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
WILSON STILL OPPOSED To
COMMITTEES MANAGING WAR

Washington, Sept president VIII.
son still is vigorously opposed TO leg
islation by congress for the creation
OF Joint congressional committee on
the conduct OF the war Such a pro.
posal was defeated in the senate sey.
eral weeks ago, but has been revived
In an amendment 10 the new bond bill.
The president has written to several
members OF congress expressing his op.
position.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
GENERAL CRUSADE
ON GERMAN PRESS
IN UNITED STATES

Washington. Sept 5.--Searching in.
Quiry into German language newspa.
pers, socialistic magazine and literature
of so-called peace societies likely to
lead to prosecution In some instances.
is being conducted by the department
Of justice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
WILSON'S NOTE TO
POPE DISTRIBUTED
IN CHICAGO SCHOOLS

Chicago, Sept. when students at
the Hyde Park High school gathered
today for their first lesson Of the fan
terms in English. they were handed
copies Of President Wilson's reply to
the peace proposal OF Pope Benedict
Nv. They will use as their text books
for several days printed leaflets con.
tanning the note In full.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
U-BOAT BOMBARDS
ENGLISH TOWN

London, Sept. S. Scarborough. on
the English east coast, was bombarded
last night by a hostile submarine. Il
was officially announced today
About half the shells, in the thirty
rounds fired from the undersea boat.
landed, three persons being killed and
five injured, but little material damage
being caused.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight,
fair; Thursday generally fair
oklahoma: Tonight fair, cooler In ex.
tremo northwest portion; Thursday gen.
orally fair, cooler In north and west
portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
BRANCH FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK ALLOTTED TO DENVER

Washington, Sept. Establishment
at Denver OF a branch OF the Kansas
City Federal Reserve bank has been
approved by the Federal Reserve board.
Organization Of the new bank probably
VIII be completed within three weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-05
ENGLISH FARMER FINED FOR
OUTLAW PRICE FOR POTATOES

Spalding England. Sept 5.-George
Thompson, a Lincolnshire farmer. was
fined 500 pounds for selling potatoes
at above maximum prices fixed bv the
food controller.