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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
CARTER FREE FAIR
OPENS TOMORROW
PARADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN
STREETS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
MAYOR TO PRESIDE.

A trotting race by two-year-olds is one
of the features promised in the races
which begin at o'clock tomorrow after.
noon at the Carter county free fair. ac.
cording to Harley Married.. superinten.
dent Of speeding A purse OF SIS is
available for the running races. Many
entries have been made for the differ.
ent events which promise 10 be the best
ever held in Ardmore.
Preparations are under way for the
parade through the downtown streets az
l o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Headed
by the Chamber Of Commerce band. the
parade will move from Central park
down Main street and thence 10 the
fair grounds for the ceremonies OF the
formal opening which viii be under the
direction Of Mayor ". r. Roberts. All
people are invited 90 take part I'm tho
parade and automobile owners are ask.
ed TO invite others to ride with them
to the fair grounds. =. X. West. secre.
tary. said today.
The greatest fair Carter county has
ever had" That is the way Officers of
the fair association express their belief
In the success OF this years exposition.
Officials have been busy the last few
days taking care OF the great number
Of entries and Arranging for the exhib.
its. F. II. West, opened AN office a,
the park the first of the week i'm order
to direct personally preparations now
being completed Tor the four.dav exhi.
oition which will be formally opened TO.
morrow afternoon.
Farmers are placing displays OF cot
ton corn. forage crops and making ex.
hihits Of live stock which officers de-.
clare would be a credit to any county
Merchants also are 20 show 20 fair Wis.
itors what the city OF Ardmore has
to offer in its line The new buildings
as well as the old. VIII be taxed 10
their capacity In caring for the DISPLAYS
TO be spread before the thousands OF
carter county people and others from
different points In Oklahoma and Texas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
FREES FRANKLIN
OF MURDER CHARGE
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY AFTER TRIAL OF SLAY-
ER OF GEORGE SHAW.

$. /. Franklin, charged with shooting
George Shaw at the Wilson railroa i
station, April "a, on trial in the district
court before Judge w. f. Freeman.
was declared not guilty by the jury last
= 'ht after the jury had been ont fif
u minutes. The plea entered by the
=, o was temporary insanity. Shaw
dl, . he Hardy Sanitarium the next
day he shooting, while Miss Etta
Frank. 'enty-yearold daughter Of
the acct and engaged to be married
to Shaw, vas at the bedside.
OF the two forms prepared for tie
verdict by the jury. one Of which was
not guilty on the plea Of temporary in
sanity and the other guilty. the jury
returned the mot guilty" form.
The case, began day before yesterday
occupied the time Of the court until the
verdict was returned last night. Sew
eral from Wilson attended the trial
The shooting was said to have result.
ed from the attentions that Shaw. 46
years old, paid to Frankln's daughter.
Evidence was introduced TO the effect
that Franklin before the shooting took
place had demonstrated with Shaw and
had told him to stop going. with his
daughter For some time, previous 10
the trouble, Shaw had been employed
by Franklin.
At the time of the shooting at the
Wilson station, Franklin is said to have
emptied a pistol at Shaw while chasing
him about the building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
PERSONNEL OF NEW
FRENCH MINISTRY

Paris. Sept. 1.-THE new French min.
istry formed by Prof. Paul Paineve.
who in addition to becoming premier.
will continue to act as minister Of war.
follows:
Foreign affairs. Alexander Ribot. min.
lister OF justice, Raol Petet; minister Of
the interior, Jules Steeg; marine. Charles
Chaumet; munitions. Louis Loucheur.
finance Louis Luclen Klotz: colonies.
Rene Besnard; transports, Albert Cla.
vielle; education, Daniel Vincent: labor.
Andre Renard; commerce Etienne Glenn.
entel agriculture. Fernand David: pro
visions, Maurice Long; missions abroad.
Franklin Boullon.
Four ministers of state who also are
members Of the war council are Louis
Barthou. Leon Bourgeoois. Paul Dou.
mer and Jean Dupuy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
COWBOY FINDS
S4OO,OOO TREASURE
DIGS UP GOLD COINS AND GOLD
VESSELS BURIED AT STUMP
IN ARIZONA.

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 1.-THE discov-
cry of 100000 cached in the hills Of
Graham county, this state is reported
by II. r. Whitman, Of solomonville. who
is now in Chandler, near here. The dis.
covery was made by Joe Walsey, a COW.
boy
While hunting stray cattle northwest
Of solomonville, Walsey found tree
trunk from which the handle Of shovel
protruded Digging disclosed an iron
box containing old Spanish gold coins
and gold vessels, the intricate working
Of which is said to bring the value Of
the find above 100000.
The gold has been taken to Stafford
seat Of Graham county, and placed in
security. Old residents of that section
declare Walsey has discovered a hiding
place Of priests who left that section
about seventy-hve years ago, when it
was part Of Mexico. Il has always
been thought the priests buried the
church wealth before fleeing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
WOULD REWARD CRONHOLNIE.
German Minister Would Have Kaiser
Decorate the Swede

Washington. Sept. 14.-Ohicials and
diplomats today are awaiting the next
development in the unusual information
al situation created by the state de-
partment's revelation that the Swedish
legation in Mexico City as well as in
Argentina was utilized by the German
government as secret means OF con-
veying valuable communications to the
Berlin foreign office.
a letter written March s, 1916. by Won
Eckhardt. former German minister to
Mexico who was concerned in the noto-
rious Zimmerman plot. was intercepted
by American officials while en- route to
the German imperial chancellor. II dis
closes that Folke Cronholme. former
charge at Mexico City, virtually was
employed by the German legation to
furnish information from the hostile
camp"
The letter asks that the imperial gov
ernment recognize the services Of Cron.
holme by awarding him the order Of the
crown Of the second class"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
WAR SUMMARY.

Convinced that General kornilof's re.
bellion is definitely az an end although
the general himself has not formally
surrendered the leaders at Petrograd
are setting about the reconstruction of
the government Formation of new
cabinet is said 10 be well along toward
completion.
Meanwhile, the Russian army at the
front, particularly in the northern sec.
tor is displaying a fighting spirit, and
according to the official statement Is
regaining some ground in the Riga dis.
trict. Several villages have been occu.
pied
Activity on the other battle fronts
except the Austro-Italian. where Cen
eral Cardorna still is fighting determin.
edly for Monte San Gabrielle. is not not.
able. The Germans are apparently more
demonstrative on the Aisne district on
the French front than elsewhere and
Paris today reports an attack last night
on French positions on the Cazmates
plateau. This was repulsed in hand to
hand fighting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
MEXICO IN IGNORANCE.
Officials Knew Nothing OF Swedes'
Double Work for Germans.

Mexico City, Mo-, Sept. 14.-A report
reached Mexico City last night that the
state department at Washington had
made public correspondence showing
that Folke Cronholme, former Swedish
charge here, had acted as an interme-
diary for the German minister, Won Eek
hardt, in the transfer Of messages for
the German diplomat Mexican officials
said they had heard nothing of the re-
port.
Folk Cronholme was replaced as Swed-
ish charge here on February "a last, and
since that time has held no official posi-
ton with the Swedish government as
far as is known. He was replaced by
Carl Gotthard Gylfe Anderberg, former
ly Swedish consul at Chicago.
Cronholme has remained in Mexico
City since he was replaced but could
not be seen last night. His successor.
Anderberg, declared that he knew moth
ing Of the American state departments
disclosures, but asserted that he did not
believe It TO be true.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
ALL TRACE OF GARVIN COUNTY
BANDITS LOST WHEN POSSE
REACHED THIS CITY.
SMALL SUM TAKEN
Safe Blown Through WindOw-Burglars
Used Seven Charges of Nitro Glycer.
ine-Disarmed Blacksmith Carrying
Shotgun and Fired at Auto Driver.

The safe Of the First State bank at
Elmore City, Garvin county, was blown
this morning at 1870 o'clock by three
robbers who used seven charges Of
glycerine. Less than 500 is believed
to have been secured, the greater part
Of the banks funds having been placed
in another vault. The safe was blown
through the window into the street The
men worked forty minutes before open.
ing the safe
The automobile in which the men es.
capped was left in cotton field about
one-half mile southeast Of Elmore City
while the robbers ransacked the bank.
All telephone wires had been cut. H..
b. Williams, postmaster at Elmore City,
and the president Of the bank went a
few miles In the country, obtained con.
nection with Pauls Valley and Informed
the Officers in Carter, Garvn and other
counties Of the robbery.
j. A. Bristol, J. II. Barlow. deputy
sheriffs from Garvin county, II. b. VIII.
liams and seven others who trailed the
robbers to Ardmore, arriving here about
5 o'clock this morning. were told by
people along the road that the automo.
bile in which the bandits were travelling
was only about an hour ahead Of them.
The men We're chased through Poole.
vile, Milo and Springer to Ardmore.
where all trace Of them was lost
l.. Morgan blacksmith Of Elmore. who
was behind his shop while the men
were working on TIM safe trying to find
out what was going on. was approached
by one Of the robbers and forced 10 give
up a repeating shotgun which the rob.
Der took along. Only one gun shot
was fired during the affair. While the
men were trying TO get the safe open
a man drove into town. The robbers
fired at him and forced him TO leave
his automobile in the street.
After the booty had been obtained the
men walked down the street TO the cot.
ton field and started toward Ardmore.
Three men were all that were seen dur.
ing the night
Elmore City has population of
about 400 people and is an inland town.
This is the sixth time in six years
that this bank has been robbed. The
bank Of Elmore has capital Of $40. 900
and a small surplus At this time Of
the year the deposits are not large
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
AERIAL COMBAT RESULTS
IN DEATH TO BRITONS
Belgians Crawl Under Fire and Rescue
Bodies.

Havre, Sept IA tragic aerial com.
nat took place the afternoon OF Sent Q.
about the Belgian trenches along the
railroad from Nieuport 10 Dixmude. An
English airplane which had been land.
ed by five Germans. fen east OF Rams.
cappelle In No Mans Land. with $50
yards separating the lines.
The Germans opened hot gun fire
ON the English machine. but several
men from a Belgian regiment. deter.
mined to lend aid. crnwled out in broad
daylight to the aircraft. Both the avln.
tors were found dead. The Belrians
brought In one OF the bodies and ia.
turned few hours later for the other.
rhey saw the Germans robbing the dead
man, but the Germans lied on the an.
preach OF the Belcians.
The German rnpid fire guns resumed
their shelling OF the spot where tho
machine lay, but the Belgians neyerthe.
less succeeded In bringing back TO thel,,
trenches the body OF the other English.
man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
EXEMPTED MEN WHO LEAVE
SHIPYARDS ARE AUTOMATICAI-
LY CERTIFIED FOR SERVICE
TROUBLE At SEAT TIE
Union Officials Expect 1900 to Walk
Out TOday-Want to Enforce Eight
Hour Day in the Lumber and Shingle
Mills of the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle Wash. Sept. 14.-Approx xi
mately l,5OO shipwrights, joiners ana la
borers went on strike today, tieing IN
a number Of wooden shipbuilding pants
Seattle, Wash, Sent. 14.LShipyard
workers who have been granted exemp,
tion from the army draft on industrial
grounds who strike today in obeyance
to the strike call viii be automatically
certified for service, it was announced
by the district board today.
Union officials expect 1900 men to 20
on strike here today, 5000 in the ship
building industry and $500 in the regu
lar carpenter and builder trades work
Of the city. The strike order came yes
terday as a climax to the battle of or
ganized labor to enforce the eight-hour
day in lumber and shingle mills. Union
workers have been called Off every jot
where lumber manufactured in ten-houI
plants was being used, union leader,
said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
l9s WOOLEN GARMENTS
FOR OKLAHOMA JACKIES

One hundred and ninety.two wooden
garments knit by Ardmore women from
wool furnished by Miss Lorena Cruce
daughter Of former Governor Zee Cruce
were shipped yesterday to the Navy
League Washington. d. c.. to be used
by sailors on the battlcship Oklahoma.
sixty more pieces are TO be sent. The
shipment included thirty-seven sweaters,
forty'nine muffiers, forty.two helmets,
three pairs Of socks and sixty pairs Of
mittens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
HEARING ON MUSKOGEE FAIR
PETITION DEFERRED TO NOV.

Oklahoma City, Sept ii.--Hearing on
the protest filed by Muskogee people
and others against the referendum peti.
tion in regard to the Muskogee State
fair act Of the sixth legislature has been
deferred until Nov. by Secretary OF
State Lyon. The petitions for reteren.
dun are being checked carefully BY
Representative L. T.. Neff OF Muskogee
and force OF assistants. The checking
win have been completed before the
date set for hearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
BIG STRIKE THREATENED.

San Francisco. Cal. Sept. IA
threatened strike involving twenty-five
unions affiliated with the Iron Trades
Council Of san Francisco and affecting
approximately $4,000 men. has been
put up to the federal government so
far as the California Metal Trades as.
sociation is concerned. 1t was announc.
ed here. The strike is set for Monday.
Considerable government shipbuilding
would be affected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
I. 5. HAS MUCH EVIDENCE.
Swede Practically Was Messenger Boy
For German Minister.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE document
published by the state department dis.
closes how Foike Cronholme. charge
Of the Swedish legation in Mexico. prac.
tically acted as a messenger boy for
Won Eckhardt personally transmitting
as his legations own dispatches mes.
sages for the German legation. even de.
ivering them personally at the tele.
graph office.
The disclosure gives a hint OF the ma.
ture OF the evidence in this govern
ments possession OF Germany's illegiti.
mate use Of neutral diplomats. The
full extent of this evidence may never
be published but il is known TO be
extensive and this governments action
in making some Of it public is not felt
TO be directed so much at Sweden as 10.
ward further informing the world al
large Of Germany's practices.
Won EclShardt's Letter.
The departments translation OF the
Won Eckhardt letter follows:
Imperial Legation, Mexlco-To His
ENcellency. the Imperial Chancellor:
Herr Folke Cronholm. the Swedish
charge dafalres here. since his arrival
has not disguised his sympathy for Ger
many and has entered into close rela
tions with this legation. He is the only
diplomat through whom information
from hostile camp can be obtained
Moreover. he acts as intermediary for OF
ficial diplomatic intercourse between
this legation and your excellency. In
the course OF this he Is Obliged 10 20
personally each time TO the telegraph
office, not seldom quite late at night. i'm
order 10 hand in the telegrams.
Herr Cronholm was formerly at Pc.
kin and at Toxic and was responsible
for the preliminary arrangements which
had to be made for the representation
OF this country in each case. Before he
came out here he had heen In charge OF
the consulate general at Hamburg. Herr
.Cronholm has not got a Swedish, but
only Chinese order az present. ven.
ture 70 submit TO your excellency the
advisability Of laying before his majesty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
URUGUAY SIEZES
GERMAN VESSELS

Montevideo. Sept l4.-Sept. l4.-Uru.
guayan marines today boarded all the
German ships in the harbor here. the
government having heard Of plans to
sink the vessels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
STOCKH0LM'S CHARGE AT MEXI.
co CITY ACTS AS SECRET
AGENT FOR GERMANY.
LUXBURC ON DODGE
kaiser's Minister at BuenOs Aires Fears
Angry Populaee Awaiting Him At
Railroad Station and Leaves Train
Twelve Miles Out of the City.

London, Sept. 14-Argentine dis
closures-An official statement issued
by the Swedish government telegraphs
the correspondent at Stockholm, Of the
Central News Agency, says that Oah
Werloef, secretary Of the Swedish min
istry Of foreign affairs, has been given
leave of absence from the foreign Of
flee and has placed himself at the dis
position of the minister of justice, with
the object Of assisting in the special in
vestigation in connection with the
Swedish-Argentine revelations
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
CAPT. J. W. DUDLEY. RETIRED.
NEW COMNIiNDANT AT A. a VI

Oklahoma City, Sept. 14.-Capt. J. w.
Dudley, u. $. A.. retired, has been as.
signed as commandant OF the cadets az
the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechan.
ical College The college opened for the
year this week with better enrolment
than had been expectd. II is minded
than had been expected. II is intended
to give additional attention to military
the war department Is cooperating.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
SOME WORKMEN
IN STEEL PAID
$12 TO SIS DAILY

Youngstown. Ohio. Sept. 14.-Several
rollers in steel mills here are earning as
much as $500 month or at a rate of
approximately $4,000 a year as a result
OF Increases granted in recent agree.
ment with Amalgamated Association
Workers, according to managers of the
plants. Heaters, roughers and other
skilled workers are able to make s12 to
SIS daily.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
AMERICAN NAVY
HAS FULL QUOTA

Washington, Sept. 14-Except for
skilled mechanics no more recruits will
be accepted by the navy for probably
three months. Secretary Daniels said
today the navy's personnel now was
well above 100000, including reserves.
More men may be needed upon compile.
tion Of repairs to German merchant YES
sells to be used as transports, and by
next summer another general call for
enlistments may be necessary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
WHEN TOLD BY KERENSKY FATE
AWAITING HIM, OFFICER SENDS
BULLET INTO BODY.
REVOLT is CRUSHED
While kornilOff Has Not Personally
Surrendered, the Government De
clares Revolution Is Practically at an
End-Savage Division Feared Guns.

Petrograd, Sept 13.-Thursday, 10 p.
m.-After being received by Premier
Kerensky at the Winter palac I'd in.
formed Of the fate which aw. I'M.
General Kruimoff, commander Y,
Korniloff troops which were =.
against Petrograd, returned to his /, =
ings tonight and shot himself
The generals wounds are not fatal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
ENID HIGH SCHOOL ADDS
COURSE IN MILITARY TRAINING

Enid, Okla. Sept. l4-Military drnl is
a compulsory feature Of the Enid high
school during the present term. The
drill hours are in the afternoon and all
students are assigned periods for train.
ing, and for one hour daily squads OF
the students are put through vigorous
training exercises on adjacent grounds
by officers experienced in army tactics
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight
unsettled
Oklahoma: Tonight unsettled, showers
in west portion; cooler in extreme north
west portion. Saturday showers, cool.
er in north and west portions.
East Texas: Tonight increasing cloud.
mess, showers in northwest portion;
Saturday unsettled with local showers
cooler in northwest portion.
West Texas: Tonight unsettled, show
ers in north and west portions. cooler
in Panhandle Saturday generally fair
cooler in north and west portions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
To Probe Russ Revolt.

Petrograd, Sept. 1.-THE provisional
government, according to the Russian
official news agency, has sent an ex.
traordlnary special commission to the
Russian army headquarters In the
field TO investigate the Korniloff az.
fnir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14
TROOPS FACE EACH OTHER.
kerenslSy Still Is parleying With Korn-
llOffs Savage Diyision.

Village Of Popovo, Near Tsarskoe.Se
To- Russia, Thursday, Sept. i3.-Having
obtained the only permit issued to a
ncwspaperman since the beginning OF
General KornIloff's revolt. The Assocl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-14

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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-04-26

That there is a scarcity OF farm
labor in this section may be judged
by the requests being made daily OF
County Agriculturist w. W. Howard
Last week he wired the Portland
office of the agricultural department
skiing for fifty men for the season and
he expects to duplicate that message
this wee.
\. " Mcl,ain of the engineering
force employed on the classification
Of Eastern Oregon Land Company
lands is confined to his home with
m attack OF measles. For several
days he was very III but he is now re-
covering from the disease
Attorney W. W. Wood was compell-
ed to remain away from his Office
for several days last week while he
wrestled with case of grip. he was
about again Saturday, however
District Attorney Il. W. swaglor
has purchased the Hager residence
In villa Park addition and after hav-
ing It renovated moved there this
week.
Frank Ryan of Juntura. member
of the mercantile firm OF Gallagher
& Ryan was an ontario visitor over
the weekend.
Ray Wilson and Dr. II, n. whitney
were among the candidates initiated
into the mysteries of Scottish Rite
Masonry at Boise last week.
Judge NJ. @. Clinord. of Baker was In
Ontario ON business Monday and pro-
cceded to Vale for the opening OF the
court term
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-04-26

AFTER getting tb gist OF the news
he told OF the recent promotion OF his
son william Davidson TO a First
EngIu..r's billet ON a submarine chas.
er on the Atlantic coast. The young
nan Gently left Harvard To enlist
H t.. na.y receiving @ second
ourlucar's certificate but 10y applying
ria knowledge OF gasoline engines
acquired operating power boat on
Lake N.uuctoutJ sugccdcdlug In win.
niuE hia urst risC.