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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
LODGE OENOUNCES
TURK AND bULGAR
PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE AMERICA WAR ON
BOTH OF THEM.
TURKS FIGHT ITALIANS
United States Troops Soon Will Face
the MOslems In Latin Realm-Senator
Expresses Contempt for Gar Of Bull
garia As Tool Of Germany.

Washington. Dec. SIN the senate
debate on the war resolution against
Austria Hungary Senator Lodge declar.
ed he believed technically a case could
be made out in regard to Turkey.
Turkish troops" he said, ''are now
being employed on the Italian front
where we may be called upon TO take
part at any moment"
Turning 10 Bulgaria. Senator Lodge
said there was no feeling of hostility
to the Bulgarian people but that the
"czar of the Bulgarians was enticed
into an alliance with Germany"
1T would be difficult TO find in his.
tory" he said, "a meaner or baser fig
ure. Bulgaria, as the president has
said, is the tool of Germany. Bull
garia has legation I'm this city. IL
their officers are friendly to this coun-
try, they are traitors to their own gov
ernment; if true to their own govern
ment then there is a legation represent
ing Germany and her allies in the capi-
tai of the United States. | would like
to see ii removed.
Bulgaria is a tool, but IL is a dream
in my mind to think we can detach
Bulgaria or Turkey from the German
alliance. 1t is as much a dream that
we could detach Austria"
In ringing denunciation of the Turk
ish government, Senator Lodge contin-
ued:
The Turks have been the scourge
of the world and Christendom; the pest
and curse; birthplace of countless mas
sacres; the cause of innumerable wars"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
NO REPORT OF SUFFERING
AS RESULT OF COLD WAVE

Notwithstanding that the temperature
at 500 a. m. was above, up to IL
o'clock this forenoon there had been
no calls for assistance from either Mrs.
Curtis office or Mrs. Kahn, resulting
from the cold wave Of last night. This
does not mean that there is no suf-
fering among the poor OF the city, but
il does mean that the situation Is being
carefully looked after by the organiza-
tions represented by Mrs. Kahn and
Mrs Curtis. On Thursday of this week
Mrs Kahn. assisted by Mrs. ]. B. Cham
pion. distributed $50 loaves Of bread
donated by the Solomon bakery. and on
Friday 100 loaves were distributed in
the same manner.
Next week the Benevolent Society OF
this city, of which Mrs. Julius II. Kahn
is president. will begin a campaign for
Christmas money through the sale OF
placards to the business men. These
placards announce the fact that the
business house or office where they are
displayed will make charity donations
only through organized organizations.
and IL is expected that the sale Of these
cards will net a sum that will mater
tally augment the donations promised
from other sources for Christmas gifts
to the poor.
The Benevolent Society Of this city,
unlike similar organizations Of other
cities. has no salaried officers. so every
dollar donated. through this society
reaches the object intended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
RED CROSS DRIVE
HEADQUARTERS
TOM COOPER. CITY CAPTAIN, TEN
DERS FORD AGENCY GARAGE
TO THE DISTRICT

Senator Fred L. Tucker, district man.
ager and Russell b. Brown, Carter
county manager, for the Red Cross
Christmas Membership Drive, together
with Tom Cooper, who has been ap.
pointed Ardmore city captain. announce
that headquarters will be opened at
once in the Ford Agency, Tom Cooper's
Garage) 10 East Main street. This will
be made the clearing house for all dis
trict, county and city activities.
Mr. Cooper, who has been chosen city
captain, is a business man who has ap'
piled intensive methods to the opera
tions of his business and made re-
markable success. He is now engaged
in perfecting his city organiZatio the
personel of which will probably be an
nounced early next week.
Senator Tucker will start Monday
moon on a trip to each county seat town
in his district and Mr.. Brown leaves
early Monday morning to lay the foun-
dation for organization in various parts
of the county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
NAMES OF TEN SURVIVORS ARE
CAbLED TO NAVY DEPARTMENT
ENEMY TORPEDO SENDS TO BOTTOM ONE OF THE
NEWEST CRAFT OF ITS CLASS-WAS COMMANDED
BY BROTHER OF MRS. JOSEPHUS DANIELS AND
WHO is AMONG THOSE WHO PERISH
a dark and had all the best of the engage

dark and had all the best of the engage
ment.
Probably Chance Meet.
No details were contained in today's
report, but II has been the case here
tofore that when a submarine gets hit
on a destroyer, Il is more due to a
chance meeting and good opportunity
than fighting skill on the part Of the
submarine
The large loss OF life would Indicate
that the torpedo, with its deadly charge
of high explosive. made a fair hit on
the destroyers thin hun, and that the
submarine hunter prosably was blown
in two. That IL went down quickly is
evidenced by the fact that nothing is
said of survivors getting off in life
boats. Those saved got off on RATS
which probably floated Off the sinking
ship as it plunged down in the Icy
darkness.
Commander Bagley's brother was the
first American officer killed in the
Spanish-American war.
Had Done Noble Work.
The Jacob Jones was the ship which
saved 305 persons from the Drama.
p. and o. liner, converted into an aux
iliary cruiser on October 10. The Drama
had been torpedoed by a submarine
while IL was acting as a part of con-
voy of merchane vessels under escort
of American destroyers. The Jacob
Jones was one of the convoy.
The Jacob Jones and another destroy
er were detailed to remain by the
Drama after the submarine had been
attacked and put out of action. When
the Drama began to settle it had grown
dark and its crew abandoned her. The
Jacob Jones picked up in the darkness
305 of the AIS persons on board. The
other vessels standing by rescued the
remainder.
The Jacob Jones' peace time COM
plement was five officers, five petty Of
ficers and eighty-seven men. 1t was
one of the newest and largest Of
American destroyers, with a displace-
ment of 1,150 tons ana rength of 80
feet over all. 1t was completed in 1916
at the plant of the New York shipbuild-
ing company, Camden, N j. The ves-
sci burned oil and was driven by turbine
engines and had a speed of 1851.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
GOVERNMENT IS
LOSER BY FIRE
STRUCTURE USED AS
WAREHOUSE FOR MEDICAL
SUPPLIES Is BURNED.

Chicago, Dec. S.-A,. warehouse recent
ly leased by the government for the
medical division of the army was de-
stroyed by fire of mysterious origin to-
day.
Chemicals among the stores caused
number of small explosions.
The flames burned SO fiercely that
only the tottering walls of the five sto.
ry structure were standing when fire
men arrived.
The building stood at South Dear
born and West Fortieth street.
Major w. :. Shields and thirty-five
employees fled from the flames. Major
Shields said he had no comment TO
make on suspicious of firemen that in
cendiaries started the fire.
Two men acting suspiciously near the
ruin were arrested by federal opera
tives The fire loss was estimated at
5000 600
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
Fl. SMITH TIED
BY BIG STRIKE
UNION WORKERS, INCLUDING THE
STREET CAR MEN, QUIT in
SYMPATHY WITH GIRLS.

Fort Smith, Ark. Dec. SIN sym
pathy with the strike Of the operators
of the Southwestern Bell Telephone
company who have been on strike for
the past two and a half months, gen.
eral strike became effective here today.
At seven O'Clock the bakers, carpenters,
plasterers, cigar makers, sheet metal
workers, paperhangers, painters and all
building trades workers, except brick
layers, quiet work.
The street railway employees will quit
at $3.50, the stage hands and motion
picture operators at o'clock, the retail
clerks at 8, the laundry workers at
$50, the BARRIERS at 10 p. m.
The attitude Of other craftsmen Is
not yet certain.
1t is stated that federal interposition
has been secured against strike OF
employees of power, light and natural
gas public utilities in order to avert
the suffering that would attend the sit
uation in consequence Of the severe
weather.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
STILL BELIEVES RUSSIA WILL
SOON COME TO ITS SENSES

London. Dec. Sin reiterating his
former statement that regenerative pro
cesses are going on in Russia, the Pet
rograd correspondent of the Morning
Post says:
The real Russia is working silently
and steadily for reconstruction and the
inevitable return to common sense
which we may hope is near at hand"
He adds that the bolsheviki now are
being challenged by an organization
calling itself the Union of Anarchist
Syndicalists."
There is profound divergence Of opin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
BRITISH RELEASE BOURBON WOOD
TO ENEMY, THEN BOMBARD HIM
GERMANS ENTER GAS-REEKING MARSH AREA AND TRY
TO DIG IN WHILE ENGLISH GUNS POUR TONS OF
EXPLOSIVES ON THEM-BYNCS ARMY RESTS
WELL HOUSED IN HINDENBURG DUGOUTS.

Cacquerie village. The advance of the
Germans into the evacuated territory
has been much hampered by the har.
RAISING methods of the British.
British Quit Bourbon Wood.
The British, who held Bourbon wood
so gallantly, were compelled to wear
gas masks most of the time they were
in the forest. The ground was swampy
in many places and the whole wood
was covered with underbrush. These
two features resulted in gas hanging
about the wood in clouds. In some
points 1t was perilous even to remove
the mask to eat or drink and this neces
STATED frequent relief II also was ex
tremely difficult to dig in, as every
time "A spadeful of eartn was turned the
soggy soil gave out more gas. Yet, it
is s~believed the British could have main.
tained the wood if it had been necessary
and advisable.
Ii is impossible to give an adequate
estimate of the number of German
troops employed in the operations along
the new battle line since General Byng
began his push on November 20, but/it
is probably not far out Of the way to
say that the enemy had something like
250 900 men.
Hun Doesn't Come Close.
The British withdrawal leaves the
British in full possession of the Hinden-
burg line between the Nord canal and
Nillers- -Plouich. East Of Nillers-Plouch.
the British line crosses the system and
then southwark to Gouche wood, which
the British continue to hold. The new
positions are exceedingly strong, and
the Germans indicate that they will
try to dig in a respectful distance from
them.
The Germans has suffered consider
able casualties. Something like 1000
Germans were killed north of Flesqui-
eres yesterday afternoon by artillery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08

Washington. Dec. S.-Torpedoed in a
night attack. the American destroyer
Jacob Jones, one of the newest and
largest submarine hunters of her class.
was sunk Thursday night in the war
zone and two-thirds Of her crew were
lost.
The disaster brings to the American
people the first naval loss of great con-
sequence since the country entered the
war
Thirty.seven of her officers and crew
were taken off in life RATS. The re.
mainder are not accounted for in to-
days dispatch from Vice-Admiral Sims,
who forwarded the names of ten of the
survivors.
Names of Ten Survivors.
The names of ten of the survivors
have been received in Washington. They
are Lieutenant John X. Richards. En-
sign Nelson n. Gates, Assistant Sur
geon l.. l.. AdamkiewicZ. Charles f..
Pierce, fireman, Timothy Edward Two
mey. seaman, John c. Johnson. seaman.
Henry A. Stutzke, chief machinist's
mate, Edward F.. Grady. fireman. Sec
ond class, John j. Mulvaney, seaman,
end Myron Flood, seaman.
Lieutenant Commander David Worth
Bagley. brother of Mrs. Josephus Dan.
iels, wife of the secretary of the navy,
and whose brother was the first Amer
lean officer to give his life in the Span
ish-American war, does not appear ip
the list of survivors.
Fear Bagley Is Lost.
Inasmuch as Admiral Sims mentioned
other officers among the survivors and
did not name Bagley. it is feared he
went down with his ship
The complement of the Jones in peace
times was five officers, five petty Of
ficers and 81 enlisted men. Undoubt.
edly these has been probably increased
to 100 or more. From the first report
il would appear that the loss of life
would be upward of sixty.
The attack, which was at s o'clock
at night. was delivered by a torpedo.
In the rolling, icy seas of the North
Atlantic winter weather, the submarine
probably had plenty of opportunity to
pick its time for the shot. The sub
mersibe probably came upon the de-
stroyer patrolling her course in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
WILSON SORROWS
FOR STRICKEN CITY

Washington, Dec. S.-President VIII
sen has sent to the governor general
of Canada an expression of sympathy
of the people of the United States be.
cause of the disaster at Halifax. The
presidents telegram follows:
''In presence of the awful disaster al
Halifax the people of the United States
offer their noble brethren of the Do
minion their heartfelt sympathy and
grief, as is fitting at this time when
to the ties of kinships and community
of speech and material interests are
added the strong bonds of union in the
common cause of devotion to the su.
preme duties of national existence"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
BRAZIL TO INTERN
GERMAN ENEMIES

Rio Janeiro, Dec. S.-The Brazilian
cabinet at meeting last night decided
upon the following regulations with re-
ward to German subjects in Brazil:
To prohibit all commercial relations
between foreign nationals resident in
Brazil and enemy subjects in foreign
countries.
To suspend the expectation of all
goods belonging to the enemy.
To intern suspected subjects.
To cancel all public land contracts
and concessions, with due regard to
the rights of settlers and proprietors
already located.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
DEAD At HALIFAX
LATEST ESTIMATE
NO POSSIBLE WAY TO EVER KNOW
EXACT NUMBER LOST IN
GREAT DISASTER.
ONLY FEW IDENTIFIED
Between Six Thousand and Four Thou
sand Dwellings Occupied by Poorer
Classes Are DestrOyed-A TOta, Of
Twenty Thousand Destitute.
(E'rom a STAFF Correspondent of
The Associated Pressl

Halifax, Dec. S.-The Massachusetts,
relief train that left Boston Thursday
night arrived here today.
There is absolutely no way of esti
mating with any degree of accuracy
the number of dead as a result of the
explosion Thursday. Fifteen hundred
dead is the generally accepted figure
by the authorities.
In one morgue. there are 300 bodies
The latter were viewed by a multitude
today, but only few were Identified
There are probably 200 other bodies on
view awaiting identification. In the
greater number of cases this will be
impossible.
A citizens committee issued state
ment saying that between 5000 and
1000 dwellings occupied by the poorer
classes had been destroyed, affecting
approximately $4,000 persons. Investi
CATION shows that almost 10000 persons
are destitute.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
WAR SUMMARY

British positions North of La Vac
querie the British troops captured Ger
man trenches, improving the line in
this portion. Berlin reports successful
fighting around Graincourt. 1t is es-
timated from British headquarters in
France that at least 250000 German
troops took part in the latest operations
in the Cambria sector.
I'm the Holy Land.
Hebron, southwest of Jerusalem, has
been captured by British forces. II is
reported that all American citizens in
Jerusalem, probably all Jews. have been
removed from the city IL is not In
dicated whether the Turks are evac-
uating all the civilian population or
only part of II.
Guns are silent and soldiers are idle
along the entire length of the eastern
front from the Baltic to the Black Sea,
the Rumanians under the force of cir
cumstances having Joined the Russians
in their armistice negotiations with the
central powers. The Russian govern
ment announced that the negotiations
have been halted for seven days to give
the allied countries opportunity to ex-
press their attitude toward peace nego-
tiations.
BOlsheviki Occupy Vladivostok.
Meanwhile il is reported that 1900
bolsheviki troops have arrived at Nladi-
vostok. Whether these came from Pet
rograd or are units from Siberian towns
is not disclosed. Vladivostok holds
much war material and other supplies
shipped from the United States. Japan
and other allied countries.
The temporary independent govern
ment in Siberia has chosen former Pre-
mier kerensky as minister of justice.
General Korniloff is reported to have
Joined General Kaledines. the Cossack
leader around whom most Of the lead
ers OF the old provisional government
have gathered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
dBy The Associated Press }

British Headquarters In France, Fri
day. Dec. THE Germans today con
tinued their work of reoccupying the
devastated area bequeathed to them by
the British, when General Byng made
his withdrawal from the Cambria sail
ent.
II was an unsavory task that faced
the enemy. The Bourbon wood still is
reeking with poisonous gas; Graincourt
Anneux. Cantaing, Noyelles. Marcoing
and Masnieres are a waste of ruins,
and the 10y lying ground on which the
Germans apparently had planned to dig
their new trenches was overlooked by
the British positions.
Into this desert the big guns We're
lrling tons of explosives, and machine
.,dnners were whipping a constant
stream of bullets into the ranks of the
enemy sent forward prospecting for de-
sirable points available for defense.
Meanwhile, the major portion of the
British army was sitting comfortably In
their new home. Their main work had
been completed before they started to
retire at midnight Tuesday.
Occupy Famous Hindenburg Trenches.
AS matter of fact, part of their
work was done for them by the Ger
mans in the famous Hindenburg trench.
es The wonderful German dugouts
and network of front line and communi-
cation trenches were all at the disposal
of the Tommes, who look out with un-
concerned satisfaction at the former
occupants now laboring miserably to
build underground habitations
Fighting continued today at many
points between advanced patrols of the
British and the Germans. In the region
of La Vacquere. the Germans gave
no indication that they had abandoned
their attempt to GUST the British from
the high ground just north of La
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08

Americas declaration of war on Aus
tra. Hungary comes at a moment when
the Italian northern front between Asi-
ago and Brenta is being hard-pressed
by an Austro-German army under Field
Marshal Won HoetZendorf. The adop-
ton of the declaration by congress
with only one dissenting vote tMr. Lon
don, Socialist and its signing by Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday probably Will be
a great moral help to the people or
Italy and especially to the heroic troops
in the Trentino.
Four days the invading Austro-Ger-
mans have forced the Italians back an
average of three miles on a ten-mile
front. But the advance was gained at
a great cost in casualties. as the ltal-
ians fought desperately every foot OF
the way, and at some points preferred
to die rather than to surrender or re-
tire. In addition to losing Monte Sise-
mol. three miles east of Asiago, the
Italians, according to Berlin, have given
IN four thousand additional prisoners.
Defense Line Not Broken.
Although superiority in numbers and
artillery has forced the Italians TO re-
treat. the defense line has not been
broken and there is yet ten miles OF
mountain to fight through before the
foothills around Bassano are reached.
The operation has Strengthened out the
Italian lire. which now rurs from Monte
Caberlaba just south of Asiago across
the Ronchi and Frenzella valleys TO
Foza and east to the Brenta. The ltal'
ians are holding the invaders near the
Rrenta. and the latest Austro-German
gains. have been made only around Ash
ago.
Lull on British Front.
There is lull in the fighting around
Cambria. and the Germans have made
no attacks in force against the new
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
and Sunday fair. warmer.
Oklahoma: Tonight and Sunday fair
rising temperature.
East Texas: Tonight. colder in low.
er Rio Grande valley, freezing to coast;
temperature will be "a to 2S degrees in
sugar and trucking regions; Sunday
fair. not so cold.
West Texas: Tonight and Sunday
warmer tonight in north portion. warm
er Sunday in southeast portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08

ion among the Russian armies in Ru-
mania regarding the attitude they shall
take toward the bolsheviki government.
says a dispatch to the Times. from Ru-
manian headquarters dated Friday.
Committees have been formed consist
ing mostly of interested Germans who
have succeeded in getting a hold on
the rank and file. The correspondent.
after reporting signs of disintegration
says the bolsheviki are gaining the
upper hand along the entire front.
General Riggusa. commander of the
fourth army, has been arrested
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
RUSS REPUD|ATES
FOREIGN LOANS
AMERICA HAD ADVANCED MANY
MILLIONS TO THE SLAV GOV.
ERNMENTS.

London, Dec S.-The bolsheviki gov.
ernment, according to a Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd is preparing a decree
repudiating all Russian foreign loans
and loans concluded by land banks and
railways on government guarantees.
Shares of internal loans held abroad
also will be repudiated.
The American government has loaned
the Russian government. under the
czar and under Kerensky, many mill
ions of dollars. The loans were mostly
in the farm of credits, which were used
in the purchase of munitions. food and
other supplies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
DR.. MELVIN DEAD.

Washington, Dec. S.-Dr. A. ID. Mel
win. chief of the federal bureau of ami
NAL industry, and well known to the
country as the governments foremost
figure in combating foot and mouth
disease and other diseases of cattle,
died at his home here last night of pull
monary hemorrhage. He was 90 years
old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
Private Report Says 1000 Dead.

Amherst, N. S., Dec. S.-An estimate
of 1000 persons dead in the Halifax
disaster is contained in a private tele-
gram received from the stricken city
today by an undertaking firm here.
The message asks that four thousand
coffins by sent to Halifax at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
Many Are Crared.

st. John, n. B.. Dec. Sit is salu
that many women. men ana chiIure'l' IT,
destitute. who had been orousht " "
Truro from Halifax who hao peen ~
crazed by the shock upon arrNs a.
the relief stations they were eNe" 1''
able TO tell their own names.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
More Relief for Halifax.

Providence, r. l., Dec. S.-A special
train bearing 3S physicians and fifty
nurses and a carload of surgical sup
plies left here this morning for Halifax.
The unit was made up entirely of vol
unteers and was sent by the Providence
chapter of the American Red Cross.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-08
FEAR FOR LIFE OF
FORMER CAR
Guards DISARMED TO PREVENT
LYNCHING OF ROYAL PRISON
ER-ESCAPED ONCE Is REPOkT

London, Dec. S.-The guards sur
rounding Nicholas Romanoff. former
Russian emperor near Tobolsk' siberia
have been disarmed by boisnevlkl so'-
diers and sailors. according to advices
received i'm Petrograd.
The bolsheviki leaders intend 10 re-
move Nicholas to some other pace
fearing he might be lynched.
Washington. Dec. S.-The American
consul at Tiflis today reported rumor
that the former czar of Russia had es'
caned The message contained no DE
tails. and made IT clear that there was
no confirmation Of the rumor' 40
other news was received here To-Day
from Russia.