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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
WARD AND HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
BE DISMISSED AT 3 O'CLOCK
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
ARRIVE At 3II6 P NJ.
North Bound Santa Fe Passenger Train
viii BE Held Twenty Minutes-COm-
mittee VIII Meet Secretary Lane at
Marietta.

Every man, woman and child in Ard
more will have the opportunity tomor-
row TO see and hear a cabinet officer.
a direct representative and advisor Of
the president, when Franklin X. Lane.
secretary Of the interior, stops here at
1916 o'clock in the afternoon To make
brief speech.
Mr. Lane is making a tour OF some
Of the principal cities Of the country
, and is scheduled TO speak in Oklahoma
City at tho Auditorium tomorrow night
under the auspices Of the Oklahoma
Council Of Defense. This fact came to
the knowledge of the Carter County
Council and an effort was at once made
10 secure a brief speech from the sec
retary at the Santa Fe station here
while he was passing through from
New orleans. Through the Santa Re
officials stop of twenty minutes for
this train was arranged. giving ample
time for a patriotic speech. for Mr..
Lane is telling the main points at issue
in the war
IL is now planned 10 have large au-
tomobile drawn up al the end Of the
Santa Fe freight office from which
Mr Lane will speak The mayor has
given assurance that the street will
bc cleared and that AN automobiles will
be kept quiet during the speaking. as
II is desired that the largest possible
humber OF people be permitted 10 hear
Mr. Lane
The school board this morning am
nounced that it would dismiss the ward
schools at O'Clock tomorrow so that
all pupils I'm the five higher grades may
have the privilege Of listening 70 the
address as well as the pupils Of the hipf
school This is exceptionally fortunate
as nothing makes a greater impression
on a speaker than q preponderance Of
young people in an audience.
The committee appointed by the
Council OF Defense for Carter County.
comprising g. A. Ramsey. j. r. Cole.
man and William Hutchinson announce
the following ass a special committee
which will go to Marietta 10 meet Sec
retary Lane and accompany him 10
this city: n. g. Spauldng. vice presi-
dent Of the council Mayor w r RoD.
erts. G.. w Richards y. G.. Dinrs Roy
NJ Johnson. Erret Dunlap. judge w.
r. Freeman Judge r. w Champion. T..
ST. Adams j. C. Thompson and r. g..
Hefner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
WAR SUMMARY.

Yesterday victory OF the British In
Flanders appears 10 have been about
as complete as any they have gained
In this years operations. Today found
them not only in entire possession of
the ground they had won on six
mile front from Tower Hamlets 70 st.
Julien, but pressing the Germans hard
after repulsing numerous counter at.
tacks
IL had taken hard battling 10 main.
tain the gains OF from half mile To
two-thirds OF a mile which thes accom-.
plished In Wednesdays drive. The Ger.
mans attacked repeatedly yesterday al.
ternoon and evening. assaultlng the
new British line with large forces They
were successfully met at all points. how.
ever, the British war Office reports 10.
day. and the lighting died down IN
the evening, leaving Field Marshal
Haig's forces In possession OF their
gains. The German losses throughout
had been extremely heavy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
IRISH POWWOV
SUCCESS So FAR
NEW IRELAND WILL BE BORN IS
HOPE or SIR HORACE
PLJ'NkETT.

Cork Tuesday, Sept. 25-"We are
gettinc ON and all we want is fair
opportunity tu perform the work for
which we We're appointed" said Sir Hor
ace Punkctt. chairman OF the Irish
convention. at the luncheon given the
members of the convention today
The convention" said Sir Horace
has made m, hope as / never hoped
before, that ] shall live To see a change
Of heart out of which new ireland
will be born ] hope TO hear AN Irish
men say. MY country is thy country.
and In the hreerpatriotism. My God
is thy God"
Sir Horace painstakingly explained
the objects Of the secrecy surrounding
the workings uf the conventional "It
has made possible" he said. the ut
most frankuess and expression of opin
ion between the members which. Il
they knew it were 20 be made public
would not be expressed"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
HEFL|N CHARGES
ARE REPEATED
III PROBE COMMITTEE IL NAMED.
HE WANTS Caucus. not TnE
SPEAKER, TO NAME TT.

Washington Sept 7-C1ugrcssional
investigation Of the charges o.: Repre-.
sentative Hefin, in connection with tne
$4,000 Won Bernstorn "slush" fund.
seemed certain today after Mr.. Hedin
had appeared before the house rules
committee, considering demands for ac
ton
Democratic leaders said ;hat If The
committee did not act by tomorrow. the
situation would be taken up on the floor
Of the house Leaders OF botl parties
are receiving such insistent demands
for immediate action that /, seems Il
cannot long be delayed
Heilin pleaded with the comuittc, to.
day 10 turn its attention to Investigating
how the Won Bernstorfr fund was used
rather than TO his speech. declaring
that thirteen or fourteen members Of
the two houses had acted usniciousli." -"
Mr. Heflin insisted the committee
should develop who supplied money for
mailing out Representative Nlason's
antidraft bin and Representative Brit.
tens German.American service resllu.
tions, and about the antiwsc activities
of Senator La'ollette
Mr. Heflln also declared that he
wanted any investigating committee
named by the Democratic caucus and
not by Speaker Clark
Chairman Pou announced that an.
other meeting OF the committee would
be held tomorrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
SECRET SERVICE
S|EZES 100 SPIES
RAIDS BEGIN IN NEW YORK AND
CONTINUE TODAY-PLOTS
AGAINST PLANTS.

New York, Sept 27.-Plans to wreck
machinery in munition.makmg shops
lin America at the bidding Of German
agents in Europe are believed by the
police to have been defeated through
the arrest Of 100 Germans and German
sympathzers in raids which, begun
here last night were continued today.
This morning. the aliens, each guard.
ed by a detective, were taken to Ellis
Island, where, it was announced. they
viii be interned probably for the durJ.
tiOn Of the war
Nearly all the men arrested are me.
chanics 4 number are employed .u
munitions plants and ON navy contracts.
In the possession Of some were found
quantities OF cdrborundum in pulyerized
fOrm--a chemical used 20 destroy deli.
cate machinery The men knew one
another. had held various meetings at
which police and navy department
agents were present unknown to them.
and had been under surveillance .or
many months according 20 the police
The suspicion is held that the car.
borundum reached here from German
agents in Scandinavian countries. En-.
phasis was placed on the discovery Of
this chemical. some Of it in the form Of
lead pencils. in possession OF German
courier in Norway some months ago.
This agent admitted according to po.
lice information that he had been send.
ing carborundum TO Germans i'm coua.
tries at war with Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
STRIKE BETWEEN PENSACOLA
AND EASTERN LOUISIANA
NEAR NEW ORLEANS.
CRESCENT CITY UNEASY
Rescue Boats Are Ordered to LOw-Lying
Regions TO Take Away Inhabitants.
Mariners Are Told to Get Their Yes
sells to Places OF Safety.

Washington, Sept 27.-The West In.
dian hurricane sweeping across the
Gulf Of Mexico was $50 miles southeast
Of the mouth Of the Mississippi river
this morning, the weather bureau an
nounced, and is moving in a north-north-
westerly direction. IL is expected the
storm will strike the American main.
land between Pensacola and the eastern
Lusiana coast near New Orleans.
No information as to its intensity
have come, but storm warnings have
been ordered on the coast and warnings
Of dangerous gales have been sent in
land IN southeast Louisiana. southern
Mississippi, southern Alabama, and the
extreme northwestern end Of Florida.
High tides are forecast along the Lou
isiana and Alabama coasts, accompany
ing the gales of hurricane force.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
INDIAN DIDN'T WANT
son IN REPUBLICAN" NAVY

The Democratic party can boast of
one thoroughly loyal supporter in Car.
ter county in the person of a Choctaw
Indian. lie has been coming to the
local recruiting office Of the navy for
several days with his son whom ne
was trying to get TO enlist in the navy.
Proceedings had been held up because
the boys knee was injured few davs
ago and thu recruiting officer was
waiting until the injury healed. This
morning when things were about q
come TO a climax and the hoy was u
be accepted, the father again came in
the office and appeared greatly agitat
ed. He asked
Got Democratic or Republican ma
W." He was told that It was neither
Stlll he was not satisfied and began
TO examine the posters on the wall mi
.nutely Seeing the American eagle on
a large poster, he pointed an accusing
finger a, the recruiting officer and said
"uh huh. Republican navy; thought so
Deal is Off"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
CAMBON BELITTLES
GERMAN PROPOSAL
REGARDING BELGIUM

Paris, Sept 27.-Jules Cambon. gener-
al secretary Of the ministry Of foreign
affairs in his weekly talk with the As.
sociated Press today spoke Of the re-
plies Of the central powers Of the pope's
peace proposal, which, he said. he found
remarkable as carefully avoiding any
practical question, while dealing at
length on arbitration, disarmament. lib
erty Of the seas and philosophical ques-
tions which the Germans always have
treated as chimerical."
AS regards the verbal proposition
about Belgium" NJ Cambon continued.
the conditions are not acceptable to all
Belgians, as they involve the negation
of any true independence A distinction
between the Walloons and the Flemish
would be the end Of Belgium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
AUSTRALIANS AND ENGLISH
MAKE VICTORIOUS ASSAULTS
Storm and Capture Areas Fortified With
StrOnghOlds


British Front in France and Belgium.
Sept 26. - Delayed - Once more the
British fighting machine has rushed
its way through the German trenches
along the Ypres battle front with great
success. The offensive begun in the
gray dawn OF a misty morning had this
noon accomplished virtually all that had
been planned for H. and this afternoon.
the men Of Australia. England and SCOT
land were holding positions which repre.
sented gain Of from 1000 10 1900
yards over a large part Of the sector
involved.
Take Ridge and Wood
They had secured the whole Of the
Lower Hamlets ridge which the Germans
had fought 20 bitterly to retain; they
were clear OF the famous Polygon wood.
whose eastern slopes had been filed
with concrete redoubts and sniping shel.
ters they had battled their way through
Zonnebeke village. Of immortal memory:
and north OF the Ypres Roulers railway
they We're holding many German strong.
holds in the valley Of the Hanebeek
river
Hard fighting still continued. especial
y south Of the Polygon wood, where
the Germans were trying determlnedly
TO regain the ground lost. and further
counter attacks were not unexpected
The Australians. who negotiated most
OF the territory between the Ypres.Rou.
lers railway and the YpresMeniu road.
appear 90 have had comparatively little
trouble in getting through, with the ex.
ception of a narrow stretch Just south
OF the Polygon wood where the Ger.
mans held on tenaciously for a time
Fight Into Trench System.
The Australians had 20 fcht their
way through a more or less intricate
trench system TO Polygon wood and en-.
countered a great number OF block
houses, which turned a vicious machine
gun and rifle fire against them Among
the troops opposing them were Poles.
North OF Polygon wood the Austria.
lians covered the ground assigned 20
them In two hours and twenty minutes.
the average depth OF their advance being
ZOO yards. The entire Australian on
Grafton was accomplished with exceed.
ingly small casualties.
II was a proud day for those English
troops who forced their way into the
western end of Zonnebeke village Not
since the bitter period of April 1915.
when the British were compelled 10 with.
draw from this place. had an allied
soldier entered IT, The wound OF the
defeat was healed largely today
Among the prisoners taken were "a
number Of Prussians. who are sturdy
looking troops
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
NEW ORLEANS MAKES
READY FOR TORNADO
Lowland Residence Sections and Ship
ping Are In Danger.

New Orleans, Sept 27-IndicatiJns
that the local weather bureau officials
expected the center of the tropical hur.
Iicane 70 pass inland from the Gulf Of
Mexico near New Orleans and vicinity
some time tonight or early tomorrow.
We're given TO the official forecast for
this district for tonight and Friday,
and also IN urgent hurricane warri
sent out about 10 o'clock this morning
go exposed sections nearby
The weather forecast for New Orleans
and Louisiana predicted "nc.theast
gales, reaching hurricane force" and
high tides on the coast tonight and
Friday. Boats also We're ordered out
by the weather bureau TO the Barataria
lowland section and TO the Grand Isle
section south Of here, TO remove 10 pla-
ces of safety the inhabitants Of sections
greatly exposed TO winds and tides.
Small Towns Warned.
Warning was sent to small towns
nearby 10 be prepared for dangerous
winds and a number Of residents Of ex-
posed communities near New Orleans
were reported ON their way to this city
for greater safety
Dr. l. NJ Cline. district forecaster.
said.
we do not know just where and
when the center Of the hurricane will
pass inland bat indications are the
approaching storm is very severe and
every precautiou should be taken in the
uncertainty. Every effort has been
made TO warn inhabitants Of exposed
places in the possible path Of the storm
and all sarge and small craft have been
warned 90 seek safe shelter"
Al o'clock this afternoon the
weather bureau ba ometer registered
29.79 and falling ana the wind velocity
was l6 miles an hour
a wireless message from vessel in
the Gulf between $50 and 200 miles
southeast Of New Orleans stated that
It's barometer about noon was 29.62 and
that the wind velocity was 70 miles an
hour
As precautionary measure the city
authorities here ordered all schools
closed at noon and the children were
sent 90 their homes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
TENAS COAST AFFECTED.
Warnings HoiSted From Port Arthur TO
Corpus Christi

Galveston. Texas, Sept. 27-Strong
uorthcrly winds and gales are forecast
for tonight and Friday along the Texas
coast from Port Arthur To Corpus
Christi. caused by the tropical disturb
ance reported approaching the coast of
the mouth Of the Mississippi river. The
barometer at Galveston Is 2994 The
wind is blowing from the north at 10
miles an hour and the sky is cloudless.
Northeast storm warning signals
We're ordered hoisted from Port Arthur
20 Corpus Christi in a message from
the weather bureau at Washington.
The tropical disturbance will cause
strong northerly winds and gales to.
night and probably Friday" the mes.
sage says
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
STEAMER is SUNK
WITH ALL ON BOARD

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 27.--A re.
port that an persons on board the Brit.
ish steamship Wentworth were lost
when that vessel was sunk 10y a Ger.
man submarine. was brought here by
passengers on a British steamship
which arrived today
The Wentworth, OF 1881 tons. was
destroyed September ,. presumably Off
the French coast
There were about fifty men in the
Wentworth's crew, according to officials
here Of the French line, which had the
vessel under charter No Americans
were on board. Il was believed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
Obey Government AppeoI

Washington, Sept. 27-The strikers
at the Norfolk navy yard returned to
work after being urged by the navy
department to do so as patriotic duty
pending investigation Of their demands
Demands OF 10000 other navy yard and
arsenal workers were taken up here
today at a conference AZ the navy de.
partmcnt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
fair
Oklahoma: Tonight. frost In central
and northeast portions; cooler In ex.
treme east portion, Friday. fair. warmer
East Texas; Unsettled tonight, show.
erS In east portion, cooler In east anG
south portions, except coast; Friday
probably fair, strong northerly winds
and gales on the coast.
West Texas: Tonight fair. cooler in
southeast portion Friday fair, warmer
In north portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
CARRANZA NOW FULLY
RECOGNIZED BY WASHINGTON
Mexico win Coin Gold in United states.
Report Saws.

Mexico City, Sept 27-Henry y
Fletcher, the American ambassador, To-
day received a letter from the United
States government acknowledging IN,
election and seating OF Venustiauo Car
rama as president.
This Is the final move In recognition
by the United States OF the present
Mexican government, II is undorstoot
that the American government b. com
ing TO the aid OF Mexico's finances b,
permitting Mexico 10 bring In soli bul
lion to be coined to meet the sh'rtnp, ir
circulating medium
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
NAVY YARD STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK

Norfolk. Va. Sept 27.-Suiking me.
chanics at the Norfolk navy yard. mum.
bering 3,7O0. returned to work today
under an agreement 20 submit their
grievances 70 arbitration. \ confer.
.ence on the subject will be- held In
Washington on October Q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
SLAV CONSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRATS BARRED

Petrograd, Sept 26.-Delayedl.-The
central committee OF the workmen's and
soldiers delegates has adopted. by a
vote OF lle to lOl resolution favorlng
the principle Of the coalition in the re.
construction Of the government, but ex.
cluding the constitutional democrats
from participation In the government
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
FRANCE AND ITALY
LOSE 19 VESSELS
DURING PAST WEEK

Paris, Sept 26 - Delayedt--The
French admiralty tonight announced
the following losses by submarines OF
mines for the week ending September
23;
over 1900 tons, seven; one previous
Under 1900 tons, five; two previously
Three steamers were attacked un
successfully. No fishing vessels were
lost"
Rome, Sept &c. -- Delayed - One
steamship of more than 1900 tons and
six sailing ships Of less than 1900 tons
each were sunk last week by mines or
submarines, according TO the weekly
report from the Italian admiralty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
To Pacific Coast.

Washington. Sept 27.-The govern.
meut ship building labor adjustment
board win leave next Wednesday FOR
Seattle to take up at first hand the
Pacific coast strike situation. The
board viii visit Portland and san Fran.
cisco
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
FRIENDS DENOUNCE
EX.GOV. FERGUSON
THREE SENATOR'S WHO VOTED
NOT TO BAR HIM FROM OF.
FICE ARE ANGERED.

Austin, Texas, Sept. 26.-Three Of the
senators who voted for the minority re-
port that would have removed Cover
nor James E. Ferguson, but would not
have disqualified him from holding Of.
flee, this morning made explanations
for the record denouncing the former
governor.
The statement given out Tuesday
night by Mr. Ferguson aroused CON
siderable resentment among senator's.
who did not like his attitude and CON
sidered it reflection upon the senate.
Messrs. Page and Bee both spoke rath.
er vigorously on this subject and later
prepared statements which will be m-
corporated in the journal Mr.. Huds-
peth also sent up "a statement for the
journal
Another matter that attracted some
attention at the morning session was Il
resolution introduced by Mr. Clark ask
ing that the house expel r. O. Fuller.
speaker Of the house. on the ground
that he is unfit for membership in that
body, owing to his affidavit as TO his
vote on the location Of the West Texas
A. & NJ. College and his charge thar
James r. Ferguson tried 10 bribe him.
The resolution was ruled out OF order
and the ruling OF the chair was sus-
tained upon an appeal being taken by
Mr.. Clark
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
IN MAIN BATTLE TODAY AUSTRIA
LIANS ARE PRESSING ENEMY
IN DESPERATE MANNER.
MAINTAIN NE v LINES
Northwest of ZOnnebelSe, Heavy Fight
ing Continues Near the Elevations
Which Dominate Large Extent of
Territory.-LondOn Is Enthusiastic.

London, Sept 27.-British seaplanes
again dropped many tons Of bombs on
German military establishments in Bel.
GUM Tuesday night, an official state
ment issued tonight by the admiralty
says.
British Army in France and Belgium,
Sept. 27.-(By The Associated Press)
The British are maintaining their
new lines strongly The main battle
today was in the neighborhood Of Cam
eron House south Of the eastern ex-
tremity Of Polygon wood, where the
Australians are pressing the Germans
hard. The situation as a whole is vir-
tually unchanged
Northwest of Zonnebeke. heavy fight.
ing continues near the elevations which
dominate a considerable extent OF ter.
ritory
From the British standpoint the sit.
uation resulting from the offensive is
exceedingly satisfactory
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-27
"N0T ONLY GERMANY, BUT LIBER.
TY OF EUROPE MENACED BY
CAPITALISTIC TYRANNY
SPEECH OF HATRED
Declares Cursed Party Squabbles at
Home Must Cease While the German
House Is Afire. ."-Germany Will Pro.
tect Belgium, He Ayers.

Berlin, Sept. 25.-Via London. Sept
2l--Arguing that Belgium was not
wronged by Germany, in view Of Bel.
GUMS attitude before the war. Admiral
Won Tirpitz in a speech before the new
fatherland party said.
"Henceforth, Germany and not Eng.
land must be the protector power over
Belgium. After all the sacrifice of life
and blood we have offered up I'm this
war there will never again be such a
status for us. We need tangible indem.
mites that will enable us in coming
decades TO recover what we have lost in
this war. This war concerns not only
Germany, but the liberty Of Europe and
its people from allconsuming tyranny
of the Anglo-American capitalist"
Amsterdam, Sept 25.-Admiral Won
Tirpita mis- speech before the new
German fatherand party at Berlin. Is
quoted as referring 10 the German in.
ternal situation as follows:
These cursed party squabbles must
cease while the German house is afire.
II is ridiculous to believe the so.called
international conference win give us "a
place in the sun voluntarily Our chill.
dren's children will curse US if we jeop.
ardize Germanys future for mere party
purposes
THE greatest victory cannot replace
the great sacrifice we have made. The
plan Of the reichstag majority would
mean Germany's defeat and the victory
of Anglo-American capitalism"