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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
NO PROTEST AGAINST WAR
Killing Of Rssputin kindled Fire Of
Patriotic Determination.

~ VI
Patriotic Determination.
London, March 1G.-Reuter's Petro-
grad correspondent sends the follow.
ing dispatch concerning the Russian
revolution, under date of Wednesday:
"Your correspondent has been in
the streets both night and day for the
last three days. lie has seen long
lines Of hungry men, women and chill.
dren and has seen the wanton firing
Of rires, machine guns and civil war
in the main thoroughfares, but has
not heard a single word against war.
Blamed on Germans.
"A shortage OF food, the lack of or.
ganization and the neglect of the most
elementary precautions are popnlarly
ascribed to German influences. This
Is a word of proyocation on every lip.
The killing Of Rasputin was the
match that set fire to the vast heap
OF patrlolic determination that Russia
Would deserve well Of her allies II she
would give herself the chance The
fire quickly spread, ran from class to
class, from civilians to troops.
Bursts Into Flames.
ut smouldered in Petrograd on Sat
urday, burst into flames on Sunday
and to a conhagration yesterday. This
morning your correspondent heard
that It's purpose has been achieved
All the regiments in Petrograd have
declared for the duma and the people
and the naval barracks have been
opened to enable sailors to make com
mon cause"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
UNIVERSITY To
GETFQUR NEW
BUILDINGS
CELEBRATE ACTION OF LEGlsLA-
TURE WHICH PROVIDES FOR
GEOLOGY BUILDING, LIBRARY,
AUDITORIUM AND HOSPITAL.

Norman Okla, March 16- Students
faculty and Norman residents gener
ally are today celebrating because the
Oklahoma legislature has appropriated
money for four new buildings for the
state school for the next two years
and has allowed a reasonably large
amount for maintenance.
There are now six large buildings
on the university campus. The s525, 900
appropriation for buildings will pro-
vide a geology building, 100000; one
wing Of a new library building, S75.-
600; and the auditorium, $15OOOO, OF.
the university campus, and a hospital,
10 cost 100000, for the medical school
In Oklahoma City
The appropriations for the univer.
sity total more than one and a third
million dollars, but it leaves uniyersi-
ty authorities still in a quandary rs
10 What To DO with the wonderful in.
crease in enrolment before the new
buildings can be completed. More.
over, by the time the four buildings
are ready for use, the increased mum.
bers attending the state school will
probably leave the entire lot of build.
lngs, new and old, just as crowded as
the old ones are now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
RELATIVE To
The MAYOR 8
APPOINTMENTS
STATES HIS POSITION IN THE
FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO.
DAY - SAYS HIS PRINCIPLE is
TO GIVE SQUARE DEAL.

] desire the people to know that J
have not made but one appointment
since have been the mayor OF Ard
more. That one appointment | will.
ingly assume all responsibility for, as
l carried on the negotiations with the
applicants for the position and the
commissioners gave full faith and
credit to my recommendation and
confirmed the appointment
| am filling out the unexpired term
Of Mr.. Mullen and all appointments
made under his administration have
been permitted to stand. No appoint.
ments have been made by me as
mayor except the one stated and that
IS the only vacancy that has existed
since M succeeding to the office
It is manifestly unwise to make
changes in the middle Of a term
Changes come often enough coming
every two years, with the change Of
administrations hence | would he very
slow in making changes in employees
without cause or without charges
being filed
1t has been a principle of my life
to give every one square deal and
| have never had cause to regret ac-
tions measured by the test of reason
and good sense.
o. c. LASHER, Mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
MOI PEACE eur SHAME

Germany's Mexican.Japanese plot
against the United States runs paral
lei in moral infamy to the invasion Of
Belgium, although the former Is with.
out the tragic consequences Of the
latter rrime The two transactions
differ IN the same sense that an un.
successful conspiracy to commit mur
der itself. hut the motives In each
case are the same -, "a
Both the plot and the invasion are
Justified 10 the German mind by tho
doctrine Of military necessity. and
military necessity is the only God. the
only religion. that the German Govern.
mcnt knows ......
No nation In the world is safe No
nation can be safe until this Gorman
autocracy Is crushed am a new Ger.
many arises from the ruins ot q ruth.
less imperialism
our pacfist friends who are horri
fled at the thought Of war between
the United States and Germany are
more terrorstriCkcn by the word than
by the fact Germany is making war
upon the United States. has been max
ing war upon the United States and
will continue to make war upon the
United States Soon or late We shall
have TO settle the score, and there is
no escape from the situation that Ger
many has created s
II must be apparent TO the iptelji
gent Americans by this time that II
German Imperialism could crush Great
britain and France. the United States
would be the next victim Even Il
this war could end in staIemate
the United States would be the next
object ot German, attack and South
America would be the new place IL
the sun Of German imperialism Tn,
only Question for the American peopl,
TO decide Is whether they will hell
fight the battle OF democracy now OF
whether they will wait until they may
be compelled to bear the whole bun
OF the attack In defense of thcl
national existence
The United States cannot be a
peace with Germany, because Ger
many has made peace impossible, w,
must either resist or submit; aud I
We submit. this country becomes tn,
moral ally Of Germany sharing II
Germany's crimes against civilization
and giving aid and comfort to Ger
man Autocracy in its warfare agains
all the rights OF mankind
That Is not peace, That is shame
and for the great Republic an eterna
shame.-New York World.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
a. Pitt RNDREW

Fifty American university men, re.
cruits TO: the American ambulance
field service, arrived in Paris, landing
from the steamship Espagne from New
York. With these and other contin.
gents which will arrive soon from the
United States there will be 400 ambu.
lances of the field service in commits.
sion at the French front.
Professor A. Platt Andrew, the man
ager of the service, has been cited in
the orders of the day of the army for
his disregard of danger at the front in
directing the ambulance men. Pro
fessor Andrew is Massachusetts, man
and was director of the United States
mini in 19O9-10 and assistant sec.
retary of the treasury in 1902. He
was assistant professor of economies
at Harvard university for nine years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

Prince Goitzine, a comparatively in
conspicuous man. 1t has been com
monty reported that the real power in
the Russian government since thar
time has been in the hands of the
minister Of the interior-Mr. Propto-
popoff.
The fact that Michael Rodzlanko,
president of the duma and one OF the
leading advocates OF liberalization Of
the government is named as one Of
the chief figures in the provisional
government, indicates that the move
ment is in the hands of the same for,
ces which heretofore have demanded
overthrow Of the bureaucracy and
more energetic prosecution of the war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

out to disperse street crowds that were
clamoring for bread refused to fire
upon the people but mutinied, killing
their officers in many cases, and join.
ed the swelling ranks of the insur-
gents With the exception of Finn.
ish regiment which took possession Of
the admiralty building on the Neya
and kept up a desultory rifle and ma.
chine gun fire the last regiments to
remain loyal to the government had
capitulated after a sustained battle on
the Morakaya and made no urthei
resistance to the revolutlonsts, whc
controlled the entire city. The police
had disappeared from the streets
which were patrolled by automobiles
packed with soldiers and students
wildly cheered by the people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

Austin, Texas. March Submis,
sion was defeated in the senate today
by a vote Of 20 to II. Twenty-one
affirmative votes were needed. The
house has adopted a resolution to ad.
journ next Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
Announced In London.

London, March l6.-The abdlcation
OF Emperor Nicholas and the appoint.
ment OF Grand Duke Michael as regent
is not yet effective, but has been de.
cded upon by the executive council,
Bonar Law today announced TO the
House OF Commons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

Continued From Page one)
ed the reyolters and seized arsenals
and other startcgic points.
Until Saturday night there was no
intimation that the AFFAIR would grow
to the proportions OF revolution.
From then until Tuesday morning al.
most continuous fighting In the streets
and throughout the city occurred leav.
ing the royolutionists In full control.
The latter are proceeding to rcorgan.
izc the government.
Weeks Nightmare Of Revolution.
Thursday the city emerged from q
weeks nightmare Of revolution and
hguratiycly smiled under brilliant
flood OF sunshine after the series Of
gray days ending with snow storm
In the evening planks were pulled
down from windows long closed
The most phenomenal feature OF the
revolution has been the swift and or.
DERBY transition whereby the control Of
the city passed from the regime Of the
old government into the hands OF its
opponents. Until Sunday. disorders In
the streets which never went beyond
quiet gatherings or mild dcmonstra
tions could not properly be termed a
revolution at all
After thirty.siN hours Of continuous
fighting. the whole area ot Petrograd
was on Tuesday noon In the hands OF
! the reyoluilonists. Regiments called
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
YHE RAILWAY AYPIk4

they will commit a crime against the
peace and security Of The nation, and
should be punished like others guilty
Of treason Il appears that they are
selling upon this crucial period as the
psychological time 10 press home their
demands, expecting to so work upon
the fears Of the government and peo-
| pie os win make for victory It is a
cutthroat policy cowardly, indie
fensible action
In the first place these engineers,
fremen and tralnmen are not asking
justice They are demanding what
they believe they can wiring from their
/ icmplOyers by stress Of industrial and
other circumstances attending the
nations transportation system at this
time They admit that they do not
want the S-hour day, but insist on ten
hours pay for eight hours work, a
principle that reyolutionizes CONNER
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

We should worry about naval war
with Germany II submarine fired
twenty shells al an unresistlng ship
then hhd to send crew aboard to
set bombs by hand to sink her With
such gunntry. why the scare?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

German bank controls an Mexican
finances and diplomatic policy" a
newspaper headline says That's real
news Never thought Mexico had
either finances or policy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

Why not put a gross production tax
on potatoes instead of oil9 The potato
man has a cinch, the oil man hasn't
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16

Chinall not have 10 worry over
choice Of color for her boat Her
handwriting alone IS sufficient
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
Began With Food Riots.


The difficulties in food distribution
In Petrograd probably were only a
contributory factor in bringing about
the reported upheaval, although the
statement accredited by Berlin to the
provisional government Is worded so
as to refer merely to domestic ques.
tions, excluding matters having to do
with the conduct Of the war. The
breaking down Of the transportation
and food distribution has been charg
ed to the bureaucratic system OF ad.
ministerlng Russias affairs. which Is
reported TO not only have resulted In
hardships to the Russian people, bur
to have greatly hindered energetic
prosecution Of the war
There have been many changes In
the Russian government during the
war, although the censorship has been
enforced so rigidly that the signid.
cancc OF the rapid shifts has not been
apparent Vague reports have reach.
ed the outside world Of high council.
lors Of state who were obstructing
instead Of assisting the work Of carry.
ing on the war and OF the strength Of
German influence at petrograd. The
most conspicuous case OF this sort
was that Of General Soukhomlinor
former minister OF war; who was dis
missed from office and imprisoned as
a result Of charges OF criminal negli
gencc and high treason,
Premiers Changed Frequently.
In February OF last year Premier
Goromykin, who was in office when
the war began, gave way to Boris
Sturmer who steadtastly resisted tn,
efforts of the duma TO increase the
power OF the representatives Of the
people. There followed a sharp con
nict attended by sensational disclo
surcs In the duma and attacks on th,
dark forces" which were said TO D,
impcrilng the nation
The retirement Of Sturmer last No
vcmhor was az first interpreted IL
some quarters as victory for IN,
duma, but It soon appeared that thi,
was not the case. Emperor Nicholas
named "a premier General Trepofl
who was soon followed IN office b,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
NO NEWS SINCE MONDAY.
Provisional Government Apparently in
Hands Of Enemies Of Bureaucracy.

New York. March 16.-@It, was on
Monday-the day on which Berlin re.
ported the Russian revolution began
that telegraphic communication from
Russia was cut of No word has been
received from Petrograd since that
time with the exception Of the war Of.
fee statement cabled late yesterday,
but there have been various indica.
tions that serious disturbances were
I'm nrnrresR.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
j. w. JENKINS SONS
MUSIC co.
Sale of Used and Rebuilt
Pianos

Some Of them are used and ex-
pertly Cverhauled, others are but
slightly used, returned from rent,
etc. All of them are under.priced,
with a view to moving them quick.
ly in order to prevent having to
rent extra storage room. If you
would save the most money on
your Piano or Player, purchase,
now is the time to buy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-16
CZAR OF RUSSIA
DRIVEN FROM THRONE

CONTINUED From Page one)
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
COMMITTEES EVERYWHERE
BUSY AND LARGE SUB
SCRIPTIONS REPORTED
Hansen Heads County
So Far
Regular Drive in Town Over This
Evening Final Report Friday
Night-Farm Reports Not Yet
Coming in From Workers.

The second days drive for the Y M.
c A. fund began this morning under
hopeful circumstances, the first days
work having proven eminently salts
factory. Eight thousand of the $l4,-
600 allotted to southern Idaho had al
ready been received according to word
in the hands OF Chairman f. l.. Mac
vicar. Twin Falls county yesterday
subscribed $5,O19.25, aside from the
amount raised by the high school stu
dents and the Boy Scouts. So that
over $4,000 of the $4,000 allotted TO the
county has been raised on the first
day, and this without any report from
the thirty-seven farm bureaus Han
sen doubled its allotment the first day,
giving $500, when only $3.50 was asked
Twin Falls subscribed $2253.50, be-
sides the amount raised by the high
school, and the Boy Scouts, which to-
tailed $685.. Bull reported $S01.75. No
report came from Bull as to their
high school to the regular headquar-
ters, so that anything raised by the
boys there will be so much added to
the total from Twin Falls county
noted above.
District Chairman Macvicar receiy-
ed a telegram from national Y M. {. A
headquarters this morning saying that
indications were that the amount ask
ed would be over-subscribed fifty pei
cent in which case, no further money
would be needed before next October
President John f. White, OF ths
Farm Bureau, said that he had not
heard from the country yet, but added
that work was going on in the severa
districts of the county
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
WISTERS "VIRGINIAN.
AT LAVERING THURSDAY

Under the management of the New
York Producing company, The Vir-
ginian" which comes to the Lavering
for one night, Thursday, November Is,
will doubtless be remembered by the
playgoing public of this city as Kirk
La Shelle's New York, Garrick theatre
success. This is the attractions first
trip here and will surely receive the
welcome it has enjoyed since the com
mencement of the tour early last fall.
Dustin Farnum attained the GROWING
point of his histrionic career in this
romantic drama, which is the effort
of Owen Wister The piece is elab-
orately mounted, and the cast con-
tains an exceptionally clever company
OF players.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

To the Stockholders Of the Twin Falls
Canal Company:
Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Twin Falls Canal Company
will be held at the offices of said
company. in Twin Falls, Idaho, on
Tuesday, December 4, 1917, at 10000
o'clock a. m. for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors consisting of
three members and transacting such
other business as may come before the
meeting
The books will close for the trans
fer of stock, ten days before said meet
ing, aud all proxies must be in the
hands of the secretary five days before
said meeting
(Signed)
TWIN FALLS CANAL Co
BY w. o. Taylor. Secretary.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

quantities OF alien owned foodstuffs
now held in warehouses at New York
and other terminal points, it was an
nounced today In addition to the
foodstuffs discovered at New York,
great amounts of basic foods were
found to be stored in warehouses at
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and
other cities.
Mr.. Hoover said he was not pre-
pared to even approximate the vast
amount of goods held all over the
country but he felt sure that the re-
distribution of many of the commodi-
ties would tend to relieve existing
shortage and perhaps bring about a
slight reduction in prices.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

upon charity. Vivian Martin, as
Michelna, his friend, resolved to
help him and thought of the models
he had been used to make out Of
bits of clay.
AS he refused to try to work on
them, being ashamed of his clumsy
cropping, Michelna discovered GER
tain cleverness in her own fingers
and unbeknown to him, she finish
ed several of his models for him and
took them to an art exhibition where
they excited much favorable atten-
tion ADV.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
Serial No. 014S4O
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, L. 5
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho, October
II, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Rolla T.
Cullison. of Rogerson, Idaho, who, on
March 81, 1914, made homestead en-
try, Serial No. 014S40, for NEA, Sec
ton 3, Township 16 South, Range IS
East, Boise Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final three-year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described. before c. c. Siggins.
U. S. Commissioner, at Twin Falls
Idaho, on the 18th day OF December.
1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry c. Parker, Albert Roberts,
Hugh Willis and George Hansen, all
of Twin Falls, Idaho.
BEN r. GRAY,
10-16-23-30; 11-6-13 Register
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SECRET SERVICE REPORT STIRS
(Continued from page onel

Continued from page one)
he was going to launch an anti-war
movement in the convention He de-
clared that he and his organization
were firmly behind the administration
in the conduct of the war After 4
brief session the convention adjourn
ed for the day to give the various COM
mittees an opportunity to prepare the
vast amount of work on hand for pre-
sentation to the main body.
The labor men all declare that they
Will stand by the government. 1t is
believed, however. that the conven-
ton will go on record in favor of
larger representation on the several
boards of defense and administration.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 13-Announce-
ment that all the strikes in the build
ing trades section Of the American
Federation of Labor which affect gov
eminent work in shipbuilding, NUM-
lions and other war enterprises have
been called off was made today by
John Donlin, president of this section.
The announcement came when Mr..
Donlin was asked what action had
been taken in the all-night session of
! the sections executive board in re-
lation to the shipbuilding strikes at
! Newark and Quincy yards
"All strikes on government work
have been called off" said he. This
applies to munition work and other
government work. The strikes are
ordered stopped pending a conference
of general presidents which will be
held at Washington as osOn as we car
get to it,
Orders for the cessation of the ship
building strikes were issued early to-
day, Mr. Donlin said. He had not re-
ceived replies at noon as to whether
the men were back at work.
1t was reported that Secretary o
War Baker. moved by building trade!
strike at Quinck, Mass, which is hold
ing up the construction Of the destroy
er plan had threatened the war de
partment would step in and take con
troll unless the trouble was adjusted
Mr. Donlin, however, said he had no
got any such telegram. In the Wash
ington conference of presidents Of la
Dor organizations, which Will meet L
adjust difficulties that brought abOu
strikes, the government will partici
pate. This was stated by Mr.. Doniin
And ii is expected that the govern
ment will use strong arm TO hrin'
employers to time if they are unrea
sonable Asked if he had received in
timation that the government will talk
a hand in the adjustment TO he reach
ed Mr.. Donlin was quite emphatic
"Of course it will. l know it will,
was the way he put it.