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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
What the Rabbit Costs Australia.

The state of South Australia has,
since 1891, erected 29,14S miles of
"vermin fences" enough to encircle
the globe and with the ms build
a double line of fence along the south
ern border of the United States. When
contracts now running are completed
the mileage will be much increased.
New South Wales has expended over
$27,000,000 for rabbit determination and
has within its borders $4,000 miles of
fence. One of West Australia's fences
extends entirely across the continent.
OF late years the rabbit has been re.
paying in part for his keep-paying
board, as it We're. He goes to swell
the total of food exports from the
commonwealth. Along the country
roads rabbits may be seen hung Oh
the fences awaiting the passage of the
rabbit carts which convey them to the
packing houses to be prepared for
shipment as frozen meat and hides.
Practically all are exported (the Aus.
tralian does not eat 'tvermin"), and
during 1913 frozen rabbit and hare to
the value of 1,400,0 900 and skins to the
value of 100000 were sent from
commonwealth ports.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
GERMANS FALLING BACK
Advance Rapid on Both Banks Of
somme, Britain Going Through
Sixteen Mile Front and French
Advancing Four Miles.

London The British and French
troops are sweeping forward In the
Somme and Disc sectors in France.
and the German retreat, which at
first IA slow and on narrow fronts.
seems 70 be gaining momentum.
The latest advance by the British
was made over a front OF sixteen
miles and by the French along a front
81 about aften miles. and the entente
allies have penetrated German posi-
tions Ia this new operation To a depth
Of from Two to four miles.
Bapaume, for many months de-
scribed as a German stronghold, now
il in the hands Of the British troops,
having been wrested from the Ger.
mans after what the British war office
describes as stin lighting. Il is a mass
OF ruins.
From Bapaumc the fortified lines
newly acquired by the British extend
to the western outskirts of Monchy-
au-Bois. From south Of Peronne, the
British have drawn u new line as far
as Fresnes. In all. they have taken
possession Of fourteen villages In their
new advance.
The French have taken up a new
line between Andeehy and the Disc
and have occupied the important town
OF Roye, where they were enthusiasts.
tieally greeted by the remaining civil
population, whom the Germans left
behind in their withdrawal and have
reached certain points along the IA,
nous Roye.Noyon road.
In the early operations, one by one
small villages were evacuated by the
Germans. whose withdrawal was slow
ly and watchfully followed by the Brit
ish, consolidation Of the new position:
and preparations for a further for
ward movement being most CAREFUL,
made. In the last few days, both tn,
retreat and advance respectively hay,
been considerably accelerated.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
Rushina shin RnlIdInn-

Observation-Disclosures for what is
believed to be the largest single or
der Tor fighting craft ever given by
any nation were placed by the navy
department on Thursday. Private
builders undertook to turn out four
great battle cruisers and five scout
cruisers, costing nearly SIP, 600, 900
FOR hulls and machinery alone, and
pledged themselves to keep 70 ner
cen OF their working forces on navy
construction.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
New York city as ! State.

Col. J.. B. Bellinger wants the city
of New York elevated into a new state.
To that end he would have annexed to
it adjacent slices of Connecticut and
New Jersey. In his opinion erection
of the city into a state would bring
power to solve complicated problems,
such as transportation and food dis
tribution. Should his idea be adopted
the new state would possess the unique
distinction of being the only state in
the Union without an agricultural area
or farming population.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
crookedest Railroad In World.

Up California's Tamalpais runs the
c~rookedest railroad in the world. OF
the eight miles of track the longest
tangent is only 413 feet. In n nota-
BILE instance the road makes five COM
plete loops and ties two complete
bowknots to attain an elevation of 90
feet. The end of the line is about
half a mile higher than the starting
point, and there is not one particularly
steep grade in the entire system
Wall Street Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
why J Weather sureau9

Fair and colder" Is not the only
prediction that the United States
weather bureau makes. The "why"
of its existence is founded upon the
collection of many statistics for farm
ers and the issuance Of warnings
when the weather promises to be dan
gerous OF land and sea. Every year
the much abused weather man fore
tells cyclones, floods and severely cold
or hot weather. His predictions are
particularly helpful to mariners.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23

U.S.STEAMERS
Three Ships Sent to Bottom
by U-Boats, Fourteen
Lives Being Lost.
MAY BRING o WAR
Vessels Tcrpedoed Without Warning,
the Attacking Submarine Never
Appearing That ships Might
pefena Themselves.

London-Tfe efNktng of The Amer.
lean steamers City Of Memphis. iii.
nois and VIgilancia was announced
Sunday. Fourteen men from the yigi.
lancia are missing. as are some from
The City OF Memphis, The crew OF the
Illinois was landed safely
The City or Memphis. i'm ballast
from Cardin TO New York, was sunk
by gunfire. The second officer and
fifteen men OF the crew have been
landed. The Illinois, from London for
Port Arthur. Texas, in ballast, was
sunk at s O'Clock Sunday morning.
The Vigilancia vas torpedoed without
warning. The submarine did not ap.
pear. The captain. FIRST and second
mates, first. second and third engi-
ners and twenty-five men OF the crew
have been landed at the Scilly islands.
The fourth engineer and thirteen men
ARE missing.
Third Engineer Thompson OF the
City OF Memphis. IN an interview
with the Central News. said that the
submarine fired a warning shot for the
steamer 10 slow down and subsequent
" signaied for her to stop and for the
crew TO abandon the ship.
Ten or eleven shells were fired at
the vessel, which began to sink.
Then followed a terrific explosion.
which caused the vessel TO tremble
all over. and within twenty minutes
she sank. stern frst. The crew suf-
fered a great deal from exposure dur,
ing the night.
Washington-With the announce.
ment OF the ruthless destrAction OF
three unarmed Ameriaam merchant
ships BY submaxin&s ii was officially
admitted nseAxshat virtually a state OF
$50 tau between the United States
I'D Germany.
One step the president is contem-
plating Is a call for an Immediate SEES
sion of congress to hear an address
asking for authority 20 adopt agrees,
sive measures against the submarine
menace. Already American ships are
being armed TO defend themselves;
the next mov must be To send war.
ships with orders TO seek out subma-
fines and clear the transatlantic
lanes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
A Conservative Estimate

The following story is told by Bish-
op Weldon in his recently published
R~ecollections and Reflections: A gov
erness once tried to give her pupils
some idea of the relative size Of GER
tain distant countries by saying, Cam
bodia is about as large as SIAM" But
when one of the little girls attempted
to repeat the information in a written
exercise, she put it thus: MY gov
ernes says that Canbodia is about as
large as she isl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
Naval Students ASSIGNED.

Annapolis, Md. - Annapolis was
brought in close touch with the seri-
u condition of our international re-
lations when the seventeen naval Off
GERS who are attending the POSTCARD
uate school at the naval academy re-
ceived secret orders at moor Sunday
assigning them to special duty. All
work of the postgraduate depart
ment will come to an end at once.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
euardina Interned Germans.

Washington.-The 700 informed Ger
man sailors at the Philadelphia navy
yard will be moved to Forts McPher-
son and '0glethorpe, Ga. The Seven
teenth infantry was ordered to these
forts to act as guards.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23

Recognition of an American woman
sculptor has come from the govern
ment of Venezuela. Mrs. Sally James
Farnham of New York has received a
commission from the South American
government to make a statue of Simon
Bolivar, the liberator, in equestrian
form, that is to be presented to the
city of New York by the Venezuelan
government as a token of friendship
and admiration. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars is to be spent for the work.
Mrs. Farnham is responsible for the
beautiful frieze on the Pan-American
building in Washington. d. c., COM
memorating the discovery Of America.
1t vas her first big success.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
Senator cummIns strleken.

New York.-United States Senator
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa was re-
moved to a hospital here Saturday aft
ernoon after he had collapsed during
I speech he was making at the Re
publican club.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
MILWAUKEE, eermans Laval

Milwaukee. Resolutions pledging
loyalty to President Wilson in what.
ever step he may take in protecting
American lives and rights in the pres
ent international crisis were adopted
Saturday at a mass melting called by
the citizens committee for the pur.
pose "of offsetting reports that Mil
waukee is disloyal."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
Sentenced to Life lmprisonment

Olympia, Wash.-John van Dell,
convicted of first degree murder for
killing E. w. Olson. state industrial
commissioner, in his Office in the cap
itol building February l was sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
Luis Terra ordered Executed.

FL Paso, Texas.-Luis Terranzas III
was sentenced to be executed at Mex
leo City on the day his father, Luis
Terrazas, Jr, died in Los Angeles, Cal,
according to information received
here
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
Funds for Traininq camps.

Washington - Every encourage
ment is being given by the govern
ment to the movement to train citi-
gen soldiers in civilian camps. Funds
will be provided for the training
camps.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
The Peaeemaker.

"Did you try TO make peace between
those two men who are always quar-
reling?"
"Yes."
with what result?"
Each seemed TO regret that he
wasn't too busy with the other to turn
in and give me a fight on my own ac-
count"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
with what result7n
Heard at a Retention.

Your new poem is charmingl So
unlike your usual work."-Boston
Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23

The recent announcement Of the British government that women would
be accepted for military service ms cooks and mattresses for the army has
met with ready and willing response. Already a large number of girls are in
training at the special center at hartford, and when they have completed
their general course OF military cooking and waiting. they will be drafted to
different camps. Photograph shows a view OF on of the spacious rooms al
the hartford school,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
BOYS IN CAMP
WRITE ARDMORE|TE
TEN ARDMORE YOUNG MEN ARE
ASSIGNED TO X COMPANY.
357TH INFANTRY.

The Ardmoreite is beAnning to hear
from the first contingent of Carter
county soldier boys who have gone TO
Camp Travis. The first contingent left
September and then four each day
until twenty haa gone.
J. w Bolton and wortha Webb write
that the following Ardmore boys have
been assigned to Company X, 357th
Infantry, at Camp Travis:
Frank Wolverton.
Monte Dillingham;.
Arch Randol.
Leo Bow.
NJ. n. "Curley" Massey.
Ernest Hendon.
Wortha Webb
A. Nichols.
A. Norris Rutis
j. W Bolton.
Jack Bolton writes encouragingly OF
the service for his country. In their
practice drills he says that the boys
sometimes get scattered by going in
every direction while attempting TO
obey the commands of the officers.
And then. the work is little more
strenuous than that to which most of
the boys have been accustomed. How.
ever, il is all endured with cheerful.
ness. The training is very beneficial,
and as the soreness and stiffness OF the
joints lessen. each day, they begin to
realize the importance Of the physical
improvement.
Sunday is joyous day with the boys
unless some special detail work is TO
be done. The morning is usually spent
in washing and cleaning up generally.
while the afternoon Is a complete relax.
alton
Archie II. Lee, an Ardmore boy who
enlisted. writes from Fort Clark, in
which he points out the credit that
should be given the boys who entered
the service without awaiting the draft.
As he expresses il. the enlisted men
with whom he has come in contact feel
something like this
Now, we men who have enlisted for
the country's call would like to have
an even grade with the ones who wait.
ed until they were called. Besides,
look at the ones who are in our coun.
try and claim to be aliens and ask
exemption on the grounds that they
are not American citizens, and that
they cannot fight against their own
people.
why let these remain and prosper
by the sacrifice we are making? While
they are the ones who are being bene.
fitted this is the soldiers opinion. and
we think that all should be bearers Of
the same flag that our forefathers
fought for once before 10 free from a
ruling hand like the one we are fight
ing at the present time"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
TOO COOL
FORCOTT0E PLANT
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL
PREVAILED IN CENTRAL AND
EASTERN BELT. Is REPORT.

Washington Sept. 90 Temperatures
considerably below normal prevailed in
AN central and eastern cotton belts dur.
lng the past week. according 20 the crop
bulletin issued yesterday. The mere.
ury averaged Hx degrees day below
normal in most North Carolina. south
Carolina. Georgia. southeastern Ala.
oama and northern Florida. u was
slightly warmer than normal ln west.
central Texas
Except in southeastern Louisiana.
northern Mississippi and eastern North
Carolina rain was light In eastern
North Carolina.
ln eastern North Carolina rain was
excessive September 10 aud 10 and con.
i'eiable damage was done by flooding.
ln Tennessee cotton s reported two 10
three weeks late. Shedding is reported
ln Arkansas and boil weeyi damage
continues In Alabama. Mississippi. Ar.
kansas and Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS

J.H. Laten and W H. Porter of Kel-
Ter, were in the city today on business.
c.L- Ellis of Keller, Was business
visitor in the city today.
Clint Graham. Of Marietta. is here
ATTENDING district court. i't'a-
'-i.+, - ''t'.t 80
]. NJ. Lanford went to Oklahoma
City yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs C. L. Harrison, ]. c.
Pool, and w. A. Rambo Of oswalt are
visitors in the city.
Miss Jewel Taylor of Lone Grove, is
the guest Of Miss Pauline Payne, IS
Fourth avenue, northwest.
Joe Loftin and J. h. Dickerson left
this morning on a business trip 70
Idabel.
Mrs. Bessie Brown viii leave tomor.
row for Clsrksville, Texas, to spend
the winter with her grandmother.
Mrs. L. Wade left for Deport Texas,
today after visiting her son, Charlie
Wade.
Miss Frances German entered the
University at Norman this week. She
has been pledged ri Beta Phi
Miss Wanda Myers, Of Lawton, who
has been visiting Mrs. Harry Singleton
left this morning for her home.
Mrs. L. F. Bowman. Of Oklahoma
City. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. s
Hyden. 4l5 Second avenue northwest
DR. and Mrs. F. w. Roadway and
Mrs. A. Eddleman have returned from
a motor trip to Dallas.
Lionel Goldsby's mother. Mrs. Colds
by, returned to her home in Wayne,
"Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Morgan will be
in Ardmore Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan are living in Tuskahoma.
Earl Q. Gray left today on a bust
mess trip to Chicago and Washington
d. c. He expects TO be gone ten days
Miss Cecele West and Mrs. G. r.
West are visiting Mrs Marler, in Alex
andria, Tenn.
J. Jameson. Mrs. J. II. Hoard. and
l. r. Marston are among the Ardmora
people at Marlin Springs, Texas.
Mrs X Kelley. 420 Second avenue
northwest. returned today from visit
10 relatives in Fl. Worth. Texas.
The Second Ward Mothers Club will
hold its first meeting Friday afternoon
at 800 o'clock.
Mrs O. L. Dulaney. OF WAYNE, VIII
arrive tomorrow to visit Mr. and llrs
L. D. Nelms, AZ Second avenue, north
west.
Arthur Wilson was brought to the
Hardy sanitarium yesterday afternoon
from his home at Wilson and under
went an operation this morning.
The Wilson Refining company has
recently purchased ten acres near WI
son for the purpose Of increasing It's
tankage capacity.
Miss Doris Westheimer went TO Dal
las today 10 be gone until Sunday. Miss
Westhe.mer will meet Miss Beatrice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

I Schlehnger. OF New York City, while
there, who is to be her maid Of honor
Mrs c. G. Moore. of Davis. and her
daughter. Mrs. W. T. Maxwell, Of Tul-
sa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Wolver-
ton, 1879 E street, northwest.
Jim Chalner. Of Wichita Falls, Texas.
arrived in the city yesterday and will
make his home here. Mr.. Chalner is
connected with the Cold Storage Meat
Market.
WIN w Sanford, former resident Of
Ardmore, was here yesterday from
Chickasha. Mr.. Sanford is now state
agent for the Western Reciprocal I'm
derwriters.
The Kress building on West Main
street is rapidly nearing completion.
and will be ready for occupancy in two
weeks. II is expected that the opening
Of the new store win be November l.
c. F. Blankenship. formerly cashier
for the Wells Fargo at Birmingham,
Ala, is now in Ardmore, with the Wells
Fargo, succeeding J. II. Simpson Mr..
Simpson has been transferred TO Okla
homa City.
The First Ward Mothers Club posi-
poned its meeting. 70 have been held
today. until Monday afternoon, on ac.
count Of the departure Of the Carter
county selectiye army quota.
Hickman Amos, Of Broken Bow. en-
listed in the regular army, in the in
fantry. here this morning and will be
sent 10 Oklahoma City tonight, and
from there he viii go to Fort Logan
Colo.
Bob Keys was tried in police court
this morning on charge Of selling
/ Choctaw beer. an imitation malt liquor
and was fined sl9 and costs. This case
was used as test OF the "choe" ordi
nance recently passed by the city com
mission. ~
Mrs. W. l.. Baker, Of Fort Worth
Texas, is spending a few days here
with her husband. who is with the
American Cash Store After a short
time Mr.. and Mrs. Baker win make
Ardmore their home
An epidemic Of hot checks" has
again invaded the city, and quite a
number Of arrests have been made
None Of the checks have called foI
more than s.. and in one instance two
men working together drew checks or
each other. discounting them in order
TO have them checked.
In mentioning the award Of prizes II
the textile department OF the Garter
was made in giving the sofa pillow
prizes to those who had pillow cases OF
exhibit. For the sofa pillows. Mrs. Ton
Musgraves was awarded first. and Mrs
Roy Rose. second prize.
Mrs A. Lowenstein Will entertain
Monday evening with a movie party
complimentary 20 Miss Deris West
heimer The party will include onl!
girls. with Mrs. Max Westheimer. Mrs
a. w. Wallenstein and Mrs A. Lowen
stein as chaperones.
A series OF cottage prayer meetingi
win be held by the women of the Broad
way Methodist church prior 20 the re
vival services which win begin Sunday
September 30 at the church Praye
meeting VIII be held tomorrow after
noon az Z o'clock az the home OF Mrs
IC T.. Hanks. 2O6 North Washington
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

der or that he received any such deco
ration. Cronholm also denied that he
had furnished the German minister
with information gathered amongst the
enemies Of his country in Mexico"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

holm. former attache of the Swedish
legation. in a statement TO the Associ-
ated Press today denied that German
Minister Won Eckhardt offered or prom
ised him decoration in the German or
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

Chicago. Sept. 2O.-Today's session OF
the Association Of Master Bakers was
enlivened by the humorous view OF
food conservation taken in address by
William c. Edgar OF Minneapolis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
SWEDE CHARGE
IN MEXICO DENIES HE
AIDED Won ECkHARDT

Mexico City. Sept. 2O.-FOlke cron.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

Leonard r. Wood Of Loco. Okla. ON.
listed in the navy here yesterday after
noon and has been sent 20 Oklahoma
City, from which place he viii go direct
20 one Of the naval training stations
the navy department having abolished
the practice Of allowing the recruits 10
return home and await further notice
They are now being sent direct 60 the
training stations
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

assisted by Rev. $. b. Renshaw, ot
Detroit, Michigan.
W. T. Ward went to Pauls Valley
today.
Miss Mable Thornton went TO Okla.
homa City today on business.
Paul Van Wrinkle. OF Oklahoma Ciiy,
who has been a business visitor in
Ardmore for few days, went home To-
day.
Mayor f. NJ kirby and Fred T. Wood
secretary Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
both OF Abilene, Texas. were in the city
yesterday.
George d. Barnard went TO Fort
Worth today to engage musicians from
the Republic Truck band which has
just disorganized.
Thirty cases were tried in police
court this morning on charges Of sell
ing Choctaw beer, ,an imitation malt
liquor. and all were fined the limit, sl9,
and costs. and the cases bound over to
the district court.
Some people here have a habit Of
running by churches and schools with
their mufflers open" said Mayor Rob
erts this morning, "and this will have
to stop. Complaints have been com.
ing in so thick that we are going 10
place policeman at each place and
anyone brought in will be fined the
limit"
Some of the new streets that have
been graded put a desire to step on
il" into some Of our motorists, as was
shown by the number Of cases in po-
| lice court this morning on charges of
speeding. 1T is liable to prove expen
sive TO use our streets as race tracks.
said Mayor Roberts. as the guilty ones
were fined s5 each.
Circle No Of the Broadway Metho-
dist church held a pleasant and profit
able meeting yesterday afternoon AT
the home Of Mrs ]. F. Lawrence. This
was the first meeting after the summer
vacation and everyone was glad 10 he
back. After the business was over, re
freshments were served.
Give Colbert. Of Stratford. who ap
peared yesterday before Wiiliam Hut
Crimson. United States commissioner
on the charge OF having faile1 TO regis
ter under the selective draft law, waiv
ed examination and was released on a
IS 900 bond to appear before the grand
jury.
Miss Marie West is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Frank Marler. at Alexandria
Tenn She spent three weeks in Tulla
homa. Tenn, with Mrs. L. l.. Lowe
and three weeks in Viola. Tenn, with
Mrs. Frank Winton. Miss West will
visit in Nashville and Birmingham be
fore returning home.
Mrs. Charles Won Weiss left today
/ for Charlotte Court House. Va. wher,
her parents live, TO attend the wedding
Of her sister. Miss Francis Thornton
Miss Thornton spent the winter in Ard
more two years ago and made many
friends who wish her much happiness
Rev a. r. Saunders and Joe Beaver
Of Seymour, Texas. were visitors .n the
city today Mr. Saunders is conducting
revival services al Deese and Mr.. Bea
yer is in charge Of the singing The
services will continue until Sunday
night
Leonard r. Wood of Loco Okla. ON.
listed In the navy here yesterday after
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

Jim Chalner. of Wichita Falls, Texas
arrived in the city yesterday and will
make his home here. Mr.. Chalner il
connected with the Cold Storage Meat
Market.