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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
THEY WILL never PASS" ITALIAN
OFFICER SAYS OF HUN INVADERS

fore they got another twenty feet. Not
a man was left alive and all the boats
sank. No. you may depend upon II
they will never pass"
The officer gave the correspondent
an opportunity to go along the defenses
at this point, which are highly impor'
tant as q part Of an encircling OF Ven.
ice. II was not a pleasant experience
as shells were tearing the air and there
was a steady rattle from sharpshooters.
Immediately along the west bank OF
the river ran earthen breastworks. II
was a terrific tangle for the enemy to
face IL he ever got across.
From a ioophole the Piave could be
seen spreading out below. with the Aus
trian lines on the eastern bank. The
flash of the enemy's rifles came from
windows OF farm houses and from the
low bushes along the shore. and the
sound of their bullets showed they were
striking very near.
Passing through Mestre. three miles
from Venice, a heavy rumble of bonn.
bardment was heard from the fleet and
the Venice coast batteries.
The roads are no longer blocked with
refugees. The civilians have recovered
from their first panic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
'CURLEY" GRAY
KILLED At WRIT
OIL FIELD WORKER SHOT TO
DEATH BY NIGHT
WATCHMAN.

Frank Jones, night watchman at
Writ. shot and KILLED "Curley" Gray nt
Writ at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The bullet was from 45-calibre pis-
tol and struck Gray In the left ear and
went through his head and passed out
at the right ear.
The tragedy occurred In rear Of the
restaurant of Rogers q Ripley at Writ.
but what brought about the killing
cannot be learned as the officers state
they do not know. and Jones refused to
make q statement.
"Curley" Gray was about thirty-five
years old and had no family. He had
lived at and around Writ for four years
and was an oil field worker
Frank Jones Is a pioneer citizen and
has family. He was employed as night
watchman by the citizens Of Writ.
Sheriff Buck Garrett went to Writ
after learning about the killing, and
Deputies Ballew and Ward were also
there. and the latter two brought Jones
TO Ardmore.
'Curley" Gray is reported to have
been rather a desperate young man
and he previously had some differences
with Jones. IL is alleged The killing
Is considered the elimination Of the old
trouble. and was brought TO a climax
by threats that IL Is said Gray had re
Gently made against Jones.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
COTTON CINNED TO
:, NOVEMBER lA.TQIALS
8,559,390 BALES

Washington Nov. 21.-Cotton ginned
prior to November IA. amounted TO s.
$3.50 running bales, including 152,'
527 round bales. counted as half bales
and 6S,161 bales of sea island, the cen
sus bureau today announced.
Last year. to November IA, ginnings
amounted to 9,615.003 bales including
16S,575 round bales and 92,9O9 bales OF
sea island, and two years ago, S,7Il,'
275 bales including S2,312 round bales
and 6S,94l bales of sea island.
Ginnings by states this year were:
Alabama, 37s,07S; Arizona, 5,S6S; Ark
ansas. 663, Pa; California, 1924; F1ori
da. 39.S37; Georgia 1,3S0,1S2: Louisiana
497,962: Mississippi. GIBBS; Missouri
30,1S5; North Carolina, 1854; Oklaho
ma 693.936; South Carolina, 923,271i
Tennessee. 126.191; Texas, 2,693,69O; Vir'
ginia, S,232; all other states. 2,S44.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

Italian Army Headquarters in North
ern Italy, Tuesday. Nov. 2o.-Going to
points along the Piave river, where the
heaviest fighting has occurred. the AS
sociated Press correspondent was told
by officers of unusual circumstances
connected with the engagement. The
colonel commanding the Bersagierli
brigade, which carried the day. said the
strategy which the Austrians attempted.
turned the tide against them.
In the fight on the cemetery road 1t
was suddenly observed early Saturday
morning that number Of Austrians
were coming toward the Italian lines
with both hands up as though ready to
surrender.
Hun Strategy Fails.
For a moment II was believed the
fight was over and the enemy had ca
pitulated, but II was then noticed that
all the Austrian machine guns had
been removed and closer observation
showed that behind this front line Of
men with their hands up followed lines
with bayonets and machine guns. The
Italians let them come until the range
was short and they were between two
enfilading lines. Then deadly fire
was opened on both sides and the Aus
trians were moved down in heaps.
heaps.
A colonel eighteen miles further
down the river told of a similar fight
when the Austrians attempted TO cross
In boats from their positions near Cal
vecchia.
Our men are absolutely determined.
You should have seen them yesterday
when the Austrians tried to cross in
boats right there" he added. pointing
to the stretch where the river widens.
Our men remained silent while they
saw the boats loading and going to
midstream. Then they opened with
machine guns and rifles. The enemy
boats and men were torn to pieces be-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
BOlSHEV|K| SEEMS
TO Be 1OTIER|NC
REvULsION or FEELING SETTING
IN AGAINST RADICAL DICTA-
TORS, Is REPORT.
IS PARTY OF TYRANNY
Soldiers Parade Streets and Carry Ban.
ners Den0uncing Proposed Separate
Peace, Travellers. Who Land at Stock.
holm, Declare.

Washington. Nov. 21.-Swedish press
reports on the situation In Russia re-
ceived by the state department today
said that General Kaledines with an
army OF Cossacks was moving against
Moscow. where 5000 persons were re-
ported to have been killed in riots. The
state department has no official infor.
nation 10 confirm the reports.A
Stockholm, M. 21.-Reports brought
by the latest Qfavelers to reach here
from 4etrograA report revulsion OF
feeling is settiqg in against the Boil.
sheviki. Regiments Of soldiers have
paraded the STREETS OF the Russian cap
ital bearing banners with inscriptions
such as I'VE want no separate peace"
Down with Petrograds domination by
minority party tyranny" and Mich
olas' regime was never so tyrannical as
the Bolsheviki regime" The control of
the antl.Bolsheviki socialist coalition
has passed a resolution demanding lib
erty of the press, the disnissal Of the
Red Guard and the immediate cessa-
tion Of fratricid0 war. Maxim Gorky's
paper and the Folna Narcdna also de-
manded that the Red Guard be. dis.
missed. ~
American Minister Morris learns from
a competent s0Grce that the food sup
ply in Petrogradtis is short and that the
bread ration IL nOw three-quarters of a
Russian pound Tor two days.
Nearly one.third Of the membership
formed by the Maximalists at the out
break Of the revolt have resigned and
it is reported that the remainder have
conferred dictatorial law-making powers
on Nicolai Lenine, who now is issuing
DEGREES altering the fundamental laws.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
WAR SUMMARY

| belief is held in the German. capita,
| thar tine -pfUspects for 3 speace " cssn
ciliation are far better than previously.'
Neutrality capitals have no official 70
ports. nor is there word from Petrograd
that the Bolsheviki have decided to sus
pend military activities.
The workmen's and soldiers congress
is facing a split into Bolsheviki and
anti-Bolsheviki organizations.
The district of the Ukraine in south
western Russia has declared independ.
ence and 100000 Ukrainian troops have
been withdrawn from the fighting front
which may cause a still more serious
Gripping of the effectiveness of the
Russian army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
SOLDIER RECEIVES $1,000
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
DAY BEFORE HE DIED

Fort Worth. Texas. Nov. 21.-Robert
J. Anderson Of Luflxin. Texas. private
In the One Hundred and Fortythird in
fantry at Camp Bowie. who died recent
|ly Of pneumonia. received a $4,000 life
insurance policy under the recently en-
acted soldiers act the day before he
died
The $4,000 will be paid to his moth.
er at the rate OF SIS per month for
twenty years.
Anderson arranged for the insurance
while IN In a hospital. but before his
condition became critical
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

Victory Shows That So Far Hun Car
Not Hold British.

The British drive covers part OF the
field of last years offensive on the
Somme and the section of the Arras
tile front south Of Arras The British
. Ter in this thrust is nearly opposite
n N.ai. the important German base
"a pway center from which the Brit.
ish on the Bapaume-Cambrai road
was nine miles distant, as it had
stood .or several months past. The
main force of the push just launched
is apparently aimed at Cambrai along
this road.
What is known as the Hindenburg
line was established by the German
command last spring when the famous
strategic retreat" on the Somme front
was carried out. II was a supposedly
impregnable barrier, which had been in
careful preparation. The British ano
French, however, showed nsthe Arras
battle last spring and In the French
drive on the Aisne front that the line
was by no means bar to their pro
gress, and serious inroads were made
upon II in various attacks on both
these fronts.
First Definite Break.
No definite break, however, sufficient
to permit the penetration Of large
force which could debouch for large
field operations had ever before been
effected.
The British movement In its phases
gives the appearance of being the most
ambitious that has been undertaken by
them on the western front since the
creation Of their new armies gave them
the .power to strike effective blows. The
attack came almost without warning,
the only premonitory symptoms being
a series of somewhat elaborate trench
raids. Even then, rather extensive op-
erations in this sector reported last
night by the British war office gave
hardly hint that a push in any sucf
force or over such wide extent OF
front was in prospect.
There has been little speculation over
the possibility of British attack In
force on the western front this fall In
any area other than that of Flanders.
British Were Watching.
1t has been apparesst however, that
German attention was largely centered
on the Italian front. Admittedly, mum
bers of German troops had been sent
to the Italian front, but the assump'
ton has been that these had been large
ly drawn from the Russian front. II
is considered possible, however, that the
British secret service had knowledge of
a weakening of the German front in
the west by the withdrawal of highly
trained, experienced troops to give back
bone to the push in northern Italy, an
opportunity thus being afforded to catch
the Germans unaware and hit them a
crushing blow while their strategic re-
serve in the Franco Belgian war area
was depleted.
The element of surprise. the reports
reveal, was a large factor in the initial
British success. aus there was no ad.
vance preparation by the British artil-
lery. the troops going over the top
and falling upon the enemy who was
apparently without any expectation that
he was about to be attacked
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
BERLIN ADMITS DEFEAT

Berlin, Nov 21.-(via London).-Ger:
man reserves checked the British In the
ear positions. The loss Is announced
of Marching. Graincourt and portions
Of the permanently established. works.
The villages in the fighting zone,
among them Gralncourt and Marcoing.
remained in the possession Of the Brit
fSla
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
AUSTRIANS PROMISE
POPE TO SPARE
SPOLIATION OF VENICE

Paris. Nov. 2l.-The Matin says tha,
the Austrians have agreed to spare
Venice. in response to an appeal from
Pope Benedict. but say that all author
ity must be left IN the hands OF the
Roman Catholic patriarch.
1t is certain. the newspaper adds. that
Venice viii not be defended in the
event that a further retreat Of the
Italian forces becomes necessary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
TEN THOUSAND TONS
SUGAR SEIZED BY u. S.
BELONGED TO RUSSIA

New York. Nov. 2l.-Ten thousand
tons OF sugar which had been purchased
for the imperial Russian government
before the revolution and stored In a
warehouse here. was seized today by
Federal Administrator George NJ. Rolph.
The sugar will be placed on the mar
ket Immediately and viii be distributed
to retailers by the American Refiners'
sugar committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

Rock. Ark. formerly assistant manager
CORPORAL JOHN w. BOLTON, X
company. 357th infantry. National Ar
my, Camp Travis, San Antonio. Texas
Composing room.
CORPORAL LAWRENCE l.. DE-
WALD. X company. 357th infantry
National Army. Camp Travis. San An
tonic. Texas. Composing room.
EDWIN T. AUSTIN. enlisted Octo
ber 5. assigned to hospital corps. Unit
ed States army. FIT. Logan. Colo. Ed
torial department.
In eastern cities the practice Of put
ting out the service flag is quite com
mon, but the one hoisted today in from
Of The Ardmoreite is believed to be the
first one unfurled in Ardmore. Th'
flag was made and presented to Th'
Ardmoreite by Mrs. Frederick G. Pari
and Mrs. Charles II. Adams
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
AMERICA CUTS OFF
FOOD SUPPLY FROM
RUSSIAN PEOPLE

Washington, Nov 21.-Russia is cut
off today from American supplies until
there is a government at Petrograd
which the Washington government can
properly recognize.
American officials have been instruct.
ed to stop all Russianbound exports al
ready on the docks until there is a clear
convincing indications of whose hands
they will fall in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
DAYLIGHT BANDITS
ROB JEWELRY STORE
OF $45,OOO IN GEMS

Minneapolis, Nov 21.-Three automo-
bile bandits stepped into jewelry store
on the principal downtown street here.
drove three clerks into a back room,
forced another clerk to open the safe
and escaped with diamonds and other
gems valued at between $4,000 and
$50, 900, according to the estimate OF
the proprietor II. II. Green.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
ENEMY DEPLORES
AMERICA IN WAR
ENTENTE NATIONS WOULD LONG
SINCE HAVE SOUGHT PEACE,
BERLIN EDITOR CRIES
REALIZES j. S. POWER
1T Is Shown How Foolish We're Ger.
man Arguments that Americas En-
try Was Immaterial and Would Not
Prol0ng the War"

Amsterdam, Nov. 21.-Theodor Wolff.
in the Berliner Tageblatt. concludes an
article on Frances reliance on America
by saying:
"Inasmuch as France probably will
be unable to tap fresh resources, Glenn
enceau. too. must pin his faith on Am.
erlca's aid. II hope In America did not
exist then not only would there have
been long since outbreaks of moral cri.
ses in all the entente countries. but an
unmistakable readiness in the direction
of peace would prevail.
1T is shown how foolish were the
German arguments that Americas en-
try into the war was immaterial and
would not prolong the war;"
Amsterdam. Nov. 81. = Commenting
on President Wilson's dispatch to Colo
mel House regarding unity Of plan and
control among the nations at war with
Germany, the socialist organ Vorwaerts
of Berlin says 1t is odd that America.
which supposedly is crusading against
autocracy, should put the thumbscrew
on the democratic states of western
Europe by insisting on joint war coun.
ell"
The Vorwaerts. like other German
newspapers, gloats over what 1t calls
England's growing political dependence
on America.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
LENINE STRUGGLING FOR
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Tries to Form Government With Peas
ants In Control.

Petrograd, Eaesday, Nov. 20.-tNoon)
---Thesforsien Mice has been taken ovei
by Leon Trotzky. Sub-Secretary Nera
toff, who has had charge since the ar
rest of M Terestchenkof. formally sur
rendered control and departed along
with the other employees Military
staff headquarters work is reported to
be at a standstill except the business
of army supply.
The Volna Narodna says that within
few days, Lenine and Trotzky win
announce the successful establishment
OF a workmen's and peasants govern
ment, after which 1t is hoped that for
eign governments will enter into Of
fetal negotiations through the new for
eign minister.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday fair.
Oklahoma. East and West Texas:
Tonight. Thursday. Friday and Satur-
Gay, fair
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
Y. NJ. c. a. Fund Above $50, ,oOO. 900.

New York, Nov. 21.-Final official re-
turns announced at noon today put the
Y. NJ. c. A. war fund above the $780,
900 900 mark. The authorized revised
total is s50.153,054. or s15.153,054 above
the $4,000, 600 goal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
Former Congressman Ends Life.

New York. Nov. 2i.-George p. Law
renee. former congressman from Mas
sachusetts. whose home was In North
Adams. Mass. jumped 20 his death to-
day from the eighth floor OF the Hotel
Belmont.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
UKRAINE SEC[DES
FROM RUSSIA
HISTORIC rIAvINCE TAKEN FROM
POLAND IN EUROPEAN PAR
TITION GOES 1T ALONE.
WILL CRIPPLE ARMY
Historic Region Takes 100000 Of Her
Troops From Slav Front = Russian
Governor and Military Chief With
Their Stats Leave Posts.

Petrograd Tuesday. Nov. 20.-The
Russian military chief of the district Of
Kiev and the temporary governor with
their staff are reported to have left
their posts. Ukrainian commissioners
have been appointed to succeed them
and they have confirmed the independ.
ence of the Ukraine. Three hundred
and sixty thousand Ukrainian troops
are said to have been recalled from the
front.
This is commented upon here as
meaning a serious Gripping Of the army
and the possible opening of the front
to the enemy.
The town duma of Moscow has been
dissolved by the revolutionary war com
mittee. Mayor Roudeneff of MOSCOW is
reported to be in hiding to escape threat.
ened arrest. An armured train bound
for Petrograd has been captured by
detachments Of sailors and returned to
Moscow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

tBy the Associated Press,
British Army Headquarters I'm France
Nov. 21.-The Germans are now hghths
on their last line Of defense NJ one po'"'
of the British attack.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

The Ardmoreite unfurled its service
flag at noon today. Much interest Is
white field and four blue stars, which
floats over the front entrance Of the
building. The flag, picture Of which
Is shown above, is what by custom ev-
cry household from which a man has
gone to the service Of his country, or
any business institution from which
employees have gone. has right to dis
play. The service flag carries one star
for each man from that house or that
institution who is serving in the war.
The Ardmoreite flag has four stars for
the following men who have been MEM
bers of its staff:
LIEUT.. VELIE c. SUGGS, 334th ma
chine gun battalion, Camp Pike, Little
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

By the Associated Press),
British Army Headquarters In France,
Nav. e1.-Goneral Persiling, COMMANDER
of the American forces in France, was
present at the British headquarters as
the guest of Field Marshal Haig, the
British commander. to witness the Brit
ish offensive. A..
The American commander viewed the
great battle with the deepest interest,"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21

Ukraine lies ON both sides OF the
Dnieper river. 1t long was bone OF
contention between old Poland and Rus.
sia. About the year 1856 the part on
the east side Of the Dnieper was ceded
to Russia, and at the second partition
OF Poland, Polish Ukraine also fell TO
Russia, and is mostly comprised In the
government of Kiev. The historic Uk-
raine comprises the greater part Of
what is now termed Little Russia"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
FOUR-MINUTE CALENDAR.


Princess-W. c. Davisson-
Paiace-E. l. Gregory.
Theatorium-C. L. Wagner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
BRITISH MAKE GREAT SURPRISE ATTACK ON 'H|NDENBURG
LINE AND SMASH IN FIVE MILES DEEP ON 32IhLE FRONT
ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR AND TERRIFIC STRUG-
Giles OF WAR IS CARRIED OUT BY HAIC WHO KEPT
ARTILLERY SILENT BEFORE ATTACK-BERLIN
ADMITS DEFEAT IN OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

into the Cambria sector at night and
carefully hidden during the day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-21
IN THE COUNTRY
Tonight.

Oil City-r. W. Champion. George
Coffman-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-26
GERMAN JOURNALS
HARSHLY CENSuRE
Governments ACTS

COPENHAGEN. June 26-Ger-
many's leading editors in their custo-
mary Monday articles deal harshly
with the government in general and
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg in
particular. Theorode Wolff in the
Tageblatt. reads the chancellor lee
ture for declaring through the North
German Gazette that President Wilson
Is more of an autocrat than Emperor
Nicholas was; the writer pointing out
that President Wilson, in the most i'm
portant question to be decided whether
war should be declared, had to obtain
a favorable vote from the congress and
was unable to do anything without the
approval Of that body.
Herr VOLTS reference to this fact
is made In an appeal to the German
people Immediately to set about the
work Of the inner reformation of the
state as its most pressing task, and to
join In the international work of
smothering the fire brand Of democrat
fzfng Chauvinism" wherever it ap-
pears.
Eugene Zimmerman In the Lokal
Anzeiger, which newspaper is now con-
trolled by the pan-Germans, takes ex-
actly the opposite tack and holds up
Russia as horrible example to those
Germans who are DESTROYS of intro
ducing the democratic spirit into Ger
man institutions. The existing sys-
tenn. he declares, is responsible for
Germans brilliant Victories. In clos
ing his article with an attack on Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-H ollweg, Herr
Zimmerman asserts that the news
papers which are working for dad
democracy" in Germany have absolute
ly no support by the German people
the writer evidently choosing to ig-
more the size of the German Socialist
vote-and that these newspapers are
the only defenders Of the chancellor,
supporting him because they consider
him the right man to fit in with their
plans. Herr Zimmerman calls for a
real statesman, man of deeds and
not of words, who will put check on
these evil reformers and dam a move
ment which does not represent the
genuine demond of the hour
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-26
FOOD CONTROL AIDS
THE WHEAT MARKET

CHICAGO, June 26.-Some renewal
of uncertainty as to the outcome of
food legislation in Washington tended
today to give an appearance Of
strength to the wheat market. Trade,
however, was so small that efforts to
trace general causes of fluctuations
proved difficult Opening prices,
which varied from unchanged figures
to one cent higher. with July nominal
and September at $1.S5 to $1.8S, were
followed by a moderate upturn. and
then a setback to yesterdays closing
level.
Corn declined sharply owing to bet
ter weather for the growing crop.
Speculative traders pressed the sell
ing side. After opening IA to &c low
er, the market underwent an addition
u! sag.
Prohibition features of the food con.
troll bill had depressing effect on
oats. Besides, crop reports were bear.
ish.
Lower quotations on hogs weakened
provisions. There was disappointment
also regarding failure to make sales
to the Belgian commission.