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FRENCH WILL
TRAIN OURS"
Artillery Officers Arrive al
Camp Lee to Coach
West Virginians

CAMP LEE, Petersburg, Va,
Oct. 2S.--National army men from
West Virginia will soon be train
inc under the direction of Of
flcers OF the French army, direct
from the western front. Three
commissioned and two non-com-
missioned officers Of the French
army today arrived at Camp Lee.
and more are expected within n
few days. The officers arriving.
today were: Captain Jerome +.
Toujan, 417th French Infantry:
Second Lieutenant Claude Dome
szan. First French artillery; Lieu
tenant Emil SchlcsSins. French
artillery. and Scrgeanls Y. NJ.
Evau and Pleve peleton, both con-
nected with the infantry branch OF
the service. All have been sta
tened at the front since the early
days Of the war.
The commanding officers were
assigned to the new building
erected for them, while the non
commissioned officers will be
quartercd with The men Of the
headquarters troop.
The Frenchmen were given an
enthusiastic welcome. and the TWO
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berlin SAYS 100000 PRISONERS
ARE TAKEN, WITH 700 GREAT GUNS;
CADDRNA RET|RES To LINE IN REAR
PREPARED FOR A STRONG DEFENSE

ROME, Oct. 2s.-British Admir-
atty per Wireless Press.)-Units
Of the italian second army surren-
dered or retreated without fight
Ing, permitting the Austro-Gsr-
man forces to break the italian
left wing on the Julian front and
in;::.de Italy, says today's official
report. The italians now are re-
treating in accordance with the
plan prepared.
"The failure to resist on the
part Of some units forming our
second army, which in cowardice
retired without fighting, or SUIT
rendering to the enemy, allowed
the Austro-German forces to
break into our left wing on the
Julian front. The valiant efforts
Of other troops did not enable
them to prevent the enemy from
advancing into the sacred soil Of
our fatherIand. We are now
withdrawing our line according to
the plan prepared. All stores and
depots in the evacuated places
were destroyed.
1.-THE record. of many memor-
able battles fought with success
by our brave soldiers during two
and one-haIf. years Of war is suf-
ticient to assure the commander
in chief that the army to which
the honor and safety Of the coun-
try are contded will know how to
fulfill its duty
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"lu Four Years In Geray :An1basSad0r CefardS Book

on the mere statement that 1t was 4 de-.
fensve war. declared because it Was al.
legged that certain invasions OF German
territory, never since substantiated, ll,d
taken place.
The Socialist party Is divided. 1t. Is
great pity that the world cannot deal
with men of the: type Of Scheidemg:ln
who in other demooracies would ap-
pear SO conservative as to be almost
reactionary. But Scheideniann and his
friends. while they have. In their ut
tempted negotiations with the Socialists
of other countries. the present protec-
tion Of the imperial government. will
have no hand In debating terms Of peace.
so long rs that government is in ex.
istence. They are being used in an OF.
fort 10 divide the. allies As President
Wilson said In his message to Russia
of May 26, 1911:
The war has begun to 20 against Ger.:
many. and In their desperate desire 10
escape the inevitable defeat. those wh5
arc In authority IN Germany are usinR
every pssioble instrumentality, are maxi
ing use even OF the influence Of tho
groups and parties among their own
subjects 10 whom they have never been
just or fair. OF even tolerant, to promote
a propaganda on both sides OF the sea:
which will preserve for them their In
luence at home and their power abr6sd,
to the undoing of the very men they are:
using" ga.
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WASHINGTON. oct. 2S.-The total
amount subscribed tn tho second Lib
erty loan. the treasury department. an
nounced tonight Is still Il matter OF
sperulation." Several days probably
will elaps. before the full extent OF
III. nations subscriptions is ascer-
tained
The department was without figures
tonight showing any chang: In the "stl-
. mated totals. other than in the New
York district. New York'S maximum
OF 81. 500. 400. h06 reported last night t"
have been exceeded. il was said tonight.
might be increased by later returns to
az much as $l.75o .Oo0. 300. Previous
estimates had placed the total at ap-
proximat.ly $l.G50. .ohn.010 or SlnQ.o9o.-
Oov lesS than tonight'S estimate.
Reserve bank officials and local COM
mi,tees working until after midnight
last night all over the country. rested
today. II was virtually TN" first
breathing spell they had taken since
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Nd DOUBT Of THE LIBERTY
HAVING BEEN OVERSUbSCR|bED
Continued on Page Ter-)

the campaign began. Few districts even
reported to the treasury and the as
sumption was that they would take
their time in transmitting the finals
They have till next Thursday to make
the complete report.
Returns received at the treasury to-
day gave little indication as to the
final result" the department announc-
cd tonight ''On the face OF returns,
it cannot be said whether the sale en-
ceeded s.. .n00 nn0. 900. Conviction is gen.
eral however that it probably appro1i-
mated tn" maximum total Banks. Of
course. have made no effort to tabulate
all their returns and may not do so
TIL the final day for reporting. No
ven,b.r l. Obviously. great changes
may be made in the total between now
and Thursday.
1t seems certain that every district
hns gone we'll past It's minimum and
(ConGnued on Pare Teu.l
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The Austro-Gcrman armies under
the command Of Emperor Charles
who has as his chief assistant The
brilliant Field Marshal Won Maok-
ensen, are shaking tho entire italian
LIN from the JuD5.n Alps region to
tho Adriatio sea. Pressing back tho
Italians at sever.1 points on italian
soil the ,~~mbined enemy forces now
have pushed forward on tho Italian
left wing and captured ct-.dale,
lying to the northeast Of Udtne, and
are nearing the plains beyond. IN
addition, tho Austrian town OF Cor
izia, q pctnt OF great strategic
value on tho Isonzo river has been
retaken from the Italians.
According to the latest official
Berlin communication, 100000 IaL-
ians have been made prisoners and
in excess Of 700 guns have fallen into
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Austro- -aorman hands. 9hs Sooo1A
and third italian armies Are dSolAx.
Cd to be IN retrsst. Rome ADMITS
the falling back Of the second army,
asserting that cowArdteS similar 70
that shown BY the 1usdAnS In QAl-~
icta, WA exhibited in thS fAoo o1
the foe, the Italians surrsAdsr111.
or retreating without giviag bAttlo,
permitting the breaking Of the Is1t.
wing ana thereby Offering sasy 80.
cess to ths town Of C1vidAls. Prior
to falling back, however, the nal
ians destroyed all thsir dspots ana
stores and Cividnle WAS on hr0 WhsA
tho Austro-0ermans entered It.
Possibly the Italians In this -.
gton, who are declared By Rome to
be rstreatinT to prepared podtio1jN
on tho plains, Will turn about and
(Continusd on PA1s Tsa.)
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German Statements.

BERLIN (voa London), Oct. %.
The capture Of 100000 Italians
and more than 700 guns is report
ed in the official communication
from general headquarters to-
night, which declares that the
Italian second and third armies
are in retreat. The text Of the
statement reads:
ain Flanders there was spirited
artillery firing near Dixmude and
at Acultholst wood. At the Oise-
Hisne canal near Fiiain there
were local engagements. In the
east nothing Of, importance &C.
Cured.
"The Italian second and third
armies are in retreat towards the
west. Our pursuit is advancing
rapidly from the mountains as far
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ENTENTE IS
OVERLOOKED
AT the Advent Of American
Troops in Trenches on
the Western Front

PARIS, Oct. oS.-The first
American communication an
nouncing the presence Of Ameri-
can troops in the trenches on the
battle front, to which Foreign
Minister Barthou made reference
Thursday night. Is printed pToml-
nently in all the morning newspa-
pers today. The newspapers, IN
editorial articles, express JOY over
the announcement.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-News that
the American troops have fired
their first shot of the war on
the western front took place of
honor in the Sunday papers with
the first American official state
ment from Paris. The announce
ment was received with great en-
thusiasm by the American con-
gressmen who are here. They
said it would carry profound salts
faction to the people Of America.
Telling of the event, the corre-
spondent Of the Weekly Dispatch
says:
THE allies arc extremely for
(Contuusd on Page Ten.)
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j, 8. SPENDS
S42,600,000
EVERY DAY

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-Government
expenditures of one billion dollars IS the
! record which the month OF October has
established at the Treasury department.
The total. which includes loans to the
Allies. may exceed even this huge sum,
possibly by $l00.00n,0Qn.
Thus far. it stands 1t S9S5.342.3SI 1.
with yesterdays spending not included.
| For the cnty-three working days thus
far counted ii shows average expendi-
lures OF approximately S42.600.000
| daily. or almost $4,000 every minute Of
the day and night. Expenditures for
i last Friday the latest record published
were $6S..9T5.94S. but this was an un-
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PLANNING
REORGANIzING OF
THE RUSSIAN ARMY

PETRoGHAD, OCT. 2s.-Pretnier
Kerensky has como to tho front. Tha
newspapers today publish note to
tho offeot that tho war minister has
begun the elaboration Of scheme
for the reorganization Of part OF tho
army on tho basis Of separate ma
tdonaNtteE
As q result OF tho continuance Of
disorders martial law haS been pro-
claimed In man ottiss and towns
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RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
BELIEVED TO HAVE
FALLEN OVERHEARD

PBTROGRAD, Oct %. - Admiral
Vladislavoff, who was in command OF
the submarine flotllla during the
German operations against the Rus
sian Islands in the Baltic has disap-
peared. 1t Is believed he fell over
board from q submarine.
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Only A|sace-Lo
Obstacle IN Peace in
View Of Berlin Paper

EERLIN. Oct. 2S.-(Nia London) -
Only the determination Of France 10
recover Alsacc-Iorrlinr stands in the
way Of an immediate termination of tho
war. in the opinion nf the Norwacrts.
The latest proceedings in the French
chamber Of deputies. the socialist or
gan declares" confirm Foreign Minis
ter Won kuehlmannS Interpretation
that there is no issue prevailing out
side that Of hlsaCc-Lorrainc regarding
which . complete understanding is I'M
possible Germany. under present cir
cumstanccs. cannot surrender AlSace-
lorraine No one in Germany is even
thinking Of making France present OF
the twu provinces and it would seem
the French do. not want them in the
form Of gift.
They arc demanding Alsacc-Lorraine
MS n symbol Of their victory over the
Germans. not 4 victory of suCccssful
defense and complete sclf-preserratton
which they might have today. but a
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TIE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-Porecast:
West v1rgtnta-Partly cloudy and
warmer Monday, rain by night; Tuesday
rain and colder.
Western Pennsylvania -- Increasing
cloudiness and warmer Monday; rain at
night; Tuesday rain and colder.
oh1o-Ratn Monday, colder In north
west; Tuesday clearing and colder.
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AMERICAN, BRITISH AND FRENCH.
TROOPS MAY Be RUSHED To Sue.
COR Of THE STRICKEN ITALIANS;
FRENCH CABINET DISCUSSES MOVE.

cabinet this evening to deter.
upon cooperation of the Allies the Italian front President
Poincare presided ~
The sending of Entente troops to the Of the stricken
probably would the dverng not only great masses
British and French but of the American expedonary forces
under General Pershng France and others to foow)
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(Cont3uued on Page Ton.)

non-commiSSioned officers were
surrounded throughout the entire
day by crowds Of select men.
questioning the strangers regard
jnc condition which the Amerl'
cans will face when they arrive IN
France. The officers expressed
themselves as delighted with tho
reception received.
Negro select men from West Vlr-
ginia, Western Pennsylvania and
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LONDON 28-1t is estimated in exchange telegraph
dispatch from Rome that the Italians opposed the front
Austro attack by forces four times their number
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AI01
German Liberals and Reasonable Men

have already expressed a belief that
Germany will not be forced to make
peace because Of a revolution and that
sufficient food will be somehow found
to. carry on the population during 4at
Iaa1t another year Of war.
What then offers q prospect Of reasoIp-
able peace-7supposing. OF course. tn At
the Germans fail in the subrrah, be
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By JANA ". GERARD

American AmbSssador q. tho German
Imperial Court, July az. 1919,
to February 4, 1917.
Copyright. 1917. BY the Public Ledger
Company.
Copyright. Canada, 1917. by the Public
Ledger Company. International cory
rixht 1917 By the Public Ledger
Company. All rights reserved.
Any infringement Will be
prosecuted.
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Partly Cloudy and Warmer Monday,
Rain by Night
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-02
BRITISH CABINET
MEMBER REVOLTS
GOES TO PARIS WITH PACIFISTS
AND PLANS FOR LABOR PARTY
AND SOCIALISTS TO MEET

London, Aug 2.-The fact that a
member of the cabinet, Arthur Hender.
son, minister without portfolio in the
war council, had gone on a mission to
Paris with the pacifist Ramsay McDon.
aid, member of parliament; George
James Wardle, chairman of the labor
party in the house of commons, and
Russian delegates, aroused great irri.
tation among the members of of parlia.
ment and seems to threaten trouble in
the government.
The purpose of the journey is to con.
fer with French socialists in regard to
the proposed conference of allied so.
cialists at London, and the subsequent
international conference at Stockholm.
The crux of the matter lies in the
fact that Mr.. Henderson since he re-
turned from Petrograd reversed his at.
titude on the question of the British la.
Dor party and socialists meeting the
German representatives at Stockholm.
and now asks them to rescind the form.
er resolution against joining the con.
ference with enemy delegates.
Mr.. Henderson has not publicly ex.
planned his change of views, but it is
known to be the result of his visit to
Russia.
II is stated that the heads Of the la.
Dor party which officially accepted his
advice, nevertheless seemed to have
caused crisis in the party, which no.
wise is unanimous in its support of Mr..
Henderson.
The government has been closely
questioned in the house of commons in
the last few days on the subject of
Mr.. Henderson's mission to Paris and
the admission of Andrew Bonar Law.
chancellor OF exchequer, that II was set.
tied without the governments knowl-
edge. That the government was ignor.
ant of what Henderson was doing in
Paris has increased the general irrita.
tion.
Lobby correspondents say that the
war cabinet, of which Mr.. Henderson
still is presumably member, although
his place was taken by George n.
Barnes, while he was in Russia, is grave.
ly embarrassed by the turn events have
taken.
Mr.. Hendersons fellow members of
the labor party in the ministry, who
are ignorant as the members of the
war cabinet of Mr.. Henderson's move.
met in the house Of commons last even.
ing to discuss the extraordinary situa.
tion, but decided to await Henderson's
return before acting.
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REGISTERED HERE.
TWICE ARRESTED AS
DRAFT LAW STACKER

William o. johnson on June 5. Sc.
lective draft registration day. was rest
ing easily and comfortably in the city
jail here. According to orders from
Washington, he was taken to the city
hall and registered.
He was given the little blue card.
signifying that he had complied with
the draft law. and in few days was re.
leased. Then he blew" away. no one
knew where, and perhaps few cared.
Within few days he was heard from
again. Police officers in Detroit, Mich.
notified Police Chief Les Segler that
they had arrested him and that he
claimed he had registered here. Chief
Of Pee segler notified the Detroit Of.
fcer at h statement was true. and
they ID him 10 20.
But Johnson Is "in Dutch" again.
Chief segler has received another mes.
sage, signed "Pfeiffer, government
agent stating that Johnson is in Gus.
tody and asking if local authorities
could say If he is registered here.
The chief replied that the prisoner
had done his duty in Ardmore. and
johnson probably viii be released again
and allowed 10 wander to another To-
cality, to be picked up for not having
his registration card. He lost II be.
fore he left Ardmore. he told the officers
in Detroit.
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43 ENLISTED HERE
LAST ELEVEN DAYS IN JULY
BROUGHT RECRUITS.
SiXty-One Registered During Month,
Largest Number Since Station Open.
ed-Modifying Qualifications and
Those Once Rejected May BE Accepted

Forty-three men have enlisted at the
Ardmore army recruiting station since
July 20 and and sixty.one enlisted dur.
ing the month. This is the largest mum.
Der enlisted in any one month since
the army station was opened The next
largest number, sixty, was secured in
April
Milburn. Okla, furnished ten: Ard.
more, eight; Writ, three, and Madill.
Loco, Marietta and Texarkana, Tex.
two each. one recruit was furnished
by each Of the following towns: Ha.
worth, Waxahachie. Texas. Randolph.
Louisiana. Marshall. Texas. Antlers. OH
City, Leesburg, Texas Minco. Balling-
er Texas. Springer Idabel, Almo. Bonnie
Terre, Fort Towson Broken Bow, At.
wood, Pritchett Texas, Boswell, Steph.
en-, Ark. Davis Sulphur, Tulsa. Tox,
Maysville Floydada, Texas Fillmore.
Russell Valiant. ltalty, Texas, Zlta and
Tishomingo.
For the first time In history married
men will now be accepted as cooks and
bakers In the quartermaster corps OF
the army. The married men must. how.
ever, have no wife who is depending
upon him for support and must not ex.
pect aid from the government.
Many OF the army regulations form.
erly adhered 10 have been modified so
that those who have been rejected be.
cause of minor defects may now enlist
The aviation section offers an oppor.
tunity 10 become "a machinist, mechanic
and expert gas engine man. The medi.
cal department offers a good chance 20
learn medicine and nursing
The infantry, which is the largest
branch Of the army. offers opportunity
20 bright young men TO become non.
commissioned officers. Two-thirds Of
the men IN the army are non.commis-
stoned officers whose pay Is from Sil
a month 90 {lOi. Board and clothes are
furnished free Others In the army re-
ceiye from $50 20 {3S a month. There Is
la chance for every third man in the
army 20 become noncommissIoned Of.
ficer. No experience Is needed IN any
branch OF service that Is now open.
Men VIII Doe accepted at the Ardmore
station up 20 the time their names are
called 90 appear before the exemption
boards There are only a few days yet
in which some % the men subject 20
,he draft may enlist
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MEETS HIS BRIDE But
SHE Is CORPSE

Chicago, Aug "A delayed honey
moon was turned into a funeral today
when William Walters, of Denver, came
here to meet his wife from Pittsburg,
where they were married a year ago.
When the Pittsburg train stopped at
the Union station. Walters noticed two
men bearing a stretcher. He looked at
the body which they carried and recog-
nized it as that of his wife She had died
on the train of ptomaine poison.
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RED CROSS KEEPS DATA
ON AMERICAN CASUALTIES

Paris, Aug. 1.-The American Red
Cross has organized a bureau OF in.
formation concerning casualties. The
purpose Of the bureau is to get informa.
ton regarding casualties TO the families
Of American wounded. missing or TAX.
en- prisoner, and to act as a channel
through the international Red Cross
IN Geneva, Switzerland, for communica-
tion between American prisoners in
Germany and their families. and be-
tween German prisoners in the hands
OF the Americans and their families.
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Amnesty for Austrians.

Rome, Aug. According to the
Stampa, news has been received at the
vatican from Vienna Of a comprehen-
sive amnesty which is about to be pro-
claimed by the Austrian government.
All prisoners serving sentences up 10
two years for political offenses and nu-
merous Italian irridentists will benefit
by the amnesty. Pope Benedict, says
the newspaper, is believed TO have had
a part in this decision Of the Austrian
government.
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MINERS GET
FIFTY CENTS DAY INCREASE

Leadville, Colo Aug. 1.-The strike
of metal miners in the Leadvile dis.
trict. which began ten days ago, was
called off early today at a mass meet
ing of the striking miners, both union
and non-union. The men voted to ac.
cept the offer of the operators of a
wage increase of approximately fifty
cents a day. The strikers had asked for
an increase of one dollar a day.
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The Clerk Guaranteed II.

"A customer came into my store the
other day and said to one of my clerks,
Have you anything that will cure diar-
rhoea?' and my clerk went and got him
a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and said to him.
IF this deos not cure you, l will not
charge you a cent for it, SO he took It
home and came back in a day or two
and said he was cured" writes ]. II.
Berry & Co., Salt Creek, Va. For sale
by all dealers.
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FOUR HUNDRED
WOMEN WORKERS
IN r. r. SHOPS

Fort Wayne, Ind, Aug. Local Of
ficials Of the Pennsylvania railroad an
nounced today that the companys
shops in this city were now open to
the employment of women
Arrangements are being made Tor
the proper accommodation Of from four
to six hundred fenfsie workers in the
machine shops, round houses shop
wards. and other departments.
The officials have decided to adopt
one piece uniforms for the women work
ers. consisting Of a suit that is bifur-
Gated to the knees apd fastened at the
ankles with buttons or buckles.
The women will be paid the same
wages as the men.
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RUSSIAN ARMY COMMANDERS
DEMAND ELIMINATION POLITICS

London, Aug. According to Pet
rograd dispatch to the Post, Russian
army commanders had conference at
headquarters recently and sent an ulti-
matum to Premier Kerensky that un-
less the army was kept outside politics
and treated merely as a fighting ma
chine they would resign, as being un-
able to carry on the war VIGOROUSLY.
The correspondent believes the ultimat-
um will be accepted.