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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
URGES RUSSIA
TO OPPOSE Hun
PEACE PROPOSAL
FOREIGN MINISTER Al PETRO.
GRAD TELLS PARLIAMENT SEP
ARATE PACT IMPOSSIBLE
He O{NOUNCES ENEMY
Germany's Aid Il 10 Separate Russia
From Her Allies BY Peaceful Means
and Then Rule the Empire IN Com
mercial Sense. lie Says.

Excerpt from speech today of the Rus
parliament at Petrograd.
There never has been more peace
talk in Germany and Austria than now"
said the minister. II am confident Ger.
many was insincere In the reported re-
cent offer for the freedom of Belgium
and Alsace-Lorraine and in the intima-
tiOn that this would be her last of.
fer. She will make more.
Germany is now concentrating her
efforts to affect her enemies economi
cally. For instance. her attack on Riga
was not strategical, but hoping to ruin
the economic life Of the country. Too
much Importance must not be given to
today's Italian defeat, rs this also Is for
mere economic effect"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30

London. Oct. 30.-The Milan core.
spondent to the Times ia dispatch
refers TO the breaking Of the Italian
line at certain points where the Ger.
mans carried on 30 heavy preliminary
bomhardmonts, and says that on tie
contrary not one OF the innumerablc
attacks has given an inch of ground to
the enemy. The troops on the Carsn."
ne writes. already nave passed through
he'll and beyond"
No details have yet arrived of the re.
suits OF the fighting for Montenegro on
the northern end or the Isonzo front.
lie says the fighting there from the first
hour OF attack has been as glorious an
epic as its winning in 1915.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
Congressman Martin Dies.

Chicago. Oct 30.-Charles Martin.
democrat. serving his first term i'm con
gress from the fourth Illinois lChicagol
district. is dead after a prolonged i'll
ness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30

Petrograd, Monoay, october .9.--tOr-
eign Minister Terestchenko. in address
ing the preliminary parliament today.
said Il separate peace WAS impossible
and that defense of Russian territory
was one OF the fundamental needs.
The foreign minister said the abso-
lutte independence of Courland and per-
haps of Poland and Lithuania was i'm
possible. as 1t would mean that Russia
would return to the days before Peter.
He also asserted complete demobiliza
tion and disarmament and naturalization
of canals and straits were impossible.
Russia's foreign policy had not chang
ed. the minister continued, since the
first statement enuncating the princi-
pies of no indemnities no annexations
and the right of nations to self-defini.
ton.
THE people must understand that
the war is being carried on not by gov
ernments but by nations" he added.
"As the nations began the fighting. so
they must end it. Russia and France
first held back the forces and SO they
continue"
NJ Terestchenko declared that offers
favor of them were strongest last May
when they were followed by the Rus |
sian offensive.
There Is rumor that the allies |
wished to leave Russia to her fate" the |
foreign minister continued. but / state /
officially that it is untrue.
"Germany's aim is to separate Russia
from the allies. and. If possible to do /
this by peaceful means, in order TO use
Russia economically afterward. While |
the other nations at war are unable to |
continue civil industry, Germany has |
been SO well organized from the begin |
ming that she has been able TO continue |
her efforts to carry on trade. She looks |
upon Russia as her market. Therefore, |
the defense of Russian territory is one |
Of the fundamental needs now. for If |
Germany gets into Russia. commercial |
ly, afer the war, we shall have no self |
definition afterwards"
In regard to the forthcoming confer |
ence of the allies at Paris. NJ. Terest- |
chenko said II must be remembered that |
Russia should forget politics there and |
be represented as 4 nation. He char |
ecterized some points of the peace |
terms of the soldiers and workmen's del |
egates as impossible. saying they coulc |
not be defended as the nations terms.
II was in this connection that he made
his references to Courland. Poland and
Lithuania. and to the impossibility of
neutralizing canals and straits and dis
irming completely.
VI. Terestchenko's speech was cheered
was hissed more than applauded by the
The American. British and italian
were present when the
speech was delivered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
COLD WAVE IS
OVER ALL SOUTH
LOWEST OCTOBER TEMPERATURES
ON RECORD IN SEVERAL
STATES.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Oct. So--A new
low temperature record for October 80
was established when the weather bu.
reau thermometer recorded sixteen de-
grees above zero at five o'clock this
morning 1t was the seasons coolest
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
riiis IN EXPLANATION OF GREAT
DRIVE As IMPRESSED BY
BERLIN PAPER.
NEWS is CONFLICTING
On the Carso Not One Of the innuner-
able Attacks Has Given an Inch of
Ground to tiie Enemy. London Is
Told

Amsterdam. oct 3O.--The Auy
German offensive AGAINST Italy. acco
ing TO the Eorwaests. OF Berlin. wa.
not undertaken IN an aggressive spiri
with the object of conquest, bu, solely
20 bring peace nearer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
SENATE DELAYS PASSAGE OF WILSON'S ARMED SHIP Bill;
NAVAL BILL OF $535OOO 900 SA WE'D BY NARROW MARGIN
PRESIDENT EAGER TO PUT u S. SHIPPING BACK ON SEA
Losses of Shipping
Since February

Not a single ship was reported
yesterday to have been sunk by
German submarines. This was
the second day since unrestricted
warfare began that no sinkings
have been announced, the FIRST
being last Wednesday.
According to reports available
in the United States the losses
to the Allies and to neutrals have
been thus far: Ships sunk, ISe;
tonnage lost, 4oe,3Ss.
According to losses to Febru-
ary Io announced by Sir Edward
Carson, the losses up to the pres
ent have been: Ships sunk, arg;
tonnage lost, 47e,6so.
The average daily toll of the
submarines In the first thirty
days of ruthless warfare is as fol-
lows:
According to reports available
in the United States, ships sunk,
6; tonnage lost, 1856.
According to Sir Edward Car.
sons announc ement, ships sunk,
?; tonnage lost, 1899.
This 10 almost exactly half the
rate at which unrestricted war
fare must be carried on IL Ger.
many hopes to sink 1000 900 tons
a month, As Berlin dispatches
have laid.
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REPORTS ON SINKINGS.
state Department Informed of Tws
Americans Missing.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Detailed re-
ports of the sinking Of the British bark
Galgorm Castle and the Donaldson Line
freightl steamer Tritonian, both with
Americans aboard. two of whom are
missing, were received by the State De-
partment to-day from Consul Frost at
Queenstown. The reports follow:
THE British bark Galgorm Castle,
Queenstown from Buenos Ayres, cargo
maize, attacked by submarine 4: 80 p. NJ,
February 27. "a miles west-southwest of
Bull Rock. Four Americans aboard Two
are missing. believed lost"
The second despatch read:
"The Donaldson freight liner Triton
ian, 2.S46 tons, Halifax to Liverpool with
general cargo and horses. torpedoed
without warning II :36 p. NJ. 80 miles
west of Dingle February 26. Two men
missing from crew Of sixty.
"Sole American, John Murphy. fourth
engineer. saved.
Master saw torpedo approach ship
striking starboard bow. Ship abandoned
80 minutes. but did not sink Boats
stood by until Admiralty patrol arrived
8 A. NJ. and towed her till 80 A. NJ
when she sank. Submarine never sighted
I Mates boat not heard from: believed
lost. Captains boat rescued by steam
boat Charing Cross.
weather heavy. sea breaking, strong
southwest wind. misty rain beginning al
dusk. Boats were in imminent danger
| Submarine offered no aid. Ship carried
neither gun nor wireless No attempt tt
| escape"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
INSULT TO JAPAN.
Outcome to Increase Cordially
With L. s., Says Diplomat.


LONDON, March AT the Japanese
guess Inouye, sent word that he could
not dignity by official comment the con-
temptibie intrigue of the Germans in
Mexico TO set Japan against the United
States and induce her TO break with
her allies. Expressing Japanese sent!-
ment on the subject. an official of the
embassy said:
There Is nothing to add to the state
ment of the Japanese Embassy in WASH
ington as reported here by Reuters
Agency. The idea. Is not only so mon
strous. so impossible and so outrageous
to our sense Of dignity, but it is grossly
insulting to the intelligence of our public.
1T is needless to say that the press
dispatches from the United States We're
the first intimation we had upon the
matter. and were II not for the source
from which ii emanated we could hardly
have brought ourselves to believe that
even now the SO we'll known subjectvity
Of the German Government should have
gone to such an extent of miscalculati ton
and self-deception.
The revelation was very timely and
its result must he. as wisely forecast by
/ one Of the leading London newspapers
| this morning, TO convince the Amepscan
people once and for all that they have
as little cause TO fear the Japanese as
have the British dominiOns in the Pa
cific which Japan Is assisting in de.
! Tending.
''The Germans have again overdone
| their game, and its real outcome viii
| be. we are sure. increased cordiality be-
| tween the United States and Japan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
SCHOOL SITE HUNT
BASIS OF SPY "PLOT"
German Lutheran Pastor and
Banker Explain Odd Ac-
tions to Police.

For more than month tho Rev
ru,..,.,. &C..
Su''e'' P's'o' vi 'ne "e''''a'
Lutheran Church or Stapleton. Staten
Island, and Edward Meurer, also of
Stan,e,on and direc,or NJ tho sta,en 1s,-
anu Savings pa"N' nave pee" meeting
daily and taking long walks through
Staten Island. Little did they know as
,,.,, ,.o,,,.a tho, ,.an ,,os ,vor. ho,;,,
tnem as theS inspected the tops or the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03

Special Gable Despatch to The Sun.
PARIS, March 2.--"This Is just another
attempt by Germany to make my coun-
try serve her interests declared Luis
Quntanilla, Mexican Charge d'Affaires
here. 81 know they are spending huge
sums in propaganda in Mexico and are
buying newspapers outright"
Senior Quintani)la said that while he
had not received any official statement
from his Government regarding the Ger
man plot to involve Mexico and Japan
In an attack on the United States his
last instructions from Carranza before
leaving for Paris last summer were tc
assure the Entente Allies that Mexico
will never swerve from her neutrality
10 matter what happens.
"Carranzas statement Is backed up by
the whole Mexican people," QuintaHilla
said. I'VE have nothing to gain by en-
tering the war"
The Japanese Embassy here declared
that Zimmermann's note was "only an.
other German intrigue in the attempt tS
cause discord among the Allies and frc
tion between the United States anc
Mexico and Japan"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
GRACE EXPIRES
FOR SAILCRAFT
German Admiralty Announces
No Warning Will Be Given
Any Boats.

LONDON, March A despatch from
Berlin says the German Admiralty made
the following announcement to-day:
ION March 1 expired the final period
of grace allotted for sailing ships in
the Atlantic. From this date no special
warning will be given to any boats by
submarines"
Nothing has been heard OF the missing
boat from the British steamship Galgorm
Castle, shelled and sunk on Tuesday
by a submarine. The two Americans
who left the steamer in this boat are
William Jackson. 10 years old. Beach
street. New York. and David Walker. 1s
Spring street, Stanardsville. Va.
An effort was made to-day by the
owners Of the American steamers
Kankakee. Hooking and Genesee to have
the cases of their vessels adjourned ir
the prize court on the ground thai
documents necessary to TIN defence haC
been lost with the Laconia The effort
failed. however. and the trial will bt
opened Monday.
The Crown contends that although tn,
| steamers flew the. American flag. .he!
| were really German owned. Hug
SHINES. German. having found th'
money for their purchase. The attorne!
for the Crown said the Foreign Offic'
had assured the American Governmen
that the remaining ships belonging t
the company would not be seized, pro
vided there was no delay in bringing
the case Of the three ships to trial. bu
the delays had been persistent and Their
came a time when the Crown could NJ
longer promise immunity from capture
The attorney charged that these delay
were for the purpose Of covering VI
| fraudulent concealment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
EXTRA SESSION
CHANCES GROW
Senate Leaders Fail to Agree
on Important Legislation
Pending.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Republican
and Democratic Senate leaders failed in
a conference late tonight to smooth over
difficulties in the way Of important leg
islation still pending and both houses
Of Congress remained in session at mid
night, Of prospects Of continuing with
out recess.
After consultation with Secretaries
McAdoo and Daniels and Postmaster
General Burleson over plains to assure.
if possible, the enactment before the
session expires Sunday of the army and
sundry civil appropriation bills Sena-
tors Simmons, Martin. Hughes and
other Democrats conferred for nearly
two hours with Senators Penrose and
Lodge.
These spokesmen for the minority as
sured the Democrats of their willing
ness to let the bill extending power to
the Pres ident to arm American merchant
ships come to a vote after full and free
discussion, but they would give no as
surances about the fate of the other
appropriation bills or the bill to amend
the shipping law extending authority
to the Government 10 commander mer-
chant ships and Shlps DeinS CONSTRUCTED
in this country for foreign owners.
I'VE will have to proceed as we are
doing with these measures and gel
along the best we can" said Senator
Penrose after the conference. I'VE made
TO progress toward an agreement or
the Legislative programme" said Sena'
tor Simmons.
While for time tonight the fina
passage of the naval bill seemed doubt
full, owing to the dispute with the HOUSE
over the bond issue involved in it. this
trouble was cleared up. Progress or
the neutrality bill was slow, however
| with no vote until tomorrow probable
In view Of the apparent deadlock will
| regard to the big army, sundry civil ant
| general deficiency bills, the prospect fo
| their ultimate passage before March
| seemed dark. Some of the Democratic
leaders still remained hopeful. In an!
| event. they said. the Administration
| would be able to get along at least unit
June without the necessity Of calling th
Sixty-ffth Congress in special session.
A report was current at late hou
/ that some Of the Republicans. anxious
to force an immediate special session
were threatening to fight the conference
report on the legislative bill in whicl
provision is made for the salaries OF tn
! Executive and Cabinet officials.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
$1,000, 900 FOR FORT SITE.
state Rushing Measure 10 COM
plete ROckaway Deal.

ALBANY, March "a bill appropriat-
ing $1,000, 900 ''or so much thereof as
may be necessary" to obtain the land
at Rockaway Neck wanted by the Gov
ernment for fortihcation purposes. was
introduced to-day by Henry NJ. Sage.
chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee. The measure also carries an
appropriation OF $4,000 for the eX-
penses Of condemning the property.
The bill was advanced to the order OF
final passage and n legislative day was
ordered for tomorrow that the measure
might be passed on Monday night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
AMERICAN BOY KILLED.
Alabama Lads Tell Of sinking BY
German Submarine.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 2.--William
Finley and Dewey Simon. two Birming-
ham boys who have just returned from
Europe. told to-day of their experiences
when the British cattle boat Russian.
from SaIonlca for New York. was tor
pedoed and sunk by submarine $50
miles from Malta on December 10.
1--WE had gone to Greece on the Rus
sian from Newport News early in No
vember," Finley said. land were return
ing to America when the undersea boat
sank us. AS we left the big vessel
noticed youngster. ~ years old. perish
ing with the ship. 1t was too late to
help him. heard him praying for his
mother. He had told US his home was
in Pennsylvania and that his name was
Otis Tucker. She didn't know whore he
xu-nn r .f f. ID.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
DENIALS IN MEXICO.
Zubaran Refuses TO Discuss Ger.
man Plot Revelations.

MEXICO CITY. March Minister Won
Eckhardt the German diplomatic repre-
sentative. returned to the city to-day.
but refused to add TO his statement OF
yesterday. when he denied any knowl-
edge of the Zimmerman note.
Rafael Zubaran. Mexican Ambassador
to Germany. who is now here, has denied
himself to all visitors since the publica-
ton Of the story. Ernesto Cara Perez.
acting head of the Foreign Office, said he
had no news regarding the German plan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
REPORTS SINKING A U.BOAT.
British steamship Crew Says Secs
Ond shot Destroyed Submarine.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-Destruction
of German submarine in the Atlantic
by the British steamer Knight Compan-
ion was reported to-day by the steamer S
officers on arrival here. The steamer was
several days on her way to New Orleans.
according TO the story. when she sighted
a German submarine.
The undersea boat fired five shots,
which missed the steamer. before the lat
ter got her defensive gun into action
The Knight Companions second shot. at
about 1900 yards struck the submarine
which. 1t was stated. Immediately sank
leaving on the surface wide patches OF
oil. Nothing was seen of her crew.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
GERMANS RUSHING U.BOATS.
Gang. Of 20 Men Work Night and
Day ON Each One.
Special Cable Despatch to THE suv from tho
London Times

Special cable Despatch TO THE Suv from Ms
London Times
AMSTERDAM. March 2.-The Telegraat
publishes an account Of an interview
with a German soldier who has been for
some time serving as clerk in the Vul-
can dockyard at Hamburg. He was sent
to frontier camp as punishment and es-
capped to Holland,
This man left Hamburg in February.
There were then In the Vulcan dockyard
eight large submarines on the stocks.
These latest submarines are nearly 35O
feet long. armed like a small cruiser and
can take twenty torpedoes and a crew OF
thirty-two men.
Gangs OF I20 men are working day
and night on each submarine, The COM
pletion OF a submarine requires three
months. In addition to submarines small
cruisers are now being built in the Vul-
can dockyard, \ new class Of cruiser,
the so-called Stadt class, is 4S0 feet long
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
NAVY YARD EXPLOSION; 4 HELD
Philadelphia Dry Dock Damaged,
Battleship y. Dakota ENDANGERED.

PHILADELPHIA. March o.-An ex-
plosnn in dry dock No. : al the Phia-
delphia navy yard on Saturday week
ago damaged the structure in four places.
endangered the battleship North Dakota
and caused that vessel to leave the navy
yard for patrol duty without undergoing
necessary repairs. according To report at
the navy yard to-day. Four men were
arrested following the explosion, it was
said
An investigation OF all the circum-
stances surrounding the explosion Is
being made by navy officials.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03

TOXIC. March Japan has received
no proposition from either Mexico or
Germany, directly or indirectly. to join
in a possible war against the United
States, Viscount Motono, japanese For
eign Minister, informed the Associated
Press to-day.
Vlscount Motono said he considered
such an idea ridiculous. it being based
on the outrageous presumption that
Japan would abandon her allies II
Mexico received the proposal, Niscount
Motono added, that country showed in-
telligence in not transmitting 1t to Japan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
1900, 900 MARKS SEIZED.
BueROs AyrcS Authorities Also Cone
dscate German Mail.

BUuNos AyREs. March 2.--The port
authorities here to-day boarded the
Dutch steamer Amstclland and seized
IA bag containing 100000 marks s375,-
00O), addressed to the German Trans
atlantic Bank branches in Buenos Ayres.
Santiago and Montevideo,
The authorities also connscatcd a
large quantity of unstamped German
mail
The Dutch Lloyd Line. owners Of the
steamer. gave orders for the holding
OF the steamer and the dsmissal OF
her captain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03

BERLIN. by wireless, March 2.-"The
American surgeons who left Graudenz at
the beginning OF February after the
breaking on OF relations between Ger
many and the United States have now
returned there and resumed work in the
hospital" says the Overseas News
Agency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
Wants Congress ON Hand.

"I also think there ought to he an extra
session Of the whole Congress. Inthepres-
ent situation the whole American Gov
ernment ought to be here matters ought
not to be left entirely without partici-
patton Of the minority. Congress ought
to be here In this condition Of public
affairs. II necessary, appropriation bills
can be held up. hut this naval bill ought
to pass. for no one can tell when we
will need every dollar with the utmost
quickness.'
The great construction programme
provides for the building OF three battle
ships, one battle cruiser. three scout
cruisers, fifteen destroyers, one de-
stroyer tender. one submarine tender
fifty-eight coast submarines, ten fleet
submarines and three coast guard cut
ters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
Austrian ships Disa bIed,

GALVESTON. Tex. March 2.--The Aus
trian steamers Companion and Nora
witx, which were interned here and then
docked at the SUPPORT Of Houston. have
been disabled within the last three weeks.
The engines Of the steamers have been
put OUT Of commission,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03

The Postal Telegraph Company an
nounccd yesterday that on account OF
the congestion at the Sayvills wireless
station no more wireless messages for
Europe will be accepted TO 90 by wire'
less via Sayville for the present
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03
JAPAN GOT NO PROPOSAL;
MEXICO TO STAY NEUTRAL
Foreign Minister Motono at Toxic Asserts Germanys
Offer Never Reached Mikado-Caranza
Gave Pledge to Entente Allies.

tutHity of Geany
ingd dc from Toxic and Paris:
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Continued On Second Page.
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comttrved on Third Page.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-23

Hokus-Is Hardup pretty well
known in your town?
Pokus-I should say he il. He's 50
well known he cant even borrow an
umbrella. New York Times.