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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-07

Trieste, though the forward move
ment slackened considerably and much
of the time was given to consolidating
the positions already won. and beating
off the furious counter-assaults of the
AuStrians. The Italians captured San
Giovanni, one of the key defenses of
Trieste, and it was reported that all
noncombatants had ben ordered to
leave the latter city, indicating that
the Austrians did not hope to hold pos
session of it much longer. The evident
plan of the Italians was TO move on
Trieste along the coast of the Adriatic,
avoiding the mountainous country far
Their north and obtaining the aid of
British warships. Northeast of Cor
iz the Italians made some further
progress. The achievements of the
Italian soldiers In this offensive are
truly wonderful, when the nature Of
the country and the strength of the
opposition are considered. and their
bravery and high spirit are unsur
passed.
In France there was violent artil-
lery firing through the week. and the
combats in the air were numerous and
spectacular. Again the allied alrmen
demonstrated their superiority over
those of the German army. The Brit
ish aviators have been especially ac-
tive. and in night flights have dropped
many tons Of explosives on military
establishments of the enemy far back
of the lines.
The lull in the activity of other
arms on the west front was taken to
presage another big offensive. and this
time 1t Is predicted that the Germans
are preparing a tremendous effort to
smash France before American troops
can help her.
Another marked decrease In the
number of British ships sunk by sub
marines is noted in the weekly admir-.
atty report. Among the vessels lost
were hospital ship and an armored
cruiser. Spain and Norway were fur
ther aggravated by the sinking of more
of their vessels.
The Brazilian chamber of deputies
authorized the revocation Of the de-
cree of neutrality, and the senate fol
lowed this up by authorizing an ALI
ance of Brazil with "other states to
defend the American republics against
the world"
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h o st s, but
b e 10 foot
flag is 10 be
the standard
The Amer
lean flag col
Ons ~
the National
museum in.
clude so m e
examples OF
our flag indi
cative Of its
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1876 the army never carried the ma
tional flag in battle. though we have
record of its use as garrison flag
from about 1887 or 1898 to 1884.
Bodies Of troops carried dursag this pc
riod and before IL what was known as
national colurs or standards. of blue,
with the arms OF the United States
emblazoned thereon, comprising an
eagle surmounted by number of stars,
and with the designation Of the body Of
troops--aS infantry, artillery. etc.--ln-
scribed on a scroll. In 1884 the artiI-
lery was given the right of carrying
the Stars and Stripes, as recorded by
the war department regulations.
Under President Taft's administrn-
tion representatives. OF the various gov
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Minneapolis. June 6. 1917

Wheat-No. / hard, 290Q2.96; No,
/ northern. 2S49 2.S9; No. 2 northern,
274Q2.79
Corn-No. yellow. 1.579158.
Oats-No 3 white, 6006lc.
Rye -233a2.35
-325m3.32
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To Organize Farm Labor.

The department of agriculture an
nounced the governments detailed
plan for the organization Of farm la
Dor. The work already has been
started in 40 states The plan pro-
vides for strictly local handling of all
labor problems that can be adjusted
locally. The fundamental unit of the
organization is the community man"
who, with the assistance Of such com
mittees as he may appoint canvasses
his own neighborhood. finds out what
farmers need help and what men are
available for supplying the local need.
If, after all local adjustments have
been made, there remains either
deficit or a surplus of labor, he reports
to the county man." whose business
1t Is to effect adjustments In his coun-
ty. The county man, In turn, reports
and deficit of surplus to the "state
man." who canvasses the situation for
the state as a whole and reports to
the department of agriculture.
The finance committee of the senate
spent the week In revamping the war
revenue bill. In the house the food
survey bill, the lesser of the govern
ment's two food measures, was passed.
On Thursday the house by vote of
1874 to IA, returned the espionage bill
to the conference committee of the
two houses with instructions to elimi-
nate the press-censorship section on
the adoption of which the president
had been insistent. The senate al
ready had voted against the provision.
The house was influenced considerably
by charges that the administration
had been snppressing the truth about
health conditions in the navy, and 1t
was shown later that the senate had
kept secret report Of Surgeon Gen
eral Braisted describing the epidemlcs
In the navy and the primitive condi-
lions under which the medical officers
were forced to labor.
Two destructive tornadoes swept
through central Illinois, the towns of
Mattoon and Charleston being the
worst sufferers. About 300 lives were
lost. and the property damage was
enormous. These storms were fol-
lowed by others farther south IN the
Mississippi valley that killed about 10
more persons.
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eminent Ut
pa + tnlents
G on ( erred
on proper
tons a n q
OF h er de
tai Is o I
the national
flag. result.
ing In an ex'
ecutive or
der dated
M
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NEWS REVIEW OF
The PAST week
America Is Preparing, Without
Panlcky Haste, for War of
Several Years.
SUPPLY COMMISSION FOR ALL

Government Suppresses Aeisators
Against scription--Miltsry Sit
ustion in Russia lmproved-Ital-
ians Steadily Pushing Toward
Trieste-PIans for Organic
ina Farm Labor in U. S.
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This Fort McIienry
fug is of the 10 stars
and stripes type, adopt
ed M m act approved
by President Washing
ION January l3, 1924,
which took effect May
]. 1875, afte" the al
mi. ion Of Vermont and
Kentucky. Il measures
about 80 feet square, Is
much battered and torn
aud one star is miss
ing This great historic
souvenir hAs been pre-
served by quilting 1t on
heavy linen cloth, and
Remains one Of the
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under Ma
ior tiener
nj Butler
NJ n V l.
1862 the
remains OF
the banner
carried IN
the three
days fight
Mt Salem
TIeig hts.
Va. May
30, 1863
W hen 2
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country's most precious and teaiously
guarded relics.
From 1895 this form continued as
the standard flag until President Mon
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Live stock,

chicago. June T.
CATTLE TO choice steers, fR.26Qf
IL 70: yearlings, good 10 choice, slloonl3o;
ireIr to good steers $990gl20o: stockers
and feeders ts0Oli00o; good to choice
cows 80 25all00; good TO choice heifers,
50 SO60l2.0o fair to good cows. ;s0Odt9 IS
canners. 81 2J0Soo; cutters, TE0iS.oo: bo-
logna bulls sSGCapa.eO butcher bulls. 50
Glo 50: heavy calves. t9.50dlL50 good to
prime calves. si2.509l40o
HOGs.-Prime light butchers, SIS. sodb
1G 90. fair 10 fancy light t5.25dlS.So; me
dunn weight butchers nod225 lbs. sl5. Is
aiGo7h heavy butchers. 80a4oo lbs, sl5.s
Gls 10. choice heavy packing SIS s50i5 rs
rough heavy packing, tl5 25dfl5s0 pigs.
fair to good, tll 5oal3.5O. stays $1,000
1926
SHEEP Clipped wethers, 81 oo1l3 q:
clipped ewes. 81 50dti2. 50: shorn lambs.
81 Ooa1s 90: spring lambs. Si6Oc4i675.
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Stra ito n.
W h e n co n
gresS enact
ed that II
should there
after he Of
Is strip c 5,
with the ad
dition OF a
star for each
new sta tie,
e o innencing
July 4, 1918.
II : q 9 m =
I Ii q [ I'm [
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lag Established ny e,s
In 1915, Thirteen Stripes Al
tefnated Red and White
and - Stars White on ?
Blue Field
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um by Lieut.. Her.
bert WinSlow. Sor
Of Rear Admiral
Herbert WinSlow
commander of the
keAsnrgc during
this action : head.
quarters flag Of
Maj. Gen Il. O. c.
Ord Z. S. A., flown
in Richmond. Va.
In 1869. and the
flag OF the First
Pennsylvania vol
unteers. found In
the capitol at Rich.
mond in 1865 by
Mn lor General Ord.
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East Ruralo. N. Y. Jun. 4

CATTLE Market active: prime steers.
sl2 OO1f17 50: shipping steers, r0OoGls 90;
butcher grades, 81 Oonl2& heifers S.0od
lI.JO. cows. t5.0OfDll.OO. bulls, s. 0clli 20:
feeders. SGoa9 20: mich cows and spring
ers. SO 006tgj 40
CALVES Market active; Gull 10 choice.
s. oo1I15 90
SHEEP AND LAMBS Market active;
choice lambs SiSOoqie %: Gull to fair, s12 %
ali %, ycarllngs. sllOcul5 10. sheep. t5.O0a'
200
HOGS-Market active Workers., SIS 10
1885. pigs 50 51Gpi5.00 mixed. SIC a5Ql6 %.
heavy. SO. 40dl6.6O. roughs. SIS 0C3lt 90;
stays. 81 rc1tl38
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Flag With r htrtee n
Stripes. Alternate Red
and White. With the
Motto Don't Tread on
Me"
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STANDARD the tu.o....ls car
rled at the Battle OF Bun
Esr I'm
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Earliest New England
Flag. llmblematic Of the
Union of More Than
one Colony
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First Flag That Symbollzed
the Union OF the Thirteen
Colonies
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W h en- z
EHA1AH ma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
New York Cotton.

New York, Aug. SS.-There was re.
newed covering in the cotton market
today and after opening one point low
.er to 10 points higher. active months
sold about II TO 2s points above last
nights closing figures, with October
touching 22.2S and January 2225.
Another private condition report OF
6S.S against 1871 last month seemed to
increase nervousness as to the showing
OF the government report Friday. while
covering was also promoted by reports
that some farmers in the southwest
were refusing to sell their cotton at
the decline.
Still another private crop report made
the condition 70.1 against 725 last
month. The deterioration OF only "a
per cent indicated by these figures was
more in line with bearish views, and
prices eased off some 10 or Il points
from the best.
The market was soon steadied by
renewed covering, however with Oc.
tober holding around 22.2O and January
22.2S. early in the noon hour. or about
20 TO 81 points net higher.
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MICHAELIS MAY SOON
LOSE JOB AS CHANCELLOR
Not Big Enough is Alleged Reason Civ.
en- by Hernhardt.


Copenhagen, Aug 2S.-The possibility
Of another change in imperial chancel
.ors In Germany is discussed by George
Bernhardt In the Vossiche Zeitung. He
says 1t is plainly evident already that
the appointment Of a minor official like
Michaelis, without great political cx
perience, was great mistake. and the
desired results are not likely TO be
reached quickly under the new admin
lstration.
Parliament Bernhardt argues. must
take the matter OF Internal reforms and
peace into its own hands. Mr.. Bern.
hardt still hopes that Chancellor Mi
chaelis WIN see the error Of his WAYS
and avoid the necessity for another
change in the chancellorship.
Thoodor Wolff OF the Tageblatt dis.
misses the new bundesrath reichstag
commission as a 'nostrum designed 10
soothe the cry OF the German people
FOR popular control Of the country"
Herr Wolff attacks DR.. Michaelis rea.
sons for sidetracking parliamentary re.
form until after the war. and says that
the truth is that parliamentarism IS not
desired Just now because II would i'm.
pose on the government and end the
domination OF secret influences.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago Market.

Chicago Aug. 2S.-Low temperatures
in the northwest with frost reported
from several points, encouraged scatter
ing buying Of corn at the start of the
market today No frost damage was re.
ported in Iowa, and the upturn caused
by the initial demand was Of short du.
ration.
The forecast which was for slowly ris.
ing temperature, generally worked
against increased prices. The opening
prices were from a shade to csc high.
er. with December at s1O9 Is to 1.O9
S-S and. May at s1O6 3-4 to 1.O6 rs.
The rally added fractional gains and
the recession took prices slightly lower
than the opening prices
Volume OF trade was not large.
Later virtually all offerings were all
sorbed at thhe low points until near
the close Of the session, when general
selling influenced by reports Of pur.
chase Of Argentine shipments sent pri
ces down. The close was weak, 1c to
l Ia lower, with December at 1.O7 Is
TO LOS and May at los IA to los 3.S.
Oats in Narrow Range.
Oats opened unchanged to 0ne.half
cent higher. Prices sagged a little un
der the influence of corn but paucity OF
country offerings continued to be a dom
mating influence and the fluctuations
We're within narrow limits.
Provisions Steady.
Provisions were steady. Strength
in live hogs was offset by embargo
talk.
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TURKEY, BULGARIA, AUSTRIA
MAY SOON DECLARE WAR
ON THE UNITED STATES

Washington, Aug, 2s.-The possibility
that Austria and perhaps other allies
Of Germany, Turkey and Bulgaria may
soon declare war against the United
States because Of the financial aid given
TO Italy is recognized by administration
officials.
1t is carefully explained today that
there is nothing in the existing situa
ton, either diplomatic or military, that
would cause the United States to take
initiative but that an anomalous state
of affairs which may result in broaden
ing the war does not exist. was not
denied.
Relations Of the United States with
Germany's allies are defined as stnl II
state OF broken diplomatic relations
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! gas and kerosene, but analyses Of the
gas show that 1t contains In excess OF
J two gallons of gasoline per 900 cubic
feet OF gas. A combination Of natural
gas and kerosene, in such large guam.
titles, condensing in the hole and filling
| II up for several thousand feet when
closed in, makes it stand out as an
exceptional well in the natural gas in.
dustry.
II involves new theories and obser.
vations Of natural gas in storage under.
ground at high pressure; whether il oc.
ours only as natural gas, or whether
it is stored also as liquid, and from this
well we hope to derive conclusions of
extreme value to us in future opera.
tions.
II is impossible to state at this time
the full significance of this well and its
bearing upon the immense territory
held by the Empire company in this
county, which now exceeds $4,000 acres.
II must be considered as one of the
great events of the year in our drill
ing operations. II is specially valuable
on account Of the easy drilling, which
is shown by the fact that a well started
with lO-inch casing could reach a depth
Of over 1000 feet, when but a hundred
miles north we start with 16.inch casing
to reach a depth of 800 feet.
At he present time the Empire com
panies are drilling several other tests
in the field, some Of which will be car.
ried to the same depth, unless large
paying wells are found Swallowed. The
territory in the vicinity of this well is
pretty closely held by the Empire com.
pany, which has now in excess of so.
100000 cubic feet of gas available in
its various wells. These are so scat
tered and the shallow sand so proven.
that 1t is a simple matter to increase
this by at least 1O0,O0O,OOO cubic feet
whenever ii Is desired.
The lines contemplated to be con.
structed will not only give a market to
the towns in the vicinity, but will reach
some Of the important towns Of Texas.
Material and pipe are practically on
hand at this time and available for this
work, and 1t is hoped that future opera
tions will extend the development of the
field to bring 1t into the class of one
of the important holdings Of the En-.
pire Gas & Fuel Company. At the
present time it is well worth watching
and promises interesting development.
The common practice of oil and gas
producers is MOTTO carry their dry holes
down to test deeper territory, and the
Empire companies have been leaders In
searching to greater depths than normal
operators generally did. This is but an
example of what must come to the or.
ganization that win not give up In its
search until every effort on it's part has
been fulfilled.
This is not the only field that has
been discovered through drilling to great
er depths where many other operators
would have ceased Still another
! achievement in this particular we'll lies
In reaching such great depth when
starting with such small casing. The
| credit for the accomplishment belongs
to Mr.. Yingling, who faithfully and
loyalty succeeded IN overcoming every
obstacle, and carried out his instruc
tions to either get pay production OF
carry his well as far as lay within the
limits Of his power
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COTTON
New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, August 2S.-Favorable
weather conditions over the belt and re
ports Of continued weakness in south
ern spot cepters caused a drop Of 16 to
10 points in early trading on cotton To-.
day.
On the decline. the demand from real.
izing shorts became heavy and reac.
ton was brought about.
AT the end of the first half hour Of
trading the active months were to II
points over yesterdays close.
The covering of large short lines held
the market steady. In the trading up
to noon. the advance was widened to 12
to 10 points.
The highest prices of the day were
reached in the early afternoon follow.
ing rumors that the Austrians were
evacuating Trieste The most active
months were sent to a net gain of 26
10 20 points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
COLORADO NATIONAL GU4slnS.
MEN WRECK tsrORE FRONT

Denver, Aug. 28.--A crowd Of be.
tween fifty and one hundred soldiers,
members Of the Colorado. National
Guard, Sunday wrecked the front Of
a candy store in the downtown bJsi.
ness district, by hurling bricks through
the plate glass windows The wrecking
Of the store front was sequel 10 a dis
turbance in the same locality Saturday
night, when a guardsman was cjecttd
from the store. The soldiers dispersed
before the police reserves arrived and
no one was arrested.
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Cantoncmcnts Ready.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 2S.-All the ma.
lional guardsmen cantonements in the
southeastern department are now ready
TO receive large proportion OF the
total number OF troops which they are
designed TO accommodate. Lieut.. Col.
9. y. Kilbourne, acting chief OF staff.
has stated. with the exceptions OF
Camps Wheeler at Macon and Beaure.
gard at Alexandria, La. at both OF
which there Is lack OF water. The wa.
ter trouble at Macon win soon be rene.
lied and at Alexandria. also, the delay
should soon be over, Il was said
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
AMERICAN VETERANS OF
FOREIGN WARS CONVENE

New York, Aug. 2S.--With two vet
erans of the Mexican war, both over
90 years old, present at the eighteenth
encampment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars opened here today The veterans,
of whom 1000 viii attend the conven.
ton, have mot given up the hope Of
fighting for the United States simply
because they are old, according TO Al
bert ]. Rabin of New York, commander
in.chief o: the society Mr. Rlbrn cAid
fifteen per cent Of the members Of the
organization have already enlisted for
the present war, while Is members Of
the post at Fort Sam Houston are al
ready in France with the colors
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
Interned German Escanes

Asheville, n. c., Aug. 2S.-siegfried
Sonneok, one Of the interned Germans
at the Hot Springs, n. c., camp. four
miles north Of Asheville, escaped last
night, according to information received
here today at the United States mar.
shars office. His wife. who has been
living outside the forbidden area in
Hot Springs, bought a ticket to Ashe.
villed last Friday. This is the first re.
port Of any attempt to escape since the
Germans from Ellis Island were intern.
ed at Hot Springs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
MICHAELIS GETS HELP" IN
ANSWERING POPE'S NOTE

Amsterdam, Aug 2S.-The Cologne
Volks Zeitung announces the appoint,
ment Of a committee Of seven memhe-s
# the reichstag to cooperate with
Chancellor Michaelis in drafting a re
ply to the pope's peace proposals Zach
party is to be represented, socialists
by FREDERICK Ebert and Philip Schoi.
demann; center by Deputy Feh-enbsch
and Matthias Erzberser liberals by
Friedrich Won Payer; national liberals
by DR.. Gustav Suessemann, conserya
tiyes by Count Won Westarp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
Notice.

To the Property Owners on Street I'M
proyement District No II, Third Ave
nue.. Northwest, in the City Of Ard
more:
You are hereby notified that the an
nual installment and interest on the
above Damed street Improvements is due
and payable September !, 1917, and
unless the same shall be promptly u9id
on or before Sept Is, 1917, the same
will bear is per cent cent interest per
annum thereafter until paid, ard will
be certified to the county treasurer Of
Carter county, TO be collected as other
taxes.
Payments to be made at the office Of
the city clerk in the city hall
Dated this cath day Of August, 1911.
GEO. w. GROOM.
tSeaD City Cler1.
Published in Daily Ardmoreite Aug. 2S,
30, 80 and 81, 1910.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
Dependency Due to Indigestion.

About three months ago when I was
suffering from indigestion which caused
headache and dizzy spells and made me
eel tired and respondent, I began taking
Chamberlain's Tablets" writes Mrs. Geo.
Hon, Macedon. N. Y. This medicine
proved to be the very thing needed. as
one days treatment relieved me greatly.
used two bottles OF Chamberlain's
Tablets and they rld me OF this trouble"
For sale by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
HOUSTON PROPOSES BRONZE
TABLET TO HONOR ILLINOIS
GUARDSMEN AND CAPTAIN

Houston, Texas, Aug. 2S.-A move
ment was under way here today to pur.
chase a bronze tablet for installation
in the army at Chicago, expressing the
appreciation OF the people of Houston
to Battery A. Second Illinois artillery
and TO Captain Jos. w. Mates who lost
his life. for their service in the riot OF
negro soldiers last Thursday night. of.
ficial recognition is expected to be
taken by the chamber of commerce at
its next meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
DROUTH STRICKEN WEST
TEXAS GETS RAIN

Dallas Texas, Aug. 2S.--Some sections
of drouth stricken west Texas were Wis.
tied by rain last night, according to re.
ports reaching the weather bureau this
morning. Rain began falling at Sweet.
water last night and continued this
morning The precipitation was report.
ed to be general in that section.
In Sourry county. in the heart of
the drouth section, last nights precipi.
tation was reported to have been sur.
ficient TO warrant farmers to plant
wheat.