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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
FRENCH DRIVE FOE.
Wooded Heights Along Main Road
From Rheims 20 st. Hilane
We're Cleared,

Paris, April lS.-The great western
battle front was extended for another
twelyes miles today when the French
drove the Germans from all of their
first line positions and part of their
second line from Rheims to the Cham.
pagne front The victory was staged
on the ground which saw the great
offensive Of 1915, and the German loss
Is estimated at 10000 killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The invaders were exceptionally well
placed along q series of wooded heights
varying In height from coo 10 SOl
feet and running north along the main
road from Rheims to ST. Hilaire. Tie
Germans were well aware that an at
tack was coming ana had made pre-.
larotions Tor It. The French attack
Vas made Witipsuch skin that the de.
tenders, dishcartenod afbrr LONG
fight telI back after aul.orcd de.
fense.
In the meantime on the Scissors
Rheims from the French troops are
busy organizing the captured ground
won in the first days battle and re-
pulsing fierce counter attacks. over
their heads a storm of artillery fire
Is preparing the way for another drive
against the Germans in the positions
to which they retired yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
STRIKE IN BERLIN
GREAT 0EMoNST RATION
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand in
Line. Women Loosed Tongues
and Then Rocks

The Hague April l7.-(Via London.
April lSl-llOw urgent Is the yearn-
ing for peace among the German peo-
pie and how great Is the increased
strain just imposed on them IN conse.
qucnce OF the reduction In the bread
ration may be judged from the exhor.
tatIons and the pictures OF wooful al
ternatiyes published IN provincial
newspapers on the Inauguration OF
the curtailment OF the bread supply.
The Courier OF Hanover, for exam.
pie, represents that quicker but unsat-
isiactory peace would not lead TO a
better food supply. The people are
told that Great Britain. France. Italy
and even the United States are reck.
oning with a world famine for the cur.
rent year and that In case OF pre-.
mature conclusion OF peace the de.
mands of these countries for their own
needs would prevent the supplying OF
Germany with foreign foodstuffs.
EShorting TO Sacrifice.
The Courier portrays the British
people as paying the highest grain
Nff''' W ~ hNhAAAf NAANA AfAAhANN AUMN
the Germans are more faorably situat-
ed, not being menaced by a bad world
crop and rapidly sinking ship tonnage.
However, II the blockade of Germany
should succeed through lack OF econ.
omy, the newspapers say ."Our people
would have had not only time Of bit.
ter hunger but a long. painful enfee.
Element Then when France and Rus.
STA carried off Alsace and Lorraine
as the price OF victory. Great Britain
would undertake the long planned an.
neXation OF our economic riches.
Bread would be dear and wages low
for our entire laboring people We
must therefore muster all our
strength. clench our teeth and remem.
bering the sacrifices and sufferiugs OF
our men folk in the field. hold out
and take up this rev food sacrifice"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
LATEST FRENCH VICTORY
IMPORTANT SUCCESS
Movement Carried Out in Accordance
With Well Arranged Plans Swept
All Before II.

Paris, April lS.-The latest. French
victory while on smaller scale than
shat of Monday Is an. equally import.
ant success. Both OF the sections at.
tackled had been left alone hitherto
on account of the exceptional natural
strength of the German positions. The
French command held that an assault
could only be successfully undertaken
when overwhelming resources had
been accumulated and the general sltu.
alton was favorable.
The general who commands the ar.
mics of the right center had been
planning the attack for several weeks
and had left nothing to chance. Every.
thing was provided for and the chiefs
under him had nothing to do but fol.
low instructions TO the letter.
As soon as the result Of the battle be.
tween scissors and Rheims was known
the order was given to attack Pune.
tually at 4:i5 the French infantry
went over well supported by a
powerful mass of artillery. They
swept forward in magnificent styl,
and In two hours the first line system
had been captured Later news came
that the French soldiers were CARRYING
Continued m De-. t,t..-.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
TRAVELLING CORPS
Of FARM LABOR
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
PROPOSES NOVEL PLAN FOR
IRRIGATED DISTRICTS.
ARMY OF LA80RtRS
General Cooperation Sought to Bring
Idle Lands Of Country Into Use for
Food Production in Time of War
and Great National Need.

Washington, April 1S.-Creation of
travelling corps of farm labor to
work ON the irrigated lands of the
country is the novel proposal of See
retary Lane to further the nationwide
campaign to increase food production
during the war.
The plan was outlined today i'm a
communication to Chairman TAYLOR OF
the house irrigation committee in
which the secretary urges prompt ac.
tion on the pending bill designed to
stimulate food production on private
and public lands within irrigation pro-
jects. This legislation, he says, is a
necessary prerequisite to his plan.
I'VE have" Secretary Lane wrote.
about seven hundred thousand acres
of land within our reclamation pro
jects on which water may be placed
this season The proposed bill is one
by which all Of the private and public
lands upon the reclamation projects
can be utilized. This, | hope, can be
done in an wholesale way by the ere.
alton OF an equipped and mobile or
Eanized body of farm labor. In every
one OF our projects-as in every coun.
ty in the pnited States, there are con
siderable bodies of idle arabic land.
Some of these tracts are lying idle
because of lack of farm implements
and capital. Our hope is that all of
these acres may be impressed imme-
diately into public service, that on
each project there be organized at
once war maintenance corps, the
business OF which it will be to see
that all idle acres are put to use and
that all farm labor acts so far as
practicable as a unit. Each company
IN this maintenance corps should have
as many gang plows and harrows and
seeders as can be bought or borrow.
ed. Around these implements the
farmers should be organized Just as
they are organized around a field gun.
and each of these companies should
move from field to field until the land
allotted to 1t in the project has been
plowed and planted. The farmers who
nave been doing their own blowing
and planting upon their own farms
can, by acting with such a corps. not
only have their own lands cultivated
but can bring under cultivation the
lands of their neighbors.
. IF the farmers are organized in this
way, with proper machinery at their
disposition | can see no need of a
shortage in farm labor. The well to do
farmer who has a tractor should see
that that tractor is turned into com.
munity machine. We should have al
our disposal enough money to pay
wages and buy seed. The mass of the
farmers In the corps could be repaid
Tor their work by having their own
farms cultivated Instead of having
the farmers compete with each other,
for their farm labor and for their seed.
by this means each project can be or.
ganized into cooperative common.
wealth FOR producing the greatest pos.
.sible amount Of food. Harvesting
should be done in the same way. Each
man might bear upon his arm some
evidence OF the public work that ne
is engaged inN perhaps ribbon on
which was printed "U. $. Maintenance
Corps"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
FOUR BIDS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF
PAVED TOLL ROAD

Four bids for construction of the
toll road which VIII connect Ardmora
with New Healdton and the oil fields
were received and opened at O'Clock
this afternoon at the Chamber of Com.
mcrcc
The bid of the Womack Construc.
ton Company, with an eightmonth
time limit probably will be found to
be the lowest when the engineers fin.
ish checking the various items Of the
specifications.
Other companies making bids were
the Mason-Wils Construction Com.
pany, of Grecnyille and Dallas. Texas.
and Ardmore; Healy Construction
Company of Meridcn, Conn, and Edgar
Howard, OF Ladouia, Texas.
The~bids will be further considered
at o'clock tomorrow morning. when
directors Of the toll road proposition
VIII meet in special session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
MOVABLE SCHOOL
IN CARTER COUNTY

The movabaIe school OF the eXtcn.
sion department of the A. & NJ. col
lege at Saltwater will be held in Car.
ter county during the week beginning
April 23 and continuing until April
2S. The school will be held at Spring.
er from the evening of the 23rd to
the might of the oath. The school will
be in session from 10 a. m. to p. m.
then night session will be held at
Hignight school at the same hour
on April 25 and 20. and at Mary Nib
black school On the 27th and 2Sth.
This is free to everyone, and all are
urged to attend
The men and women who are con.
Quoting this school are practical spe-
cialists in their lines. Such subjects
as hog cholera demonstrations, ter
racing, stock judging, grain judging,
dairying, seed bed preparation, and
illustrated lectures for the men. while
cooking and canning demonstration
will be conducted for the women.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
BRITISH WAITING
FOR PREPARATION
OPERATIONS SAID TO HAVE
REACHED TEMPORARY HOLD
ING STAGE ALONG ADVANCE.
FRENCH WIDEN FRONT
Drove Germass From All Of First Line
and Part Of Second Line Positions.
Loss Of Enemy Estimated at Thirty
Thousand. Three Counter Attacks.
British Headquarters

British Headquarters @. France,
(FroR a Staff Correspond, q. of the
Associated Press. y
April 1S.-(Via London) OPP Hions
on the British front may be $. Z to
have reached. a temporary hol Gg
stage along tSe line of the recent \.
vance. Toward Lens and St. Quenu
the process seems to be one of absorp.
ton. Minor assaults here and there
are improving the British positions but
the general battle scheme is awaiting
the development of its next stages.
War operations involving such mum.
bers as are now opposed on the west
ern front necessarily move in waves.
The work OF bringing up supplies,
guns and munitions during apparent
lulls often is more strenuous than the
actual assaults and it is of equal i'm
pOrtance The British plunged for
ward Easter week and reached a
greater depth in a shorter time than
any attack on such a large scale since
entrenched warfare began on this
front The total of two hundEed and
twenty-seyen guns brougai in, togeth-
er with ammunition by the thousands
Of rounds and other supplies, exceeds
any haul made during a similar period
OF the war.
All German documents which have
been captured show that the enemy
knew an offensive was being planned
about Arras because of the massing
Of troops and batteries 1t is evident.
however, that the Germans expected
their first or second lines to hold. This
was particularly true of their positions
on the Nimy ridge, which was the
northern Gibraltar of the Hindenburg
line.
The operations about Lens are pro.
ceeding. The British already hold DO.
sitions on all the western approaches.
although the city itself has not been
penetrated. Lens is the central point
of the great mining district which
stretches for miles in all directions.
II is an ideal place to defend against
ordinary attacks, each Stag heap and
factory building being an individual
fortress
The weather continues to be mis-.
cradle with no sign of spring. The
temperature was below freezing last
night with a winter Gownpour
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
BEGIN WORK ON
NEW ARDMORE HOTEL

Evidence that Ardmore's new hotel
will be a reality within a short time.
was given this morning when men and
teams began excavation work on the
hotel site at West Main and c Streets.
A large force of workers will be used
In this work. contract for which was
let to the Stiles Construction Com.
pany.
All steel for the building has been
ordered, and orders are nov belnp
placed for brick, cement. and other
materials to be used In its construc.
tlon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
DAUGHTERS OF
CoNFEDERACY
Appointments for Reunion 10 Be Held
at Washington In June Are Made
by President General

Washington, April lS-Mrs Cor.
della Powell Odenheimer. president.
general Of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy, as matron Of honor for
the veterans today announced the ap,
pointment OF her staff for the Conted.
crate reunion to be held here In June.
1t will include Miss Mary Gusts Lee.
OF Virginia, daughter OF Robt. r. Lee.
Mrs. Geo. p. Harrison Of Opelika, Ala.
wife OF the commander In chief OF the
veterans, and Mrs. Samuel Spencer, OF
Washington
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
HUNGRY ARMY
HAS BEEN FED
RUSSIA is SAFE

London, April lS-A Petrograd de.
patch says that Premier Lyoff and
other ministers reported on their re-.
turn from army headquarters that con.
ditions had considerably improved.
especially in respect 10 supply OF the
principal food products
Premier Lyoff declared that the un.
rest which the army had shown during
the first stage OF the revolution had
completely disappeared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
BRAZILIANS ATTACK
GERMAN HOUSES,
TEAR DOWN FLAGS

Porto Allegro, Brazil, April iS.-A
mob attacked two hundred and seven.
" German houses last night. tore
down German flags and smashed the
windows. Afterwards caricatures OF
the German emperor were nailed TO
the walls.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18

Nided IN this act, and In the event
the President decides that such add.
uonal forct or forces cannot be effec.
lnally raised and maintained under
The call for volunteers as herein pro
Nlded, the President be- and he is here.
by authorized to raise and organize
the same by the selection draft as here.
In provided"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
WITHOUT VICTORY
MONARCHY GONE.
SAYS REVENTLOW

Amsterdam, spril lS.-(Via London)
Count Won Reyentlow writing in the
Tages Zeitung says:
We have long expressed the view
that German victory and the German
monarchy are mutually dependent
Without q German victory the Ger.
man monarchy will soon cease to ex.
ist."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
GOOD RAINS IN
MURRAY COUNTY

\ heavy rain fell at Sulphur this
morning, beginning at : o'clock. A
good rain is reported also from Davis.
with a less amount at Berwyn. Ter.
ritory from Oklahoma City west to Elk
city, a distance Of 100 miles was Wis.
tied by general rain storm commenc.
Ing last night at - o'clock. Hardly
enough fell at Ardmore TO settle the
dust
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
GERMANS SINK
ANOTHER SHIP
FOR SPANIARDS
Expected to Further lnflame FEELING
Caused by Torpedoing Of San
Fulqencio.

Madrid, April Is (yia Paris The
Spanish steamship Tom has been tor.
pedoed and sunk without warning.
Eighteen lives were lost 1t is expect.
ed that news of this occurrence will
further inilame public feeling IN
Spain.
The Tom, 2,4O9 tons gross, was
owned In Bilbao. Recent news dis.
patches from Spain said that much eX.
citament was produced by the torpedo.
ing Of the Spanish steamer San Full
goncio. Tn" Spanish government sent
an emphatic protest TO Germany and
Is reported to have demanded an in
dcmnity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
THREATENS IMPRISONMENT
FOR STRIKING WORKERS
General In Command OF Warsaw May
Take Summary Measures With
polea

Copenhagen. April is (via London)
A strike has broken out among Pol.
ish munitlon workers in Warsaw.
-Shere Germany has beenJlslng Polish
laborers to help supply the eastern
army. Ordinances of the German mill.
tary governor which are republlshed
In a P0sen Polish paper threaten
those refusing to work with a years
imprisonment or transfer to prison
camp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
STRIKERS MADE RULERS
PROMISE SOME MORE

Bread and Potatoes and Prussian Elee.
toral Reform Included In Terms
London. April iS.-A Berlin dis.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-26
INSPECTION DATES
FOR SECOND IDAHO

The following itinerary for the fed
eral inspection of the national guard
of Idaho for the year 1917 has been
received. The inspection will be made
by Captain John J. Mudgett, infantry
instructor Of the national guard of
Montana. The amount of money al
lowed the national guard of Idaho by
the federal government depends on the
number Of men present at the inspec-
ton. Reports received from several
of the companies are to the effect that
quite n number of new men are being
enlisted and that the members OF the
guard are turning out better than ever
for drills. This indicates renewed
interest in the guard and promises
well for the future. The dates for in
spection at the different stations is
as follows:
Band section. Twin Falls. March IA.
Company D, Twin Falls. .Iarch IA.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-26
CONSIDER PLANS TO
RELIEVE SUFFERING

Milwaukee. Feb. 26.-Women leaders
of the Polish Housewives league here
are today working on new plans to at
TEMPT to relieve the sufferings in the
tenement districts here following re-
lection by 200 shouting women of their
offers to sell wholesale pork for IA
cents a rostnd at a demonstration
meeting held here yesterday.
I'VE are no longer able to live on our
husbands wages" some shouted. 1--WE
must take in washing"
Directors Of the league are trying to
work out Il Operative buying plan
which will cut prices.
Food supplies here are very low. II
was reported. on commission row to-
day. There are no cold storage eggs
to be had and fresh eggs are to be had
only in limited quantities. Frosts in
the south have cut into the supply ,ci
vegetab les.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-26
JAPAN RESENTS
TREATMENT OF
HER SUBJECTS
BY AMERICANS

New York, Feb. 26.-Ths way to
trouble and the way to permanent
peace between the United States and
Japan was pointed by Or. Toyokichi
iyenasa in q statement to the United
Press today.
"Japan's attitude toward the United
States" said Or. tysnasa who 10 look
cd upon as the abIest spokesman for
the Japanese government in the Unit.
cd States today, 'dspcnds entirely up.
on tho treatment the United States ac-
cords the $4,000 Japanese within its
borders"
ONLY CAUSE FOR TRoUeLE.
THAT is the only possible thing that
could disrupt the long standing friend
ship betwsen the two nations.
"And II is such q small thing and 50
easily settled If properly dealt with at
this time that there is not the slightest
occasion for Japan and the United
States to quarrel.
"AIl Japan wants is a square deal
for her 10000 eountrymer in this land.
Those Of US east OF tho Rocky noun
tains get square deal. Those Of US
west Of the range do rot.
I'VE Japanese among you who have
given tho matter fair thought recog.
nize and admit that there is an unde-
sirable element among tho 10000"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-26
COUNTY TEACHERS
TO HOLD MEETING

March 8 IL the date Of the next meet
ing Of the Ada County Teachers asso-
citation. The session will be an ALL
day affair and will be held in the CO.
lumbar club rooms on Franklin street
between Eighth and Ninth streets. An
exceptionally fine program has been
arranged dealing with timely topics OF
value to rural schools. Rev. willsie
Martin. pastor % the First Methodist
church. will give a lecture on 20.
Henry" An invitation is extended to
the city teachers to hear Mr.. Martin.
The program for the session is as
follows:
Vocal solo-Mrs. Hazel Ferguson,
Franklin.
Health Work in the Schools
Chapters IA and is, Lucein Lemon
Valley View; chapters 16 and II, YER
non Creason. Riverside.
supervised Study"-Superinte
George Gould. r. II. S., Meridian.
Lecture, 20. Henry"-Rev. Willsie
Martin.
Lunch.
Question box-Conducted by c. c.
Minden. r. H. S., Meridian.
Vocal solo--Caspar Wood, Green
Meadow.
Music-Franklin quartet.
School paper-Miss A. Blanche Clark,
Meridian.
Art Work in the School-Miss
Edith Sebern, Collister.
Business session.
Dramatizution by Miss Curtis pupils.
cage.
Drill by Miss Querry's pupils, Frank
lin,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-26
URGE SELLING OF
FOOD AT COST TO
NEW YORK'S POOR
Labor Organizations to Ask
Governor Whitman to Re.
quest Legislative Appro-
priation Of $10,0O0,0 900.

New York, Feb. 26.--Representatives
OF 1876 unions and Socialist and wo-
mems organizations. today planned to
urge upon Governor Whitman a legis-
lative appropriation Of 100000 to
SO, 100000 to be used for the purchase
of food, which would be sold at cost
to the poor.
While officials predicted break in
prices soon, and city investigators re-
vealed a constantly increasing pres
sure on families with small incomes,
the army of protest continued it's cam
paign today.
a school strike to center attention on
the hardships endured by the children
Of the east side was proposed. The
boycott plans in the east side were so
tightly drawn that retail poultry deal
ers decided to close shop.
MAKES ATTACK ON HUSBAND.
Mrs. Ida Harris. who was a leader in
the march on the city hall last week.
make spirited attack on her hus-
band, grocery proprietor, when he
spoke against closing OF grocery stores
before the Hebrew Retail Grocers' as.
ISOLATION. She led the women present
at the meeting from the hall in q body.
The grocers voted against closing. but
approved the boycott Of potatoes,
onions and lima beans.
After 1t was reported that his in.
vest igators found no actual starvation
conditions. Health Commissioner EN-
erson, in a statement today said that
unless wages are raised or food condi-
TOMS bettered. there will be a con-
stantly increasing number of people
whose health will be jeopardized by
their inability to buy sufficiently nour-
ishing food at the present prices"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-26
INJUNCTION SERVED
ON MOTHER JONES TO
PREVENT PICKETING

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Officials antici-
pated activities Of Mother" Jones' 80
ask ed, and attend meetings. too," she
arrived here to participate in the Gar
ment Workers strike, she was served
with a copy Of the injunction prohib-
iting picketing.
What a lot OF rot" she said I'm
agine an old judge issuing a thing
like that in the Twentieth century"
Il shall speak in Chicago II ! am
asked" and attend meetings. too she
declared. "All strikes are alike; they
are a protest against charity, ignor-
ance. misery. hunger. industrial slav-
.ry and jails."
She came from New York, where
she saw the food riots in city hall
square last week.
Miss Gertrude Barnum. who with
Theodore Roosevelt. helped settle the
kimono workers strike In 1913, has al
so arrived to help the strikers Her
first word was protest against the
INJUNCTION.