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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-07
FLAGS ON ANKLES FLAGGED

Washington, ID. c., May Z. The
wearing of the American flag on the
hosiery of a number of washington
women has aroused the indignation
of the local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, which
has invoked the law to prevent the use
of the national emblem to adorn fair
ankles. United States Attorney
Laskey has ruled that both seller and
wearer of hosiery so decorated are
liable to arrest for violation of the
flag g-desceration law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
SILENT ON BELGIUM.
German Answer to Pope Will Not
Touch Vital Question.

Berlin, Sept. Wednesday-Ni
London, Sept 2O.-While the text Of
the German reply to Pope Bensdicts
peace proposals will not be announced
before Saturday, the Berlin press and
parliamentary circles concur in the
prediction that the message will not
contain specific declarations concern.
ing Belgium.
The fate Of that country just now is
calling forth excessive pan.German
frothing due to recurrent rumors that
the government had definitely decided
10 abandon all intentions Of permanent
control in the occupied Belgian territory.
While these reports are said 20 have
basis in the alleged trial balloon" sent
out by England, they equally carry ear
marks of am obvious artificial inspira
tion for the purpose Of supporting the
anneXationists' campaign
Official quarters today We're absolute
ly non-communicative on the subject Of
the German answer. outside Of admit.
ting it would Dee delivered tomorrow 10
the papal delegate az Munich The inn.
preston prevailing iu well Informed
quarters is that the note will leave the
subject of Belgium in abeyance. This
is considered wholly I'm keeping with
the pope's present intentions for media.
tion which, it is pointed out do not
call for the specific peace terms of an
of the belllgerents.
ON the subject Of international ogbi
tration, the German note. il IS expected
will express approval OF the suggestion
However. in view of the previous .ail
ure of such an international tribunal
it is assumed the pope will come for
ward with proposals incorporating
scheme calculated virtually 20 serve q.
uu institution of international arbitra
tiOp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
POPE AWAITS
EUROPE'S ANSWER
NEITHER THE CENTRAL POWERS
NOR BRITAIN HAS RESPOND
ED TO PEACE PROPOSAL.
RIGA CHANGES KAISER
Berlin Announces That Its Answer
VIII BE Delivered Saturday, But Re
port Is That Government Will Re
main Silent About Belgium.

Rome, Wednesday Sept 19.-Delayed
Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secre
tary of state tonight Geclarcd TO the
Associated Press that the Iepi5 Of the
central powers TO the pope's peace DO
posals had not yet been received at
the vatican.
Cardinal Gasparri believes that the
reply Of the central powers was held
up when Emperor William went to
Riga and that it is not likely that it
will reach the vatican until nsXt week.
The reply Of the entente allies to
the pope's peace proposals must nee
essarily arrive after that Of the centra,
powers, because Great Britain. before
the compilation Of the entente note,
asked for some information Of the yati.
can which in turn applied for Il OF the
central powers, which notified the holy
see that the explanations asked fcr
would be contained in their own reply
to the papal note On these exDlans
tions, therefore, the answer Of the Ell
tente allies. or at least that Of Cheat
Britain, will depend
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
LIQUID FIRE UNITS
IN EACHU.S. ARMY

Washington. sept 20.-Americau
troops iu France are TO be supplied
fully with trained forces To deliver gas
and liquid fire attacks. according 20
army general orders made public today.
Tho orders show that each army
three corps under the new orraniza.
tionl will have "a special ensmeer regi-
ment of one colonel. one Lieutenant col.
nucl. three captains and thmtycight en-.
listed mon iu the headquarters divis-
ion luj Sis companies with Sis officers
and 2lO men each whose business il
win Doe 90 handle the "gos and flame
service"
Tn addition, each army will have
thousands 10 men iu supplemental en-.
giuoer units 90 deal with other phases
of modern fighting. There win be
Ia mining service regiment of six spe-
cinl mining companies, water supply
service regiment of six companies. gen.
.erui construction service rcgiment. en-.
giueer supply service detachment OF
three companies. three workshop com.
pauies one service battalion. battalion
OF typographical engineers 20 provide
surveying and printing service. q road
service detachment with three road on.
giucers' companies and siX service bat
talions of four companies each. ten mo-
tor truck companies of thirty-one trucks
each. and five wagon companies with
siNty-one wagons each
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
FERGUSON ADMITS
He 'CUSSES" COURT
"WAS JUST EXERCISING MY
RIGHT" GOVERNOR TELLS
SENATE HIGH COURT.

Austin Texas. Sept pa state
ment by Governor James r. Ferguson
that he called a special session Of the
legislature which began Impeachment
proceedings against him so that it
might convene legally. and so his OPP
ponents would not think he was try
ing to run from them" was questioned
by NJ. NJ. Crane, counsel for the house
board Of managers at yesterday after.
Moons session Of the senate high court
Isn't it true" he asked. that pre-
viously you had denied the authority
10 the legislature to start impeachment
proceedings at this particular session,
because it was called for another pur.
pose. the passage Of the university ap.
propriations?"
That's true" replied the governor.
The denial was in my reply to the
bill Of Impeachment. Whatever may
have been my reason for calling the
session. / did not intend 20 surrender
my right to any defense / might have
The governor. in answer to further
questions. repeated that he issued war.
rants for groceries. meats and vege.
tables at the executive mansion after
all the courts, up to the supreme court
had held this could not be done. Ques
| toned regarding the letter Of criticism
he wrote TO Judge A. G.. Brook of the
district court Of appeals at Beaumont
criticising the courts decision in a cas-,
In which the governor was Interested
the witness said that Judge Brook hat
| Appealed 10 him for a letter Of political
recommendation and he was giving hin
his reason for refusing him the recon-
mendation.
But you sent copies Of the letter E,
the other judges of the court" inter
! iected Mr.. Crane. Had they writer
your
No" said the governor. 81 was JUS
exercising my right 10 cuss' out IN,
court"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
REFUSES To TELL WHO
LOANED HIM SI56.OOO
Governor Declares WIN Lose Office Be
fore Vie viii Answer.

Austin. Texas. Sept Ex-Governor
james =. Ferguson ON trial before the
senate high court Of Impeachment. this
morning refused TO tell who loaned him
Sl56O00 several months ago 20 pay off
debts. He als- refused TO answer this
question when it was propoundej before
the house. which recently preferred i'm.
parchment charges against him.
When Attorney M. NJ Crane asked
him 10 tell who loaned him the money.
the governor said;
This brings up the question every
one has been expecting might as Wen
decline now 10 give amy details regard.
ug the loJr-this without disrespect
90 any one.
when ] obtained that money. | prom.
ised the friends who helped me / would
Keep their Identity secret. must keen
that promise / mean NO disrespect Ia
anyone. However. if the price OF my Of
flee must be paid by refusing TO open
up 10 the public my private affairs.
must pay that price"
Attorney Crane. counsel for the house
managers. then said he was through
with his examination OF the witness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
GERMANY APPROACHES EXHAUSTION IS
BELIEF Of STEEL TRUST HEAD

Atlantic City, y. j., Sept 2O.-In an
address today before the foreign trade
session OF the war convention Of Amer.
lean business men. James A. Farrell,
chairman OF the national foreign trade
council and president OF the United
States Steel corporation. asserted that
the war would be a war OF economic
superiority. and on the side OF the Unit.
ed States and the allies lies the prepon.
derance OF weight In this respect
Germany, the speaker said. already
must be approaching exhaustion. but
the end OF the hostilities were displayed
because OF the wonderful coordination
OF all her material forces.
Mr. Farrell added that Il was impera
tive that the American business men
should wholeheartediy join in solving
the problem OF how the resources OF the
United States can best be employed In
the carrying on Of the war.
THE United states is called upon tC
do It's share OF tremendous success,
with meagre merchant marine" Mr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
TWENTY MILLION BUSHELS
WHEAT LOST ANNUALLY

Washington, Sept. 20 Specialists in
western wheat districts estimate that
2o.ooOoOO bushels of wheat and pro.
portionate quantities Of other cereals
are annually wasted IN harvesting and
thrcshing.
The department OF agriculture In a
statement issued today urges farmers
20 give special attention to the adjust.
ment of threshing machines and to
make certain that none OF the grain is
lost with the straw and chaff
Carr should also be taken to harvest
all grain In the corners and on the
edges OF fields, the department advises,
and when bound or headed grain is
stacked the stacks should be bult 50
as 90 shed water
Attention is called 20 the fact that
a single bushcl of wheat will furnish
bread FOR one person for about 70 days
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
RUSS REPUBLIC
ON HARD ROAD
BOLSHEVSKI ELEMENT Is ROOT.
ING THE PROPERTY-OWNING
CLASSES FROM VOICE.
ANARCHY IS SPREADING
Black-Flaggers Gain Upper Hand In
Eastern Regions-Radicais At PetrO-
grad Force UltraSOcialistic Line of
Conduct.

PetrOgrad, Wednesday, Sept. "a
Delayed.-The growing supremacy of
the Bolshevik element in councils Of
the soldiers and workmen's delegates
here and at Moscow, their radical pro.
cram eliminating all property owning
classes from a voice in the government.
Is a development which is causing great
concern
Resignation from the council Of
Tchezzei Skobelef. Terentelli and
Tchernon and others came as a direct
result Of the adoption September 13
by large majority of a resolution com.
mitting soldiers and workmens dele
gates to an ultra.socialistic line of
conduct.
Some newspapers say the Maximilists
are gaining complete control of the
soldiers and wOrkmen's delegates and
that the situation promises to reach a
crisis when the delegates meet.
Among the chief features OF the pro.
gram Of the Moscow council Of sol.
diers' and workmen's delegates are the
adjustment Of private property IN land.
workmen's control over production and
distribution, naturalization Of the chief
branches of industry avoidiHg all Sc.
cret treaties. proposing TO all beliiser
ents a general democratic peace and
the arming of workingmen
Steps looking to similar usurpation
of power by the councils If soldiers
and workmen's delegates in other cities
is cited by NJ Terestchenko in re-
port prepared for the new cabinet aad
published today. He declared the 20
sition along the front as satisfactory
but added that anarchy was growina
LAT Nladivostok. Tsaritsyn and Samara
where the soldiers and workmca's jol
egates had seized the power anl oUstet
the government commissaries.
The government is optimistic ovci
the results Of the conferences betwcer
Premier Kerensky and army leaders
and considers the Kaleiines inciden
closed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
ROUSING RECEPTION TO
WYNNEW0OD BOYS

Wynnewood. Sept. 90. (Speciall-W
uewood gave the soldiers Of the selec-
tive army. who left here today, a rous-
ing reception last night More than
1000 persons paid tribute 20 the 239
men about TO start for Camp Travis az
san Antonio.
The meeting was opened with prayer
followed by the singing Of patriotic
songs The speaker OF the evening. 5.
p Freezing, attorney general. was IN.
troduced by j. T. Wheeler editor OF The
Wynnewood News. Mr.. Freezing was
at his best. and aroused the large audi.
ence TO "a high pitch of patriotism.
Following the meeting the citizens
OF the town proffered the hospitality
of their homes TO the soldier boys who
We're all taken care OF IN this manner
but many Of their friends who had
come 20 attend the meeting We're un.
able 20 secure accommodations.
The people Of Straford came in sixty.
four automobiles bringing twenty-elght
soldiers. Lindsay and Maysville peo.
pie came In forty.four cars and brought
forty-eight soldiers. and there was a
large delegation from Pauls Valley.
The Garvin county contingent OF the
selective army left here this afternoon
on special train for Camp Travis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
PERCENT
Of QUOTA LEFT
THIS AF TERNOON
OFF TO CAMP TRAVIS,
SAN ANTONIO.
IN GOOD SPIRITS
Men of Selected Army Declare They
Are Eager to Get Into Training -
Purcell, WynnewOOd, PIuis Valley
and Marietta Quotas On Train.

One hundred and seventy.fve men,
the second increment of Carter counrvs
quota Of 4O3 men, called to the colors
under the selective draft law. entramed
on a Santa Fe special at 3:ij o'clock
this afternoon for Camp Travis, San
Antonio. Texas The men We're ordered
to meet at the court house at I O'Clock
this afternoon where they furmel in
squads and received special instructions
relative to their journey tc Camp Ira.
Wis
Accompanied by the members Of the
local exemption board the l71 soldiers
under the direction of SergeaE. Brandt
of the Ardmore recruiting station.
marched through the downtown district
shortly after o'clock and reported at
the Santa Fe railway station nearly an
hour before the special train was to
leave at 345. Final roll call was held
just before entraining.
The soldiers met at the court house
this morning, where the work of or
ganizing the company into squads Of
twenty men. each under a leader. was
completed Roll call was Also made at
exemption headquarters at $50 yester-
day afternoons Since reporting this
forenoon the men were kept well to-
gether and were not allowed 20 scatter
far enough to cause any confusion.
Big Crowd at Station.
Mothers. fathers, sisters brothers.
relatives and friends arrived during
the forenoon to see the men leave and
"a monster crowd was at the station
when the train pulled out Arlmore
men stayed at their homes last night
for the last time before donning q uni
form.
The same good spirits shown yesJer-
I6ay were declared TO be in evidence To-
Iday. Shouts and peals Of laughter from
the men on the courtyard were heard
on every side. Nearly all Of us are
lanxious to CO." one of the boys saiG.
There are very few grouchy ones !n
the bunch. and they'll get over That"
"The first men who went away didn't
have anything ON these fine fellows
John l.. Gait. of the exemption board,
said.
lboys TO training camp also bore the
quotas from Purcell, Wynnewood, Pauls
Valley and Marietta. The special left
Purcell at ] o'clock and was scheduled
10 reach Ardmore before 3i5. The
men from each town will be under the
direction Of a leader appointed by their
respective boards. who win be assisted
by others who are 20 have charge of
squad of twenty men each. Pete
Lively is the leader OF the Ardmors
men.
Each soldier is provided with a trans
' Iportation card and copy of his record
made by the exemption board Only a
] small amount Of clothing and toilet arti
, lcles are allowed 20 the men and an
suitcases taken on the trip must be
y returned when Camp Travis Is reached
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
BRITAIN DEF|ES.
GERMAN 'PEACE"
ANOTHER INSPIRED MANEUVER
IN TEUT0N PAPERS Is DE
NOUNCED IN LONDON.
,1'9!InUS PROJECTS
London Times Declares That United
States, in Entering War for Defense
of Right and Liberty, and TO Aid in
Crushing Militarism.

London, Sept 2O--Attempts by the
German press and the German Off.
cials to create an atmosphere Of what Is
believed here to be another peace ma
neuver again is given prominence in the
morning papers which are Of the unan.
imous opinion that there can be no
peace until Prussian militarism is de.
stroyed. The Daily Mail under the cap
ton The Hun Peace plea declares:
The true friends Of peace are the
allied armies Of the governments which
are striving to remove the cause Of all
this misery unrest and bIoodshed by
destroying Germanys military autoc.
racy."
The Times says while the well dis
cipiined German press affects 10 main.
tain an animated discussion as 10 wheth.
er the forthcoming reply TO the papal
peace note does on does not contain
am offer Co evacuatp Belgium upon
terms which would leave her in the po.
sitior of seryitude 90 her oppIossors the
answer OF the allies 20 any proposals
of the Mind reaches Germany at the
same time from both sides of the Allan.
lie. France Is bleeding from three
years of tine frightful struggle against
a Zoe who Thought 60 crush her by a
trcacherous onslaught The United
states is but entering the fray Tor the
defense of ..ght and liberty Eut from
both comes the same clear refusal Ia
listen 20 amy iusiduous projects Of VII
ucimstrassc Tor peace on terms OF stat
us quo Status quo began the ware we
win not revive t"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20

Farrell continued. yet, although II was
apparently the intention Of congress TO
concentrate In the shipping board all
the functions relating to the American
merchant marine, there is. as yet, no
unified control OF tonnage. Vessels are
impressed for the army and held under
army control II was only after two
years OF such wastage that the British
government was moved TO create a min.
istry OF shipping with supreme power
over all tonnage.
while the supply OF the needs OF our
allies and OF our own expedition.
AIRY forces is. OF course. the first ne.
cessity. IL would be a mistake to regard
II as entirely apart and separate from
the maintenance OF our neutral com.
merce. especially Of that with Latin.
America and Asia. Our country mus,
continue to offer a market for a con
siderable part II the products OF Latin
America and must see TO Il that ade
Quate transportation is provided for the
conveyance OF that merchandise"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
VIEWED TWO SITES
FOR ARMY CAMP
TRIO or OFFICERS SPENT YESrER.
DAY AFTERNOON AND THIS
FORENOON on TRIPS.

The members of the army board com.
prisiuG Col 30. Mcfarland. Major H..
W. Lewis and Captain Paul G.. Potter.
who are inspecting various sites In
Oklahoma and Texas offered for an
army cucampmcut and who arrived In
Ardmore from Oklahoma CITY yester.
dav. spent the entire afternoon driving
over one site offered and last night met
Ia committee of citizens and discussed
the proposition fully. the committee
being asked Co give concrete infurma.
tion the many points to be considered
hy the army board in arriving at dc.
cision
This mornng the army board and
mon familiar with the territory being
considered LETT early TO investigate the
other site In a different portion of the
county and spent the entire forenoon
IN this work, arriving In Ardmore only
In time TO take the southhound Santa
l'e Tor Texas. where there are five
more proposed sites To be- inspected.
That Ardmore is only one OF many
cities which is making 4 supreme ef
fort to land this prize may be well un,
dcrstood when It Is stated that In ad
dition 90 the many sites now visited
and those the board has agreed to In
spect no less than eighteen tolegrams
were received here yesterday by the
board from cities rendering the reuuisit,
amount OF land and facilities demanded
los the government
The brief prepared by the Ardmor,
Chamber of Commerce committee set
ting forth the advantages of the Garter
county proposition has been filed will
the committee and viii be taken up will
an others when tln board begins I,
consider the merits OF the cities visit
ed Leroy NJ Gibbs, secretary OF IN,
lOklahoma City Chamber Of Commerce
prepared voluminous brief at the re
quest Of the board and forwarded
TO them at Fort Sam Houston yester
day. There ls no indication as to whe
decision viii be reached
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
GERMANS USE MORE GAS.
Attempt Is Made TO Terroriie French
Coal Mining

Canadian Headquarters in France,
Sept l9-By Canadian Press Limited
sharp outpost actions occurred west
OF Lens yesterday and today In which
the enemy were the aggressors.
Artillery activities have been greater
today. aided by brilliant sunshine than
FOR several days The tendency Of the
enemy. already noted, TO devote more
attention 10 Smelling our back areas
with long range. high velocity guns,
increases. as does his use Of gas shells
on positions where noncombatants live.
The object apparently s to terrorize
mine workers and their families and
make more difficult the work Of rails
ing coal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
COAL OPERATORS
MUST PROVE CLAIM
OF LOSING PRICES

Washington, Sept 2O-A system of
coal producers claims
that government.fxed fuel prices are
too low to allow profitable operation,
has been worked out between DR. II. A.
Garfield, Of the fuel administration,
and the Federal Trade commission.
Hereafter it was announced today,
coal operators will be required to sub.
NIT definite figures on production costs
to buttress their protest and when they
are not given, trade commission agents
will be sent into the coal fields to as
certain costs. From these figures, the
trade commission, acting in an advis
ory capacity to the fuel administration
will determine whether a hearing on
complaints should be granted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
mitchell WINS
C. o. P. NOMINATION

New York, Sept 20-By a narrow
margin Of l,1l9 votes with two election
districts missing Mayor Mitchell. a
Democrat and fusion candidate. won the
republican nomination for mayor over
William NJ. Bennett In Yesterdays pri.
maries.
Bennett announced today that he
would demand recoun. In Manhattan
John +. Hylan, Democrat. supported
by Tammany, was unopposed in the pri
maries. and unless Benefits action in
terferes, the fight In the coming elec
tion viii be between Hylan and IN,
mayor.
Mr.. Mitchell, with two election dis
tricts missing, out OF 2O6O receive,
36,6i6 votes against Benefits S5.527.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
WAS EARLY ATTACK.
General Haig Sends Official Dispatch
TO London Giving Details.

London. Sept. 2O.-The British forces
on the Belgium front attacked the Ger
man positions at $50 o'clock this morn
ing east Of Yypres. Field Marshal
Haig reports that satisfactory progress
was made and that the British already
have captured some valuable positions.
The British official statement an
nouncing that Field Marshal Haig had
taken the offensive this morning says:
we attacked az $40 this morning on
a wide front east of Ypres Satisfactory
progress is reported. our troops al
ready nave captured some valuable 20.
stions"
Field Marshal Hais's selection Of the
battle front 10 the east of Ypres in Bel
gium. as the scene Of his latest often
sive against the Germans. indicates that
it is a continuance of the expressed pur.
pose Of the British Commanderin-ch
TO force the armies Of Crown Prince
Rupprecht Of Bavaria from the western
coast OF Belgium and to cut off the
German submarine and alrplane bases
ON the North Sen from Zeebrugge 20
Nieuport. including Ostend.
Drive Toward ROulcr,.
The British drive apparently Is being
made in the direction of Rouless and
Courirai from which Belgian towns
according 10 recent dispatches from
the Dutch frontier the German mill
| tary authorities have been evacuotus
the civilian population.
That the British offensive had been
in progress for several days was made
known iu recent statements of the Ger
man general headquarters staff Tn,
Germans reported that the British wer,
lmaintainiug violent and destructive fir,
lasainst the TeutoU positions. the bonn
hardmeut frequently reaching the iu
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