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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-27
COMES
IN Bic BAT TIE
BUT ARTILLERY
DUEL GOES On
GERMAN INFANTRY IN
ATTACK AT YPRES
German Offensive in Verdun
Region. is Quickly
Put Down.

Apparently the sanguinary strus-
gle that has been going on in the
region of Arras has come to a
pause for q moment. Thursday
saw no infantry engagements any
where along the front SO far as
the British and German official
communications have m a d e
known. The London war office
reports nothing except artillery
activity at various points while
Berlin merely asserts that OF the
days doings there Is nothing OF
importance to report
The only thing sayoring OF a
clash between the infantry wings
of the belligerent armies occurred
southeast Of Ypres, where the
Germans early Thursday morning
attempted to raid British crater
post but were driven off with cas-
ualtIes.
Likewise on that part Of the
line held by the French there has
been a similar let-up in the fight
Ing, except by the big guns. After
their sanguinary repulse We'd
ncsday, the Germans did not re-
turn to the attack Thursday in
the Chemin des Danes region
northeast of Scissors. They also
failed to renew their counter at
tacks west Of Cerny and in the
region OF the Hurtebis farm but
violently shelled the two latter
sectors. In the Avocourt wood.
in the Verdun region, the Ger
mans made an attempt to wrest
positions from the French but
were repelled by grenades.
On the eastern part OF the
Austro.Italian theatre, the Aus
trlans are keeping up their Wig
orous bombardment OF Italian
positions and here and there have
made infantry sorties. all OF which
We're repulsed.
Tho British troops In the Lake
Doiran region OF Macedonia have
consolidated the positions they
captured from the Bulgarians
Wednesday, previously having put
down four counter attacks in
which sanguinary losses were suf-
fered by the enemy. Artillery
duels of violence continue along
the entire Macedonian front.
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RAIL ROADS To STRIP FOR ACTION;
IN BEHALF Of THE NATION; COAL
AND DIRE ARE GIVEN PREFERENCE

Renorted That Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsy ,ania May
Even Take OF Number Of Passenger Trains In Order
to Expedite Handling Of the Essentials OF War.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-27

Overcast and Cooler Friday; Saturday
Probably Showers.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
PUTTING MAIN STREET
PAVING IN PROPER CONDITION

The citizens OF Ardmore can feast
their eyes on the repair work now being
done on the Main street pavemen,
The present city administration seems
TO be taking an interest in the pavement
throughout the city-contrary To- any
precedent by former administrations.
Commissioner Carter and City Engl.
neer Watson are giving their personal
attention 10 the work and IL is probable
that when they have completed the
work they now contemplate Ardmore
will once again enjoy the reputation
Of having the best paved streets In
the United States. Why should we not
enjoy that reputation? Arlmore has
the best known paving material
asphalt-at It's very door. and IL has
been proven that asphalt can be laid
at less expense than any other pave.
ment which can at all compare with IT,
Main street In Ardmore was paved ten
years ago and the present work ls It's
first systematic repairing. A more
permanent pavement has not yet been
discovered. Any pavement must have
maintenance. The attitude of the mayor
and commissioners seems now 10 be
to keep a small maintenance crew az
work for some time. and In that event
Il Is certain that Ardmore can again
point with pride to It's pavement
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Fourth. That all important posi-
tiops, so far as may be, shall be filled
with volunteers.
Fifth. The Independent RESPONSE
bility Of the food administration di-
rectly under tho President, with the
cooperation of the great and admir-
able organization of the Department
OF Agriculture, the Department OF
Commerce. the Federal Trade Com
mission, and the railway executives.
-Four Great Branches At Work.
Il conceive that the essence of all
war administration falls into two
phases" said Mr. Hoover. First,
centralized and single responsibility.
Second, delegation Of this RESPONSE
bility to decentralized administrative
organs"
A brief outline Of Mr.. Hoover's view
Of food administration is a division OF
the work into four great branches In
the first branch would be set up a
certain number Of separate executive
hodies for regulation and administra-
tion Of certain critical commodities,
and these should be organized on the
normal lines OF our commercial lnsti-
tutions with 2 board OF directors. a
president, ard executive oficers who
will work cot problems iryclycl IN
those conaig'. '.iieS ard will institute
such measures as nav be necessary TO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

her problem is to secure the effective
and economical distribution of these
supplies. to induce as large an export
surplus for the benefit OF her allies
as possible. to protect our own re-
qulrements, TO ask the whole COM
munity to assist in building up this
surplus by every effort OF economy
that can be devised and TO set up
such machinery as Will furnish this
balance wheel on prices.
"At best the food Of our allies will
be a prlvation loaf" he says, "and
every ounce We can add to It is a
contribution TO her strength and con.
stancy in the war"
The five cardinal principles Of food
administration in America as repre-
sentcd by Mr.. Hoover are:
First. Tha; tho food problem is one
q wiso administration and not ex-
pressed by ,ae words dictator" or
controller" Lut Food Admins
;rator."
Second. Thnt This administration
ear ~ Largely carried out through the
eoo,d.Lruoa and regulation OF the ex-
!s1bs legitimate d.sirihutiye agencies
OF Lae 2:3Gucers. Distributors and con-
srm@T.
Third Tho orgsnlzalJn os TIC
- D.a IN ty ,or voluntary conservation
ot foods.uffs
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stabilize prices and distribution: and
that these bodies should be so con-
stituted Of the leaders of the country's
producers, distributors, bankers and
consumers alike.
The second branch of food admin
istration as outlined by Mr.. Hoover
lies in the cooperation OF the gov
ernors and State administrations
through the establishment of State
food administrations who will act in
behalf of the National Executive In
national matters, and who will them
selves handle local problems. Through
these State administrations and their
assistants Mr.. Hoover hopes to secure,
among other things, coordination In
distribution from one section of the
country to another. and to use the
powers against illegitimate boarding
which Congress is being asked to vest
in the food administration.
Furthermore, II devolves on the
States to stop waste in public places.
In referring to this phase OF his
organization before Congress Mr..
Hoover said: "Our theory OF admin
istration is that we should centralize
ideas and decentralize execution"
Women OF The Nation And Waste.
The third equally important depart
ment outlined by Mr.. Hoover is that
OF domestic economy. AS ninety per
cent. OF the ultimate food consumption
Of the country is in the hands OF the
women of the country Mr.. Hoover ex-
poets to place before them plan OF
organization including policies as to
the elimination OF waste, the reduc-
ton of consumption. the substitution
OF local commodities for those further
afield the substitution OF overabund-
ant commodities for those which II
is desired to export to the allies. and
the instruction in the intelligent pur-
chase and use OF foodstuff5 and to set
public opinion against waste and ex-
travagance in public places.
The fourth branch of the food ad-
ministration, as outlined by Mr..
Hoover. must be that OF cooperation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
OKLAHOMA CORN
CONDITION is 43
PERCENT NORMAL
Is Almost Complete Failure in West
POrtiOn-Wheat Yielded Ten
Bushels to Acre.

Oklahoma City. Sept 1.-The condi.
ton Of Oklahoma's corn crop gives
prospect Of forty-three percent Of a full
crop, having been almost a complete
failure in the western counties. Wheat
threshed out 1913 bushels per acre and
oats q bushels per acre, returning a
yield for the state OF 29396.OOO bushels
Of wheat and 25.S72 600 bushels of oats.
according TO the monthly crop report,
issued today by the state board Of agri.
culture
The report follows.
"The corn condition gives prospect Of
43 percent Of a full crop. This is six
percent below condition Of last month.
la the western counties the corn crop
is almost a complete failure. while the
east side Of the state shows up well.
especially in the southeastern counties.
THE condition of cotton is 70 percent.
This Is four percent better than the
condition Of last month and "a percent
above the condition of same date last
year. Cotton shows up well in all parts
Of the state except i'm a few western
and southwestern counties We have
some reports OF damage to the C. op by
bou weevil in some Of the most southern
counties OF the state.
IAN forage crops are in excellent con.
dition in practically every county in
the state. Kaffir shows condition OF
80 percent, mile so percent and sorghum
SO per cent Condition OF same crops
last month was as follows. Kaffir 72
percent; milo. ~ per cent. and sorghum.
72 percent
Wheat threshed out 1913 bushels to
the acres for the state. and oats 27
bushels per acre. Our estimates based
on these figures show 29.393 600 bushels
Of wheat and 25.s72 600 bushels OF oats
produced In Oklahoma this year. Our
preliminary estimate was: Wheat. o..
10000 bushels. and oats. 24435 900
bushels
"The farmer has no hand from this
years crop 81 percent OF wheat and SO
percent Of oats The present price of
wheat is S21S and OF oats ~ cents.
There Is practically no wheat or oats
being marketed at the present time. as
all buyers are waiting on action OF the
government in this connection
Condition OF alfalfa is 76 percent.
of last mjnth was SO percent.
Average number Of cutting for the state
is 2.6. Broom corn condition is "a per.
cent. Condition same date last year
was 81 percent.
Condition Of the soil as regards mois.
ture is so percent. Condition OF last
month was SO percent All crops have
been benefited by frequent rims Of the
past month"
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they had gathered together all the
young people between 10 and l6 and
had sent them 10 Constantinople. II
was this vandal process of these mons.
trous Mongols that provoked the revolt
The unfortunate mothers. exasperated
by the cries Of their children as they
were carried off by force. attacked the
Bugarians with stones This was a
genuine revolt. to which the Bulgarians
replied with gibbets to which they hang.
ed women and children. Finally the
people, exhausted and revolving. threw
themselves upon the Bulgarian dcpots.
Men and women carried off arms and
ammunition.
Insurgents Plan Battle
1T was agreed that the insurgents
Of Zayetchar and its suburbs should
march on Nish that the rest Of us. from
Prokouplie, Leskovatz and Vranic
should do the same and reunited.
should take possession OF the city. Tn.
fortunately those from Zayetchar were
late we got ahead OF them and had.
alone, 10 withstand an attack from a
R'A iildl NlNlHloN. we Uedt tnefn ana
took away two batteries and 500 sol
diers. The battle took place near
Gitoradja. From there we carried Le.
bane, Leskovatz and Prokouple. ~
which we made ourselves masters.
Then we attacked Nish, carrying .he
depots and half Of the city.
Meanwhile two Bulgarian divisions
arrived. and a bloody battle developed:
we should have been able TO defeat the
Bulgarians as we had defeated the Ger.
mans II they had not used a cowardly
strategy TO prevent us from attacking
them; they forced our women and chil.
dren TO march In front OF their ranks.
Unable TO fire upon our own people. we
withdrew as far as Korvingrad. where
a new battle began and where the Hun.
garians attacked us from behind. We
made an opening and took refuge In
the mountains Since | was dead from
fatigue | was taken prisoner ana With
a dozen other insurgents was con.
demned TO be hanged Waiting while
the gibbet was prepared. we were In.
carcerated in the prison OF Prokouplie.
but one OF our bands killed the garrison
and rescued us"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
Invents New Armor Plate.

The Hague, Netherlands. Aug Is
lBy MaiD-The Dutch general staff. as
well as one or two foreign military at.
taches, are evincing considerable inter.
est In a new armor material devised by
an inventor here. The principle on
which II is based is that Of distributing
the pressure Of proiectiles and explo.
sives as rapidly as possible The armor
consists Of a system OF double plates
with more or less space between them
filled with material that is very simi.
lar to sand. but is Of extremely fine
grain and at the same time extraordl.
narily hard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

with our allies in many important
questions involving exports from this
country and our common import from
other countries.
In line with the third division OF Mr..
Hoover's program was the recent re-
quest made of every American woman
to Join as an actual member OF the
food administration and give her
pledge that as far as means and cir
cumstances will permit she will carry
out the instructions which will be sent
her in detail from time to time.
There Is no service in this war OF
our own country and our allies In
which the women of the country can
so we'll enlist themselves as in this
one" says Mr.. Hoover. "and the sue
cess OF the food administration will
rest very largely upon the support we
receive from them"
In one of his recent public talks
he said further: 81 am confident that
the whole of this service can be car
ried out by the men and women OF
the country on volunteer basis, and
CtlI bto no ONHtI DltdHs ny MUlCn luo
problems can be adequately solved
in the United States. My ambition is
to see my own people solve their own
problem.
There are six general principles
which will govern the information to
be sent out from the food administra-
ton headquarters in Washington.
These will have for their object the
saving Of wheat, the saving Of meat.
the saving OF fats. the saving OF food
supplies chiefly by the use of perish
able substitutes for staples. the saw
ing OF transportation, and the saving
Of all waste by preaching the gospel
Of the clean plate" the buying OF less
foodstuffs, the serving Of smaller por-
tions and by other methods set forth.
For the woman who is willing to
take the pledge OF cooperation with
the food administration there is a
card insignia to be hung in the win
| dow OF her home showing the world
that she is with the Government in
its effort for food conservation. There
is also a prescribed kitchen uniform,
designed in the office OF the Food Ad-
ministration which she is privileged
10 wear II so min ed. In itself this
Is a measure OF conservation. being
| neat. practical and inexpensive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
Work Of the Food Administration Under Herbert
c. Hoover "A War Emergency Measure
America Food dProblems Woman's Part.

lDtefhhuOnal syndicate.
anG resident OF many countries by rea-
son of big interests therein. He is
known throughout the business world
as a man of preeminent ability and
unimpeachable integrity.
Mr.. Hoover was chosen for the spe-
cial task which has now devolved upon
him by reason OF the fact that when
Europe became involved in war he
was in London and Immediately inter-
ested himself in benevolent war ac-
tlvities and in time became the sole
distributor OF supplies sent from this
and other countries to the stricken
Belgians and other war-impoverished
peoples. When this country became
involved in the war Hoover of Bel
gium" was recognized as the one man
preeminently qualified to take over
the enormous task of heading the
Food Administration war program of
the United States
In message to the public upon
this choice President Wilson said:
Il have asked Mr.. Herbert Hoover
to undertake this all-important task
Of Food Administration. He has ex-
pressed his willingness to do so on
condition that he is TO receive no pay
ment for his services and that the
whole force under him. exclusive of
clerical arsistaE &c. shall be employed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
WHITESIDES' EXEMPTION
RECORD is CALLED
FOR BY WASHINGTON

Oklahoma City. Sept. IA complete
Photographic record of all affidavlts
and letters in the files Of the district
appellate exemption board Of Muskogee
county. relating to the exemption Of
James r. Whitesides, drafted million.
aire oil producer, We're forwarded today
to Provost Marshal General Crowder at
Washington by Governor Williams The
information was requested by General
Crowder.
Whitesides, who is married, obtained
exemption on the ground, that he is
engaged In the production of crude
petroleum as an individual" His exemp
tion has caused a storm Of agitation
and argument in Muskogee county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

OF which date back to the time Of the
Reformation and the Thirty Years war.
The solemn business Of tasting these
venerable vintages was carried out with
due decorum. Some brands dating back
to 1928. 1851 and l54O were found TO
have lost all bouquet. The committee
OF experts afterwards proudly reported
that they had tasted wines Of five sue.
cessive centuries at one session: an un.
precedented feat. they say. Doctor
Basserman.Jordan. who presided. men.
toned as an Interesting fact that the
present method Of bottling wine is com.
psratively young; II dates back to the
end Of the eighteenth century.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
ANCIENT RHINE WINES
LOSE THEIR BOUQUET

Amsterdam. Netherlands. Aug. 10
by MaiD-Rhine wine near four cen.
turies old was submitted the other day
10 a critical test of a committee Of con.
nolsseurs at Speyer. Germany. In that
ancient cathedral city there is wine
museum" to which the king al Bavaria
has donated some bottles, the contents
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

SO far as possible, upon the same
volunteer basis He has expressed his
confidence that this difficult matter of
food administration can be success
fully administered through the volun-
tary cooperation and direction of
legitimate distributors of foodstuns
and with the help OF the women OF
the country. The proposed food ad-
ministration IS intended. Of course.
only to meet a manifest emergency.
and to continue only while the war
lasts"
Americas Food Problems.
In accepting President Wilson's re-
quest to become head OF the food ad-
ministration Mr. Hoover stated that
it was entirely upon the assumption
that Congress would grant broad
powers to the President on which o
competent administration could be set
up. Il hold strous!y to the view that
while large powers are necessary fo-
minority cases they will probably aeei
but little application, .o. tho vasl
majority OF the proGceing ard dis.
tributing elements in the coir,ry or,
only too willing ard anxious 10 ctrvL
our national necessities"
In presenting Americas problem IN
a general way Mr. Hoover states ths.
this country nor.usiiy Sroducas A ssr-
plus of most oinmodl'ies. ana that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

camps. An order was ISSUED establish.
ing a provost marshars office in Paris
Hereafter all officers below the rank
OF brigadier general will be required
when visiting Paris to register and
give the possible duration of their stay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
BULCARS HANG
SERB WOMEN
DO NOT EVEN SPARE CHILDREN
WHEN MOTHERS REVOLT,
PATRIOT WRITES.

Paris, Aug Correspondence Of The
Association Pressl- There has come in.
TO the possession OF the Serbian authori.
ties recently letter. written by a Ser.
bnn patriot who barely escaped hang.
ing hy the Bulgarians He describes IN
some detail the insurrections in Serbia
in April last. the fate that they met
and unspeakable cruelties visited upon
the insurrectionists by the Bulgarians.
His letter, the original at present is
IN the Serbian archives and can be seen
al any time. is written with his own
blood from his hiding place in the Ser.
hnn mountains, and is addressed TO his
friend Serbian captain serving with
the Salonih forces. The captain fell
into captivity not long after receipt OF
the missye, but succeeded In smuggling
II out boy means OF a Serbian sentry.
The letter frankly advises all serbians
10 kill themselves rather than submit
20 capture, Il tells OF the forcible de.
poriation Of thousands OF children to
Consmntinople; OF the frightful tor.
lures inflicted upon prisoners before
they are executed by the Bugarians.
such as hanging by the tongue: OF glib.
bets erected everywhere 10 dispose OF
Serbian prisoners OF war. especially OF
insurrectionists
Text Of Letter.
The names OF both sender and re.
olpient have been suppressed for obvious
reasons but both are on file with the
original OF the letter. which runs as
follows
Here ! am In mountain which is.
actually my sad residence. ESCAPED
ON April % from the Bulgarian prison
where ! was incarcerated with twenty
comrades after having been surrounded
and captured in the revolt near
There had been $4,000 OF us insurgents.
we had moreover fought with German
division that defeated us and drove us
10 flight Then we had been attacked
by two Bulgarian divisions armed with
cannon and machine guns. | was taken.
put In prison and condemned 10 be
hanged but, during the night nv
hlend --- arrived with a band
In Prokouplie, killed the sentinels and
rescued me. In consequence was able
To reach the mountain. There are more
than 5000 Of us insurgents. Nearly all
OF the other mountains are filled with
insurgents
The Bulgarians had summoned all
the male population between the ages
Of 10 and 65 In order to incorporate
them In the army and send them imme.
lately TO the front At the same time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
Eve Out for Others

Washington Star: Il suppose you
built up your colossal fortune by at.
tending strictly TO your own business"
Yes replied Mr. Dustin stax. But
| made II my business TO keep Informed
as to what other people were doing"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01
DRAW TIGHT LINE on
AMERICAN OFFICERS IN FRANCE

Paris. sept. lAHeadquarters OF
Major General Pershing the American
commander, were moved today from
Paris to a point near the training
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

Uruguay has an area OF $4,000 square
miles and a population OF i.37s.sOs. y
has 22 meat packing plants, and $1,000.
900 sheep.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-01

sign a pledge-card asking her
~ to Join the Food Administration
in Washington in the service Of food
conservation in the United States as
far as circumstances permitted.
While most women signed the cards
because they knew that the cause 10
which they were pledging themselves
was a right and righteous one, many
OF them know little of what the Food
Administration is and what It is try
Ing 10 do.
The Foo Administration is a war
emergenc, measure inaugurated by
the President OF the United States for
the control and conservation OF food
during the war so that this nation may
not suffer from the prevailing short
age OF foodstufts now or In the fu-
ture: and also that those nations with
which the United States is allied in
the war who are short OF foodstuffs
may be aided by this country.
Who Is Hoover?
The man who was appointed by the
President to undertake the all i'm
portant task Of food administrator Is
Mr.. Herbert c. Hoover. born in Iowa,
graduate OF Stanford University, Cali
fornia. mining engineer by profession.