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The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

That a large proportion of the fires
in the state of Arizona are strictly pre-
ventable, and still larger portion are
partially preventable, is the substance
of a report recently compiled and pub
1ished by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters
The figures are being sent broadcast
over the state in an attempt to educate
the people in taking steps to prevent
fires, instead of calling the fire de-
partment after the blaze has started.
Lighted cigars, cigarettes and pipes
caused total damage of over ten
thousand dollars in this state alone
last year, and it is estimated that in
practically every fire preliminary in
spection would have shown the element
of danger, which might have been cas-
lily remedied.
Following is a table showing the per-
centage of strictly preventable fires and
the amount of the damage caused by
carelessness:
Defective chimneys and
flues ................ $20,272 or 5.79o
Fireworks, firecrackers,
etc. ........ ........ 1892 or O.5%o
Gas, natural and ar
tificial ........ 49,. 1,O46 or $3.50
Hot ashes and Goals. =. 22,374 or O.7Go
Ignition of hot oroa GO
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

L. L. Bates, the first superintendent
of the Prescott Dry Farm Experiment
Station, who resigned about year ago,
to become foreman of the Hassayampa
Farms Co., has returned to the Dry
Farm Station as superintendent
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
SITE
FOR HERCULES MILL

A force of men are busy at Kelvin
this week preparing site for the Ray
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
worth of machinery has been ordered
and the mill, when completed, will have
cost over $1,OOO,O0O.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Sometimes a chicken thief gets his
just deserts. The city marshal of No
gales recently surprised a Mexican
chicken thief and invited him to sur
render, the Mexican declined and the
marshal shot him, and it is said that
from the effects he will die.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Miss Maria Pena won the Ford car
ratified off at the Fairgrounds last
week.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Loaf and the world loafs with you;
work and you work alone" Tex Craig.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Wanted-A detective to watch my
Daddy. Poll PARROT.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Sunny Jim" Marwaring came up
from Naco, Ariz., the first of the week
on a ten days. furlough. The Ray boys
with Company H, stationed at that
point, all sent regards to their friends.
Marwaring says all of them are in good
health and hoping to be sent back home
in the near future
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

In throwing brick woman is
failure, but in shooting a revolver with
man for a target her record is 999
out of possible 1000.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Stage No. got in on time
But the bride and groom were left be-
hind.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Miss Day, Mr.. E. T. Green, Judge
King, Robert Thomas and Mr. Roses
have been attending court in Globe the
past week. L. P. Jones took them
through in the big Buick car, and
despite the bad weather came through
without a stop.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
MOST OF ARRONA'S FIRE LOSS
GOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED

There was almost a quarter of mil
due to partially preventable fires, and
at least half of this loss occasioned by
electricity, sparks, from fires and spon-
taneous combustion was preventable,
and all the other cases had some de-
gree of preventability.
Following is a table showing the
amount of damage caused by partly
preventable fires, and percentages:
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

A. J. Campbell of San Francisco, Pa
cific coast manager of the Foundation
company. New York City. is in the
camp this week.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
HEARD ALONG THE ROW

Life is a mirror, try smiling at it.
Somebody busted my mirror"
George Henry.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
LOCAL NOTES

John o'Donnel is in Phoenix on bust
ness.
Mrs. Joe Ellis and son Arthur are
visiting Mrs. Ellis parents in Phoenix.
c. N. Johnson of the E. A. Feather
stone Motor Car Supply Co. of Los An
geles, called on L. P. Jones, local ga
rage man, this week.
Mr.. Sam Fields, superintender1Auof
the Ray Hercules Mining compal.s, y.
in Globe on business the last of the
week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
RAILROAD STRIKE
MAY Be AVERTED
EMPLOYEES PROPOSE NEW FED
ERAL BOARD TO TAKE CHARGE
DEMAND MORE PAY.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Heads of four
railroad brotherhoods came here today
at President Wilson's request to discuss
with him their proposed new demands
for higher wages. The president was
prepared to take up the problem with
a free hand so far as the railroads
are concerned, having been formally
notified that the roads will abide by
any steps he sees fit to take.
An entirely new proposal which, ii
is said, the brotherhoods plan to make
Is that rail transportation during the
war with respect TO relations OF the car
riers and employees be dealt with by a
new federal commission to have com
plete Jurisdiction and power over the
companies and workmen. They plan,
1t is stated, to ask the president to APP
point such a commission.
Opposition to intervention by the eX-
isting federal board OF mediation and
conciliation, of which Judge William L..
Chambers is chairman, is understood to
be one of the factors in the proposal for
a new commission They want a new
and distinct commission similar to that
now in control for duration OF the war
of England's rail lines.
The brotherhood chiefs also are ex-
pected to urge their claims for higher
wages, suggesting that the increase
come from either the carriers them
selves or i'm war bonuses from the gov
ernment along the line of the British
system.
The brotherhood heads to meet the
president are: w. G.. Lee, of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen; Warren ;.
Stone. Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers; A. p. Garretson, Of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, and w. ;. Carter,
brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen and
Ipgfpaman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
RED GUARDS FAIL
TO PLUMBER BANK
MARCH TO FRONT OF STATE BANK
. AT PETROGRAD AND DEMAND
TEN THOUSAND Rl'BLES.

London. Nov. GA body of troops
and Red Guards under the command
of Commissary Menjinsky and Colonel
Muravieff, commander of the Petrograd
garrison. appeared before the state bank
in Petrograd yesterday. according to "a
Reuter- dispatch, and demanded that
10000 rubles be handed over within ten
minutes Menjinsky declared that any
one who refused to obey the order
would be treated as traitor Officials
of the bank and delegates of the town
council and the peasants union assem-.
bled in a room in which the doors ard
principal safes were guarded by SEN
tries from the Semonoffsky regiment
and refused to meet the demand, what
ever the consequences.
At the expiration of the ten minutes,
further parleying disclosed that neither
Menjinsky nor Murevieff had any order
of requisition from the council of maxi
malist commissioners. Delegates from
the front who accompanied the soldiers
joined in the protest Of the invasion
of the bank. Muravieff eventually with
drew his troops.
The maXimalist newspaper Pravda,
the dispatch adds announces that fight
ing has begup between the Red and
White Guards of Finland near Viborg
and that the railway has been torn up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
MASS MEETINGS
ARE CALLED
AT EAST ARDMORE PRESENTER
IAN CHURCH. FOURTH WARD
SCHOOL, CONVENTION HALL
WAR CAMP DRIVE
Mayor Urges Necessity of ArdmOre Re
d.eming Herself BY Completing
$4,000 Fund-List Of Speakcrs and
Meeting Places.

In an effort to bring before all the
people of Ardmore the necessity of
completing Ardmore and Carter coun-
tvs $4,000 quota of the War Camp
Community Recreation Service Fund.
Mayor w X. Roberts has issued calls
for three ward mass meetings for to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock
The Second Ward meeting will be
held in the East Ardmore Presbyterian
church and the speakers will be A. b.
Riddle. j. p. Simpson and Walter 5.
Gilbert
The Fourth Ward meeting will be
held at the Fourth Ward school and
the Rev c. f. Wagner. l. r. Mason
and f. L. Gregory viii be the speakers.
The First and Third Wards are to
unite in mass meeting at Convention
Hall, over which the mayor will pre-
side and the speakers will be c. w.
Richards and j. A. Bass.
Two community meetings, at Mary
Niblack school and Berwyn will also be
held tomorrow night.
Mayor Roberts urges that every citi-
zen be present at his respective ward
meeting tomorrow night. The need
for completing the Carter county quota
will be emphasized and it is the inten-
ton to arrange for a systematic can
vass of the city.
The following is the detailed arrange
ment of tomorrow nights meetings:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
WAR SUMMARY

the forerunner of still greater
achievements against the supposedly
impregnable Hindenburg line The new
tactics of the British apparently over.
whelmed the Germans, and i'm the view
of military critics, hold out great pos.
sibilities for the future. especially as
to its efficacy without the usual pre-
liminary artillery fire.
The Germans had only five airplanes
on the front. Eleven British airmen
by flying at height of fifty feet, be-
cause of the mist, wind and rain. sac
rificed themselves during the first
stages of the offensive.
What effect the British drive will
have on the Austro-German invasion Of
Italy is not yet apparent. but the Ital-
ians are holding tenaciously To their
positions. and the invaders have not
been able TO make "a marked gain in
two days. Around Asiago. the Italians
have repulsed strong attacks while on
the important sector between the
Brenta and the Piave the Austro-Ger-
mans have ceased their attacks. ap.
parently wornout by fruitless efforts
against Monte Tomba and the nearby
defenses
The Piave line still is unbroluen.
French troops have carried out a
successful attack on a front Of two.
thirds of mile between Craonne and
Berry au Bac. German defenses were
captured and IS prisoners fell into
French hands.
In Palestine. General Allenby's force
IL within five miles Of Jerusalem on
the northwest and six miles on the
west. IL is not yet clear whether the
Turks intend TO defend Jerusalem. but
IL they should do so. the defending
force seemingly is in great danger OF be-
ing cut off from the north and north
west
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
MEN OF COMPANY K At CAMP TRAVIS
ASK RAISING OF COMPANY FUND

About nine-tenths of the members of
Company X. 357th Infantry. 179th bri.
gade. soth division. of the National
army. at Camp Travis. San Antonio,
Texas. are Carter county boys. In Il
letter TO the Chamber of Commerce
and also TO The Daily Ardmoreite, Ser.
gent Robert NJ. Stonesifer asks nat
a fund of $500 be raised here to supply
Company n with dishes and furniture
that is much needed in the camp 1uar-
ters. where the boys gather for amuss-
ment and to spend many OF the hours
when not on duty. AT present, they
have little except the Victrola sent by
the Chamber of Commerce. Usually,
the government furnishes much OF that
which the boys now nee1 but owing
to the great task of supplying 50 mapy
other things more necessary. these con-
vepfences have not been supplied 1t
the camps. as Is customary TO the reg
ular army In addition TO getting the
furnishings for their camp. which would
make IL more habitable and attractive
for the boys, the $500 would also give
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22

Triumphant in their brilliant stroke
against the Hindenburg line, British
troops are pushing on Cambria. now
only three miles away. In two days
the British have gained as much
ground as in the first four months OF
the battle Of the Somme.
IL was greater than any previous ac-
tion on the western front, so terrible
was General Byng's attack. British
cavalry is now taking part in the drive
toward Cambria and the Belgian border
beyond. Surprised by the suddehness
of the hrust Tuesday. the Germans
fought back Wednesday but the British
pushed steadily toward the immediate
goal.
Nearly twenty towns and villages
have been taken and more than 5000
prisoners have been captured. The
Germans have been driven from the
high ground west. southwest and south
Of Cambria. This city, formerly Ger
man main headquarters i'm the west
and one of the main links in the Ger
man supply system. is at the mercy of
the British artillery.
While the British attacked on a
front of thirty-two miles between St
Quentin and the Scarpe. their main eff
fort was on ffteenmile 'front.' west
and southwest of Cambria. where an
advance Of more than five miles has
been made. At Cantaing and Noyelles.
the British are within three miles Of
Cambria and on the south they are at
Crevecouer. four miles away. The
Scheldt canal has been gained. AS have
towns on the Scheldt or L'Escaut riv-
err. whose valley extends northeast
through Belgium to Antwerp.
In England. the victory Of General
Byng is hailed as the greatest on the
western front and IL is looked upon as
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
GEOLOGY STUDENTS
VISIT ARBUCKLES

Norman. Okla. Nov. 22.- (Speciall-
one hundred and eighty students of
the geology department Of the tniversi-
~ Of Oklahoma have returned from
three day trip To the Arbuckle noun
tains in the vicinity OF Davis where
they dld field work to gain practical
experience This was the second trip
of the year, one half OF the students
in the department visiting the noun
tains the first OF this month and the
other half last week. Both men and
women students make the trips In
charge of members of the geology fac
ulty and women chaperones.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
KAISER CLAIMS HE
WON IN NAVAL FIGHT
Alleges British Used Six Battle Cruisers
Among Many Others In
Battle.

.d3ritish Admiralty per Wireless Press)
Berlin. tvia London) Wednesday. Nov.
2l.-The German admiralty has issued
the following statement on the recent
engagement near Helgoland
I'm the engagement during the Brit
ish advance into the German Blight Sat
urday. there participated on the English
side In addition TO n large number of
small cruisers and destroyers. according
TO reliable observations by German ma
vabforces and airplanes, six large fight
ing vessels-ships Of the line, or battle
cruisers. The British naval commander
as opposed TO the report OF the English
admiralty. which speaks only of light
forces. will not be uncertain on this
point.
The advance of the British was OPP
posed quickly by the Germans with
adequate forces which caused the en-
emy to retire. According 10 reliable
observations by German forces a num-
Der of hits on enemy ships and destroy
ers were obtained. German airplanes
also took part in the fighting and bonn
bar6ed the large English warships."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
ITALIAN BATTLE
RACES IN HILLS
HAS BECOME A STRUGGLE OF
GIANTS" IS STATEMENT
FROM FRONT.
HUN is PRESSING ON
Gradually Forcing Romans Back. But
More Slowly Than Before - Italian
Commander May BE Forced to Retire
From Piave River Line.
By the Associated Press.)

Italian Army Headquarters, Wednes-
day. Nov. 21.-The battle in the noun
famous region in the north between
the Pave and Brenta rivers. Is nearing
its elimination. 1t centers at Monte
Grappa and has become struggle of
giants.
II is now clear that Notwithstanding
the great number of troops employed
by the enemy and his advantages OF
terrain, he is able to advance only very
slowly now that he Is not being assis-
ted by the element or surprise, by the
reason of other circumstances which
favored him at first. Even If the Ital-
ians should be obliged to abandon the
Piave river line, they may be expected
to fall back more slowly and offer
more tenacious opposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
ENGLISH INFANTRY STORM ENEMY
ARTILLERY, KILL GUN CREWS AND
CAPTURE MANY HEAVY PIECES
THOUSANDS OF CAVALRYMEN, HELD INACTIVE SINCE
BEGINNING OF WAR, ARE TURNED LOOSE ON HUN
AND THOUSANDS OF HORSEMEN BATTLE HAND
TO HAND-GERMAN COMES BACK IN
COUNTER ATTACK

where three guns were stormed and
their crews annihilated.
Some of the most spectacular work
of this nature fell to the cavalry. The
mounted troops got into Narcoing and
Masuieres last night and in the latter
town engaged in sanguinary battle with
German infantry An enemy battery
there was giving trouble and squad
of horsemen charged the position,
shooting or sabreing the entire gun
crew.
Anotherbattery at Rumilly was taken
in similar fashion.
Graincourt was carried by storm,
=, valry, tanks and infantry working
- her.
. 'ritish Advance Continues.
Bra. forces at the latest reports
have ca Il their line in this section
northwaru t. the BapaumeCambrai
road.
The Germans ran from Ribecourt,
with the British close at their heels.
This town is a mass of ruins partly on
account of shell fire and partly from
lack of repairs. The German dugouts
were left intact.
The occupation of Marcoing and Mas
nieres was "A great stroke for the Brit
ish. as it gave them needed crossings
for the E,scault river and canal, which
formed a natural barrier to the ad-
vance from this direction. Cavalry, in
fantry and tanks were poured imme.
diately across their passages and pro
ceeded to work northward.
Was Kept Secret.
Military necessity precluded the men
ton of cavalry in the first dispatches
regarding the present offensive, but it
may now be said that the mounted men
went into action at 11:30 o'clock yester.
day morning after the tanks had open.
ED the way through the barbed wire.
This was one of the features of the
battle in which General Pershing ap-
peared to take deep interest while he
was at the front yesterday.
1t has been a wonderful twp days for
the horsemen, who had been relegated
to rear areas of the western front. with
few exceptions, since early in the war.
Now thousands of them have been op-
Grating over a wide area beyond the
line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22

them a turkey dinner on THANKSGIVING.
Sergeant Stonesifer refers to the fact
that Camp Travis subscribed for more
than a million and a half dollars of
Liberty bonds, the 357th regiment. $780,
900. and Company X. $3.50 worth. Most
of them have taken out insurance poll
cies ranging from 81 900 to 10000.
while nearly all send part of their
money home.
The boys are particularly anxious TO
get plates. cups and saucers. as a.
present they only have the tin vessels
belonging to their. kit outfits. The ar
ticles of furniture and other convent
ences needed could all be purchased for
the $500 they ask to be raised in Carter
county By geneial- subscription. Th.
boys want all citizens of Carter county
to participate in this fund.
The Chamber of Commerce Will take
up the matter. but as quick action Is
necessary. so as to give the boys their
Thanksgiving dinner and the much
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
KEEP Up SUGAR CROP
Is GOVERNMENT APPEAL

Washington. Nov. 22.-Keep up the
sugar crop is a slogan issued today by
the department Of agriculture as a war
emergency appeal to sugar beet farm
ers. The sugar requirements of this
country and the allies the next year
or more make il imperative. according
to the department., that the sugar pro-
duction be maintained at the present
level at least or greater acreage II
stocks OF seed available for 1918 plant
ing permit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
REWARD OFFERS FOR DEAD
GERMANS STIRS HATRED
AMONG ENEMY ALIENS

Dallas. Texas. Nov. 22.-More threat
ening letters, one of them from New
York. have reached City Finance Com
missioner William Doran. who recently
offered $500 to his soldier son Robert
for every German he kills. Another
letter was from Denver.
James Cooper Dallas citizen today
announced that since learning of the
threats against Doran. he has offered
a Liberty bond for every German
killed by his nephews, who are now in
France
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
DAN SHAY Is ACQUITTED.

indianapolis, Nov. 22.-Dan Shay. for.
mer manager of the Kansas City and
Milwaukee American association base
ball clubs was found not guilty by a
jury at $3.50 this morning of the charge
of second degree murder. Shay shot
and killed negro waiter in a local no
tel cafe the night OF May 3. last Shay
contended he shot i'm self-defense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
Enemy Uses Fresh Reserves.

Italian Army Headquarters, Wednes-
Day Nov. 21.-The greatest mass at
tack which the enemy has made is in
progress along the upper. Piave river
at the point where 1t bends to the
northeast into the i;elluno Alps. AS
the action proceeds the enemy is bring
ing forward fresh masses of his re-
serves
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
LARGE CHEMICAL PLANT
IN GERMANY DESTROYED
- BY EXPLOSION, WIRE SAYS

Zurich. Wednesday. Nov. 21.-One of
the largest and most important chemi-
cal works in Germany the Grieshem
Elektron near Frankfort-on-the-Ma
was destroyed by an explosion Tuesday
night. according to a Frankfort dis
patch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
Alleged Alien Enemy Arrested.

Beaumont, Texas, Nov. 22.-Fred Pc
terson was arrested at Port Arthur by
Deputy United States Marshal j. +.
Mcdonald following an order from At
torney General Gregory charging that
Peterson is an alien enemy. He was
lodged in Jail here to await develop
ments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRAINING
ARMY RADIO OPERATORS

Washington Nov. 22.-The federal
board for vocational education announc-
ed today that in response to the call
for training of fifteen thousand drafted
men as radio and buzZer operators for
the signal corps, the schools of the
country are not only now instructing
more than two thousand students, but
that the number probably will be
doubled within the next two or three
weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-22
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
and Friday fair. colder.
Oklahoma; Tonight and Friday fair.
colder.
East Texas; Tonight fair. colder;
frost in south portion except on i'm
mediate coast and in lower Rio Grande
valley; Friday fair. colder.
West Texas: Tonight fair. colder:
Friday fair; colder in north and south
east portions.