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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
LITTLE LIGHT ON EVENTS
IN STRIFE-TORN COUNTRY
Cossacks Under Kaledines and kOr-
nilOff Seem 10 Have Lost.

London, Dec l5.-Press dispatches
from Petrograd throw little light on the
military situation in southern Russia.
The official statements issued in Petro-
grad were confusing and there are
various reports regarding General kale-
dimes and General Korniloff, whose
present whereabouts and fortunes are
not known definitely.
The fog of war has settled down
lover all Russia" says the Petrograd
correspondent of the London Post, al
though possibly little actual warfare
has developed"
Such news as can be obtained comes
casually, all regular means of communi-
cation having been disorganized, but ac-
cording to intelligence from different
parts of the country conditions are en-
tirely those of war
The people of Petrograd are said TO
be more interested in the attitude OF
the bolsheviki toward the constituent
assembly than in the Russo-German
negotiations or civil war in the south.
BOIsheviki Determined to Rule.
The bolsheviki still are represented
as being determined to prevent the con-
stituent assembly from taking on any
complexion except a reflection of their
own views. but there apparently is a
sharp disagreement among the leaders
as to the method, and angry discus
sions are reported to have occurred
All adyices agree that force is the
only law i'm Russia today. and the
strongest force 70 rthe moment Is
welded by the bolsheviki. who, under
the guidance of Lenine and TrotZky,
are said to have established despouc
regime, against which many of IT, boil
shevilii are murmuring.
According to the Posts correspond
ent. virtually every newspaper in Rus,
sia except those owned or controlled
by the bolsheviki. has been suppressed.
The banks continue closed.
The railway mems union. hitherto
more or less neutral. now is being
brought under bolsheviki influence.
Soldiers Give Up Arms.
"On the other hand, signs of good
discipline are not wanting, the uls'
patch to the Post continues. soldiers
returning by tens of thousands from
the war zone no longer retain thelr
arms. as they did with such disastrous
results under the kerensky regime
Even the Petrograd garrison mas pe'
come amenable TO modern dlsclpilhe'
rhe strong hand is felt everywhere
AMI pNerNMltlt "a
tion. are heard at the manner in when
the strong hand is employed-preciseiy
in fact. as the general condition OF pub,
| lie opinion was under the Romanofi
regime
The same correspondent points to
proposed intentions to restore the mon
archv. Lenine, he says, an invisible
mystery, inaccessible and closely guard
ed has given up making speeches, and
now is stunning publicity. Trotzky
on the other hand, speaks frequently
and is very accessible.
"It is noted that although the German
and Austrian governments announced
resumption of armistice negotiations
Thursday and their adjournment until
Friday. the Russian commissaTles Is
sued no report regarding these develop
ments Notwithstanding their state
ments that they would take the world
into their confidence as the progress oi
the happenings at Brest-Litovsk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15

The bolsheviki intend To control the
constituent assembly or destroy il. even
before II meets. This assembly is the
body which represents real freedom and
democracy. and which would. if allowed
TO do its work unhampered. create a
mana charta for virile Russian re-
public. The bolsheviki seem to be
more friendly TO German interests and
German autocracy than to democracy
for Russia. They fight bitterly every
step made by the parties of democracy.
the same parties which fought the old
autocratic rule of the Gar. For this
reason the outside world suspects that
the bolsheviki leaders are more favor
able to the Kaiser than to freedom for
the Russian people; and that Lenine
and Trotzky are receiving German gold
on the sly is a charge made openly in
several allied capitals
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
GERMANS BEGIN TRADING
WITH RUSSIANS; SECURE
sORELY NEEDED SUPPLIES

Petrograd, Friday Dec. 1.-THE Ger
mans already have begun to obtain iats
and other sorely needed supplies from
Russia. according to information reach-
ing Petrograd today.
1t was announced that credit insttu
tions here had been advised that traue
had been resumed with the Germahs at
Minsk and other points near the horth'
western front.
New shops have been opened and the
Cermans are exchanging metals ana
chemicals for vegetables and fats, es'
pecially soap.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
THREE BIG BANKS
IN LONDON FUSE

London. Dec. l5.-The latest in the
series of amalgamations of prominent
British banks is the fusion of the Ma.
tional Provincial Bank of England and
the Union of London and Smiths Bank.
Financial editors describe the amalga-
nation as a -developneat-of exceptional
Importance and the greatest event of
its kind in the history of banking in
Great Britain. The banks new title will
be the National Provincial and Union
Bank and it will have total deposits of
about 10 900 900 pounds, or SS1 900 900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
TROTZKy DEFENDS REGIME
OF BOI I.SHENIkI GOVERNMENT
Declares German People Forced the
Kaiser to Make Peace.

London. Dec. ia dispatch from
a Petrograd bolsheviki source clAinls l,s
that the results Of the eiectioh 70 ths
c,nstituent assembly in the Fifth and
,rwelfth armies and in the army in Fin
iand give the bolsheviki an overwhelm-
inc majority. The next strongest vote
II is asserted, was cast in favor OF the
revolutionary socialists.
Leon Trotzky, the bolshevikl foreign
minister, in a speech delivered IN Pc
trograd today. reviewing the work OF
the bolsheviki administration, said II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
NO MORE WHITE
WAYS AND BRIGHT
DISPLAYS ON SUNDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHTS

Washington. Dec. 15.-The striking
reminder of Americas participation in
the war will result from an order OF
Fuel Administrators Garfield. published
today, requiring the darkening on sun
dav and Thursday nights of electric dis
play and unnecessary street lighting
The first "lightless night will come
tomorrow. when the white ways or
many cities will be dimmed as con
servation measure TO relieve the heavy
drain on theNnation's coal supply.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
Steel PLANT Closes at Night.

Quincy. Mass, Dec. l5.-Because oil
a shortage of coal. the Fore River plant
of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding company
which has been running night and day
for some time was not in operation
last night
Officials of the company said that
the plant would be operated during the
day only until further notice. but that
they were hopeful of obtaining a larger
supply of fuel soon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
Arsenal NAV Suspend.

Watertown. Mass, Dec. l5.-MaJor
Tracy C. Dickson. commandant OF the
government arsenal here. said last night
that unless he could obtain definite as
surances by next Monday night OF a re.
newed supply of coal, the arsenal would
be forced to suspend work on December
eighteenth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
wARLABOR WANTED.

Washington, Dec. l5.-Io meet wv
rapidly increasing demand Ior Wa ID
hor new vast system Of labor eX
cbange TO be known as the war ser
vice employment agency. is to be or
eanized by the industrial service sec
tion of the council of national defense
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
MISSOIRI NAVAL RECRUIT
ENDS LIFE BY HANGiNu

Great Lakes, H., Dec. ia, ii.
Price. an 1s-year-old naval recruit rom
Neosho, Mo-, committed suicide oy nans
ing. according to officers OF the i'irea' y.
Lakes naval training station VINO III
,-as,igated circumstances under which
his body was found today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
ALLEGED spy ARRESTED.

Oakland. Calf. Dec. l5.-Chrlst
Busch. Oakland statistician. and SAID
formerly to have been banker of New
York, was under arrest here today on
presidential warrant charging him with
being a dangerous alien. 1t was SAID
that large quantity of maps letters
and other documents were seized at ms
residence According to the federal
authorities. Busch was in the employ
of a German company with headquar'
ters either in Hamburg or Bremen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
FINAL PEACE
OFFER BY KAISER

London, Dec. l5.-Emperor William
in his Christmas message proposes to
make a final peace offer to his enemies,
ION whom. in case of rejection. will fall
the responsibility of bloodshed in 1918.
according to an unofficial Berlin tele.
gram. forwarded from Geneva by the
Exchange Telegraph company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
cloudy and warmer; Sunday unsettled:
warmer.
Oklahoma: Tonight cloudy. warmer; (;
Sunday unsettled. warmer except In
northwest portion.
East Texas: Tonight and Sunday
cloudy, warmer.
West Texas: Tonight fair. warmer; /;
Sunday fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
u,x;m,l;sts Control Petrograd.

Petrograd. Dec. l5.-owlhg 10 'ne
hovcotting of the municipal elections by
,be other parties. the maXimalists will
no in undisputed control Of Petrograd.
The Prayda has announced the arres;
NJ the leading men OF the Cossacks IN
petrograd at the instance Of the Cos
sacks affiliated with the workmen's ana
soldiers delegates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
HAVE JAP PANESE
ENTERED RUSSIA?

London, Dec. 15.-up to late hour
last night. the British foreign office. the
Daily Mail, says had NOT received con
firmaiions of japanese occupation Of
Nladiyostok.
II is said the foreign office knew
nothing concerning them there beyond
newspaper reports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
0hin Gnyernnr Pleads.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 15.-ln teie'
gram declaring that Cleveland schools'
hospitals and other utilities VIII nav
to close unless they obtain coal mn
mediately, Governor Cox TO-DAY Pleaueu
to federal authorities for a priority or
dor which would permit quick coal
sbinrnents to Cleveland from eastern
Ohio.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
Trains suspendedHNo Coal

Mitchell. :. D., Dec. 15.-For the first
time in history. the Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railroad suspended trains
on account of a shortage Of coal Freight
bound east was annulled and other traf-
fic was cut down or delayed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
One Hundred Thousand Idle.

Cleveland, Dec. 15.-One huhureu
thousand men were out of work ana
hundreds of Cleveland's largest manu-
featuring plants. many of which were
engaged in war work were shut down
today because of the shortage OF coal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
No,v Ian Minister TO Mexico.

An Atlantic Port. Dec. le.-haIoI'
Fijuitaro Otori, newly appointeI p sap
aneee minister to Mexico. arrived here
aboard an American steamship on his
way to his post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
SENATOR GORE ILL.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Gore
of Oklahoma went 20 a sanitarium here
today for treatment for nervous trouble
and insomnia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
New York l. Suffer-

New 10TH, i,ec' io'-N l'h VI
New York's coal yards empty e
fering increasing in the unheated -
of the poor, the fuel administrator
day exerted their efforts to rele,
thousands of tons of coal tied up
tidewater, or in snowbound cars at
sidings. The general fuel situation is
regarded as the most serious in the
history of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15
COAL FAMINE
HAS CONE AND
CITIES SUFFER
HALF OF THE FUEL YARDS IN
NEW YORK EMPTY - IL
WORST ON RECORD.
ARSENAL MAY CLOSE
Bethlehem Steel Plant Is Forced to Sus-
pend Night Work-Total Of 100,
Men In Cleveland Made Idle - big
Industries Close Down.

Washington. Dee. 15.-After a con
ference with Fuel Administrator Gar
field today, Chairman a. w. Thompson,
of the operating committee Of the east
ern railroads declared the coal famine
was due more to -tage of trans
,,o.,,,,,n ,.cuftfay l. .b,rtnra pf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-15

WAS lfnpOSSlbit W III N'h'PNN
ton Of Russia In a month
But we already have introduced a
measure giving land TO the peasants
Trotzky continued. "and are preparing
the machinery for controlling the ex-
pansion of production. We have taken
steps toward peace on a democratic
basis.
American Engineers.
"The services of American engineers
have been offered us for the reorgani'
zation OF the railways; and motor lor'
ries have been rendered for the trans
port of food
"The German government open peace
pour parlers with us because the dis'
content of its masses forced 1t TO this
step"
Trotzky then referred to the move
ments of Generals kaledines and Duton'
(Cossacksl. and the steps that had been
taken to check them.
THE officials who worked for the
car" Trotzky added. "are unwilling to
work with the people. But we Will show
them that he who will not work VIII
not eat"
Trotzky concluded his address as fol-
lows:
Strength ana power cannot come
from above in a month. Ii is a contin'
uous and placable struggle"
Some Alleged Peace Results.
According to one version of Ger
many's peace terms reaching Stock
holm. Russia must forever abandon her
influence i'm the Balkans, while Germany
shall have the right TO export manu-
features into Russia for fifteen years
without custom duty. Germany and
Austria have made confessional rights
to Russia beginning from the day OF
the signing of a peace treaty and run
ming for forty years"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
PROF. STEINER IS
OFF FOR TRIP EAST

Grinnell, Jan. 2B. Prof E. A. Stein
err of Grinnell left for Washington, D.
c., where he is scheduled to give an
address before the convention OF the
National Security league. "Construc-
tive Patriotism is the subject Of the
address which he will give.
Following this address DR.. Steiner
will begin an extensive speaking tour
Of the eastern states which will ex-
tend into the early summer. He is
scheduled to lecture at Carnegie han.
New York City. the University Of Penn
sylvania. the University of Illinois.
Princeton. Vassar, Bryn Mawr, the Hill
school of Patterson. the Bennett school
OF New York the City club of Boston
and score Of other places His itin.
erary includes number of addresses
before civic organizations in many
eastern cities.
A majority Of the lectures which
Professor Steiner will deliver during
his trip will bear on the general sub.
ject OF social problems upon which he
is recognized authority.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
PLAN MEMORIAL
FOR GEN. DODGE

Des Moinss. Jan. 25.-Appropria'
taons for . memorial for the late Gen
0rsenville M. Dodge Of Council BUTTS
mi ~ Included in a bill to be intro
Avced In the senate tomorrow by
6anator Kimballton of Council Bluffs
lfX ~ announced today. The amount
az money to be proposed for the
memorial 10 not yet known.
pJ.n. FOR the memorial include the
sppointment BY Governor Harding OF
e,committse, probably Of SIX members,
e decide tho nature of the memorial
and its situation.
two situations have been suggested
- nrominent street intersection
81 Council Bluffs and another in the
49, Union Pacific railroad terminal
Is be built there. General Dodge
superintended the building Of the rail-
rood there and 1t is planned to name
=, Shl memorial commission men OF
.nastonal prominence, probably rail
soad presidents and high army Officials.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
ESTATE TO
GO TO WAR PEOPLE

Des Molnes, Jan. 25.--By the ruling
of the Iowa supreme court in the Beid-
lerEehner case, $4,000 of the estate
of Jacob Spencer of Dubuque county.
goes to the poor OF Mersch, Grand
Duchy Of Luxembourg, Europe, one Of
the little countries now suffering heav-
lily on account Of the war operations
OF the estate the sum Of $4,000 also
goes to the Janitorial curate Of Mersch
for masses for six members of the
Spencer family. The sum of $500 goes
to Apollonia church Of Rollingen, Can
ton Merch, Luxembourg, for the poor
curates Of the country OF Luxembourg
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
NEW MEMBERS
GET WELCOME
PLEASING EVENT AT FIRST m. z.
CHURCH MARKS RECEPTION
OF sEvENTY-FIVE.

The First Methodist people enjoyed
a rarel social evening wednesday
when the double event. the mid week
service and the reception to the new
members was carried out as an
nounced. The supper at GAS was en-
ioyed by nearly 400 people. After
wards, DR.. Jay called the assembly
to order for the midweek devotionals,
and Frank Daggett and Grant Keyhoe
led in songs. The evening choir sang
as special number, Our Rally Song.
Mrs. w. H. Perdew spoke on The
Value of the Prayer Meeting to the
Home and Mrs. H. P. Keyhoe and
Mrs. ]. w. Neasham as ex-presidents
of the ladies' society spoke on It's past
history Mrs. j. B. McCarroll, presi-
dent of the society now, spoke of the
immediate future The pastor. DR..
Day, addressed the company on Ira,
ditions and Common Sense in Church
Work.
The new members, some seventy
Ave in number. were then called to
the front and while the old Methodist
hymn, Come We That Love the Lord.
was sung, the others marched around
and greeted each new member with
a hearty handshake. The new mem.
bers then followed the professional
and each one shook hands with each
other of the company Of new add
lions.
The affair was informal and yet en-
joyable to a high degree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
PURCHASING BOARD
HAS OPPOSITION

Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. 20
Strenuous opposition to Governor
Gariners administration measure pro-
viding for purchasing board of all
state institutions is fast developing
and the fate OF the measure is now
hanging In the balance. but every ct.
fort Is being made to bring it to the
front.
There is opposition to the measure
from the various cities Of the state In
which institutions are located. but
those who favor such legislation feel
certain that this OPPOSITION will not re.
suit In its defeat. 1t Is certain, how.
ever, that this board Is to be non-poli-
teal As many OF the leading demo
Gratis in both branches Of the legisla-
ture feel that it should be controlled
by the party in power.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
OUTLINE PLANS TO
SAVE STATE MONEY

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 2b.-Sug-
gestions whereby the legislature may
save $l,515, 465 in Its appropriations
for state institutions for the coming
biennial period are embodied in a re-
port made to the assembly by the
committee appointed by Governor
Mayor to visit the state institutions.
The committees economy plan was
sounded on the reduction Of amounts
which the various state institutions
have asked.
The largest reduction suffered is
that for the state university. The
university. through its president, DR..
A. Ross Hill, asked for 31,34o,S62, The
committee suggested that 1t get only
$1,000, 500. a reduction from DR.. Hills
estimated needs of S276,3S1.
The visiting committee states that
1t visited the state institutions listed
in its report and that It found all of
them well managed but that elaborate
and excessive entertainments, prob
ably of long duration, should In a
measure be abolished by the officials
Of various institutions
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26

day resulted in dull day on the house
side Of the Iowa Legislature. introduce
ton OF routine bills was the only bus
mess transacted.
Representative .McFarlane of Black
hawk introduced bill prohibiting mo-
tor vehicles from carrying lights with
a range of more than 200 feet. Repre-.
sentative Randall's bin would prohib-
it railroads from operating trains more
than half a mile in length: a bill by
Representative Miles would prohibit
the placing Of heating plants in the
Easements of school buildings more
than two stories in height, and Rep
resentative Epps introduced a COM
panion bill to one proposed in the SEN
ate compelling mine operators to en-
ploy shot firers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
MRS. MATTERS GETS
CHANCE TO APPEAL

Chicago, Jan. 25.-An appeal to the
u. q. supreme court was granted to.
day to Mrs. Amy Dolly Ledgerwood
Matters from the ruling Of Federal
3hdge Lands. who decided that Mar
.garst Ryan, a Canadian girl. was the
mothsr Of "Baby Irene" the infant
claimed by Mrs. Matters - her own.
and over possession Of which there
was sharp contest SIX months ago.
Permission to appeal on the ground
that the lower court had no juris-
a. ion Wa not granted by Judge
Ishdis until he had brusquely pointed
eat that he had been shown evidence
4 conspiracy to attempt to foist a
spurious heir npon the Matters estate
ana had called before him the lawyers
Who had represented Mrs. Matters.
Mrs. Matters declared that in the
earlier hearing she had been advised
~ her counsel not to testify. This
vas denied by her counsel.
The original hearing was an out
rowth Of contest made by relatives
sxainst Mrs. Matters claim to large
share Of the estate Of her husband,
the late Fred Matters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
WILL CON INUE
OVER SUNDAY
DRAPER EvANoELlsTlc MEET
INoS At AGENCY N. e.
CHURCH PROVE sUccEseFUL

Agency, Jan. 25.-(Specia): The re-
vival which has been in progress at
the Agency Methodist church for the
past three weeks will be continued
lover next Sunday. The series was to
have closed Tuesday night, but interest
In the meeting ran so high that the
pastor and members Of the church do
cided to take two nights Of rest and
then, beginning the services again on
Friday evening, carry them on over
Sunday. Fifty-seven persons have bsen
received into the church 30 far, and it
Is expected that several others will be
brought In before the meetings finally
close.
The crowds are filing the house at
every service and religion seems to be
about the only topic Of convsrsation IA
the town and community. One unique
feature of the revival was the SAy-so
contest which eliminated In sayAO
meeting on last Tuesday evening. The
contest was carried on under the d.
rection Of two captains, Miss Ethel
Rouke, captain of the blues, and Prof.
Watts, principal of the high school.
captain of the reds. The contest was
carried on by asking the worshippers
to sign cards pledging themselves to
attend certain number of the meet.
ings and those who signed the blue
cards were given blue badges and
those who signed the red cards were
given red badges. At the beginning
of the contest 1t was agreed that the
winning side would furnish refresh
ments for the entire congregation on
the night OF the say-so' meeting, while
the losing side would be compelled to
wash the dishes. The say-so meeting
was big success. The crowd filled
the main auditorium and the Sunday
school room of the church and to
every one who came was given sand
witch and cup Of coffee or cocoa. The
thought OF the meeting was to encour-
age sociability and neighborliness. The
order Of the old time testimony meet
ing was reversed and instead of telling
their own experiences the people were
asked to go to one another and renew
their friendship.
A large number of the old people of
the town and community were present
and many of them were heard to say
that 1t was the greatest meeting ever
held in Agency The pastor, Rev. Mar
vim D. Cox, Is being assisted in these
by DR.. Charles e. Draper. an
evangelist of Chicago. DIR. Draper II
a young preacher Of unusual power
and ability and the people of the town
and surrounding country are awaiting
themselves of the opportunity to hear
him. The pastor and people Join IN
cordial invitation 10 svslY
one to attend the services again On
next Friday evening.