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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
BRITAIN WILL NOT COERCE RUSSIA
IN EFFORT To PREVENT PEACE
ENGLISH MINISTER AT PETROGRAD OUTLINES POLICY
OF HIS GOVERNMENT AS ONE OF SYMPATHY FOR
RUSSIAN PEOPLE WEARY OF WAR-WARNS
AGAINST HUN HYPOCRISY

London. Dec. li.-Sir George Buch.
anan, the British ambassador at Petro.
grad, In an interview with journalists.
according to Reuter- dispatch from Pc.
trograd, assured the Russians of British
sympathy for the Russian people and
denied that the British proposed coer.
cion In case Russia makes peace with
Germany. The people of England the
dispatch said. had a right TO complain
OF the bolsheviki elements negotiation
for peace. but did not intend to induce
an unwilling ally TO continue to shape
the common effort by appealing 10 their
rights.
Great Britain is ready as soon as
a stable government is established to
examine with Russia the aims of the
war and possible conditions for a just
and durable peace She wished to stand
by Russia at this critical hour.
The ambassador declared the Russian
were mistaken in think.
ing that a durable peace could be OBJ.
tanned by asking the Germans for an
to be followed by an agree.
ment. The allies, he said. wished first
to arrive at a general agreement in
harmony with their declared war aims
and then to arrange an armistice.
DespOtism Not IN sympathy.
Hitherto not one word had been said
by any German statesman to show that
the ideals of the Russian democracy
were shared by Emperor William and
his government, the ambassador said.
II was with the autocracy, not with
the German people, that the armistice
negotiations were being conducted. He
asked whether it was likely that the
emperor, when once he knew the Rus
sian army had ceased to exist as a fight
ng force. would be disposed to sub
scribe to a democratic and permanent
peace
on the other hand, the peace con-
emplated by the emperor was an inn
Ierialistic peace.
Sir George said they We're ready to
examine the aims of war and the pos.
iible end of just and durable peace
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
FAREWELL DINNER.

Mr.. and Mrs william Morgan. sOl
Bixby avenue. viii give a farewell din
ner tonight. followed by an informal
musicale. for Mrs Morgan's brother.
Peter Fonville who will leave tomorrow
for Chicago. where he will go in train
ing for the navy.
The table will be decorated in Grim
son carnations. and American flags will
give patriotic touch TO the rooms.
Mr. Fonville has made his home with
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan for a number of
years. and has been a pupil in the high
school
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
MILLION BALES
SHORT OF 1916

Washington. Dec. 11.-Reduction of
more than a million bales in the cotton
crop OF the country from the last esti-
mates made was shown i'm the final
estimate of production issued today by
the department of agriculture:
Production of bales by states follows;
Virginia 10000. North Carolina $4,000,
South Carolina 1.525.O0O. Georgia 1920
900. Florida 10000. Alabama 505,OO0,
Arkansas 126. 1000. Louisiana $4,000.
Texas 3.l15.0S0. Arkansas $4,000. Ten
nessee 200. 900. Missouri 81 1000. Oklaho-
ma $50 600. California $1,000. all other
states 5000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11

when duly constituted government
had been confirmed by the Russian
people.
The ambassador reiterated Great Brit.
ian's desire to stand by Russia in this
critical hour and asked whether the
same could be said OF Russia's feelings
toward Great Britain. He remarked
that hardly a day passed that did not
witness a bitter attack on Great Britain
in the official newspapers, giving the
impression that Britain, not Germany,
was Russia's enemy and the provoker
of the war.
Britain In Sympathy.
Great Britain bore the Russians no
grudge. realizing they were worn out
by the sacrifices OF war and the gen.
eral disorganization inseparable from a
great political revolution, the aInbas-
sador said.
Denying reports of contemplated co.
ercive or punitive action in the event
that Russia should make a separate
peace, Sir George nevertheless as
serted the allies were entitled to com.
plain that the council of Russian Peo.
pies commissaries" had been negotiat.
ing with the enemy without previously
consulting the allies. which, was breach
VI az VI IL toulb
not be admitted for a moment that
treaty concluded by the autocracy was
replaced. Nevertheless Great Britain
did not wish to induce an unwilling al
ly to continue to share in the common
effort by appealing to treaty rights;
but there were higher principles to
which appeals might be made. They
we're principles, he said, recognized by
the Russian commissioners, namely, a
peace, peace which ac-
corded with the wishes of the smaller
which repudiated the idea
IF exacting plunder from conquered
enemy under the name of indemnity, or
reluctant propositions in
great empires.
Such, broadly speaking, was the peace
Great Britain. equally with Russian
desired to see obtained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
THIRTEEN NEGRO SOLDIERS
HANGED FOR HOUSTON MUTINY
HERE'S WHAT GERMAN
OFFICIl.DOM DEMANDS
FROM THE RUSSIANS
And When the BolshevilSi Armis-
tice Trafflckers Heard II They
Were Disappointed"

London. Dec. 1.-THE Petro'
grad correspondent OF the Times
attributes To a responsible source
the statement that during the In
formal conversations between the
Russian and German representa-
tives at Brest.Litovsk regarding
the armistice on the eastern front.
the Germans indicated that the
following points were likely to be
included In any OF their peace ne
gotiations:
Germany TO have control of the
Russian wheat market for tfteen
years.
All German goods 10 be admit
ted to Russia duty free.
No territory now occupied by
the Germans to be surrendered.
The correspondent says the Dol
sheviki were disappointed by the
reserved attitude OF the German
negotiators and their lack OF
sympathy with political idealism.
Other causes contributed TO
their depression. but II Is stated
they are determined TO conclude
an armistice at any cost IL the
latest appeal by the Russian COM
missioners TO the allies fails.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
t. J. COGGIN GOES FREE.

FL Paso. Texas, Dec. 1.-THE indict-
ment against T. ]. Coggin, Ell Paso
cattleman. charged with murder in con-
nectSon with the killing of Thomas
Lyons. Of Silver City. n. NJ. May II.
last. was quashed by Judge Walter
Howe, in district court here. Coggin.
his brother. Millard. and Felix Jones
were indicted in connection with the
Lyons murder. Millard Coggin is ex-
pected to go % trial soon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Bolsheviki Denounce Cossacks.

Copenhagen. Monday. Dec. 10.-As the
bolsheviki government has proofs that
Generals Kaledines and Dutoff have
been arresting workmens councils, and
have been trying to cause revolutions
in the garrisons, according to tele.
gram received here from the Petrograd
Telegram bureau, the government has
decided to make an end to the counter
revolutionary movement. 1t has ordered
enough troops to suppress the move
ment to be transferred from the Cau-
Casus.
1t is explained that the troops in the
Caucasus were chosen so as mot to
diminish forces on the German front "
London, Dec ll.-Maurice Paleologue,
the French ambassador to Russia. ac-
cording TO the Petrograd correspondent
Of the Times, has issued "a declaration
which includes "A statement OF willing
ness TO discuss war aims and peace
terms with the Russian government as
soon as il is established and recognized.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
BEGIN ANOTHER
BATTLE IN MOSCOW
GARRISON SHOWS SIGNS OF RE-
VOLT AGAINST BOISHEVIkI
COMMANDER.

London. Dec. 1.-THE Cossacks are
preparing to fight, the Petrograd cor
respondent of the Daily Mail reports
Three train loads of Cossacks are said
to be at Bielgorod and three at Sunny
commanded by General Kornilon.
Extremist Red Guards to the number
of about 1000 are expected at kharkov
from Moscow.
The correspondent says General kale'
dimes, the Cossack leader, is disbanding
infantry regiments in the Don terri
tory, and sending them home on ac'
count of their extremist opinions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Another Report.

London, Dec. 1.-THE situation in
Moscow is reported to be grave, accord
ing to a Times dispatch from Petro-
grad The bolsheviki. according to a
Petrograd newspaper, have placed many
guns i'm the streets and fear attacks
from hostile parties.
The garrison shows signs of insubor-
lination, and it is reported to be dis
obeying the bolsheviki commander, a
private soldier named Muranoff.
Considerable forces. the dispatch adds,
are being detached from the west front
to be sent against the Cossacks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
FRISCO RAILROAD TERMINAL
AT SAPCLPA BURNS

Sapulpa. Okla, Dec. 1.-THE large
general office building of the Frisco
railroad. housing all offices of the di-
vision terminal here, was totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon with
an estimated loss OF s12. 500.
1t is believed the fire was started by
a blowtorch in the hands of a plumber
who had been thawing out frozen water
nine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
WAR SUMMARY.

Panama. Dec. 11.-Panama declared
war on Austria yesterday. The gov
ernment, in cooperation with the Canal
Zone authorities, is interning Austrians.
The Zone has now been cleared of Ger.
mans and Austrians in accordance with
President Wilson's recent order.
Copenhagen. Denmark, Dec. 11.-Pet-
rograd newspapers report that Chinese
troops have arrived at Harbin, Man
churia, to protect Chinese interests, ac-
cording TO the Berlinske Tidende.
Heavy German reinforcements have
arrived in France, it is believed in allied
capitals, but where the expected blow
will fall is yet to be disclosed.
On the British front the Germans
are bombarding heavily the positions
southwest of Cambria and east and
northeast of Ypres, the two sectors
which have seen virtually all the heavy
fighting i'm the past few months. From
St Quentin to the Swiss border Paris
reports great enemy artillery activity
between the Disc and the Aisne in
Champagne. northeast of Verdun, and
i'm upper Alsace. The British and
French cannon are replying in kind
against the German positions.
The heavy German artillery fire may
mean that the Germans are attempting
to find a weak point, and ii may be
only for the purpose of drawing the
allied forces again to one spot while the
troops from the Russian front are
massed for a strong effort on hitherto
quiet sector. Strong local German at
tacks on the right bank of the Meuse,
northeast of Verdun have been re-
pulsed by the French, who took prison.
erS.
On Italian Line.
Infantry fighting has stopped mo-
mentarily, at least, on the Italian front
from Asiago to the Piave river. The
Austro-German effort to break through
the Piave and Brenta failed with losses.
The enemy then reformed his shattered
forces and attempted to break through
between Asiago and the Piave. He
failed again. The Austro-Germans cap
tured some terrain, but without improv-
ing their tactical positions. and at a
heavy cost. An apparently local at
tempt to cross the lower reaches of the
Pmve has been checked by the Italians,
who recaptured observation trenches
captured by Austrian soldiers.
The Holy City.
Official entry into Jerusalem, the Holy
City of Christians is planned for today.
Allied troops entered the capital of
Palestine after il was surrounded. and
the Turks were forced to surrender.
Capture of the city was delayed
through the fear that the fighting oper-
ations might result in the damaging of
the religious shrines. The deliverance
of Jerusalem from the hands of the
Moslems marks not only the success of
General Allenby's drive into Palestine.
but probably ends all Turko-German
hope Of cutting the SueZ canal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
and Wednesday generally cloudy.
Oklahoma: Tonight and "Wednesday
generally cloudy.
East Texas: Tonight cloudy, snow In
northeast, rain In southeast, freezing
nearly 10 coast except In the lower Rio
Grande valley. Wednesday fair, not so
cold.
West Texas: Tonight fair, not so cold
in Panhandle: wednesday, fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
FOUR HUNDRED CHINESE
BODIES TO THE ORIENT

New York, Dec. 1.-THE bodies OF
400 Chinese. buried In the Chinese res
ervation in Cypress Hill cemetery.
Brooklyn. during the past thirteen years
are being exhumed. preparatory to.
shipment to the Orient that they may
rest finally in the soil of their ancestors.
The six Companies" made up OF re-
ligious. patriotic and fraternal Chinese
organizations, are financing the work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Fighting in Streets.

London, Dec. 11.-Street fighting has
occurred in Moscow. and the Swedish
consul here has advised all Swedes to
leave the city, according to advices re-
ceived in Haparanda and forwarded
here by a Stockholm correspondent.
1t is added that starvation seems to
threaten Moscow. Most of the Swedes
are said to have taken the consul's ad-
vice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Of OHIO
BEG FOR COAL
GOVERNOR WIRES GARFIELD
THAT UNLESS RELIEVED. PUB
Lie WILL LOSE FAITH.

Columbus. Ohio, Dec. 11.-With be-
low zero weather prevailing, the coal
shortage was so acute i'm Ohio today
that Governor James NJ. Cox telegraph
ed DR.. Harry Garfield. federal fuel adj
mnistrator at Washington. that unless
Ohio people get immediate relief they
ment."
Washington. Dec 11.-Difficulties
which threatened a strike OF $500 teleg-
raphers employed by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and a tie-up of traffic on
one of the countrys most important
munitions and coal carrying roads, were
settled today by the federal board of
mediation and conciliation under the
direction of Commissioner G. W. Hang
er
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Luxburr stiII Is In Argentina.

Buenos Aires. Dec IO.-Count Won
Luxburg. the dismissed German minis
ter to Argentina. today entered a sani-
tarium to undergo treatment for a
nervous disorder. This probably will
further delay his departure from Ar
gentina.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
WILSON PROPOSES
RAILROAD POOL
WILL ASK CONGRESS- FOR SPEC
IAL LAWS TO EFFECT UNI
FICATION OF LINES.

Washington. Dec. 11.-President VIII
sons intention to ask congress before
the holiday recess for special laws to
effect railroad unification for the dura-
ton of the war, gave a new aspect
today to the transportation problem
The presidents decision was indicated
after a conference with Senator New
lands, chairman of the joint committee
investigating the railroads. at which the
transportation situation was discussed
at length.
Washington. Dec. l1.-At the open
ing of the hearing today BY the joint
congressional committee investigating
transportation problems. Chairman Ad.
amson. of the house commerce commit.
tee. declared that President Wilson
probably would have to take over the
railroads during the war and hold
them after the war until congress can
provide some plan for proper manage
ment and efficient operation in peace
and in war"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11

Washington. Dec 1.-THE railroads
war board today asked President VIII
son TO receive its members for a confer
ence which was arranged for wednes-
day afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Recalls Gen. SCOTS Executions.
Official Statement.

Following the hanging Of the thirteen
men the chief of stan OF the southern
department gave out a written state
ment at the same time refusing TO an.
swer any questions. The statement fol-
lows:
THE proceedings. findings and SEN
fences OF the general court martial
which tried sixty-three members OF the
Twenty-fourth (negro) infantry for their
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-11
Thirteen Drop at One Time.

At 717 the major in charge of the
execution gave the order to spring the
traps. The triggers had been arranged,
one for each drop. and six men were
assigned to each one. At the word of
command, they pulled the triggers and
thirteen negroes dropped to their deaths.
Eleven of them died almost instantly,
the other two quivering a moment or
two after the ropes became taut
Sheriff John Tobin and several of
his deputies helped TO adjust the
nooses, they having prepared the hang
mans knots for the army men
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
Important for CattIemen

DR.. G. D. Marsh, specialist on
poisonous plants, of the Bureau
of PlantI Industry, Washington,
and Prof. C. w. Barnes of the
University of Arizona, in COM
pany with C. r. Fillerup, county
Farm Advisor, will hold meetings
as follows:
St. Johns, Sept. IA, 8 pm.
Springerville. Sept. Is, 8 pm.
Holbrook, Sept. II, 10 a. m.
and 2 pm.
The eradication of poisonous
plants and the treatment of af-
fected animals will be discussed
in detail.
Every livestock man and ranch
er should make it a point to at
tend these meetings.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
Houston Policeman Indicted

Houston, Texas, Sept. THE
Houston police officer whose al
legged assault on Sergeant Balti-
more. negro trooper of the
Twenty-fourth infantry. is said
to have preceded the riot of the
negro troops on August %, in
which seventeen persons were
killed and twenty-five wounded,
was indicted today by the Harris
county grand jury on two charges
One charges him with aggravat-
ed assault on Sergeant Baltimore
The second indictment charges
him with murder in connection
with the death of Wallace Will
liams, a negro civilian, who was
shot to death the Sunday follow
ing the riot.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
MOrmOnS Tire Of Mexico

Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept. z.
of the five thousand colonists
of the Mormon church who have
located in Mexico, only to be for
ced by revolutionary troubles
back across the border, not more
than 500 will return to Mexico,
according to Joseph c. Bentley,
who has charge of the colony
and who has just arrived here.
Mr.. Bentley says that only the
older men of the colony who
have large interests in Mexico
will return, as most of the young
men are joining the United States
army.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
COAL CLAIMS FILED ON READY FOR THE GRADING

Phoenix, Sept. 10 For the
first time in over ten years coal
declaratory statements have been
filed in the office of the United
States land office in this city.
Nineteen such statements were
filed yesterday afternoon by men
from Holbrook, each embracing
160 acres of land in T. IL N, r
"A E. The land lies between st.
Johns and Snowflake.
About a week ago a man ran
into pocket of natural gas on
this land, and it is expected that
coal will be located within the
near future. 1t has been demon
strated that there are large de-
posits of high-grade coal along
the northern border of the Apache
Indian reservation, which is less
than Is miles south of this loca-
ton.
The next step to be taken by
the men filing the statements
will be for them to demonstrate
that coal is on the land, and they
will then have one year to pay
the government price for the
land.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
Newman Gets More Booze
Special to The Herald:

Special TO The Herald:
Holbrook, Sept. 10.
Sheriff Newman, with the as
sistance of his deputy, Ed. Gard
ner, made raid on bootleggers
in Winslow Saturday resulting in
nine arrests. All of the parties
arrested were caught with the
goods which consisted of a few
bottles of whiskey in each case
except one where a quantity of
moonshine was captured. Three
of the bootleggers were Japs,
five were white men and one
Mrs. Peters who claimed the
moonshine. The moonshine was
made of alcohol, honey, tobacco
and a variety of drugs that balk-
ed the chemist who attempted
an analysis. Mrs. Peters runs a
rooming house and is an old Of
fender OF nursing a blind pig,
having served time and paid
fines for selling booze before.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
new RAILROAD NOTED

albuquerque, Sept. 10:-An
application for the purchase of
235 million feet of western yell
low pine located on the Sitgreaves
National Forest in eastern Ari-
zona has been received and ap-
proved by the Forest Service.
The prospective purchasers have
also applied for approximately
400 million feet of adjoining tim
Der on the White Mountain In
dian Reservation. Conditions are
such, it is stated, that both sales
can be opereted by one concern.
Because of the large investment
required to log either chance it is
expected that the two bodies of
timber will be sold to one pur-
chaser.
The officials of the Forest Ser
vice point out the fact that the
operation of the timber will
necessitate the construction of
about 70 miles of common carrier,
standardgauge railroad, which
probably will be built south from
HoIbrook, Arizona, or somo near
by point on the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe Railroad. The new
railroad will, it is stated, traverse
a section which is yet largely un-
developed. 1t is at present for
the most part given over to stock
raising, but contains a consider
able amount of agricultural land.
1t is expected that the construc-
ton of the railroad will give an
impetus to agricultural develop
ment and will materially aid in
the upbuilding of the country.
In this way, it is pointed out,
the sales of the Government tim
Der is of Importance to the Sec
tions in which the Forests are
located, aside from the revenue
which is returned to the Federal
Treasury, and to the State for
schools and roads, in lieu of tax
alton.
The probable location of the
mill will be just south of the
Sitgreaves National Forest or
the Indian Reservation.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-09-14
Special to The Herald:

Special to The Herald:
Holbrook, Sept. 13
The first consignment Of the
Sharp & Fellows grading outfit
to commence work on the Apache
Railroad Company line arrived
here Monday. The outfit consists
of 100 big mules and five car
loads of grading equipment.
This consignment came from
California and is only a small
part Of what is expected to ar
rive within the next few days.
The other part of the outfit is
enroute from a Texas point and
is expected here soon. When it
arrives the mules available for
the work will number about 300
head. AS soon as the teams
have a few days rest the grading
will start from this end of the
line.
The promoters of the road have
asked the people of Holbrook to
furaish them a site Of 100 acres
for a railroad tie treating plant.
A meeting will be called by the
business men to arrange for the
purchase of the land for that
purpose. A location on the south
side of the river has been sug-
gested as a convenient place for
such a plant. Since a treating
plant of this kind would not re-
quire more than one or two acres
some of the wiseacres of the
town have already dawn ment-
al picture of the erection of a
large saw mill on the remaining
part of the tract.