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The labor world., 1917-09-08
STARS and STRIPES LEAGUE \.
FORMED At Minneapolis
Van SAINT Elected President; People
Asked to Sign Pledge Of =
Loyalty.

Sickened at heart by the spasmodic
manifestations OF disloyalty and sedi-
ton occurring in different parts of the
state, and fired with a determination
to arouse and bring to the surface that
latent patriotism and loyalty which
finds Judgement in the hearts of a
vast majority Of the men. and women
of Minnesota, as we'll as other states,
few citizens met at Minneapolis on
Aug. 5 to form an organization to be
high. as they advance, "Old Glory"
the flag of our country.
EX-GOv. S. r. Van SAINT himself. a
battle SCARED veteran of~.the Civil
war, was elected president, w. F. Nell
son, vice president, Einar Hoidale, Sec
retary, and Joseph Chapman, treas
urer. These officers will serve until
the first meeting Of members is held.
Any person may become member
by signing a pledge and sending the
same to the league. There are no fees
or dues. Expenses will be paid by VOL
untary contributions. None of the Of
ficers receive any compensation for
their work.
It is expected that every county in
the state will Immediately be organized
by local patriots who will see that
every man in their county shall be
asked and given an opportunity to join
the league. Pledge cards will be fur
nished free on request. The league
will send certificates OF membership
to all who sign the pledge, which fol-
lows:
20 loyalty support our government;
to do all I can to put down sedition
and to speak no word and to do no
act which will tend TOT lessen the
chances of our government for success
The labor world., 1917-09-08
MACHlNlSTS RAISE WAGES

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 6.-Threats to
extend a strike of organized machin-
lists forced the Doehler Die company
to raise wages Of it's casting shop
machinists 10 per cent. On October
an additional per cent will be
granted, and on January 1 another
per cent will be forthcoming.
The labor world., 1917-09-08
another 8.H0UR GAIN

EUREKA, CAL, Sept. 6.-The Bay
side Lumber company has placed it's
plant on the eight basis with Az
reduction in the 10-hour pay rate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
CHRISTMAS TO
Be DAY Of REST
AND PLEASURE

In observance of Christmas business
will be generally suspended tomorrow.
Practically all of the stores will be
closed throughout the day. Others will
remain open only a few hours in the
forenoon. The postffice and the banks
will be closed all day. All of the city
offices will be closed and there will be
no session of the police court. The
regular meeting of the city commits
sion VIII be postponed to another date.
All the county offices will be closed.
The office of the exemption board will
be closed, but that will be the only
holiday for its members and the em-
ployes. The Chamber of Commerce
rooms in the courthouse. close at noon
today. and will not be opened until We'd
nesday morning.
Many Ardmore people are spending
the holidays at other points, but the
number of visitors here appears to be
greater than on other Christmas days.
Tonight at ST. Philips Episcopal
church a carol service will be held,
beginning at 11.30 o'clock. There also
will be a Christmas day service, with
communion at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
forenoon.
At st. Mary's Catholic church two
groups of three masses each will be
sung tomorrow, the first at 7, 1880 and
O'Clock, and the second at 3, $3.50 and
10 o'clock. The 10 o'clock mass will
be a special high mass. followed by
a benediction service The music by
the choir will be under the direction
of Mrs. +. +. Guillot. assisted by Miss
Irene Doran and CORPORAL t. G.. Muir
name of Dallas, and Mrs. l.. w. Burrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
Realization
us. Jury |ND|CTS
REV. He. CAPERS

Muskogee Okla, Dec. 24-H. c.
Capers, preacher, who was arrested
at Dougherty. Carter county. last sum-
mer on the charge of interfering with
the working of the draft law and in
whose possession at the time of his;
arrest was found a telegram from Sena-
tor Thomas +. Gore, has been indicted
by the federal grand jury in Muskogee
on that charge. Capers IS now in the
federal Jail here.
Just before his arrest Capers was
holding revival meetings in Carter
county, and IL was learned by federal
officers that he had been making ques.
tionable statements. such as urging the
young men of the community to join
his church and thereby escape the draft
Investigation Immediately followed
causing arrest.
At the time the telegram from Sena-
tor Gore caused considerable comment
the wording of the telegram suggesting
that several letters may have passed
between the two regarding the draft.
Capers trial probably will be held in
Muskogee at the February term of the
federal court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
CHAMBER Of
COMMERCE DRIVE

To lay the foundation of a years
work for the commercial advancement
of Ardmore and Carter county in three
hours is the intention of the Chamber
of Commerce in organizing the drive
for memberships Friday afternoon from
> TO 3 o'clock.
1T is an ambitious program. but
nothing short of that interests Ardmore
business men," Sec. James Glen said to-
day. Success for the enterprise is
forecast in the fact that the drive is
thoroughly organized before il has be-
gun. There are enough workers to ac-
complish the task i'm the three hours
allotted. provided the individual bust
ness and professional men will help
by not consuming the time of the work
ers when they call.
The feasible plan is toscut out the
argument and sign the name on the
dotted line when the team workers call.
The men making this canvass will have
fair idea as to what proportion of
the years burden each concern or indi-
vidual should carry. When that amount
is indicated the signature should be
forthcoming.
The goal is 1000 memberships at
two dollars a month each. Two dollars
has been established as the unit mem.
bership and no smaller amount will
be accepted. Many concerns and in
dividuals must, and they will. subscribe
for more than one unit-they must
and will. subscribe for three to ten
units. Advance pledges for these larger
amounts are now in hand. contingent
on the smaller concerns doing their
share.
Membership in a successful Cham
Der of Commerce is distributed over
the entire business interest of the city.
A few Of the bigger concerns could
carry the financial burden. but they
should not. and will not. Ii is best
that they do not. The democracy of
a commercial organization is as impor.
tant as its finance.
Every business man. for the benefit
OF himself and his business. as well as
for the city as a whole. should accept
his share of the responsibility II there
is Stacker among Ardmore's business
men he has not been located. IL he
exists. however, Fridays drive viii un.
cover him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
"INCLE JOE" MACKEY DEAD.

Uncle Joe" Mackey died this morn
ing at o'clock at the Hardy sanitari
UNI He was about 20 years of age
and had lived here more than fifteen
years A brother from Sherman is eX'
pected this afternoon, when funeral ar
rangements will be made. Ii is thought,
however, that the body will be taken
to the former home i'm Paris for inter
ment.
He was a son Of Doctor Mackey, of
Fannin county. Texas, and was born
and reared in that county. He went TO
Paris. TEXTS, when a young man and
was on the police force there under
the famous chief, Jim Shanklin. Later
he secured commission as riding depu-
ty United States marshal when the
federal court there had jurisdiction
over Indian Territory. When the ter
ritory courts were established he con-
tinued as deputy marshal for the
western district with headquarters in
Ardmore. He continued to serve in
this capacity until the end of the term
OF Marshal Hammer. Later he was
livestock inspector in this district.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
INDIANS ACCEPT
BLANKET LEASE.
Osages Send Approval Of Proposal OIL
Property to Secretary Lane.

Tulsa, Dec. 24--At a special meeting
of the Usage Indian council proposition
submitted by Jake L. Hamon and others
for a blanket lease on the western por-
ton of the Usage reservation, now un-
leased and which amounts to more than
100000 acres, was approved.
The vote for the acceptance of the
proposition with the recommendation
that it be sent at once to the Indian
agent for transmission to the secretary
of the interior at Washington was
unanimous. II was not disclosed who
are lannon's associates in the deal.
The terms of the proposed lease pro-
vide for twenty-five per cent royalty, no
cash bonus. three cents per thousand
cubit feet royalty on all gas produced.
the building of a refinery at Pawhuska
OF sufficient capacity to care Tor all
of the oil which may be produced on
the lease, and the drilling of a well on
virtually every four sections OF the
tract whenever such drilling Is neces-
sary in the judgment Of the Indian
council Hamon and associates propose
to put up a bond for the faithful per-
formance of their part of the contract.
Just a few weeks before he died. the
late Theodore N. Barnsdall made a
similar proposition to the Osages. which
was approved by the council, the ex-
ception in favor OF the Barnsdall offer
being that in addition to the twenty-five
per cent royalty he also offered large
cash bonus. The action Of the council
was referred to the secretary OF the
interior, and Lane absolutely refused
TO consider it seriously.
Mr.. Hamon is out cs the city today
and Il was impossible to verify the
ahova through that Source
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
FORMER AGENT OF AMERICAN RED
CROSS IN RUSSIA IS IN DUNGEON

London Dec. 24-COlonel Kolpashnko the American
basy at Perograd has been assured alive the
dent of the Morning Post the Russian former
agent of the American Red Cross being held confinement
and has been able him. American Ambassador
Francis the correspondent adds preparing statement on
the for publication.
Colonel Kopashnkoff flat the door which bears plate
with the words American Mission Cross for Russia
aided at o'clock the morning by soldiers sailors Red
Guards and others The ransacked officers
taking while the appropriated everything of
the slightest intrinsic value The ended at o'clock
and Colonel Kopashnkof to the fortress of Peter
and st. Paul - ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
Pope Sends Message
to American People

Rome Dec. 24-Pope Benedict has given the Associated
Psess his Christmas for the American people
The holy father sends to the people of America his cordial
greetings and that they take heart in this time
of strife and suffering the true lesson of Christmas tdhe
lesson of Gods unceasng love for mankind the lesson of
falterng courage and sacrifice of self.
"Mere especially, he calls upon the little children whom
this day belongs to with all their hearts the Babe
Bethlehem that He protect their loved give
the world that which He bring upon earth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
COLD WAVE
Sweeps EAST

Washington, Dec. 2i-The cold wave
which has caused a drop in temperature
Of forty to fifty degrees m the Da-
5<otas in the last twenty-fdur hours is
sweeping eastward, the weather bureau
announced today and is expected to
reach the Atlantic coast by Tuesday
night.
Cold wave warnings have been issued
for the upper lake regions for tonight.
when much colder weather is expected.
and for the Ohio valley and Tennessee
Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
DEATH or r. G. WOLVERTON.

Elwood Graham Wolverton. aged SO
years months. son of Mrs. A. j. Vol.
verton, died at Ais o'clock this morning
of congestion of the heart. Mr. VOL
verton had been in poor health for sew
eral years. He is survived by his
mother. a sister, Mrs. Clara Woverton
Young and three brothers, f. V. VOL
verton. o. II. Wolverton and Hal =.
Wolverton. the latter of Dallas. Texas.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the family
residence. Eighth and Wolverton streets.
with interment in Rose Hill cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
That Christmas Peace Offer.

Rome Sunday, Dec 23.-The report that German
peace at hand supported by apparently reliable nfor
nation which has reached his quarters here
1t said that Christmas day Emperor William will issue
declaration containing peace proposals but whether explicit
conditions of peace may be expected merely another
intended throw the allies responsibility for conn
uance of the cannot be ascertained
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
WILSON CALLS CHIEFS
OF RAIL BROTHERHOODS
TO WHITE HOUSE

Washington. Dec. ei.-Presiden; VII.
sop has summoned the chiefs and ex.
ecutive officials Of the four railroad
brotherhootis TO conference Thursday
mt the White House.
IL Is expected that the president VIII
outline to the representatives OF the
railroad workers whatever action he has
decided il necessary to obtain more ef-
Gcient transportation In the war crisis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
NO ARDMOREITE
TOMORROW.

Following its usual custom,
The Ardmorcite will observe
Christmas as a legal holiday.
All departments of The Ard
moreite will be closed all day
and no paper will be issued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24

AN'itNiitsf bHt 1Orcdtk
Paris, Sunday, Dec. 23.-Leon Trotz-
ky, the bolshevik foreign minister, ac-
cording to a note issued by the Havas
agency, called on Joseph Noulens, the
French ambassador to Russia, and ex.
planned that the bolsheviki wished to
keep TO the principle of a democratic
peace" leaving to the peoples the right
to dispose of themselves. The ambas-
sador having asked him what he would
do If Germany refused such a peace.
Trotzky answered that then the peace
pact would not be signed and that the
maximalists might be led to wage a
revolutionary war"
Trotzky added that if public opinion
was opposed TO such a war. the question
would then be carried before the con-
stituent assembly. He concluded by
saying that If the bolsheviki succumbed
to the resistance they are meeting with
in Russia, the country would be given
over to anarchy.
The Havas note concludes:
This conversation, which is correct
throughout, must be considered as Great
ing no new relations between the MAXI
malist government and us France)."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
UKRAINE GIVES
BOLSHEV|K| SCARE
THE RADICALS MAKE EFFORT TO
PATCH Up PEACE WITH RE-
VOLTING SLAVS.
GERMANS PUSH TRADE
Crumbling of Russian Power Is Being
Taken Advantage of in Vigorous Man
ner by Commerce of Hun Empire
German Prisoners Released.

London. Dec. "a. Petrograd dis
patches report that attempts are being
made by the bolsheyfK commissaries to
negotiate with the Ukrainians for a
settlement of the differences which have
arisen, and it is also reported that the
authorities of the new Ukrainlan gov.
ernment are ready TO accept proposals
looking toward peaceful arrangement.
The movement of the bolsheviki for
harmony is attributed by the cores
the growing dangers of the situation
are being recognized to an increasing
extent by the bolsheviki. For the same
reason. he says. they are believed to be
inclined TO modify their attitude of hos
tility toward the constituent assembly
which is likely to meet within week.
Continue DesIltOry Fighting.
Concurrently with these statements
appear numerous further reports of mil
itary activities on the part of the Uk-
rainians ana CossacKs, ana OF the send
ing of more bolshevik troops south
ward to oppose the Ukrainians. There
are disconnected rumors of further
fighting; but apparently there have been
no hostilities on large scale or of
such a nature as to indicate important
developments
Many news dispatches from Petro-
grad speak of the supposed impending
arrival of the Germans there, which
is said to be the universal topic of dis
cussion in the city, but everyone seems
to have a different version. Many of
these stories center around the reported
concentration near the capital of a large
number of released German war prison.
ers, to whom arms are being handed
over, according to some of the reports.
Germans Push Trade.
Referring to these rumors. the Pc
trograd correspondent of the Post says
that unquestionably thousands of re-
leased German war prisoners are flock
ing towards Petrograd from all parts of
Russia, but he believes that at present
a more important phase of the situa-
ton is the active and thorough manner
in which the Germans have been push
ing trade with Russia since the frontier
was opened. He reports they are making
the most of a commercial opportunity
such as the world has never seen be-
fore. Inasmuch as Russian industries
are nearly dead. the Germans have no
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
'GERMANY'S LATEST EFFORT TO
BLUFF AMERICA AND ALLIES IS
REVIEWED BY SECRE TARy BAKER
THREAT TO SEND GREAT DRIVE AGAINST WESTERN
FRONT UNLESS CERMAN-MADE PEACE IS ACCEPT
ED, is ATTEMPT TO END WAR BEFORE GRE -
POWER OF UNITED STATES is FEIT ~
William, !;

London, Dec. 24-Emperor William, - Sorted unofficial
ly, intends Brest-Lovsk thu and Russian
diplomats there agreement to attempt to
semble all European rulers conference The German
ruler is said to have declared that everybody wants
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
TELLS FRENCH THAT II PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO OPPOSE Boil
SHEvIIzI WOE WILL RESULT.
THREATENS THE HUN
Declares That II Germany Does Not
Accept Principle Of Democratic
Peace and Right of Peoples to Dis
pose OF Themselves. Maximalists Lead
Revolutionary War.

Petrograd. Dec. 23.-tSunday)-A Cau-
casian army of 100000 men is advancing
on the rear of the troops of General
Kaledines. the Cossack leader.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24

Mr. Hamon is out % the city today
and II was impossible to verify the
above through that source.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-14
Government Figuring How
Best to Eliminate Unnec-
essary Business
COAL NEEDED FOR
PURPOSES OF ARMY
May Form a War Council to Take UP
Problems of Labor and Supply of Ma
terial-Great Care to Be Exercised in
Listing Non Essentials.

WASHINGTON, Nov. A. Foresecing
edlly curtailment OF non-essentail bust
ness to release men and materials for
industries necessary in the prosecution
of the war, Council OF National Defense
official, have taken up the problem OF
what industries best can he dispensed
with.
1t was learned yesterday that bureau
Is about to be formed under the war
industries board to frame plan for
methods OF eliminating non-essential bust
ness with the least disturbance to the
eoUntrys commerce and finance Through
it,, control over transportation and the
supply and distribution OF coal the govern
mcnt can stop the operation OF any bust
hess and already has made start by
checking the use OF coal for electrical dis
play advertising.
Coal consumption is outstripping pro-
dnction and the supplies OF steel and
other raw materials will not be sufficient
i"r war purposes il manufacturers of non
essentials are permitted TO draw all the
materials they require. Therefore the pur-
pose j. 10 get curtailment under way be-
fore any general shortages oi materials are
telt
The new bureau viii he charged par
tcuatly with seeing that government
agencies seeking TO accomplish the same
things work in the same direction to pre-
vent confusion and hardship. Under the
present system. IT Is pointed out the fuel
administration might list one set OF indus
tries as uon-essential and cut off coal
| while the war industries board in charge
of steel was checking the activities OF an
entirely different line OF business with the
same purpose in view
| The greatest care is to be- exercised in
listing industries a. nun-rsSeutIal TO any
! thing which might force re-clas>ihca-
| .ion~. Some industries can be classed a,
noncsscntial without hesitation, but
others are close To a border line which.
officials say, sometimes is hard To define.
F'sgtaat1strrrTTtn4r, ga nlanlg, irda-ial,s
p, and afterwards had 10 reauangr matters
! To- permit them TO resume husintss This
was particularly true where it was found
the industries in many Instances easily
could shift To necessary war work.
The problem OF supplying necessary
industries with labor Is harder 10 solv,
than that OF supplying them with mate
rails. Cutting oii the supply oi material,
from one industry makes it easy 10 divert
shipments to another business. but lii,
labor lo3sened in the operation Is not easy
tu transfer. Thus far no satisfactory play
tor moving labor from one industry tc
another has been proposed from any quar-
ter.
Formation OF a great war council I,
take up the problem. OF labor an,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-14

field are visiting his mother, Mrs.
Hattie Strong, and are hunting deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cudworth have
received news from Montpelier of the
birth OF a daughter, Phoebe Elizabeth,
Oct. so, TO Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Norton.
Guy Rounds was the first one from
this village to bring in a deer, early
Saturday morning. Delbert Stone, who
is camping in Mt. Tabor, also has shot
one. Many from here are, away
camping. -
The Londonderry Library association
lat its annual meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Saville Gibson,
president; Mrs. F. A. Curtis, vice
pres. and sec; Mrs. F. E. Stevens,
treas; Mrs. Roy Rounds, librarian;
Miss Marion Gibson and Mrs. Stella
Bryant, standing conn.,; Mrs. Abbie
Marden, Mrs. Addie Allen, Mrs. II.
Abbott. Mrs Hattie Barney and Mrs.
iG. l.. Parker, book com.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-14
BROOKLINE.

Adam Johnson shot a buck Mon
day.
Miss Julia johnson is at home for
while.
James Perkins and familyaof- Town
Shend were at B. c. Brown s he first
of the week.
There was a good attendance at the
meeting in the schoolhouse Monday
might and committee was appointed
ITO organize a farmers club. <
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Amsden and
William Carlisle of Gassetts were at +.
II. Wellington s Sunday and Mrs.
Amsden remained there for a visit :
The school children will give an en-
itertainment in the Round schoolhouse
Friday evening, Nov. %. Following
the exercises a box social will be held,
the proceeds to be used for hot lunch.
es for the school this winter.
Among the gifts received by Mr..
and Mrs. L. W. Bush at their golden
wedding last week was a congoleum
rug from their three sons Friends
present not mentioned in last week g
F.! items were Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Cope
land of Colrain, Mass, Mr.. Copeland
being a member of the same company
i in the Civil war as Mr.. Bush, and
Frank Cushman Of Hartford, Conn. 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-14
JOHN GARRITY
REACHES ENGLAND
Was With Machine Gun Regiment Sta
toned at Mantle. Conn, Being
Transferred from Co. 1.

Mrs Patrick !. Clarity Of 80 Clark
street has received letter from her
son, John, who is with Company + of
the machine gun regiment which was
stationed at Mantle; Conn, previous
to starting for the war front. John
Clarity was transferred from Company
along with many others. The letter
was dated from somewhere on sea,
but was postmarkcd IN Southampton
Oct. -. The young man says that the
trip was very rough, owing to contin-
ual rains He refers to the great high
cost Of living. butter being SIX shill-
ings about >l,50 . pound, also the
suffering and SAYS that iii the stores
male clerks arc seldom seen. He has
seen some of the German prisoners OF
war working on the roads, hut saws
they are a bunch wouldn t turn my
back to for a single second.