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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
FLAG INCIDENT
IN ARKANSAS
NOW DENIED
Former Division Commander Of Unit
ed Confederate Veterans Says
German.Americans Loyal.

Little Rock. Ark, April H. The re.
port that Geo HUFFMAN, living at Col
legoyille, near here, recently had rails.
ed a German flag over his house and
announced that it would not be taken
down except over his dead body, last
night was declared to have been erro-
neous in a statement issued by j r.
Gibbons, former commander of the
Arkansas division Of the United Con.
federate Veterans. II was announced
that General Gibbons had spent the
entire day in investigating the report.
Apparently the only basis for the
report, General Gibbons statement
declared, was that a large number of
German-Americans living near Col.
legeville held a celebration and that
the decorations included a German
flag The flag voluntarily was hauled
down, General Gibbons stated. General
Gibbons also declared he would vouch
for the loyalty OF Mr. HUFFMAN to his
adopted country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
TO CUT LIVING COST
VACANT LOT GARDENING PRO.
NOTED BY c. OF c.
Many Acres Within City Limits Are
Available for Cultivation. Secretary
Gilbert Is Setting Good Example,
Beginning Work on Half Block.

Reduction of the high cost Of living
in Ardmore and provision against
further advances IN the cost of food
supplies as result of the war against
Germany, are the goals which the
Chamber Of Commerce i8 ondeayoring
to reach through It's vacant lot gar.
dcnng campaign, which Is now round.
ing into full swing
Many acres Of land within the city
limits not occupied now by buildings
Of any kind, are available for cult.
walton, and property owners have as.
sured officials of the Chamber of
Commerce that they would be glad
to turn their properties OF this kind
over to any citizens who desire to
cultivate them.
Secretary Gilbert has set an exam
pie of vacant lot gardening for Ard
more people by beginning work on a
half block of ground near his home
This will be cultivated and irrigated
and will be planted In food for human
and animal consumption.
Many kinds OF foodstuffs. I'm addi
tion To those products raised for i'm
mediate consumption. can be planted
In ArdmOre,' Mr. Gilbert said TODAY
Many different vegetables which ma
ture In the summer and fall months
can be stored for consumption during
the winter, and products of the gar
dens may be preserved and canned
for later use.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
ELKS WIRE WILSON
ARDMoRE LODGE NO. 64s PROM.
lsES SUPPORT IN CRISIS.
Officers Were Installed at Last
Nights Meeting and Appointve Po.
sitlons Filled. House and other
Committees Were Named.

TO Woodrow Wilson. president of
the tnitod Sntos By unanimous
vote Arlmorc lodge 40. 6lS. B. p. o..
Elks. endorses your every action for
the uphoIdiup OF the honor and dlgui.
y of the United States of America
and our flag and hereby pledges It's
support 10 the end that odd glory will
continue 10 float unsulliod over a land
OF freedom" This Is the resolution
sent 20 President Wilson last night
by the members OF the Ardmore order
of Elks, who held installation ser.
vices az the Club rooms, Broadway
and Washington streets.
Dr r. b. Keith was appointed inner
guard and G A. Cox esquire. The
house committee Is composed OF W. h.
Cruce, chairman. r. s. Gardenhire and
D. e. Johnson ]. T. Nichols. chair.
man, +. H. West and L. II Boyd were
named members OF the auditing com.
mttco The visiting committee is Ia
consist Of all elective and appoIntye
officers with v G. Suggs as chairman.
AZ the installation OF the newly
elected officers last night. all the In.
coming officers wore fun dress. set
ting precedent and creating an at
mosphere unique 40 lodge installa.
liOus
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
HEALDTON OIL
PAYS THE BILL
MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM COMPANY
MAKING EFFORT TO FORCE
USE OF VACUUM PUMPS.
QUICK ACTION NEEDED
Local Producers Should Attend Hear.
ing Before Corporation Commission
Tomorrow Morning and Make Their
Attitude on Question Clear.

Every producer in the Healdton field.
without exception should go to Okla.
homa city to be present at the hearing
before the Corporation Commission.
which opens at o'clock tomorrow
morning, the subject to be presented
being the introduction or the use of
vacuum pumps in the pumping of oil
wells in the Healdton field
This movement is being promoted
by the Magnolia Petroleum company.
and is its latest scheme to take ad.
vantage of the producers Of Healdton
who are not unaCquainted with the
various and sundry means employed
by this corporation to gain It's ends.
II the producers go to this hearing
en- masse and present their side of the
question clearly, there Is little doubt
about the action of the commission.
but II there is the least display of in.
difference there may be a question as
TO the denial Of the petition
There Is only one safe thing TO do
and that is to be present, for the very
life of the field Is threatened by the
Alnlhl'hN 'l'l 20 VI lHlN llNuoltls
The insincerity of the Magnolia Pc.
troleum company is plainly indicated
by It's showing the past year of 81
per cent profits and an increase in
surplus Of from $96O.OOO to $500. 1000.
And this in face of the fact that they
testified that they were taking Heald-
ton crude last year at loss.
IIealdtou producers object to the in.
stallation of vacuum pumps on the
ground that only comparatively few
producers could install them at this
time and that the increasing demand
for steel would make the securing Of
supplies more difficult all the time.
The producers are willing to put In
vacuum pumps when casing.head gas
is richer and will bring a sufficient
price to warrant the expense. Local
producers feel that when Healdton oil
brings the price paid for similar
grades elsewhere It will be time
enough to increase the production Of
oil through vacuum pumps.
II Is evident that eternal vigilance
ia the price OF life for the Healdton
producer, and IN every instance he
must act promptly and vigorously.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
TOOK OLD GLORY
Up V|Ny RIDGE
YOUNG AMERICAN HERO CARRIED
STARS AND STRIPES ON BAYo.
NET IN HISTORIC ASSAULT.
WOUNDED IN CHARGE
Hero to Whom Belongs Honor Of Un-
furling American Flag in Great Con.
fict Was Texas Lad With Canad an
Regiment.

Ottawa, April 1.-THE Stars and
Stripes went into battle for the first
time in the world war during the re-
cent entente storming of Nimy ridge
in France, according to an unofficial
despatch received here today from Ca.
madam army headquarters in Europe
ITO young Texan who came to on.
tario to enlist, and who is now lying
wounded in the hospital the dispatch
reads, belongs the honor of first car
rying the American flag into battle in
the European war, into which the
United States, as belligerent, has
just entered He went up to the as.
sault at the Lus carrying the Stars
and Stripes on his bayonet and fell
thus"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
GIST OF TODAY'S NEWS

Stars and Stripes appear for first time
on European battlefield. Young
Texan carried U. S. colors in as.
sault Of Vimy ridge.
Explosion in Eddystone Ammunition
Works, near Chester, Pa. yester.
day, in which t22 were killed, is
claimed to have been plot result.
British have made further advance
into German.held territory on the
Arras-Lens front.
Brazil sewers diplomatic relations with
Germany
Arrest of aliens on Mexican border
continues; German Consul Reuter-
still being held
Congress takes up war revenue meas
ures, including S5,cOo0OO,oOo bond
issue.
Supplies for Villa have been going
forward from rendezvous on the
California coast for past month, Ell
Paso officials state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
GERMANS RETIRE
IN GREAT HASTE
DID NOT TAKE TIME TO FIRE BIG
GUNS AT ADVANCING
ENEMIES.
PICTURESQUE SCENES
Scotch Troops in KITS Move Forward
to Music Of Fifes In Historic Battle
Of Arras-Destitute Prisoners a e
Very DociIe. H.
CFrom a staT Correspondent OF the

(From STAFF Correspondent of the
Associated Press. British Headquar-
ters in France, via London, April
1.-THE speed and power of the
British assault, in what will be known
in history as the battle of Arras. seem
to have thoroughly surprised the Ger
mans; so much so in fact, that their
usual retaliatory artillery fire has been
absolutely negligible in the last two
days This is partly due, of course to
the number of guns captured, to
which must be added the number
knocked out by the British artillery
before the actual assault began 1t is
also due to the fact that the Germans
have been too busy trying to get their
remaining guns away from immediate
danger to bother firing them at the
enemy. In a German artillery position,
east OF Arras known as battery valley,
could be- seen the remains of twenty.
four field pieces today A trip over
the newly taken lines revealed a CON
ditiOn of trenches closely approximate
ing those recently evacuated By the
W. mans III wv NNllNN vi lllf NOllllllN.
Many dugouts remained with only
damaged portals but the trenches, in.
cluding all communication lines. have
been numerically battered about.
SO successful was the artillery bar
rier set up by the British back Of the
German lines, that some of the Ger
man prisoners reported that they had
been without food supplies for four
days.
The barbed wire entanglemonts pro.
tecting the German positions were oh.
liberated and only stray strands could
be seen here and there on the first
line. The thoroughness with which
the wire cutting was carried out by
the artillery was big factor in accel.
Grating the speed of the infantry.
The zest Of offensive warfare could
be felt in all parts of the British front
today Troops were swinging forward
with bands playing gay tunes. The
Scotch troops, behind their pipers,
were particularly picturesque, for not
even vecissitudes of war has caused
them to discard their kits. over their
newly won ground airplanes were
scouting while beneath them were
tanks at rest The tanks had done
splendidly throughout, especially in at.
tacking strong wired points, with
which the artillery had not dealt
Some German anti-aircraft guns were
taken.
Thousands Of prisoners could be
seen along the road today Although
the intense cold continues only few
had overcoats. They are a docile lot
and sometimes surprised their cap
tors by carefully sorting themselves
into their respective units before being
registered ana temporarily Gagged
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
General In Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex. April IA
drouth that had become one of the
m, st alarming In the history ~ the
West Texas and Panhandle districts,
ended last night with heavy rains
from the New Mexico border eastward,
taking in some OF the best grain.grow.
ing and stock breeding counties in the
southwest. The rains are continuing
today. One point, MatadOr, in Motley
county, reported a three.inch rain.
The precipitation came in ample
time to prevent damage to much Of the
grain and to preserve the spring
grass.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
WYNN "BURGLARIZED"
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
New Building Inspector Found Way
for Comm issioners to Earn Ae-
cess TO Session Room.

Arch Wynn. newly appointed build.
ing inspector last night demonstrated
his qualifications for his new job by
"hurglarizing' the council chambers
of the city commission.
When the new commissioners ar
rived at the city hall for their first
regular meeting last night no one had
q key 10 the council chamber
4 ladder was reQuisitioned quickly
Climbing this, Wynn entered the tran
som OF one OF the chamber doors and
opened the door. allowing the new
officials TO enter
Whether he will be formally charg
ed with burglary has not been de
Cidcd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
SPEAKERS SELECTED.
Pythians viii Hold Patriotic Demon.
stratIon Tomorrow Nipht.

Speakers have been selected for the
patriotic demonstration 20 be held
Thursday night by the POO members
of Myrtle lodge no lo7. knights OF
Pythias Tonminute talks will be
made by the Rev David n. Cooper
OF the First Baptist church. J. G..
Thompson Frank NJ Adams and Joe
NJ London The meeting will De held
n Castle hall Main and Washington
streets
The Knights OF pythias Is strictly
an American order according 20 W
T. Salisbury formerly secretary OF
the local organization and Is the only
fraternity 10 have a charter granted
by an act OF congress The fraternity
dates from 1864 The Ardmore lodg,
has membership OF $50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
RED CROSS NURSE
is IMPRISONED
BY THE GERMANS
Placed in Basement Without Fire in
Bitter Cold Weather and Given
Little Food.

Haverhill, Mass. April IA letter
received by Miss Nellie Moore from
Miss Pauline Jordan OF this city. who
Went with q Red Cross party TO Bu.
charest last November. brought the
information that Miss Jordan had
been imprisoned by the Germans She
wc'" that She had been placed iu "a
basement which was bitterly cold anl
was nroyid,! with only q very lituo
food
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
BULGARIAN TROOPS
HELPING RIOTERS
FIGHT GERMANS

London April Riotiug I'm sev.
eral towns m Bulgaria Is reported IN
a Reuter- dispatch from the French
headquarters ou the Macedonian front
In Sofia, German cavalry Is said TO
have charged the rioters. ocCasioniug
many casualties. In some eases, the
dispatch reports, Bulgarian troops
have taken side with the maniicstauts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
WEATHER FORECAST

Ardmore and vicinity Tonight
cloudy and colder; Thursday fair and
warmer.
Oklahoma Tonight cloudy, show
ers in east portion, colder; Thursday
fair warmer in west portion
East Texas Tonight showers, cold.
er in west portion; Thursday general
ly fair, colder in northwest and south.
west portion.
West Texas Tonight fair colder
except in southwest portion; Thurs
day fair; warmer in Panhandle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
QUAKER YOUTHS
MAY ENLIST IF
THEY CHOOSE
Students Of Earlham College Well
Pleased With Advice Of Presi.
dent Kelley

Richmond, Ind. April IL Students
of Earlham College, a Quaker insti.
tuition, have received enthusiastically
the advice OF President Kelley given
publicity, that each man should follow
the dictates OF his own conscience as
20 enlistment In the army Although
President Kelley explained that he
was not speaking authoritotively for
the Friends church In announcing the
policy OF the college, his action Is in.
terpreted as retlecting the sentiment
OF many Friends
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
INVESTIGATION HELD
Twenty Philadelphia Detectives On
Case and Two Arrests Made.


Chester, Pa, April Although po.
lice and company officials worked
through the night attempting to estab.
lish identities Of the dead they wero
hampered by the condition OF the bod.
les and by the fact that the book re-.
cording all employed in the structure
was destroyed by the first blast Of the
explosion Some Of the victims, com.
pany officials say, were blown into
the Delaware river so that an exact
calculation OF the number Of deaths
may never be possible.
Official opinion of the cause, whcth.
er accidental or malicious, was divided.
Alba b. Johnson. president OF the Bald.
win Locomotive Works, which owns
the Eddystouc works, asserted the
disaster was probably due to am acci.
dent or carclcs-ness ON the part of per.
SONS BOO the building he held that the
strong armed guard about the plant
would effectively shut out persons in.
. tent uu destroying the buildings, iU
which millions of dollars worth 0l
munitions are being manufactured for
| tHu entente allies. Opposed 90 this
belle. oft 400 accidental cause was %
signed tatDmout of Samuel NJ Nau
claim head of the munitions company
90 which he said:
I'VE are unable To- account for the
explosion in any way other than the
|act of some mtiiCiOusly inclined per
son or persons
Mr. Jolnsou's view was taken by
Francis Fisher Kane United States
attorney for the eastern district OF
| Pennsylvania, after a preliminary in
/ ycsligation by government agents Mr.
Kane asserted last night that nothing
in the official reports definitely con
meets the explosion with a German
| plot or plotters.
Rumors of plots and arrests OF per
sons both inside and outside OF the
plant were numerous, but all lacked
confirmation.
Twenty Philadelphia detective.
were sent TO Eddystonc soon after m,
explosion ON "a rumor that Il was th,
/ result of % plot Later they reported
that they had learned from official.
ut the corporation who made an In
ye-tIr5tion that q quantity OF shrapno
| had been placed near a radiator anJ
/. the heat easily might have exploded 70
Their opinion is that the explosion
was purely accidental and they scou
/ suggestions of plot
The energy of Investigators today
concentrated on sitting the narrative.
/ %. survivors
/ While the police refused 10 discuss
tie case %. two suspects arrested her,
. Tate last night after au investigation
.it was ut.mated that valuable nior
| 'mliiou was secured from papers touu,
on one of the prisoners
! The men under arrest father an,
SON. the latter giving a Philadelphia.
address. are said 90 Doe aliens.
Work was resumed as usual toda,
/. n a'l departments of the plant eXcep
the box. loading and shell base depart
mcnts. which we're housed IN the ruin
cd building The plant will be- In con
plete operation soon. It was announced
When the extent of the disaster wa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
FLYING SQUADRON
DONS UNIFORM
AND CARRIES FLAG
Americans Who Have Distinguished
Themselves at Front viii Be
First In Service.

Paris, April lit was decided to.
day that the Lafayette flying squadron
composed Of Americans who have
distinguished themselves at the 'front.'
will change from the French 90 the
American military uniform and here.
after carry The American flag at the
French front
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
SCOTSMEN CHEERED
UNITED STATES
WITH FERVOR
Entry Of Great Republic Into War Is
Chief Subject Of Canadians Premi-
er's Address In Edinburgh.

Edinburgh, April 1.-THE entry Of
the United Sattes into the world war
was the chief subject Of an address
here today by Sir Robert l.. Borden,
the Canadian premier, on the occasion
of the granting Of the freedom OF the
city 10 Premier Borden, Lieut.. Gen.
Jan Christian SHUTS Of the Union Of
South Africa, and the Maharaiah OF
Bikancr. who are In Great Britain to
attend the imperial conference.
Premier Bordon's first mention OF
the United States was greeted with a
long burst of cheering which was re.
poJtcd on each succeeding mention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
ANOTHER BOMB
CAUSED FIRE
IN CONNECTICUT

Bridgeport, Conn, April 1.-THE au.
thorities are looking today for man
who, It is alleged, eluding the guard
about the plant OF the American Tube
aud Stamping Company here last
night placed an intlamable bomb in a
storehouse. When the bomb exploded
IL set fire to the building, which was
destroyed. The contents, II was stat.
el, were chiefly bricks and cement
and the loss was not heavy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
TEMPORARY OFFICERS
NAMED YESTERDAY
Industrial Corporation viii Effect Per.
manent Organization at Meeting
10 BE Held In Near Future.

Election OF temporary officers and
acceptance OF the charter, recently
granted, were features OF yesterdays
meeting OF the Industrial Corporation,
held In the Chamber of Commerce.
The temporary officers are: Mark
Kirkpatrick, chairman, Walter s. Gil.
bert secretary and ~ b. Feagin,
treasurer
Discussion OF the proposed location
On Ardmore OF the BeSaw Tire and
Rubber company and the Ardmore.
Akron Tire a Rubber company also
was held
\ meeting of all stockholders OF the
corporation ,at which constitution ami
bylaws will be adopted and permanent
organization effected. will be held
within the next few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
TO ENLIST NEGROES
SEVERAL CHANGES AUTHORIZED D
BY ORDER FROM DEPARTMENT.
Requirements Of Maximum Age and
Educational Qualifications Do Not
Apply 70 Enlstments In Time Of
War.

There 2, increased activity iu army
recruiting circles and every effort Is
being made TO augment the army 20
fun war strength a recent order
from the war department las been is
sued to an recruiting officers 90 a..
gept men for enlistment Mp TO 90 years
of age also 10 begin the acceptance o.
negro troops,
There are four regiments OF negro
troops new In the service and all such
applicants viii be sent 10 these until
u becomes necessary To organize other
regiments These regiments now iu
the regular establishment are the
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, the Twenty.
fourth and Tweuty-hlth Infantry Ne.
gro troops have always rendered good
service and are dependable soldiers.
The following order was received by
the local recruiting officer this morn.
ing
Washington, April .. 1917
Army Recruiting Office,
Oklahoma City
Requirements for the maximum age
and educational qualifications do not
apply to enlstments for the regular
army In time Of war You are author.
lied TO accept for the regular army
applicants under forty years II they
can speak English, and 20 accept sub.
joct to examination at depot applicants
whom YOU deem tic for military ser.
vice without regard TO minor physical
defects using proper care TO send
only good risks. This authority does
not apply To eulstments for the ma.
tioual guard Enlistmcn, applications
under sixteen will not be made with.
ont special authority from this Office
All applications under eighteen must
/ have proper consent OF parents or
guardian.
Resume accepting negro applicant
for original enlistment iu cavalry o'
infantry
+ Yesterday Andrew II Thornton. who
registered from Nashville. Tenn. wa.
passed and was sent 70 Fort Logan to
day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
GERMAN OFFERS
SON TO AMERICA
IN NATIVE TONGUE

loakum, Tex, April 1l.-Nayal re
cruiting officers here we're forced to
look for an Interpreter when G. Hol-
. neg Of Sinner personally brought in
u 17year.old son, Otto, for enlist
~ in the navy. Homeg, q farmer,
@born in Germany and cannot
S. u he English language. Through
an, Ereter, he said
"F. NAaccept my SON 1t is my
Ofterih America"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
CUBAN REFUGEES
ON FREIGHTER
MAY BE REBELS

New York. April ll.-SiN prisoners
said TO be Cuban rebels arrived here
today on % Norwegian freight steamer
from % Cuban port ANA were turned
over 10 the immigration officers from
Ellis Island According 10 the ships
officers the prisoners were brought on
board at night just prior 10 sailing by
an officer whom the men on the ship
took to be an American.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-11
TO DISCUSS CAR
EXTENSION TONIGHT
Fourth Ward Development Club VIII
Hold Meeting at Denton Store,
523 c Street, Southeast.

The pro,itiou OF street car service
extension 20 The Fourth ward win boz
Niscu-sed at "a meeting of the Fourth
Ward Development Club TO De held to.
night at T. r. pent1ns store. 523 G.
street southeast 4. " Putnam of
the street car company will be- present
20 discuss the project. The Develop
ment Club Is also considering way
and mean, OF improving the streets iu
the Fourth ward