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Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
American Ambassador Thought War
 Follow lusitania Sinkinq

1 believed myself that W eWWOuld i'm mediately break diplomatic relations and prepared to leave Germany. On May II, l delivered to Von Jagow the Lusitania note, which, after calling at tention to the cases of the sinking of American boats ending with the Lusi- tania contained the statement
 The imperial German government United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and it's citizens and of safe guarding their free exercises and en- joyments."
 During this period l had constant conversations with Won Jagow and ZimmerInann, and it was during the period of conversations about this sub marine warfare that Zimmerman on one occasion said to me: '"The United States does not dare to do anything against Germany, because we have 500,000 German reservists in America who will rise in arms against your gov ernment if your government should dare to take any action against Ger many. As he said this he had worked himself up to passion and repeatedly struck the table with his fist.
 told him that we had 501 900 lamp posts in America, and that was where the German reservists would find themselves, if they tried any uprising. I also called his attention to the fact that no German Americans making use l of the American passports, which they ! could easily obtain, were sailing for Germany by way of Scandinavian countries in order to enlist in the Ger man army. I told him if he could show me one person with an American
 passport who had come to fight in the German army that l might more read
 fly believe what he said about the Ger
 mans in America rising in revolution.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10

you will find the Samson Sieve Grip tractor taking the work away from the horses In many instances these tractors are working twenty four hours day. There should be no rest for a tractor, at this time. A rancher can always keep his tractor busy turning over the land for his neigh5ors. The war cry is more food and the government at Washington says that the increase in foods de- bends largely on the use of mechani-
 cal power on the farm.
 The Whyman Machinery company,
 realizing that it is of the utmost i'm
 portance to a rancher for him to keep
 his tractor working maintain their
 own service station, and complete
 stock of repair parts, such as might be
 needed, are kept in stock in Phoenix.
 There is no reason for Samson tractor
 to be idle. and in looking over the
 Samson farms you will not find any , of these machines laid away, waiting for repair parts to come from some far away points. Keep the tractors go ing is the sloga of H. loca! Samson Sieve Grip dealers.
 The question of deliveries is the
 greatest problem that the farmer is go- ing to have to meet in the way of ma : chinery this fall and winter The al- lies are constantly drawing upon the nations steel supply, and the factories throughout the country are now exper-
 fencing increased difficulties Tn the ob-
 taing of steel. The Whyman Machir- cry company, 130 North Central ave-
 nue, local dealers for the Samson Sieve-Grip tractors. are advising all farmers who are soing to need tractors this coming year to get their orders in now. Deliveries can be made on the Samson tractors at this tinIe and pur- chasers would still have advantage of l the present prices, before the next raise comes into effect.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
No American German Joined kaiser's
 Army

As matter of fact, during the whole course of the war l knew of oniy one man with American citizenship, who enlisted in the German army. This was q ed-headed Yale student named Llewellyn, who enlisted in a German regiment
 His father, a business man in New York, cabled, asking me to have his son released from the German army. And so 1 procured the discharge of the young man, who immediately wrote to me and informed me that he was over twenty-on and that he could not see what business his father had to inter fere with his military ambitions. thereupon withdrew my request with reference to him, but he had already been discharged from the army. When his regiment went to the west front he slowed away on the cars with it. was present at the attack on Ypres and was shot through the body. He recovered in a German hospital, received the iron cross, was discharged and sailed for America What has since become of him I do not know
 (Continued Tomorrow
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
WINNERS NOT FORCED INTO
 EXTRA HEATS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9-Three regular events were raced today, in ad- dition to the unfinished 2:15 pace and in contrast to the stiff competition of other days not a single winner was forced to go an extra heat to take down his purse. There was rather a warm argument in the free for ali pace in the last heat when Russell Boys onrush made Jamison touch Single G. with the whip to win but outside of that there was no doubt as to the de- cision,
 The stand saw two favorites lose when Peter Schuyler, a favorite in the 2:1S trot, finished outside the money, even, and Miss Harris NJ, second choice early in the auctions, was bid up to the favorite position before the race started, only to drop the free-for-a all and finish third in her first start of the year.
 Lu Princeton, winner in the 2: 15 trot, was a first choice. Peter G., in the 2:15 pace, of which one heat was raced Wednesday, Kept on going good today and won in straight heats.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10

Much indignation had been caused in Germany by the fact that the Lusitania on her eastward voyage from New York early in February, 1915, had raised the American flag when nearing Brit ish waters.
 shortly after this incident had be- come known. l was at the Winter gar den, large concert hall in Berlin, with Grant Smith, first secretary of the em- bassy at Vienna, and members of my staff. We naturally spoke English among ourselves, a fact which aroused the ire of a German who had been drinking heavily and who was seated in the next box He immediately began to call out that some one was speak ing English, and when told by one of the attendants that it was the Ameri- can ambassador, he immediately cal ed out in loud voice that Americans were even worse than English and that the Lusitania had been flying the American flag as protection in British waters.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
ARIZONA STATE
 FARM GETS 4
 SAMSON TRACTOR

Among the many Samson tractors placed in the Salt River valley, by the Whyman Machinery company, is one purchased by the commission of state institutioilS for use on the state eX- perimental farm, near Mesa, Arizona. This tractor was purchased upon rec ommendation Of the Agricultural de- partmeht of the University of Arizona. 'rhe Samson was chosen from the en- tire field of tractors, because of the many points of superiority in con struction, and because of the success fui record that they have already made in this state.
 Arizona ranchers are beginning to realize that the tractor is the imple- ment of the future In going over the valley, visiting the upto date ranches
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
Lampposts

z2esfs
 The audience. however, took sides against him and told him to shut up. As left the house at the close of the performance, some Germans spoke to me and apoIogized for his conduct.
 The next day the manager of the Winter garden also called on me to ex- press his regret for the occurrence.
 About year afterwafd l was at the races one day and saw this man and asked him what he meant by making such a noise at the Winter garden. He immediately apologized and said that he had been drinking. and hoped that I wou d forget the incident. This was the only incident of this kind which oc- cured to me during all the time that was in Germany.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10

tiOnS of the United States with the various nations at war and that the placing of embargoes on the trade in arms which constituted such change would be direct violation of the neu- trality of the United States.
 But all these negotiations, reproaches and recriminations were put to an end by the torpedoing of the Lusitania and the killing of American women and civilians who were passengers on that vessel
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
| Bnt concrete land granite blocks
yeOnnan.

feet But concrete and granite blocks used in the construction of breakwa- ters and immensely heavy, are seldom disturbed at depth of twenty feet.
 To have the decks swept" by a great wave is common at sea, even when the vessel is in good hands. Often this accident has proved fatal to vessel and crew, but generally results in the loss of boats, galleys and too often of some of the men.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
THAT'S THE RIGHT SPIRIT
rRepublican A.P. Leased Wire1

BOSTON, Aug. 9.-Charles (ChickD Shorten of Scranton, Pa, outfielder of the Boston Americans, today enlisted yeOman
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
President Wilson Sternly Rejects
 Prcposal

Both before and after the sinking of the Lusitania, the German foreign of flee put forward all kinds of proposals with reference to American ships in the war zone. On one afternoon Zimmer- mann, who had q number of these pro- posals drafted in German, showed them to me, and l wrote the English trans lation for him to see how it would look In English.
 These proposals were about the sail ing from America of what might be called certified ships, the ships to be painted and striped in distinctive way, to come from certified ports at certain certified times, America to agree that these ships should carry no contraband
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
My Four Years in Germany" y"

American Diplomats Experiences Until
 of United States into the War
 Mr. Gerard's story, for which The Arizona Repub- can has acquired the exclusive rights of publication in this field began with the issue of The Republican of August 5. It's publication will continue in daily in stalments It will not be published in book form until Mir. Gerards testimony of his experiences in Germany during the crucial period of the worlds history shall have appeared completely in the columns of this news paper
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
Gerard Early Expected War
GERMANY ATTEMPTED ALI KINDS IF PLANS ID OVERCOME BY DIP PLOMACY B|G ENGLISH
 ADVANTAGE THROUGH PREDOMINANT NAVY

Drunken German Takes Occasion to Insult the American Ambassador in Berlin Theater Crowd in House Cries Down Dsturber Zimmerman Expected German Re- Servists i'll United States to Rise Against Government
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10
The Lusitania And German
 Threats
Threats
By JAMES w. GERARD

By JAMES w. GERARD American Ambassador to the German Imperial Court
 July 2S 1913 to February 1917 Copyright, 1917, by the Public Ledger Company. Copyright, Canada 1917 by the Public Ledger Company. International Copyright 19 the Public Ledger Company All rights reserved Any infringement will prosecuted
Arizona republican., 1917-08-10

(Continued Tomorrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25

Stevens, assignment of oil and gas
lease, section 2S, Sw.
Porter Newman to Chas r. Allen, quit
claim deed, part section 5s lie.
Chas. r. Allen and Charlotte Allen,
his wife. to Emma L. Poland part sec
tion 35 5s lie.
Edward Pettus, single, to James f. FL
lis, oil and gas lease, part section 7
Is 2w.
Ida Sims mee Eastman and Larnie
Sims, her husband to Kirk Dyer, war
ranty deed, part section 2S, IS lie.
Elnora Henry. nee Williams, and Ivra
Henry, her husband to Homer Adams,
oil and gas lease part section 10 Is 2w.
William f. Warren and Mamie c.
Warren, husband and wife, warranty
deed, to ~ T. Moyar, lots and 2, block
272, Ardmore.
j. II. billiard and " r. billiard, his
wife, to Josephine West, warranty deed,
part of lots IS, /, 10, 16 and II, block
as, Wilson.
o. E. Gillett and Margaret r. Gmett,
husband and wife to H. c. Stubbefield,
warranty deed, lot 10, block 5, Dundee.
James Young and Annie Young, hus-
band and wife, to George j. Christisen,
oil and gas lease, part section 10 Is 2w.
James Young and Annie Young to
Public, affidavit, part section 10 Is 2w.
Porter Staples to w. j. Jackson, war
ranty deed, part section II 3s lie.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25
WOES OF BELGIUMS SLAVERY.
Men Herded Like Cattle Into Great
Pens of Market Square.

National Geographic Magazine: At
half-past in the gray of the morning
of November Is, 1916, they walked out
6,2OO men at Mons myself and another
leading them down the cobblestones of
the street and out in the great city,
with the soldiers on each side, with bay
onets fixed, with the women held back;
writes John II. Gade.
The degradation Of it! They walked
into the great market square where the
pens were erected, exactly as if they
were cattle-all the great men of that
province. There they were collected:
no question of who they were, whether
they were busy or what they were do
ing Go to the right! Go TO the left!
Go to the right" SO they were turned
to the one side or the other
Trains were standing there ready
steaming, to take them to Germany
You saw on the one side the one broth.
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DAILY ARDMOREITE
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Furnished by Chickasaw Title Co.,
Bonded Abstracters).

V. L. Ellison and Cappie Ellison, his
wife, to A. A. Morris. warranty deed,
lots l, 2, 3 and 4. block 20, New Wilson.
Ellis Butter roll No. 2949, Choctaw,
to J. $. Mullen. agricultural lease part
section is 2s 3w
Aaron Ward and wife. Wade Ward,
to f. Renzleman. warranty deed, lots
l and ?, block SO, Wilson
w. L. Chambers, Doshie NJ. Cham
bers, husband and wife, to Annie Mar.
shall, warranty deed, lot A. block 3,
Skidmore addition to New Wilson.
Mrs. Oma Puckett to b. V. Flanary
and Harrison A. Roach warranty deed,
lot 2S, block IL, Oil City.
Moss Patterson to Jerome Watson,
quit claim deed part section Is As Sw.
c. and c. Nations to William r. Heur-
ley, receipt final payment, tract No.
.57T.
c. and c. Nations to John c. Pierce,
receipt for final payment, tract No. SIS.
c. and c. Nations to John {. Pierce,
receipt final payment, tracts Nos. 500
and 5961s.
IL IL NiAdN anu dtillllt ~ AIIdNt MS
wife, to Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Corporation, warranty deed,
part section 81 As 2e.
n. B. Feagin and Adelaide r., his wife,
Roy NJ. Johnson and Odessa Otey, his
wife, c. r. Ringer and Laura J. Ringer,
his wife, c. c. Howland and Ella A., his
wife, r. 4. Fox and Gertrude j., his
wife, Errett Dunlap and Eula V. Dun,
lap, his wife. Frank Robson and Annie
May Neal, his wife, II. d. McCollom and
Leslie his wife, and Nora Bomar and
w. S. Bomar, her husband to Ardmore
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Cor
poration, warranty deed part section 81,
As 2e.
II. c. Tate and S. Bonneau to J. f.
Dolman, assignment Of oil and gas lease.
part section 16 5s 2w
Willie l.. Barefield, a single man. to
Lewis +. Barefield, warranty deed part
section 13 As 1w.
c. and c. Nations to william L. Green,
unallotted land deed, part section 2l
% lie.
c. and c. Nations to William l..
Green, unallotted land deed part sec
ton q IS lie
c. and c. Nations to William l..
Green, unallotted land deed part sec
ton p 2s lie.
John w. Wort and Lizzie B. Wort.
his wife, to Mount Pleasant Baptist
Cemetery Association, warranty deed.
part section 32 3s 2e.
John w. Vert and Lizzie b. Vert,
his wife, to Mount Pleasant Baptist
church, warranty deed, part section 8
IS Be-
J. Q. Rice and Side Rise. his wife. to
Callie Blake and Bo Blake, her hus
zand, warranty deed. lot ! block Z, Ard
more.
f. f. McKelvy, trustee for Oil City
Mutual Oil Co. to Mollie Lola Clark
warranty deed, part section Is 3s 2w.
X. ~ Hapgood and w. II. Myers tC
Roxana Petroleum Company of Oklaho
ma. warranty deed, part section 4.
3w
W. c. Newton and Ruthie V. Newton
his wife. to DR.. c. Stevens and Colder
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TONS or SEDITIOUS PAPERS
SEIZED BY ENGLISHNIEN
Literature in Many Languages Pre-
pared by Germans.


London, July 6.--CCorrespondence)-
many languages and intended for circu.
lation in neutral countries, have been
seized here and condemned by a prize
court as part of a gigantic scheme on
the part of the Germans TO spread their
propaganda to the four corners of the
earth. The seizures were found in the
mails of the steamships Oranje, Rem.
brandt and Goentoer. More than 1900
bags, containing thousands of pamph.
lets, were removed from the vessels by
the British authorities.
Sir Frederick Smith the attorney gen.
eral, in asking the court to condemn the
seizures, asserted that the scheme was
on the largest possible scale and had
been carried out with ingenuity and
thoroughness. In net red and yellow
cover, he said, was a pamphlet entitled
The Neutrality of India and England
and information available to the Brit
ish authorities showed that in virtually
every neutral country almost in every
neutral town Of Importance, the Ger
mans had appointed agents whose spec.
ial mission it was to distribute the lit
erature
There were Dutch and French edi.
tons of this pamphlet, the French edi.
ton being edited, 1t was said. by the
Indian National party An Arabic pam
phlet had flaming red star and cres-
cent on the cover. Another dealt with
alleged British atrocities
A pamphlet in French and Spanish.
entitled "England's Rule in India" was
intended for circulation as far afield as
Bolivia. il was said
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er taken, the other brother left. \ nasty
embrace and they were separated and
gone. You had here man on his knees
before German officer, pleading to
take his old fathers place; that was all
The father went and the son stayed.
You saw the women in hundreds, with
bundles in their hands, beseeching to
be permitted to approach the trains to
give their men the last that they had
in life between themselves and starva'
tion-a small bundle of clothing to keep
them warm on their way to Germany
No one was allowed to approach to give
her man the warm pair of stockings or
the warm jacket so there might be some
chance of his reaching there. OFF they
went!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25
American Feet and Legs.

Popular Science Monthly: Americas
physical foundation-the feet and legs
Of the citizens-is unsound. If we are
to believe p. A. Vale, who has made
a study of feet II we dot not discard
the present monstrosities in footgear
and get into the habit of walking using
our legs and feet instead Of the auto
mobile and street car he says we will
become human penguins He calls at.
tention to the fact that Dr. Lloyd
Brown, the examining physician Of
Harvard, found that 500 Of TAG members
of the 1916 freshman class stood in a
manner that indicated "a potentiality
for sickness" and that 476 of the 500
students had feet and legs so imperfect
that they were ineligible for military du.
ty. Lack Of leg exercises is supposed
to be the cause Of this condition. Mr..
Vale says that the American woman
has neglected herself for so long that
her legs and feet are suffering malfor.
nations. There is no longer in her leg
the beauty of the classic line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25
City Clerk
Coupon.

No -
October first. 10. the city OF Ard
more. Oklahoma, will pay to bearer
------------$------ in lawful money OF
the United states Of America at Chat.
ham q Phenix National Bank. the fiscal
agent Of the state Of Oklahoma. in New
York. New York. and in event Of the
uiscontinuance Of such fiscal agency.
then. at the office Of the city treasurer
OF the city OF Ardmore, at Ardmore.
Oklahoma. the same being the interest
then due on bond Mo- series No.
eighteen issued under date twentieth
Gay Of July. 1916, and payable from as.
sessments which have been levied upon
the lots. tracts and parcels Of land ben.
Gifted by such Improvements. recited in
said bonds and this coupon is subject
TO AN the conditions Of the bond 10
which Il Us attached.
THE CITY OF ARDMORE. OKLA.
By---------------Ma Mayor.
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Wooden Leg Too Preclons.

Judge Few things have suffered a
h'gger smack from the desolating hand
Of war than wood. At the present time
a bundle of firewood OF most delicate
physique costs a penny. a watchman
was discovered asleep minus his wooden
leg and friendly wayfarer awoke him,
eXclaiming: Hey. man, they've stolen
your leg" The sleeper sat up and glow.
cred. Did ye think" said he, sarcas.
tically that I wud gang tae sleep in
this locality wi onything aboot me for
burnin'? The wife takes ava ma leg
every night and brings It back l. the
mornin'."
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ers and approved by the mayor on this
the nineteenth day Of July, 1917.
W. r. ROBERTS, Mayor

AtltSt-
G. w. GROOM, City Clerk.
First published July 20. 1919
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25
NEGROES OF GOTHAM
PROTEST ILLINOIS RIOTS

New York. July 25.--As a result of
the recent East st. Louis race riot,
negro residents have arranged for a
demonstration Saturday night, to take
the form of a silent march down Fifth
avenue in New York. 1t is said that
more than ten thousand men have
signifed their willingness to join in
the movement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25
INTEND TO REQUIRE
DINNERS ON ALL CARS

DINNERS will have to go on all auto
mobile lights If the plans Of the city
commissioners are carried out IT is
proposed to pass and enforce a drastic
ordinance covering the subject. 1t is
becoming dangerous for one who owns
a small car to drive on the streets of
the city after nightfall because Of the
binding glare of the headlights on big
cars.
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Certificate Of The City Treasurer.



Section 4. The mayor and the city
clerk are hereby authorized TO prepare
and execute said bonds and coupons
and cause the same to be registered az
provided by Lave and the ordinances OF
the city of Ardmore. and the proper
certificate OF registration 10 be inserted
thereon as the said bonds shall be de-
livored as ordered by the board OF com
mlssioners.
Section 8. For the immediate preser
walton OF the public welfare. peace
health and safety. an emergency Is de
ciared TO exist by reason thereof and
this ordinance shall take effect and b,
I'm force Immediately front ana after its
passage, approval and publication.
Passed boy the board OF commission
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Attest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-25
Attest
CertIflcate Of the Clty CIerk

state OF Oklahoma, Carter county. ss
I, the undersigned. city clerk Of the
city OF Ardmore. Oklahoma. do hereby
certify that this bond has been regis.
tered by me In the Street Improvement
record OF the city OF Ardmore, Oklaho.
ma. a book provided by ordinance 70 be
kept by me FOR that purpose
In testimony whereof I hereunto sub.
scribe my name and affix the corporate
seal Of the city OF Ardmore. Oklahoma,
on this the day of ---------, 1917.
Certificate Of the City Treasurer.
State OF Oklahoma, Carter county. ss
/. the undersigned. city treasurer OF
the city OF Ardmore. Oklahoma. do here.
by certify that this bond has been reg.
istered In the city treasurers Street
improvement bond record "A book pro.
yided by ordinance to be kept by me
for that purpose.
In witness whereof I hereunto sub.
scribe my name on this the --------.
day Of -------, 1917.
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HE CITY OF ARDMORE. OKLA.
MavOr
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She Was Willing TO Listen

Boston Transcript: He-You viii
never know how much l love you.
She-What Is your objection to tell
ing me?