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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
CALIFORNIA SLACKER
INVOKES CONSTITUTION
TO ESCAPE SERVICE

san Francisco. May 90 The 800.
premc court of California denied today
% petition TO prevent Oakland city
officials from enforcing military regis.
tration The petition alleged this was
in violation OF the thirteenth amend.
ment to the federal constitution pro.
hibiting involuntary servitude.
The thirteenth amendment to the
federal constitution, prohibiting invol.
untary seryitude, was invoked In the
supreme court to relieve Ferdinand
Claudius OF Oakland, from military
registration.
Walter II. Dunn, counsel for Clau.
dius, filed with tho court a petition
asking for a writ of prohibition against
John l., Davis, mayor of Oakland, l..
W. Cummings, city clerk, and their
subordinates, preventing them from
registering Claudius for military ser.
vice, to which he Is liable under the
law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
U-BOAT OFF MAINE
SU6MERSlBLE is OBSERVED BY
FISHERMEN AND OTHERS.
Naval Station Orders Patrol Of the
Waters When Word Comes From
Reliable Sources that Vessel Is
Plainly Seen on the Surface.

Portland Maine. May 22.-It was Of.
ticially made known that the reported
presence OF submarine off the Maine
coast was being investigated by naval
stations.
A patrol scrutiny Of these waters
was ordered following report to the
naval stations that the periscope was
sighted lated yesterday afternoon and
that at six o'clock last night subma.
rine was seen running awash off Ma.
chias.
On the heels OF these reports came
the word today from three lobster
fishermen that they had sighted from
two different points what they believ.
ed 10 be a German submarine. They
sighted the craft, they say. off the
mouth of the Kennebec river at 9:l5
O'Clock this morning.
The fishermen brought the report
90 liopham station. When IL was ne.
ported 20 % naval officer he furnished
the Machias end of the story and con.
iirmcl press reports that AN inyesti.
cation was under way.
10 was later learned unofiicially that
% coast guard at Cross Island had
sighted the supposed submarine and
watched it for five minutes. when Il
/ submerged
The supposed submarine, which an.
/ peared 90 be- about POO feet In length.
was seen by two fishermen south Of
Seguin Light at 9:1j o'clock this morn.
| ing they said. She was a mile and
a half distant but the fishermen were
sure OF the character Of the stranger.
As they were watching her the engine
OF their motor boat backnred, and Ia.
stanty following the report, the sub
marine submerged.
Another Fisherman Sees Craft.
The fishermen had no more than
reached shore when third fisherman
arrived with the report that he had
seen the craft a little later west OF
Seguiu light.
Later the stranger was seen by two
members Of the coast guard. One
guard first saw her and later he was
Joined by second guard and the two
men watched the vessel for an hour.
They had ample time to study her
closely under favorable conditions,
and were convinced that she was q
submarine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22

Additional expressions relative to
The Ardmoreite's protest against the
shipment of casing.head gasoline fol.
low:
w. r. Roberts, mayor "Ardmore
has had one disastrous experience with
casing.head gasoline, and ! think every
citizen should take a hand in the fight
TO prevent recurrence OF that catas-
trophe. We've made wonderful head
way since the explosion In. 1915, and
should take every precaution to pre-
vent another such setback as we re-
ceiyed al that time
David H. Cooper pastor Broadway
BAPTIST church: 81 cannot speak as
am expert either on casing-head gaso-
line or ON the law controlling its shi0-
ment However it is not a theory
that conlronts U.S. but a condition of
bitter experience in our city. Lite,
land the property we now possess, must
| be protected. 1t was fortunate for ~
that we had the Santa Fe Railway com
pany to deal with in a former desola'
ion: otherwise not only would We
have sustained the irreparable loss of
nearly fifty lives. but also an immense
amount in property values. II seems
clear that casing.head gasoline Is
ready for business on the least provo.
cation and even without proyOcation
| cannot believe that law.abiding citi,
zens and corporations are willing to
jeopardize the lives and interests oi
our city. / wish to commend your
strong position on this important mat
ter and the many forceful utterance
you have published on the same. Let
me express also my appreciation OF
the splendid paper you are issuing"
Thomas W. Champion, county Judge
1T is the right thing to do. We have
had all the experience with casing
head gasoline We want and II there
is any law to prevent transporting
this deadly fluid | want to see 1t cr
forced. ! do not wish to handicaT
any industry, but the people are ell
titled To respect and it is folly 10 tel
them that there Is no danger In trans
porting after what they suffered her,
about two years ago and what Gaines
vile has just gone through Max.
the producer mix It In the field ol
else pipe II to the re1nories; require
Iany method that will insure our live.
and property from such peril
Harry b. Harts, attorney; when ,
child is burned once by playing will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
War Summary

German armies in France are slowly
yielding ground before the relentless
pressure exercised by Generals Haig
and Petain and the vita. question is as
to whether their morale can be main
tanned under the terrific pounding to
which they are subjected DAY and
night Apparently the allied command.
ers have abandoned q. policy OF sud.
den thrusts at chosen points and ara
relying on constant hammering over
wide front in the belief that sooner
or later the iron German ring must
either break or crack.
While there is little immediate pros.
pect of sensational developments In
the battle area, the political situation
remains fraught with many possib!i-
ties. The latest news from Russia in.
dicates that the crisis In that country
continues acute Russian radicals are
apparently as determined as ever 10
reject the war program Of England and
! France. but they show almost as much
reluctance as Berlin to define their
/ precise aims. 4 conference is pro.
jeCted at which the coalition govern.
ment will be asked for frank state.
ment as to its position and there are
uncomfortable rumors that the Rus.
sian radicals intend to attempt to
force reputation OF Russia's treaties
with the other members of the cu.
tente.
On the credit side of the account is
the rising tide Of indignation against
Germany in Scandinavia and Spain.
The anti.German faction In Sweden
has been powerfully reinforced by the
action OF the Germans in sinking three
Swedish grain ships in violation Of
their own agreement to respect the
safety of the vessels.
Spain still is awaiting reply To her
protest over the sinking Of the Spanish
steamer patriciO. also destroyed while
sailing under "a German guarantee. aud
| the tone of the Spanish press Is iu
croasiugly peremptDry In It's dcmapl
| tlJt Germany be- compelled 10 respect
Spanish rights
] WHAT ouoyt the course Of events i-
lhaying ON the German people remain
practically sealed book. The German
censorship has reached point of un
paralleled efficiency and the little
news that tricklcs across the frontier
Iot the Gormanic empires oner scaui
basis for even speculation
! Apparently the war OF the pan.Grr
mans and iuukers on Chancellor Won
Bethmann.Ilollweg Is going vigorously
on, but there Is nothing to indicate IN,
enect It Is having on the emperor. sol,
Iarbiter OF the premier's destiny. tn,
liunkers claim 90 have enlisted Field
! Marshal Won Hndcuburg, but the issu,
! will presumably remain In abeyancJ
until the reichstag re.conyenes July 3
Last nights actions on the Frenc
front confirmed French possession o
the commanding high ground won II
the previous night near Moronvilliors
IN the Champagne The Germans thor
oughly bombaried these new FrencI
positions and then delivered mfantr.
attacks, but were unable 10 shake th,
French hold, and suffered cousidcrabl
losses. The French have taken more
than 1000 unwouudod prisoners her,
In the past few hours
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
Santa Fe RaiItOay Becomes Ally OF
Ardm0re People in Fight 10 PreUent
Shipment of Casinghead Gasoline

Ardmore in her fight protect herself against the peril
Of shipments of casnghead gasoline through this city has found
a most able ally in the Santa Fe railway
b. P Ripley president Of the Santa Fe, is filing with the
Interstate Commerce Commission schedule in which he
declares that his company will refuse to accept for shipment
casnghead gasoline at any price and point its lines
Mr. Ripley deserves TO win his fight but if he should lose
the government should assume all financial responsibility for
these shipments The government WILL Of course decline to
accept any responsibility and in justice it Should
leve the Santa Fe from making shipments of this material
The hazard Of shipping casnghead gasoline is augmented
by the fact that INSCRIPTIONS persons ship under bill of
adng calling for other material For instance ovezeaous
employee thinking to better his employer billed out the
casngh gasoline which caused the destruction at Gaines
vile different commodity Of much lower specific gravity
nd that would not endanger the lives and the property Of
people.
The people who live along the lines of railway which
casnghead gasoline might be transported must protect them
selves best they The sensible thing to do is to appeal to
the corporation commission The commission has the
right to issue order prohibiting such shipments and rail-
way companies will be only too glad to give obedience to that
order without questioning its legality and in that event
the peril averted with the exception the possibility of
making false shipments penal oense for wrong false
billing should be sufficient to stop that practice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
ATLANTA FIRE
Loss $3,500,OO0
FROM 10000 TO $1,000 PERSONS
MADE HOMELESS BY
CONFEDERATION.
70 BLOCKS DESTROYED
Flames and Explosions Raze 1868
5uildings-organized Relief Work
Saves Much Suffer- I'd Hunger
No Outside Aid Net T.

Atlanta, Ga, May 22-Es = as to-
day were that rom 10000 3 600
persons were homeless as a r q If
the fire yesterday and last nigh =
swept through approximately Is bl y
of Atlanta residential property ra.
ing from negro shacks to homes
influential citizens in the northeast
ern section of the city.
X. S. Rust, assistant secretary of
the Southeastern Underwriters Asso-
citation, estimated the property loss
at S35OO,OO0, and loss to insurance
companies S2,50O,00
Relief work, which was started
hours before the flames were subdued
was pushed rapidly The public safety
committee of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce at meeting laid plans for
handling the situation. and later a
mass meeting called by Mayor Asa G.
Gambler was held
Many Homeless Are Fed.
Preparations were made last night
to feed 5000 Of the homeless, it be-
ing believed that no more than that
number would need immediate relief.
The relief forces were so quickly or.
ganized that hundreds of the home
less were fed last night, and this
morning breakfast awaited them az
the auditorium armory
Real estate and insurance men work
ing in conjunction today estimated
that 1863 buildings had been de.
stroyed. This was considerable un.
der the early estimates.
The citizens relief committee OF
the Red Cross today requested that
churches be kept open tonight to be
used as dormitories.
A special meeting of the city coun.
Gil was called for late this afternoon
TO take whatever steps may be neces-
sary for relief and rehabilitation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22

! fire, it's pretty safe bet that he
won't play with it again That's just
the position Ardmore and the state Of
! Oklahoma is in. We have been burn
ed once -harshly. badly burned-and
its up to us to see that it doesn't occur
again
G. W. Richard, superintendent Of
the Ardmore public schools: The
city Of Ardmore ought to take every
precaution TO prevent another eXplo-
sion like that which occurred I'm Sep
tember, 1915. It ought to prevent the
shipment of casinghcad gasoline
/ through the city limits if It has the
power; IF it does not have the power
protest should be made TO the cor
poration commission. Undluted cas-
inghead gasoline is so volatile that
the danger is greatly increased dur
ing the hot weather"
II r.. L. Morgan, pastor of the Broad
way NJ. b. church: Every precau.
tion to protect lives and properly
should be taken ] am heartily in
sympathy with the warning given by
The Ardmoreite against the danger
of casing-head gasoline. The oil men
have rights. but it seems to me that
some way could be devised to use the
gas without taking such great risks.
Buck Garrett, sheriff of Carter coun.
ty: "Casing-head gasoline? Ab-so.
lute-ly against It! This town already
has had one experience with this stuff
which Is more dangerous and more
highly explosive than dynamite. And
if experience is the best teacher as
| II is said to be. the corporation com
mission should act at once to prohibit
shipment Of the stuff out OF the fields
W. f. Freeman judge of the district
court: Human life is more valuable
and more important than any other
thing In the world, and when It comes
to a question of the supremacy of life
or dollars, Oklahoma and Ardmore
should take steps Immediately to pro
tect life and property. The Ardmore
tie is absolutely right in its Ggh'
against the shipment of casing,head
gasoline out of the oil fields near
here"
Shelton W, Tyer county clerk OF
Carter county: 81 am opposed. abso
utely, to the shipment of casinghead
gasoline out of the oil fields TO re
hneries at points distant from th,
field, and personally hope the cor
poration commission issues an order
prohibiting such traffic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
SUPPLIES FOR
DRAFT DISTRIBUTED

Sheriff Buck Garrett. acting under
instructions from Governor u. l.. VII.
liams and AdIuiau, General ANGEL
carp. this morning turned over TO x.
+ Grisham. county registrar an
blanks. cards and books TO bee used IN
the registration OF Carter coun'y's
mgle population under the provisions
OF the selective draft bin. The reg.
istrauons will be made June o. under
proclamation Of President Wilson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
IRISH ADVISED TO
FORM CONSTITUTION
Sir Horace Plunkett, Friend Of Erin,
Sees Real Liberty in Proposed
Convention.

London, May 22 Sir Horace Plum.
kett, the Irish pubicist. who without
Identifying himself with either Of the
political parties. has been constant
worker for Irish betterment. express.
ed 10 the Associated Press today his
opinion that the convention proposed
by the government for the settlement
Of the Irish problem will be- accented
by lrIshmen as the first really hope.
iul beginning of the end of that ques.
tion.
III has taken many generations 20
convince the English people that they
cannot govern Ireland saiu Sir Hor.
ace, but only q few months 10 learn
tha' they cannot form % system of self
government for that country. Now
that these lessons have been learned
] do not think % win take many weeks
%. even days for lu.hmen 20 realize
Ihe great opportunity which has fal.
'eu iO them ur the responsibility which
20 involves and IN as TAR as ] can
suago the spirit underlying the some.
what confused state OF Irish thought.
caused by the Kaleidoscope changes
200 British policy the convention viii
bc accepted as the first really hopeful
beginning of the end OF the Irish
question There win bee an over
wheming desire to make &c succeed
III must however, be remembered
that the more earnest the desire the
more thorough will be the work OF the
convention and the longer n sits be
hind closed doors the better will be
the prospect OF the final solution OF
what perhaps has bcen the most baf
fling problem I'm the worlds politics
Mr. LloydGoorge may already be con
graduated"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
AMERICAN SOCIALISTS
TO BE AT CONFERENCE

Chicago. May 81 Morris Hnl1ui,.
New York. Victor L. Berger Milwai.
koo, and Algoru0n Lee. New York.
win represent 'He American socialist
party as delegates TO The conference
az stockholm Announcement of the
selection OF the three delegates was
made today by the national executive
committee Of the socialist party The
delegates will be unlnstructed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
NEGRO MURDERER
BURNED BY MOB

Memphis, Tenn. May 22.-Eu Per.
sons, negro. confessed murderer of
Antonetto Rappal several weeks ago.
was burned To death near the scene
of the crime at o'clock today
4 mob estimated at from 1000 10
5000 witnessed the death of the ne.
gro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
GERMAN PRISONERS OF
U. S. RUN FOR LIBERTY

Laredo. Texas. May 22.- Heiuricl
Schmidt and JuhJn schmidt, two New
York Germans plrolod yesterday from
Fort Mcintosh. where they have been
interned. made "a dash for liberty ~
night Heinrich Schmidt swan the
Rio Grande TO the Mexican side ana
escaped, but Johann Schmidt was cap.
tured by customs officers and impris
oned at Fort Mcintosh.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22

Berlin via London May 92.-lt Is
learned on good authority that a com.
pletc agreement has been reached be.
tween Germany and Austria ON the
Polish questions as the result OF the
conference at great headquarters be.
tween Chancellor Won Bethmann.Holl.
veg and Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
WEATHER FORECAST

Arlmore and vicinity Tonight fair.
continued cool, Wednesday fair
Oklahoma Tonight fair continued
cool, Wednesday fair rising tempera.
tura In northwest portion.
East Texas Tonight fair. cooler IN
northeast portion; Wednesday fair
West Texas Tonight fair, Wednes
day fair rising temperature In north
and west portions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
ALLIES BOMBARD
CITY Of KAVA[A

Sofia, via London, May % Today's
Bulgarian war office statement. after
reporting artillery actions in various
sections OF the Macedonian front. an
nounces that thirteen enemy warships
bombarded the Turkish city OF Kayala
while twelve airplanes dropped bombs
on the town.
Several houses In Kavala were de.
stroyed, says the statement. but no
military damage was done. one hos
tile airplane was shot down.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
River Craft to Be Utilized.

ST. Louis. May 90 Orders that an
government barges an; steamers on
the Mississippi river Dee placed In inn.
mediate commercial service have been
received here The order was issued
in order 20 relieve freight congestion
Twelve hargcs and two steamers will
go into commercial service,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
MEXICO OPPOSES
SUBMARINE RAIDS
CARRANZNs MINISTER AT Ben
LIN FILES PROTEST WITH
KAlSER'S GOVERNMENT.
WILL NOT ENTER WAR
General Obregon Declares His Weak
ened Country Could Give No Effect
i've Aid TO Allies, as It Has Neither
Ships, Supplies Nor Men.

Amsterdam via London. May %. A
Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company says that the Mexican
minister to Germany is reported to
have handed a note to the German
government protesting against the
submarine campaign The report fol.
lowed prolonged conference Mon.
day between the Mexican minister and
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman.
Mexico City, Monday, May 2l.-It
was indicated here today that a thor
ough understanding existed among
government officials that the United
States had not and would not. exer-
else pressure to force Mexico to take
sides in the war.
General Alyaro Obregon. who re.
Gently resigned as minister Of war. ex.
planned today the reasons which
prompt Mexico to endeayor to main.
tain absolute neutrality in the war.
He said Medco's selfrespect called
tor this policy. Even If Mexico Joined
the war, he said, she could give no
effective aid She could furnish Meth.
er ships, supplies nor money. Under
such conditions, Mexico could not
with sellrespect enter the war unless
forced to do so, ana certainly not
merely for the sake or gain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
Kills Prohibition Referendum.

Madison, Wis, May % Governor
Philip today vetoed the Eyjue bin
which would have provided state.
wide referendum on the prohibition
question next April.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-22
The Daily ArdmOreile

Delivered at your
HOME OR OFFICE
90 cents a Month
or Is cents q Week
including Sunday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
CIRCUS DAY

When the circus was here / saw
it unload. When l was sleeping
my father woke me up that morn
ing. He said, Wake up Lois, don't
you want to see the circus unl0ad?"
l never answered. Then he said,
wake up. Lois! ! hear the ele-
plant crying
So l woke up and got on my
clothes and went to see the circus.
| did not stay away from school.
went home and washed my face
and went to school.
l had seen lots of things unload
ing but ! did not want to be late to
school.
l did not get to see the parade
so got to go to the moving picture
show that night. / looked at the
picture until eleven o'clock. l went
home and went to bed and dreamed
Of nice things. Farmer,
Whitewater School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
TELLS HOW TO PLANT
GARDEN

The place | selected for my gar
den was in Benton Heights. spad-
ed my ground and then ! raked it.
| planted in one of my beds lettuce
in another potatoes. The way l
planted lettuce was to make
trench and put the lettuce in, then
cover the lettuce UP with dirt.
The way planted my potatoes
was to make hill and put the po-
tatoes about one foot apart then
cover them up with dirt.
/ am going to hoe the potatoes
when they come up ] am going to
pick my lettuce so that there will
be more come up.--Violet Hazlitt,
6B Grade, Sevastopol School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
THE JUNIORS BIRTHDAY

The following verse came in too
late last week to be put in that
Junior, but perhaps it can be en-
joyed just as much today.
This we are told,
The Junior now is one year old
On this sixth day of May.
So we should all be happy and gay.
To this cause a willing hand
We should lend,
That the ways Of this land
We may help TO mend.
The Junior is our friend.
TO its coed work there is no end.
Now little children DO not sigh,
Everyday VIII be Junior Day
Bye and Bye
Martha Ellen Null. Centerville,
Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
History of the
american Flag

The flag of the Massachusetts
colony had a pine tree in the cen
ter OF it. The other colonies had
different flags.
Before the war of eighteen.twelve
Gen. Washington went to Betty
Ross house and asked her If she
would make a flag that had thir-
teen stripes and thirteen stars.
Gen. Washington said. "The the
stars should have six corners, the
colors of the flag should be red,
white and blue" Betty Ross said,
IF the star had five corners it
would be more pleasing to the eye"
Then Gen. Washington said, they
would have it that way. Gen.
Washington gave her an army coat,
a pair of army pants, and a shirt.
The American flag was first used
on land at Rome, New York, it was
first used on the sea by Paul Jones
in war on battle ship.
The American flag today has
forty-eight stars and thirteen strip
es, seven red stripes and six white
stripes. 1t is four feet six inches
in length and four feet four inches
in width.
The government flag factory is
in the navy yards at Brooklyn, N.
Y. A set of the flags cost $4,000.
The white of the flag stands for
purity, the red stands for bravery
and the blue stands for truth.--By
Howard Mills, GA Baxter School,