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New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
American U-Boat
Chasers Danish Foe
In Mediterranean

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 4.-The
submarine menace in the Western
Mediterranean is now practically nil,
according to the opinions expressed to-
day by naval officers who returned on
an Italian liner from the naval sta
ton at Gibraltar. They had been pur-
SUNG submarines for nine months and
have come here on orders.
When we first went into the chase"
said one of them, "the submarine was
mighty active and made many success
ful attacks. For while they were
getting from two to three steamships
in every convoy that passed through
the strait But the fast submarine
chasers that this country have sent
over has made the German undersea
raider rare craft in those waters.
We mad one of those 110-footers
that made a record in submarine de-
structlon. She got four submarines in
three months. Her capture of one of
these boats was splendid piece of
work. One day on patrol she sighted
a periscope and made after it. The
Gerran submerged quickly, but the
chaser kept after him for forty ght
no lrs and held him under all that time.
When ne finally came up the chaser
was there on the JoD and got nm.
Ihls craft is fitted with detecting de-
vices and is able to follow the subma-
rne wherever ne goes under the sea"
Another naval officer commented on
me secrecy that was maintained by the
United States navy as to the mum oer
of submarines destroyed.
More Is known generally of U-boat
obstruction in America than we know
out there on station. We only know
when we get subm arine ourselves,
out We never hear what the other boats
are doing. Likewise, We keep TO our
selves what we are doing. 1t is diff
terent with the British destroyers.
whenever they get a submarine the
Whoie port knows Of IL. Not that the
British are boastful, but they make no
secret OF what they have done. Their
crews get prize money and shore lib
erty, and when these fellows come
ashore to spend their winnings one
Knows that submarine has been de-
stroyed
The American chasers and DESTROY
ers seldom try to take submarine
alive They go in for complete de
sfructlon and get no credit for kill
unless they bring in actual parts of
'he destroyed enemy craft The Ger
mans, themselves, if damaged by depth
bombs rarely surrender their boat In
Varlaoly they take TO their hfeboats
and assign two or three of their men
either TO blow her up Or 90 down with
the craft TO the bottom"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Elections In Mexico
Strengthen Carranza
Sweeping Victory Indicated
for Legislative Candidates
Supporting Government

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4. - Complete
returns from the Federal District and
scattering figures from the states to-
day indicated virtually complete
sweep by the candidates of the Ma
tional Liberal party for Senator'S and
Deputies at the elections held July 2s
The managers of the Constitutional
Liberal party. which gave the strongest
opposition. admit their defeat and the
loss of a working majority in the upper
house of the National Legislature.
The Constitutional Liberals were
opponents of President Carranza at the
last session The candidates of the
National Liberal party made their cam
paign on the issue OF government sup
port.
Among the Senator's elected from the
Federal District was Rafael Martinez.
editor of 'El Democratic" Another edi-
tor. Rafael Alducin of "El Excelsior,
was elected TO the lower house.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Britain Sees 4th Anniversary
AS Turning Point of War
King and Queen Attend Services; Newspaper Quotes
Lincolns Address: I'VE Will Wage War Till
War Is Ended for All Time

LONDON, Aug. 4.-The fourth ami
was observed day not only as a day
of prayer and rememb mbrance in churches
of all denominations, but also as day
of thanksgiving and hope. The news
of the glorious triumph Of the Allied
arms at the front has sent thrill
through the whole country.
The newspapers are not forgetful Of
the nations past SORROWS, but charac-
terize the anniversary as marking the
turning point of the war and the
breaking of new dawn for the delv-
GRANGE of the world from the menace
of German militarism.
In Hyde Park, as elsewhere through
out England, shrines were erected
where thousands laid flowers in mem
ory of the dead. One newspaper, quot
ing Lincoln's Gettysburg address, said:
"Not in the spoken or the written
words expressed in any age can we find
such text for to-day as the shortest
and most eloquent speech ever made by
Lincoln. In full knowledge of what
his words mean. let US wage war until
war, for all time, is ended
Rulers Attend Services
King George, Queen Mary and mem
bers of both houses of Parliament at
tended special services at St. Marga-
rets Church. Westminster. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury delivered the
sermon.
The ceremonies at Westminster were
and queen, Dowager Queen Alexandra
and the Duke of Connaught. Premier
David Lloyd George and many other
distinguished persons attended. The
Lord Chancellor and the Speaker of the
House of Commons, wearing their
robes of state and preceded by the
mace bearers, led the members Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
U-Boats Checkmated
BY New u. S. Ships,
Schwab Declares

ATLANTIC, CITY, n. j., Aug. A.
Gas it stands now, we have the u
boat checkmated,' asserted Charles NJ
Schwab here tonight at the Hotel
Traymore, where he is the guest of
Edward \. Hurley, chairman of the
United States Shipping Board. Mr..
Schwab continued:
We are putting out more tonnage
now than the Germans can sink, and
1t doesn't begin to measure up to the
product that we will be able to send
down the ways in a sew short months"
From now on. we will be able to
obtain $4,000 tons of plate week for
the shlpyards. thanks to the magnif-
cent work of Mr. Baruch and Mr.
Replogle, of the War Industries Board,
and this will be increased right along"
Great as our present output it, we
have just begun. In few months we
will be turning out a greater tonnage
than even the most sanguine has eyre
thought possible. Our building of
ships has but started-is in its in
fancy
= The york is going on ,splendidly.
On the Pacific Coast there has been
little friction where men have not
been placed right
eve are preparing to hold a series
of conferences in Philadelphia. com
mencing this week, to take up these
matters. In no shape does it tend to
lower wages or increase working hours
or conditions.
at is done wholly to protect the men
and see that each ia set where he can
be of the greatest benefit both to him
self and the plant.
Mr. Schwab was intcrrogated regard
ing reports Of the activities Of the
/. w. ". propaganda in his shipyards.
He said:
81 have not heard of any literature
being circulated in the various plants
by the /. w w. with view of making
the men dissatisfied, or getting them
10 slow up.
"Things are going along splendidly
ut this moment | have heard that the
failure Of a boat to leave the ways
at Bristol, Saturday, was due TO
Interior motives. but | know nothing
definite. They are merely reports
which | am frank to say We are trying
10 run down"
just now particular interest centres
IN the plant al Hog Island. where the
launching Of the first ship will be held
tomorrow The ceremony Will be at
tended BY President Wilson. Mrs. Will
son Will christen the first 10 be be
launched, the Quistconck. Both Mr..
Schwab and Mr. Hurley will attend.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Liner Reports U-Boat
Attack Off Coast

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 4.-Pas-
sengers who arrived here tonight from
Naples and Genoa on big Italian liner
reported that messages had been re-
ceiyed aboard the vessel shortly after
noon today from one OF two American
freighters VINO were then engaged in
a oaattle With a C-boat about thirty
i've miles astern.
The Italian vessels position at the
llne was about sixty-four miles south
east of Scotland Lightship, off New
York Harbor. Officers Of the vessel
would neither confirm nor deny that
sacn report had been received stat
ing tnat they had Instructions to reveal
tne contents Of no wireless messages
lhat came 70 the ship except the gen
efai news bulletins for the interest of
Passengers.
lhe travellers also said that their
steamship had been warned of the
presence Of submarines OF the Azores
Du' mad eYaded them. Warnings were
,,fscelved IN nidAtlantic announcing
NE activity Of the submarines off the
Atiantlc coast. On receipt Of the meg
a@ae the skipp~r changed his course.
gong az far South as Cape Uatteras
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

meeting place in the city of Bethlehem
ana that its leaders and mem bers were
oiscrlmlnated against in various ways,
including dismissal from the shops.
1t vas charged that a number of
"orkmen we're taken from the shops
oy the police because they held mem
oership in the machinists' union.
list Of names of ninety-one union
workers was submitted by the workers.
hey declared it to be a copy Of a list
furnished the employment officers at
the various shops. 1t was captioned
hese men are undesirable and should
not be employedD
Several witnesses testified that they
mad been discharged in one shop and
secured employment under false names
IN others One of these workers told
his story in the presence of Vice
President r. A Lewis, who told him
to go back TO the original shop under
his right name and promised the board
that ne would penalize a particular
foreman against whom charges Of un-
fair dealing had been made.
1t was also brought out that j. A.
hresge, proprietor of the Colonial
Hall, leased a portion of the building
for a meeting of the machinists, but
later refused to permit the meeting on
the ground that he had been instructed d
by the Chief of Police against permit
ting labor unions to meet in the build
ing The Chief of Police admitted this
on the witness stand Archibald John
son, vice president of the company, is
the Mayor of the city
Grace Fought Organization
The attitude of the company with
respect to collective bargaining, as ex-
pressed by Eugene C. Grace, the presi-
dent, was that the company was will
ing to meet employees individually, but
not through committees or by any
methods "savoring of organization" As
to charges of discrimination against
union workers, Vice President Lewis
said: $50 far as the company knows
there is no such thing"
The machnists employed at Bethle
hem held their meetings in the City
Of Allentown. Following the first hear
ing of the case in Washington, the,
caught a Pinkerton detective in theil
meeting. The man was arrested anC
fined $50 by the Mayor of Allentown
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

The way of tn. Yanks has been
paved with good cheer. They are aired
ana exercised aboard ship, but they
land with great craving for open all
and wide spaces. They get this in an
old town which is one Of the beauty
spots IN England A series of great
tent villages receives them and they
come fresh from hundreds Of showers
INTO supplies OF clean clothes and the
warmth OF English entertainment that
IS varied and continuous A very few
days finds them entraining again for
port.
An English general commanding
one of the ports of embarkation is
outspoken in his praise Of the spiri;
with Which the 'doughboys' Chamber uu
the gangways. 1t has been necessary
frequently 70 remove almost bv force
men who are i'll and would not repor,
the fact because they did not want tc
be left behind"
Another correspondent Of 9Th.
Weekly Dispatch" says that during the
last week the people of Wales had ar
opportunity Of welcoming thousands Of
American troops. Cardiff, Swansea
Newport and other places have cele
0rated their arrival, all the inhabitants
turning out to extend a warm and en-
thuslastlc welcome TO the soldiers
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Employees Of Western Union
Protest to Burleson
Against Discharges
McAdoo Ruling Cited
Operators Insist on Recogni-
ton Of Their Right to
Organize

Members of the Eastern General
Committee of the Commercial Teiegra-
piers Union telegraphed Postmaster
General Rurleson yesterday that the
country is facing strike OF telegraph
operators because the Western Union
Telegraph Company IS dismissing all
operators known TO belong TO the
union. 1t was stated In the message
that 1000 operators have been dis
charged for this reason within the last
few months despite shortage OF COM
petent operators.
The message urged Mr.. BurIeson to
declare that union employees of the tel
cgraph companies should not be dis
criminatsd against. The committee
told Postmaster General Burleson IN
the message that President Newcomb
Carlton and other officials of the West
ern Union desired to bring on a strike
in order to "discredit government con-
troll"
Claim Draft Evasion
Another paragraph in the telegram
stated:
Bitter feeling has been caused by
the action Of Western Union officials
in having certain operators in the
draft exempted on the ground that
their services we're indispensable, only
to discharge them later when It was
learned they were members OF the
union"
After saying that the operators de
clare that the spy system must go,
the message said:
an view of present unsatisfactory
conditions, it is essential, in the opin-
-. I'D that "a q.
ment be made by the Postmaster Cen
eral with respect to the right of en-
ployes to organize without the loss OF
employment, and that his pronounce
ment on this principle include decision
on the cases Of the men and women
hitherto discharged by the company
for membership in the union. These
cases were referred to the Secretary
of Labor in May and, we understand
were referred to the Postmaster Cen
cral for final disposition"
The message was signed by Percy
Thomas, deputy international presi
J. J. McGarty, J. ". Freeman. c. H
Ludwig, NJ. T. Eglin and ?. A O'Sulli-
van.
Carlton Is Denounced
Members o. the union met yesterday
a. AteIHOOH III Arlington nan, 10 oJ
Marks Place. Half a dozen operators
addressed their comrades. All who
spoke were at high pitch of indigna
tion and made bitter references te
President Carlton. A man of the name
Of Mccormick was cheered when he
made an especially heated allusion
conludng with:
81 have been underpaid and over
worked for years by the Western
Union. I have suffered from its miser
able spy system. The attendance a
this very meeting would have beer
tripled but for the coercive tactics o
the company.
"But I am convinced the men wht
have been discharged are going 10 bt
reinstated. I am so sure of It that
say now that the failure of Burlesor
10 order the reinstatement of these
men with back pay TO date would cause
me to forswear my allegiance to ths
American flag"
A resolution was adopted urging Mr.
Burleson to issue an order affecting
the telegraph companies similar t.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

House Of Lords and of the House Of
Commons.
St. Margaret's Church for nearly
three centuries has been the official
church of the House of Commons. but
to-day solemn conservation attended
by the royal family and members of
Doth Houses of Parliament, was un-
precedented. Many thousands gathered
IN the summer sunshine to watch the
novel scene.
1T was an impressive procession
which assembled at Westminster Pal
ace and marched slowly the short dis
tance to St. Margaret's, the state robes
of the Peers and officials lending a
Pleasant touch of color. Premier
Lloyd George. walking with Arthur J .
balfour. Secretary of State for For
elgn Affairs, headed the Commons in
the procession.
The arrival of the royal carriages,
with King George, Queen Mary and
Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria
IN another, was greeted with great
cheering. The King wore an adniral's
uniform, while the women Of the royal
family wore mourning for former En-
peror Nicholas of Russia.
Prays for End of War
The Speaker of the House of Com
mons and the Lord Chancellor read
the lessons.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury, in
an eloquent sermon, declared: -Four
years of war have taught US much
They have taught US in plain prose
wars unsceakabe hatefulness, anc
those who have been in touch with all
the realities of such a war are the
first to resolve that. please God, q
repetition of its ghastly horrors ahalI
become impossible among men"
After the benediction and while the
congregation was still kneeling ir
prayer the great doors were throw
shine. simultaneously the nationa1
anthem pealed from The great organ
and the crowds outside uncovered and
Joined in the singing.
=, AS the royal procession departed
there was an outburst of cheering.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Y. 5. Destroyer Mahan
Launched at Quincy

VolNCY. Mass. Aug. 4.-The dc
"''oysr aahan was launched to-day at
me Fore River plant Of the Bethlehem
NH'pouiiding Corporation. The vessel
~ named after the late Rear Admiral
ntifea j. Iahan, and waa christened by
ny hleer, IiAs Ellen X. Mailan
,, n0aeae Grace, president Of the Beth
isnem shipbuiiding Corporation, and
,seaf Admiral Spencer s. Wood, com
m,@ndant 81 The First Naval District.
"srs present. .
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
New York War Plant District
Has 8 Per Cent Labor Shortage

WASHINGTON, Aug 4..-There is
approximately 9 per cent labor
shortage in the New York production
district of the ordnance department,
the War Department announced to-day.
The situation in the New York district,
however. is better than the average
elsewhere, it is thought
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
20 Ambulances Arcanum Aim

Royal Arcanum councils in this state
have started to raise money to buy a
fully equipped ambulance for the
American Red Cross. Councils in other
states are planning to follow New
York's example. Judge c. Arch Will
Jams, grand regent of the order said
yesterday that the organization would
be able to give about twenty ambu-
lanccs.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

Railroad Order No. issued by Di-
rector General McAdoo. This order
read as follows: "No discrimination
will be made in the employment of
employees because of membership or
non-membership in labor organiza-
tions"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-19
RECOVERED NEW FORD
CAR STOLEN JULY 4

Sheriff Buck Garrett Yesterday
evening recovered a new Ford car,
the property OF w. c. McGill which
was stolen from in front of the
Princess theatre on the night of July
I. He found it at the home OF a
man named Burns, about seven
miles southeast of Ardmorc. Claud
Whizzenhunt, 10 years old, who
says he came from Waco about two
months ago, has been chopping cot
ton for Burns. He came to Ard
more on the night of July 4, with
Henry Crawford, Il years old. who
is also working for Burns. Whiz-
zcnhunt claimed that although he
was working as a farm hand he had
money and when he returned from
Ardmorc he brought this new car,
saying he had bought it. He is al
legged later TO have sold it to Burns.
The sheriff arrested Whizzcnhunt
and Crawford and brought them
to jail. He also arrested Mathew
Crawford, 1T years old, who is al
legged to have stole a pisto from
the house of McGill on July 3. The
pistol was recovered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-19
HUN DIPLOMATS TOLD
NOT TO MARRY
ANY ALIEN WOMAN

Amsterdam, June 20. (By maiD-
Bismarck's injunction that German
diplomatic representatives, abroad
should not marry any but German
wives ought to be revived, says the
koelnische Volks Zeitung in an ar
ticle which strongly disapproves of
the union of Count Won Berns-
torff's son with Marguerite Vivienne
Burton Thomas, of Burlington, N. ].
and even more so of the marriage
of his father, the former ambassa-
dor in Washington.
The latter's conduct, both before
and after the beginning of the war
and until America joined in, has,
it says. shown many strange vaga
ries which would be Incompetent
sible but for the fact that his wife,
Jeonne Luckemeyer, was an Amer
lean woman.
The Volks Zeitung holds that the
BiSmarckian dictum that a German
ambassador or minister who marries
4 foreign wife should leave the scrv-
ice should be strictly observed. 1t
further says that the service must
be overhauled and reorganizcd on
a broader basis. Sweeping changes
must be introduced and many ira
ditions of the old school must be
thrown overheard.
1T is no longer necessary, "the
Rhenish organ concludes" to play
the faultless drawing room diploma
tist. The modern diplomatist must
not only be a diplomatist in the
true sense of the word. but he must
be a sound business man and a
tireless worker as well"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-19
CLINTON SCHOOL
DESTROYED BY F.

The Clinton school house. east Oh
Ardmorc. was destroyed by fire last
night. Two men who reside at Viii
son were driving along the road
and saw the flames flash up sud-
denly. A number of people were at
tracted by the fire. but there was no
way to save the building. The pco-
pie iu that vicinity were of the
opinion that the fire was of incen-
diary origin. The building was VAL
ued at $1,000 to 81 500 and George
w. Coffman,, county superinten-
dent, said he believed there was 4
policy of insurance to the amount
of $500. He said there was an organ
in the school house valued at SIS
or 500. Sufficient money had re-
Gently been allowed the directors to
wcatherboard the building, cell it
and make other repairs before the
opening of the fall term of school.
Bud Ballew and Horace Kendall
worked all night on the case, but
there is no clue leading to the idcn-
tity OF the person who may have
started the fire. 1t was near this
school house where Ida Landcrs,
now in the county Jail, killed her
husband and his father several
weeks ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. that in
pursuance Of an order of the Coun-
ty Court of the County of Creek,
and State of Oklahoma, made on
the oath day of June, 1913, in the
matter of the estate of Addie
Hughes, deceased, the undersigned,
as the administrator of the estate
of said deceased. will sell at private
sale, to the highest bidder, said bids
to be in writing, sealed in an en-
velope, and delivered to DR.. f.. r.
Barker at Healdton, Carter County,
Oklahoma, and by him delivered to
the administrator at Drumright,
Creek County, Oklahoma, or filed
with the court clerk at Sapulpa, Ok
lahoma, subject to confirmation D,
said County Court on Monday, the
10Th day of July. 1918. at 2 o'clock
p. m, or within six months from the
above date, in said County of Car
ter, all the right, title, interest and
estate Of the said Addie Hughes.
deceased, at the time of her death,
and all the right, title and interest
that the said estate has, by opera
ton of law, or otherwise, acquired
in and to all the certain lots. pieces
or parcels of land, situated, lying
and being in the County of Carter,
State of Oklahoma, bounded and de
scribed as follows, and upon the
following terms and conditions, to
wit Lots Nos. seventeen (N),
eighteen (lS), nineteen O9), and
twenty (20) in block No. thirty
three (33) in the Town of New
Healdton, Carter County, State of
Oklahoma.
For cash in hand on the day said
sale is approved by the County
Judge of Greek County. Oklahoma.
Dated the 9th day of July, 1918.
BUNK WATSON,
Administrator.
WAGNER & HILL,
Attorneys for Administrator.
ll-l8-25
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-19
British Arc Happy.

London. July l9-(Via Ottawal
The stroke with which Gen. Foch
transformed the battle position IS
welcomed by the newspapers as
equally surprising and brilliant in IFS
results.
Even the most optimistic were
hardly prepared for the dramatic
speed with which Gen. Foch's STRAIT
egy developed. Experts compare i
TO the battle of the Ourcq in 1914.
when Manoury prepared the way
for the grea; victory OF the Marne.
None OF the previous brilliant epi-
sodcs of the war, they declare, has
given such solid ground for conf
dence as this double operation-de-
fense and attack.
Warning is uttered, nevertheless
against any oversanguine anticipa-
tion. Ii is pointed out that the en-
envy will certainly react violently
against the menace of his whole po-
si;ion on the Marnc, and General
Foch, now that he has reached the