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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-22
LOCAL BREV|T|ES

Ed Metzler and Frank Caldwell
charged with robbery, were placed 10
the county jail this morning by VIII
Ward, deputy sheriff.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Leslie Newton Jones, p. and Mar
garet Myrtle Dec,, Is, Writ; Wi'l'c
Bowling, D. and Flossic BeSkcn,,
20, Tishomingo.
VIII Ward, deputy sheriff, arrest
ed George Moss and brought him TO
the county Jail last night. Moss is
charged with stealing a saddle from
a man named Roper, at Healdton.
Mrs. w. +. Bishop and three chill
dren are i'll at their home, no South
Washington street, Mr. Bishop, who
.ie jailor at the county Jail is abser,
from his Office to be in attendance
upon them.
\ deputy sheriff arrived here from
Gainesville, Texas, last night and
took back with him Shug Chamber,
a negro aprehcndcd here by the pp-I
lice, who is wanted in the Texas
city to answer to a charge OF bur
glary.
d. NJ. Ballew and VIII Ward, dep-
iltv sheriff hrOuuht a man and a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-22
UNITED PRESS IS
MAKING ADMIRAL
WILSON THE GOAT

New York, Nov. 2l.-The United
Press has issued the following state
mcnt:
Neither !, myself, nor the Unit
ed Press, has any apology 10 offer
ior giving to the American people,
as news, a statement OF ;hc S'guiu@
OF the armiSticc announced as OF
fetal, and furnished in writing for
publication by the vice jmiral OF
the United State, in supreme COM
mand OF all the America naval
forces in France. We're the same
identical proposition presented to-
morrow, we would act eNactly as
ON Nov. :. No ucwspapcrman could
or would do otherwise
Roy W. Howard. president OF the
United Press, MADE the f1ree )ug
statement upon his return to New
NorL after having visited in Wash
ington, where he conferred with
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels and
other government officials, follow
ing his return TO the United State,
on government transport
The bulletin which Admiral
Wilson gave out and which the Unit.
ed Press carried, was not runner
or report. 1t was a bulletin fur
nished to the admiral as Official All
so givch ont to us, continued
Howard.
"'It was given to us for pubIica-
ton by the ranking active United
States naval officer in France. There
was no more ground for doubling
Admiral Wilson,, source OF ncw-
than there would have been ior
doubling the statement had ii come
from Marshal Foch.' ~.
Howard's Explanation
"'It wa, 10 o'clock in the morn
ing (Frcuch ,imc) when ! first learn
ed Of rumor that the armiSticc had
been signed. The report was current
in both French and army circles IN
BreSt when | arrived that morning
to embark for the United States.
"'I put in the entire day eudcavor-
ing to confirm the report. But it
was not until I o'clock in the alter
noon that Admiral Wilson was no
tilted on what he stated was official
authority and on what know ne
had every reason to believe was OIL
fetal authority, that the armisticc
had been signed.
J., Il
made by the local Brest newspapers
and the civilians. soldiers and sail
ors had their celebration under fuil
headway before | was able to get
from Admiral Wilson personally 2
copy Of his written announcement,
and his personal assurance that the
was official.
"'Thc admiral then sent his par
,onal aide with me to assist me in
filing the dispatch, as do not spc TX
French fucutly.
"'It was the fact that all Bres-,
including operators and cenSors ac-
,cptcd the news as official and was
celebrating at the time that caused
my wire to pass the French censor
ship at Brc,t, unchallcugcd
"'Upon my rcturn TO the United
States. learned that no news had
been published here OF the fact that
celebration OF the signing OF the
lrmistice took place ON Nov. /, a5
all the army's naval bases
Oh the French coast.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02

food and fuel. was passed In ise house
June 23 by vote of 800 to and in
the senate July II by vote Of 81 to G..
The second great bond issue act,
authorizing the issuance of bonds to
the amount of 81, 53S. 9i5. $40 and war
savings certificates TO the amount OF
$1,000. 100000, was passed In the house
September @ and in the senate Septem-
Der IS.
The revenue act, first introduced In
the house May o. was passed by the
house May %. but was not passed by
the senate until September 10. The
conference report was accepted Octo-
Der 2. The message provides for the
raising of nearly S3,00Ol000.0OO annu-
ally, largely from income and excess
profits taxes.
The second big war appropriations
act, carrying n total of S5,356, &C.,
016.93. including S635. 0OO. 900 additional
for the emergency shipping fund, was
approved by the president October @.
The second session of the war con-
gress opened December 3, and the fol-
lowing day President Wilson delivered
message declaring that nothing will
turn the United Stntes aside from Its
task until the war Is won.
During December both houses of CON
gress opened far-reaching investiga-
tions into the war preparations OF the
war and navy departments.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

The year 1917 was marked by many
disasters on land and sea, aside from
those resulting from the land and
naval operations of the countries at
war. Thousands Of lives were lost
and millions of dollars worth OF prop
erty was destroyed by fires. explosions,
earthquakes. tornadoes and other de
structive agencies in all parts of the
world.
On January 8, an earthquake in For
mosa caused the death of 300 persons.
ON January %. an earthquake killed 20
persons on Bali Island. Malay archi-
pellgo.
On February 2, an explosion and fire
In Chicago tenement killed %. On
FEBRUARY 3. 50 were killed and 3sI
hurt in n ship explosion at Archangel.
On the same day an explosion at Yo-
kohama killed 100. On February n.
the British transport Mendl was sunk
In u collision. 625 South African la
borers being lost.
On March IL, tornado in east GEN.
trail Indiana killed more than 20 per-
sons and on March %. 80 were killed
uAAt -bp "hth "a W.
nado wrecked part of the city of New
Albany, Ind.
Explosions in u Russian ammunition
plant near Chester. Pa, killed 112 per-
sons April 10. An explosion in the
Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo.
April 81. caused loss of 119 lives.
May %. the city of Gyoenyoes. Hun
gary, was devastated by fire. Thirty
lives were lost and great damage was
done by a storm In Kansas May % and
the following day tornadoes in central
Illinois killed $50 persons and destroy
ed property worth millions of dollars.
May %. many persons were killed in
tornadoes in southern Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan-
sas.
San Salvador. capital of Salvador.
and number of surrounding towns
were partially destroyed by volcanic
eruption. earthquake ard fire June Z.
More than $50 men persisted in blaz-
ing mine at Butte. Mont, June o. Thir-
teen were killed and many injured
when a water tank fell on the steamer
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee,
Wis. June 80
A Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged
into the rapids, July l. and % were
killed. A mine explosion ut New Wa
terford. Cape Breton. killed CO men
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02

The riots were followed by prosecu-
lions by state officials and congress
sional investigation.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth U. s.
infantry (colOred) started race riot
at Houston, Tex, August %. resulting
in the death of Is whites and several
negroes.
Interest In the general elections on
November was centered In New
York and Chicago. where Socialist
tickets were defeated by large MAORI
ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic nomi-
nee, was elected mayor of New York
over fusion, Republican and Socialist
candidates.
In Milwaukee, Wis, November %,
ten policemen and a woman were kill
ed by the explosion of bomb found
in a church and taken to police head
quarters.
Thirteen negroes, convicted by court
martial of participating in the race
riots at Houston, Tex. August %, were
hanged at San Antonio. December II.
Forty-one others were given life sem
fences.
The house of representatives, on De-
cember II, adopted resolution, al
ready adopted by the senate, submit
ting to the states a constitutional
amendment for national prohibition.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit of unrest was apparent in
many widely separated countries in
1917. leading in some. cases to revolu-
ton and civil war. The. revolution in
Russia, resulting in the abdication of
Gar Nicholas and the forced abdica-
ton Of King Constantine of Greece
were events closely allied with the
war. Disturbances In China, including
an attempt to restore the monarchy,
were Influenced partly by the war.
Conditions In China were unsettled I'M
I'll June 30. when under the influence
Of monarchists. Hsuan Tung. Manchu
emperor. announced his resumption of
the throne OF China. Civil war i'm
medlately broke out and on July 10
the attempt to restore the monarchy
collapsed. On July 10 the monarchist
army. led by Chang Hsun, surrendered
after n battle at Picking. The repub-
lican government was firmly establish
ed again and later declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Civil war in Cuba threatened to dis
rupt that country during the early
months Of the year. The rebels were
badly defeated in several engagements
and on March Z, Gomez. their leader,
was captured. The rebellion was
stamped out quickly after the capture
OF Gomez.
Great Britain continued to wrestle
with the Irish problem throughout the
year. The Irish nntionallsts, on March
z, demanded immediate home rule and
marched out OF the house of commons
I'm a body On July % n convention
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02

on July 70.
A mine explosion at Clay. KY.
caused the loss of 81 lives on August
4. Nineteen were lost when the Brit
ish steamer City of Athens, carrying
missionaries to Africa, was sunk by
floating mine on August 10. Eighteen
were killed in trolley car collision
near North Branford, Conn.,, August
10. On August IS, disastrous fire
swept Saloniki, Greece, destroying
large part of the city.
Many persons were killed in ty-
phoon and flood at Toxic, October 2,
and thousand persons were reported
drowned In great floods In Natal,
South Africa, October %.
About 1000 persons were killed and
millions of dollars worth of property
destroyed December 9 by an explosion
and fire which followed a collision In
the harbor at Halifax. n. s., between
Mont Blanc, a French munition ship,
and the limo, laden with supplies for
the Belgian Relief Commission.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02
THE WAR CONGRESS

The first "war session" of the Sixty
NTH congress which opened on April
., was the most momentous session In
the history Of the United States up to
that time.
The first war bill passed by congress
was one authorizing the Issuance OF
bonds to an amount not exceeding So
o00000.0O0 md authorizing the secre-
tnry of the treasury to purchase Sc
curities OF governments at war with
Germany 10 the amount of S3.O0O,0O0,-
600.
The army CONSUMPTION act was
passed by the house April 2s by vote
of 307 to "a and by the senate on May
by vote of 81 to s.
The first big war appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations aggregating
50, 2s1 .0o4, 541.60 for the army and
navy. was passed In the house May 2
with one opposing vote and In the sem
ate May 10 without a roll call.
The measure known as the esplon-
age act. intended to prevent dlsloyal
acts on the part of residents of the
United States and also containing pro.
VISIONS giving iue pEeslueut power 10
place an embargo on exports, was
signed by the president June 10.
A bill appropriating S6+0000,OOO for
the development of the air service was
passed without record vote by the
senate - June IS and by the house
on June 2s.
The food control act. under which
hrOod novers were given 10 the presi-
dent for the regulation Of the sale of
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The friction between the United
States and Mexico. which had threat
ened for two years or more to result
in open warfare. began to disappear
early In 1917 and when the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
was focused upon more Important
matters by the entrance of the
United States into the world war, the
Mexican "crisis" faded from the public
view.
Despite the failure of negotiations
with the Carranza government Presi-
dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal Of
the American troops from Mexico and
on February 8. General Pershing and
his troops marched out of Mexico af.
ter having been In that country almost
q year.
On March IL, General Carranza was
formally elected president of Mexico.
From this time on conditions In Mexi-
CO became more tranquil and there
were evidences that President Carrnn-
IA was succeeding in restoring order
In the republic. 1t was not until late
In the year that villa again became ac-
tive. on November 13. troops led by
Villas aids, captured Ojinaga, on the
American border. after hard fight.
Several hundred Carranza soldiers fed
across the border and were informed
In the United States.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02
REVIEW OF WORLDS EVENTS
FOR THE YEAR 1917
Continued from Page ~

vember %. when the Lenine govern
ment proposed a general armlstice to
all belligerents.
American troops ca the west front
suffered their first casualties on No
vember 3 when German troops raided
a salient held by the Americans, Kill
Ing three. woundlrg five and taking
y prisoners. on November > the
American natrol boat Alcedo was sunk
by u torpedo and 81 were lost
During the last days Of November
and the early part of December the
Germans made determined efforts to
regoin some of ,he territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held n large portion Of the
ground taken. infiicting heavy losses
o. the Ger ans. The Austro-German
b. gan new or 'nsive IA Italy
early In December. forcing the Italian
lines back for a distance of several
miles at some poia.s.
Early In DECEMBER IL was announced
that n large number of national guard
troops from The United States had ar
rived in France, units froLi every
state being included. , December Z,
the United States congress declared
the existence of state of war with
Austria. .ungnry. The following day
1t was announced that the American
ae7troyer Jacob Jones had been sunk
by n German submarine with loss
of ca i.
The Russian situation was further
complicated by a new revolt against
the bolsheyiki government launched
by Generals Kaledines and Korniloff.
Cossack leaders.
British, French and Italian troops on
December 10, captured Jerusalem
which for G73 years has heen under the
undlsputed sway of the Moslems.
On December 10, It was announced
that Russian and Teuton emlssaries
had signed four-weeks' armistice, one
provision of which was that peace ne
Iouatlons should begin Immediately.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

The Danish West Indies, purchased
from Denmark for s25.00000o. passed
under the Jurisdiction of the United
States January %, and were renamed
the Virgin Islands.
Serious race riots In East ST. Louis.
Mo, July .. resulted in the killing OF
more than 20 negroes and two white
men and heavy properly loss by fre.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-02

Notice is hereby given to whom it
may concern that the following de-
scribed estray an.m.lJ were taken up
near Bristol. Prowers County. Colo. on
or about Dec. IL. 1917. to-wit:
One yearling Holstein steer. weight
about 400 pounds. Two red yearling
Heifers No visible brands.
Said animals being unknown to this
before Jan. 10. 1915, said est.ay VIII be
sold by this Board for the benefit of
the owner when found.
STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPEC-
TON COMMISSIONERS. DENVER.
COLORADO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-06-25
DRINK A GLASS.
OF REAL HOT water
BEEoRFsReaxkae1.
feays W will both look anaf fsol
clean, sweet and fresh
and avoid Illness

Sanitary science has Of late made
rapid strides with results that are of
untold blessing to humanity. The lat.
est application, Of its .untiring research
H. the recommendation that IT. ts as
necessary to attend to internal SANTA
ton Of the drainage system OF the hu.
man body as 1t Is to the drains OF the
house.
. Those of us who ar accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise,
splitting headache, stuffy from q cold,
foul tongue. nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, can, instead, feel as fresh as q
daisy by opening the sluices of the sys-
tenn each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning before
breakfast, drink a glass Of real hot
water with a teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate in It to wash from the stom.
ach, liver and bowels the previous
days ~indigestible waste, sour bile and
poisonous, toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully in
MIGRATING. It cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases, waste and acidtty
and gives N a splendid appetite for
breakfast While you are enjoying
your breakfast the phosphated hot
water lie quietly extracting a large vol.
ume Of water from the blood and get
ting: ready for a thorough flushing OF
all the inside organs.
The millions of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious. spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatic stiffness;
others who have sallow skins, blood
disorders: and sickly complexions are
urged to get q quarter pound Of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store.
This: will cost very little, but is suff-
Client to- make anyone q pronounced
crank on the subject Of internal sam
ttation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-06-25

Washington, June 22.-Plans Of
the War Department for carrying
the warfare on the western front
beyond the trench stage gy a vast
production of heavy mountain, siege
and field guns, were made known to
day through the approval by the
House appropriations committee OF
the largest Notifications program
ever submitted by any government.
The bill carried $5,i35,096,224 the
principal expenditures being for
heavy artillery. Of: the entire sum,
1900, 10000 is asked as a cash
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-06-25

If the men in our Army and
Navy can do without Injuries we at
home certainly can.
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Washington, June 21.-Records. OF
incomes and excess profits Of Amerl:
can business during 1917 were sup
Piled today. by, the Treasury. De-
partment to, the House ways and
committee, drafting the. new
revenue. bill
This data, compiled by. the Collee=
tor of Iaternal Revenue in levying.
income mad excess profits taxes cons
tanned many revelations to the conn
mittee, The fact that the law rer
ouines the Treasury Department, to
keep such. information secret pre-
vented disclosure Of the most start
ling facts placed before the com
mittee. 1t was learned, however, that
many businesses showed enormous
profits during the first nine months
of the war. The coal business, for
instance, showed profits ranging up
to 1000 per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-06-25

Royce engine, and piloted by aviae-
tors of the Allied nations will crossst
the Atlantic within three months.
General Branker, Of the Royal Ali,
Force declared today.
The flight, General Branker stated
probably would be made from NeNH
Foundland to Portugal, via the Aces
res. Seven hundred and fifty horses
power airplanes carryign crews Of
three or four men will be used.
Extensive plans for the manufae.
ture of nitrates in Maryland by the
Government, for developing agrt
cultural land in Florida by private:
capitalists, for manufacturing lum4s
Der in Louisiana by Louisiana anda
Missouri manufacturers, for laying
oil pipe lines in Texas by corporatss
interests, for mining sulphur in Texas
as, for developing graphite proper
ties. in Alabama and for buildings
concrete seagoing barges in LOUISE
ana are among BITE important South
ern developmental enterprises am
nounced during the past week.
Spartanburg, s. c., June 21:-@
Convicted Of being absent without
leave, two Brooklyn, n. Y, soldiers
members of the 53rd pioneer infan4s!
try have been tried by courtmartiaas
at Camp Wadsworth and each ssete
fenced to, serve one year at hard lA
Dor in prison., The soldiers arraignee
ed were, Private Walter MilleH&
company C, and Private Martin Kals
ly, company D.
Soldiers convicted under this
charge are now receiving sentences
at Camp Wadsworth ranging FROM J
4 to Is years in prison.
London, June 21.-If the wan
ends this year, it will leave the GerN
man population with nineteen woFzs
en- for every man, says a Rome dir
patch to The Express today quotialg
an Italian professor of sociofos8E
who has written'a book on war and
population. He estimates tiiersssarhs
121 women between the ages Of 20
and "A in England to every 100
men, while France, has 124" women
to. every 100 men,, whereas the SEX
ca were evenly balanced before the Z
wan The, Italian holds that the.
race. will improve after the war, be-
causet the. men will. have. q larger
selection. of women to-. pick them
wives from and, will choose ther
healthiest and strongest womep'
Washington, June 2k-Y. M. c.
A. hutso as we'll sastRed- Cross hos,
pitfalls, are~targetss for, German fEighte
! fitness, according to DR.. john B.
Motts international. secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., in a, report issued to-
day. "The. Y. M. C. A." said Dr..
Mott, "is steadily making its iniu-
ence felt closer to the. front lines,
and the, red triangle Of the ~ hutss
have BECOME, a shining mark. for
German guns. Many, huts where
our men were serving American SOL
diers have been completely. wiped
| out: our secretaries. have been killed
and others gassed, but the work
goes. right on" DR.. Mott aaid the
French Government has asked the
Y. M. C. A. to- establish work az
| 1000. places among the French
troops.
Washington, June 21.-Records. OF
incomes and excess profits Of Ameri:
! can business during 1917 were sup
piled today; by. the Treasury De-
partment to, the House ways and
means committee, drafting the. new
revenue bill
This data, compiled by. the Collec-