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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
.erod Of 2Oth Century
Is Kaiser of Germany
British Baron Says

London, Ma, In connection with the national war
bond campaign ! Rhondda the food controller who,
with Lady W. worth his daughter, aboard the
Lusitania VIII hat vessel topedoed three years
savings saving "ao CO., 4ttee: @ ''''" N D''~S' " ~ ~
"Tod4 Is the third anniversary of the sinking of the
LusitaniZ Il Many events and many emotions have come
upon nee then Ones memory is laded with incidents
that stirred the surprise and anger of the civilized
wor o.
1T still will keep in remembrance the tragedy of the
who flung winds all restraints Of honor and chv
airy The kaiser will be known in time the Herod OF
the Twentieth centuy who caused Rachael to weep for her
children.
Worse than the sinking of the vessel was the
sinister in which it planned and the shouts of
eXultaton that aferward swept through Germany. A
medal was struck medal in commemoration of a
crime rejoice in doing evil is surely the depth of
degradation.
"The sinking of the Lustana made the world see
plainly the inherent crminaty of its foe On the brow of
Prussia the mark of the beast.
"You will recall your first emotions the news of
since Let us relax efforts until have destroyed
the evil spirits who planned and rejoced in such crime
memorated by the newspapers today with big captions
and special articles recalling the crime which the British
public is not likely to forget
The Daily Graphic in editorial laments that the
public apparently is becoming dued to the horror of the
usitania atrocty 1t asks why there is not commemo
rave procession this year there last year. If
there is not asks will its absence not be proof of the
extent to which Germanys many crimes against humanity
have deadened the worlds sense Of tenderness?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
INTERNAL FERNENT IN
AUSTRIA MORE SERIOUS
SZauonian Element In
Rage at Government

ton can be summarized as conces-
sions to the Germans, and threats
to the southern Slavs, says a dis
patch from The Hague to the
Daily Mail.
AT least" continues the corre-
spondent, that is how the Czechs
and the southern Slavs regard the
decision of Premier Won Seydler to
introduce for Bohemia alone the
Encouragement Of the provincial
administration which was promised
nearly a year ago for all Austria,
The Austrian Germans are press
ing for a number of administrative
changes which would give them in
fluence over the machinery OF the
government greatly in excess OF
their numerical proportion. The
Czechs consider that the concession
of the Germans is an obstacle put
in the way or realization of their
own demand for the political inde-
pendence OF Bohemia.
"Von Seyder's announcement has
infuriated the CZechs. The south
ern Slavs are furious over the proc
lamation that stern measures Will
be taken to repress disturbances IN
the south. The German reaction
airy press is urging the government
TO quash the rebellious tendencies
of the Czechs and southern Slavs,
and to use the military TO comman-
deer fodstuffs in the agricultural
districts, pointing out that the
Ukraine developments have shown
force alone overcomes obstacles
when normal political administra-
ton becomes impossible owing to
local conditions"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
NEW CURRENCY TO
SHOW WAR PERIOD
LATEST DESIGN BATTLESHIP
|. TO BE SHOWN ON ONE.
REPLACES SILVER.

Washington, May designs for
the nations first wartime currency
federal reserve bank notes OF 81
and 81 denominations-;oday were
approved by the treasury and the
new bills will make their appear
ance in general circulation about
July !.
y note of the war period is given
to the reverse side of the 81 note
in the design of one of the newest
battleships. The face OF the 81 note
bears portrait of Thomas Jeffer-
son.
The face of the 81 note carries a
portrait OF George Washington and
the reverse side has a design of the
spread eagle clutching in warlike
attitude the American flag.
The bills are intended to replace
silver certificates, about S30,000,OOO
Of which have been withdrawn from
circulation in the last two weeks, as
the silver which secured them was
melted into bullion under the new
silver act.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
"KU KL UX KHAN
WARNS LOAFERS, RICH
AND POOR, TO WORK

Birmingham, Ala, May About
$50 white robed men, dressed in the
regulation Ku KluX Klan uniform,
with an American flag and fiery
cross at the head of the procession,
rode through the streets OF Birmng-
ham last night, warning idlers to
find work to do and do it.
The silent riders distributed cards
bearing warning that the United
States was at war; that every man
is needed-except those who's atti-
tude is hostile to the government
and that the khan intended to see
that there was no idleness. The
cards say in part;
If YOU would be Justly entitled to
the toleration and protection You
are enjoying, find work to do, and
do it! No able bodied man, rich or
poor, has a right to consume with
out producing Take heed and sc
to work The eye OF scrutiny is
upon you!
BE respectful to the flag of our
country and loyal to the govern
mentl Aid by every means at your
command the suppression of disloy-
atty by either speech or action.
The Ku Klux Klan is pledged to
the endorsements of the above
tenets."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
IRELAND GROWS
MORE DEFIANT
MAJORITY WILL CONTEMPT
UOUSLY REJECT HOME
RULE, IS PROPHECY.
S|NN FHNERS TAKE LEAD
Church Raises Enormous Nation
al Defense Fund"-Nationalists
Daily Grow More Radical and
Take the Sim Fein Road.

London, May 7.-Ireland remains
remarkably quiet, says the Dublin
correspondent of the Daily Mail, in
reporting on conditions there Incl
dent to the ant-conscription CON
vention.
although the church is raising"
he adds, IAN enormous national de
tense fund, which is ostensibly go
ing to be collected to fight conscrip-
ton, it apparently does not prefer
to accept responsibility for the man
ner in which the money is spent,
and control of the fund has passed
into the hands OF the Sim Fein.
THE lists of names of men who
signed the anti-conscription pledge
under the direction of the priests is
said to be in the hands of Sim
Feiners as basis for registration
system.
Conditions appear daily to be
growing worse as nationalism is be-
ing sent further along the Sim Fem
road. Moderate men of the Irish
convention have faded out of public
recognition, and it is quite obvious
that whatever are the government S
home rule proposals they will be re-
iected contemptuously by the bulk
of the country and denounced more
passionately than was COnScription.
Dublin, May 7.-Denial tnat the
Irish Episcopate is influenced by the
vatican in opposing conscription
was made in a speech at Thurles
Monday by the Most Rev. John
Hartf, archbishop of Cashel. All
talk about any action by the pope, he
said, arose in the imagination OF
some English bigots who had at
tempted to croy of mo popery" to
intimidate the Irish bishops.
The English Catholic Uuion, he
added, talked of appealing to the
pope, but it did not represent all
the Catholics in England, Arch
bishop Harty continued.
'If they appeal to the holy see,
it is not the Irish bishops who will
suffer"
The Irish bishops had interfered
in the conscription issue, because
conscription raised moral and re
ligioss questions, he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
RED CROSS DRIVE
WORKERS TO MEET
p. c. DINGS, CHM, MAILS
LETTERS TO CHAIRMEN
OF COMMITTEES.

P. c. Dings, Carter county chair
man for the Second War Fund Red
Cross Drive, which will begin May
20, has mailed letters to chairmen
of his various committees and ward
and township chairmen to meet at
the Chamber OF Commerce at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon to dis
cuss plans for the drive. In the
city the campaign will be carried
on under the block plan, with 4
oanvasser for each block and ward
chairman to direct the work. Out
side the city the school district will
be the unit, with the school district
councils OF defense as the basis of
organization. A visit to the Red
Cross work rooms will be one of
the features of tomorrow confer
ence.
George w. Coffman. a. 3. Riddle
and Walter 5. Gilbert, members of
the committees. which will arrange
itineraries, provide speakers and
transportation for the one-day
countrywide drive of education and
publicity, held a meeting this aft
ernoon to discuss the campaign and
map out the work.
Mr.. Dings, Edward Gait, district
chairman; Mark Kirkpatrick, chair
man OF the Carter county Red
Gross chapter; Mrs. II. II. Sayre,
chapter secretary, and Mrs. Harry
b. Harris went TO Wynnewood this
afternoon to discuss plans and as
sisi in organization at tina: place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
225 MAY Be
CALLED SOON
CARTER COUNTY HAS ABOUT
700 MEN IN CLASS l TO
DRAW UPON.

The Carter County local eXemp-
ton board received telegram yes
terday afternoon from the adjutant
general saying: Your next quota
is 3S1, taking men in Class l physi-
cally qualified for general military
service The adjutant asked how
many of this number are negroes.
Chairman Carlock answered him
and also explained the credits due
this county. lie is OF the opinion
that the call will be for about 225
men in Class |. Carter County will
have about 700 men from which to
draw this number. 1t is expected
the call to notify the men to hold
in readiness will come at
any time.
The following counties contigu-
ous to Carter County will send
quotas as follows: Marshall 81,
Love SO, Johnston 81, Murray IS,
Garvin l25, Stephens "A, Jefferson
%.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
AMERICAN AND BRITISH
LABOR CANNOT TRUST
GERMAN LABOR PROMISES

London, May George II. Rob
erts, minister OF labor, speaking yes
terday at Norwich, declared he still
was strongly opposed to any con-
ferences with the laboring class of
Germany. He mentioned are ar
rival in England last week of repre-
sentatives of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. These men. he said,
had come to England with very
definite instructions to resist every
maneuver to bring them into con-
tact with enemy citizens.
The minister said he could not
differentiate between one class or
party in Germany and another. The
German Social Democrats. he said.
changed according to the course of
the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
British Fleet Tut Fear
Into Heart Of German
In Zeebruge Attack

London, May THAT the recent British attack
on the German submarine base at Zeebrugge sue
cessful is admitted by the Franlfurter Zeiung, in
commenting upon the affair. The newspaper urges
that the German navy take measures TO deal with
an antagonist of remarkable boldneSs"
"It would be foolish to deny" it says, that the
British fleet scored great through fantas
ticaly audacous stroke in penetrating into of the
most important strongholds over which the German
flag floats.
However unpleasant it may be, we must frankly
admit that the enemy ships actually entered the port
of Zeebrugge That being so, there is reason why
they should not achieve similar feat at other times
1t therefore behooves navy command to be alert
for have to deal with an antagonist of remarkable
boldness'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
us. VESSEL PUTS
SHOT INTO U-BOAT
FIGHT RESULTS IN DESTRUC-
TION OF FOE IN BELIEF
OF COMMANDER.

Washington, May IA fight be-
tween the American steamer Tide
water and a German submarine on
March II, in which the submarine
was defeated and perhaps sunk,
was reported today by the navy de-
partmcnt.
The navy departments announce
ment said
THE commander of the armed
guard on the steamship Tidewater
reports to the navy department that
on March II about l1:30 p. m. a
submarine was sighted off the star
board bow, heading towar dthe YES
sci, about $50 yards off. As the
ship turned it missed the submarine
by little more than 20 feet. The
U-boat was then submerging. The
ships guns were brought to bear
and the first shot hit some dis
tance ahead of her wake.
The pointer fired the second
shot, and had what the captain, the
chief engineer, commander and
other members of the crew called
a clean hit, and was satisfied that
it was effective.
The third shot was fired by the
boatswain's mate in charge of the
after-gun's crew, having her spotted
and firing in the position she last
submerged in. The ship resumed
her course and began zig-zagging,
standing by for an attack, but the
submarine did not appear again.
THE commander made all prep
arations for an attack at daybreak
but there were no signs of a sub
marine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
METHODIST WOMEN
IN JOYFUL MOOD
LAITY RIGHTS MAY BE BE-
SLOWED BY QUADREN-
NAL CONFERENCE.

Atlanta. Ga, May 7.-Announce-
ment that the committee on reviSals
had decided to recommend concur
renee on all memorials requesting
laity rights for women caused much
iubilation among the women at the
opening of today's session OF the
general conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South.
While it was stated that a minority
report probably will be filed also,
women leaders believed their long
standing fight at last was to be won
at this conference.
Elimination of the following par
agraphs of the church discipline
was asked by the women:
1T is not in harmony with the
spirit OF our law that women be
members of district conference. ."
at is not lawful to elect a woman
as steward.
"a woman may be elected a su-
perintendent of a Sunday School,
but is not thereby a member OF a
quarterly conference
The committee on episcopacy, 1t
was reported, will recommend the
retirement of Bishop L. +. Hoss.
An open letter was presented by
]. Henry Smythe Jr., Washington,
urging the abolition of the ban on
dancing, theater going and card
PLAYING. The speaker maintained
that movies" should also be added
to the book OF discipline, il the
church would be consistent. The
letter was referred to the commit
tee on reviSalS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
SCHOOL
CONVENTION IN
SESSION HERE

The Carter County Sunday
School convention opened this aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock with a fair
attendance. The condition of the
country roads has no doubt kept a
number away, but many are ex-
pected tomorrow. The first session
this afternoon was devoted to song
service, scripture reading and a
message from the president. Frank
d. Gross, followed by the address OF
CONTINUED on page g.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
BUSINESS MEN
AID IN FORMING
NATIONAL GUARD

One hundred or more representa-
tive business men assembled at Con-
vention Hall yesterday afternoon at
the call of the Carter County Coun-
Gil of Defense. The object of the
meeting was to enlist their assist
ance in the campaign to raise an
Ardmore company of the Second
Regiment. National Guard OF Okla
homa. II. G. Spaulding. vice-presi-
dent OF the council. called the meet
ing to order and, after stating its
object, called upon {. ii. Adams,
chairman OF the organization COM
mittee. to preside. Brief talks were
made by Capt. William Hutchinson,
CONTINUED on page 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
U-B0AT BASES
BOMBED AGAIN
OSTEND, WESTENDE AND
ZEEBRUGGE GET MORE
BRITISH DYNAMITE.
hlQhArM mn Tur MQQK
DO THE WORK
American Troops Continue to Ar
rive on Battle Front, Premier of
France Tells Paris-Everybody
Confident, Clemenceau Declares.

Paris, May 7.-American troops
are continuing to arrive on the
front in force, Premier Clemenceau
told Marcel Hutin, editor of the
Echo de Paris, in returning today
from a two-day visit to the front
area.
The premier brought back, he
said, feeling of confidence in the
invincibility of the entente force.
Amsterdam, May 7.-The peace
treaty between Rumania and the
central powers was signed yester-
day morning, says an official dis
patch from Bucharest today.
London. May I. -- Naval aerial
contingents working from Dunkirk
have carried out bombing operations
against Ostend, Westende, the mole,
lock gates and seaplane base at lee
brugge and enemy shipping i'll the
vicinity, the admiralty announced
last night.
London, May British casual
ties reported during the week end
ing today reached total of 3S,o9l.
OF this number, 6,555 officers and
men were killed or died of wounds,
and 81, 1876 were wounded or report
ed missing.
The casualties are divided as fol
lows:
Killed or died of wounds: Offi-
GERS, 400; men, 6,056.
Wounded or missing: Officers,
1850; men, 30,277.
London, May 1.-THE British
made successful raid last night
near Neuville Nitassee, southwest
of Arras, the war office reports.
The three machine guns were cap
tured.
The statement follows:
I'VE carried out a successful raid
last night in the neighborhood of
Neuville Nitassee Con the front re-
Gently taken over by the Cana
dians) and capttVed a few prison
ers and three machine guns, with
slight casualties to our troops. ~
raid attempted by the enemy near
Royelles was repulsed. There IS
nothing further to report"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
N|CARA QUA DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY AND
ALL Of HER ALLIES
Bulletin 2:05 p. m.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
May THE Nicaraguan congress
today declared war on Germany and
her allies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
FOOD SITUATION IN
GERMANY DESPERATE
SEMI-OFFICIAL DISPATCHES
TO WASHINGTON REVEAL
DIRE NEEDS.

Amsterdam, May 7. - "To bear
hunger without at the same time
suffering from headache or other
indisposition is very difficult for
most people" reads the opening SEN
tence of a significant advertisement
inserted in Sundays TaegliSche
Rundschau OF Berlin, by a Berlin
chemical firm, praising a newly in
vented drug, which. though not
forming a substitute for the mini
mum daily sustenance, is an excel
lent preparation for stilling prema-
ture hunger and enables one TO hold
out until the next meal time"
Washington, May Further in
formation revealing how critical
the food situation in Germany has
become reached the state depart
ment today in semi-official dis
patches. The nutritious committees
OF the reichstag and landtag have
been holding daily sittings on the
situation. 1t Is indicated there Is
small hope of relief from the
Ukraine. where the large cities are
suffering from insufficient food.
An official report made public in
Germany May ? said there were r.
coo carloads of grain in Rumania
awaiting shipment to Germany. but
even If II is,iransported II viii do
no more than to prevent reduction
|, N food ailOiments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07

Zurich, Switzerland, May LA
Dor and socialists organizations III
Austria threaten revolt against the
government action in suspending
parliament.
Swiss newspapers print a teie-
gram from Vienna quoting the So
zial Demokratische korrespondenz
to the effect that a committee OF
the socialist party and a committee
OF the German socialist deputies
club have decided to issue a mani
festo to the working class in regard
to the governments action, in which
the following declaration will be
made:
III absolutism is re-cstablished
out Of regard for pan-Germanism,
which is prolonging the war, the
working classes will be forced to
fight for their rights" The mani
festo concludes by eXhorting the
workers to hold themselves ready to
fight, if necessary.
The socialist Arbeiter Zeitung
describes as childish and criminal
the governments idea that it can
soothe the passions of the mob and
solve the crisis by simply prorog-
uing parliament. 1t warns Secre-
tarv Won Seydler and those behind
him that they are on the brink OF
a DreCiDiCe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07
THREATS AGAINST SLAVS
CONCESSIONS TO GERMANS

Southern End of Empire Furiously
Resents Royal Acts.
London, May 7.-The latest de-
velopments in the Austrian situa-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07

CONTINUED on page 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07

Amsterdam, May 1.-The peace
treaty between Rumania and the
central powers was signed yester-
day morning, says an official dis
patch from Bucharest today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-07

CONTINUED on page -.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-07-18
TO MEMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL
CLUBS GROWING CORN

The killing Of weeds is only on,
Of several important reasons why
we cultivate corn. Cultivation alsC
plays an important part in holdins
moisture in the soil and in chang
ing plant foods into form which
the plant can use.
Water is the means by which
plant food is brought up into the
plant to make growth. The soil
water laden with plant food in
solution passes up the stalk and the
water is evaporated into the air
through the leaves. leaving the food
substances for the growth of the
plant. II has been estimated that
about 600 pounds of water must pass
through each stalk in its develop
ment. You can see. therefore, that
there is great need Of saving water
in the soil. The moisture in the
soil is at all times moving slowly
to the surface of the ground just
like oil up a lamp wick. When a
crust forms on the soil. as after
rain, this soil water is evaporated
in to the air much more rapidly
than when the surface of the soil
is kept in a fine, loose condition,
and the crop is sure to suffer.
Give your crop shallow. level cul-
tivation after a rain to break this
crust so that the water will be kept
in the soil for the plants use. In
hot dry weather. it is a good prac-
tice to give frequent shallow cul-
tivation for this same reason.
The soil is a stOrehOuse of plant
food, but much of this food is in a
form which the plant cannot readi-
ly use. Plants require their food in
the form of soup. In other words,
the plant food substances in the soil
must undergo certain changes and
be dissolved in the soil moisture be-
fore the plant can use tnehn' rre-
0uent cultivation tends to hasten
this process by breaking up soil
particles into smaller parts, hold
ing moisture in the soil to dissolve
the food substances. and by making
the soil porous so that the air can
enter to play its part in making the
soil elements available.
Read Bulletin No. 537-"How TO
Grow An Acre Of Corn" which will
tell you more about the care OF your
crop. II you have not received a
COPY Of this bulletin, let me know
and I will send you copy.
Do your best with your acre, as
we are looking. forward to a good
report from you this fall.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT F. SPENCE
County Agent